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Room Tone: An exhibition of ambient sound collages

Poster for Room Tone, an exhibition of ambient sound collages by Shanna Compton, June 1–30 at Anodyne, 175 Main Street, Searsport Maine. Artist reception Saturday, June 21 from 5 to 7 p.m. In addition to this text at the top and bottom, a central collage feature a linocut house on torn and cut pink strips of paper and a full moon floating in a pink sky behind the house. A closed-caption sound effect in a dark gray box in the lower right says (ROOM TONE).

ROOM TONE ambient sound collages by Shanna Compton June 1–30 at Anodyne175 W. Main St., Searsport ME Artist reception & Deep Whoosh book launch: Saturday, June 21, 5–7 p.m. Save the dates! I’ll be at Anodyne on Sunday, June 1,

Shanna May 22, 2025May 28, 2025 Events, Poetry, Visual Art Read more

Midwinter Constellation

The cover of Midwinter Constellation. It’s a mottled turquoise blue with a vintage look and cream type. A few stars and hand-drawn loop float behind the title and cross the spine to the back cover, where all 32 author names and the blurbs appear.

I’m excited and honored to be part of this stellar collaborative book, forthcoming next month (January 2022) from Black Lawrence Press. The spark was Becca Klaver’s, and the experience remains among my favorite being-a-poet-among-poets happenings to date, writing through a

Shanna December 16, 2021May 1, 2024 Book Design, Poetry Read more

(CREATURE SOUNDS FADE) now available for preorder

It has a cover! And I love it. Everything is weird & all my launch events have been canceled or postponed indefinitely, but I am nevertheless excited and grateful the book is still coming out as planned. I hope you

Shanna April 25, 2020May 1, 2024 Poetry Read more

Creature Sounds Fade will be published in 2020 by Black Lawrence Press

Big news! My collection of new poems, Creature Sounds Fade, has been picked up by Black Lawrence Press from their 2018 Open Reading Period. It’s scheduled for July 2020. At their request, I wrote a bit about the title and how

Shanna November 26, 2018May 1, 2024 Poetry Read more

For Girls & Other Poems gets a new look

In September my second book (2008), For Girls & Other Poems, was redesigned/reissued for its tenth birthday! It’s now available with a new cover, updated interior design, and a few minor corrections. Here’s the new look: Praise for For Girls

Shanna November 13, 2018May 1, 2024 Book Design, Poetry Read more

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Latest book: Creature Sounds Fade
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Recent Posts

  • INKY 2: Room Tone in June + On Loss & Found Materials
  • Room Tone: An exhibition of ambient sound collages
  • Welcome to INKY: A Studio Visit
  • 2025 Exhibitions & Events
  • Last event of the year + the new UMVA website!

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