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Semanti$ Press[]

Location[]

Toronto/Hamilton/St. Catharines (ON) 2004-

Editor[]

Gregory Betts

Books[]

2004 The Lemon, collage-text by Mark Truscott, Angela Rawlings, Rob Read, Gregory Betts. Edition of 6 copies.

2006 A Walking Tour of Kensington Market, Lawren Harris, F.R. Scott, Gregory Betts. For The Scream Literary Festival. Edition of 50 copies.

2006 26 Moths for Angela Rawlings, Gregory Betts. Edition of 2 copies.

2011 Postmodern Canadian Decadence: Visual and Sound Poetry, bpNichol, Steve McCaffery, Judith Copithorn, bill bissett. Edition of 100 copies.

2012 On Zong: 26 further readings, Eric Schmaltz, Phil Miletic, Jeremy Colangelo, Matt Bohun, Amanda Trigiani, Barbara Van-Helsdingen, Stephanie Tingzon, Ashley Walsh, Rob Ducharme, Julie Rinaldis, Jade Wallace, Janeva Prosser, Rebecca Douglas, Courtney Sutherland. Edition of 30 copies.

2014 Ghost in the Machine, Gregory Betts. Digital Edition.

2018 What Fuckan Birthday: An envelope anthology created for the 80th birthday celebration of Bill Bissett. Contents include original poems, unauthorized republications of bissett’s work, and collage objects. “Bissett Bissett Bissett” made by Cameron Antsee “what theory” made by Derek Beaulieu “Mona Lisa Noir” made by Christian Bök “placetos” made by Gregory Betts “ium writing this poem so i don’t start” is a poem by Donato Mancini (De) “WON 4 bill bissett”!” is a poem by Penn Kemp “Bill Bissonnette” is a poem by Franco Cortese “th swans uv etobicoke” was chosen by Honey Novick “veronika” was chosen by Adeena Karasick “blank envelope” made by Burning Iceberg (Kathleen Reicheld and Wes Rickert) “A particular coming & going” made by Karl Jirgens “a birdsay / birthday / cell bray shun” made by Gary Barwin “okay, cats. xcelent.” by Gap Riot Press (Kate Siklosi and Dani Spinosa) “Crossing Directions” was chosen by Eric Schmaltz. Edition of 80 copies.

Notes[]

Semanti$ Press is properly thought of as a para-press, rather than a small press. It does not ask or seek permission, it merely facilitates the dissemination of texts.