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Release of “Headless” by Sean Hanrahan

Cover of Headless, poetry book by Sean Hanrahan

We are honored to release the tenth book from Collapse Press, Headless by Sean Hanrahan. This book will launch with virtual and in person readings in the Philadelphia and Easton, PA areas in October 2025. The cover art was created by artist Tanya Hudson. We will be adding more details to this website and sharing on social media, of course. In the meantime, please plan for the virtual book launch on Friday October 10, 2025 online. Sean will read from his book and will be joined by guests Chad Frame, Jane-Rebecca Cannarella and Alison Lubar. Hosted by Collapse Press, Paul Corman-Roberts and E. Lynn Alexander. Links will be shared to purchase during the event. Buy now: here

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Book Catalog- One Stop Browsing!

collapse press books distro

If you check out the tabs, you will see that there are some updates and book shopping options. You can still use the menu to find pages for each book and author, but now you can also see them in one spot. You can order directly from us through our press “distro” option. (Cover price plus $4 S/H) We are working on new books, new projects, and looking into more models of distribution. Please support small, independent presses and authors when you can, and your local book store.

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Beast Aid Collapse Reading

Beast Aid poetry event for the Beast Crawl Lit Fest, hosted by Richard Loranger and E. Lynn Alexander

We will be hosting a special edition of The Friday Collapse this month, in support of the Beast Crawl Lit Festival, held each year in Oakland, CA. Why BEAST AID?We have been involved with Beast Crawl since the beginning, and have curated events under the Collapse Press banner for the past four years. We are joining with the community to participate in a series of live (Oakland, CA) and virtual events throughout the weekend. Check out the Beast Crawl pages for more details on events.The goal this year is to raise some funds for the Beast organization.What you can expect:Hosted by Richard Loranger and E. Lynn Alexander, we have eight poets who will read for about five minutes each. We will also have a limited open mic session after the features with a firm three minute limit. We will have details about the open mic sign up, bios and information about our poets, and more posted in this event. Also IG @collapsepressDetails on donations will be posted, as well. This is a free event and donations are not required. If you are able to send a little something their way, we appreciate it.Poet Features:Taneesh Kaur, Bear Wolf, Han Raschka, Ed Canavan, Norm Mattox, Puma Perl, Zephir O’Meara, Missy Church and Lee Foust.

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Virtual Launch for “19th Street Station Volume 2” May 29, 2025

Cover of the book "19th Street Station Volume 2" by Paul Corman-Roberts. Collapse Press. Poetry. 50 pages.

We will be hosting a virtual launch for 19th Street Station Volume 2 by Paul Corman-Roberts on Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 9:30 EST, 6:30 PST. Joining Paul in celebrating the official drop of his 8th collection will be Norm Mattox, Rhea Melina, E. Lynn Alexander and Han Raschka. “A reboot of the original 19th Street Station chapbook from 2011, this newer up to date version captures a love song to the downtown Oakland of the 2010’s, a magical time of possibility and growth that was cut short and will never be again. This is a chapbook collection of poems by Paul Corman-Roberts that comprises this love song.” Purchase Alternative options- coming soon.

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Friday Collapse Continues

The Friday Collapse series hosted by Paul Corman-Roberts and E. Lynn Alexander

The monthly virtual series, The Friday Collapse, is still going. Typically the last Friday of the month, this event features two poets and an open mic. Posted on Facebook and Instagram, and livestreamed on the page. All welcome.

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Re-Release of “19th Street Station” by Paul Corman-Roberts

19th Street Station, Poems by Paul Corman-Roberts

A reboot of the original 19th Street Station chapbook from 2011, this newer up to date version captures a love song to the downtown Oakland of the 2010’s, a magical time of possibility and growth that was cut short and will never be again. This is a chapbook collection of poems by Paul Corman-Roberts that comprises this love song. Get it directly from the author, independent book stores and distros, or on Amazon here. $15.00, paperback.

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