Poems by Valería de Serpa and Kirk Robertson

Illustrations by D. R. Wagner

Shoes is a linked cycle of twelve narrative poems that explores the role of places "geographical, metaphorical and cinematic" in the formulation of notions of desire. The shifting voices in the poems "sometimes his, sometimes hers, sometimes both" are lyrical, poignant, and often erotic evocations of the stories that Shoes might tell.

Printed letterpress from polymer plates on Johannot, a French mould made paper and handbound at the Black Rock Press. The book features a faux leather cover as part of a binding designed by John Balkwill.

The illustrations are color reproductions of miniature tapestries by artist D. R. Wagner. The originals are done in cotton on cotton canvases, consisting of 600 to 2,000 stitches per square inch.

An edition of 100 copies signed by the authors.

$100.00