A monotype print © Shanna Compton 2025. Little Isles, Late Light. Two small dark silhouetted islands in the distance and a plum, gray, and gold sea under a pale sky and dark band along the horizon.

Late Summer 2025 News

”Little Isles, Late Light” is included in an exhibition called Hidden Pathways: How to Get There from Here at Mainely Gallery in Belfast (right on Route 1). On view through September 17. 

And my new book is officially out! Deep Whoosh is an artist’s book of 50 collages, and it has just been published by Black Square Editions. You can order it at the link above, or from your favorite indie bookseller. If you happen to be in Midcoast Maine, stop by Blue Hill Books in Blue Hill, Anodyne Bookshop in Searsport, DIAA Gallery in Deer Isle, or Makers’ Market Shop & Studio in Sargentville.

I’ll be giving an artist talk & reading with fellow poet-visual artist Caroline Sulzer at the Blue Hill Public Library in Blue Hill, Maine on Thursday, September 18 at 7:00 p.m.

A few prints of collages from the book are available, printed in beautiful archival pigment inks on heavyweight cotton paper in custom maple frames. Each collage is a limited edition of only 1; they will not be offered as prints again. Send me an email to inquire.

As always, if you’re in the Blue Hill area you can also find some original prints and cards at Makers’ Market Shop & Studio in Sargentville.

Thanks for stopping by.

The cover of (CREATURE SOUNDS FADE) by Shanna Compton, featuring a painting of a wolf in ochre, pink, black, and gray against a pale blue-gray background. The title and author name are styled in semi-opaque black boxes and yellow monospace type, in the manner of Closed Captions, which are a theme.
Poetry
Poetic Materials 3, Blue (2024). Mixed media collage painting with vintage book pages, acrylic, graphite, ink.
Visual Art
The cover design for Midnight Minutes by Victor Rodrîguez Nuñez, translated by Kathryn M. Hedeen. The design and cover art are by Shanna Compton, featuring a large red and pink carnation rising between groups of prickly pear cactus on a dark blue and red background, and hand-lettered title. For Action Books, 2024.
Book Design