Artbook | D.A.P. is adding The Song Cave to its worldwide distribution list, effective immediately.
Founded by Ben Estes and Alan Felsenthal in 2009, The Song Cave, Brooklyn, N.Y., has published more than 50 books of poetry, translations. and art criticism. Advocates of avant-garde literature and contemporary poetry, the press is "dedicated to recovering a lost sensibility and creating a new one." Recent titles include The Sphinx and the Milky Way: Selections from the Journals of Charles Burchfield, the abridged edition of the American painter's collected journal entries, and Punks, a collection of poetry by fiction writer, translator, and MacArthur Fellow John Keene, which won the 2022 National Book Award for Poetry.
Artbook | D.A.P. will take on The Song Cave's backlist, formerly represented by SPD, in addition to three 2024 frontlist titles: Emily Hunt's Stranger; The Selkie, New York author and librarian Morgan Võ's first book of poetry; and Hereafter, Felsenthal's second volume of poetry.
Estes and Felsenthal said, "Working with D.A.P. is a dream come true. They care about our books and we trust them wholeheartedly with our catalog."
Sharon Helgason Gallagher, executive director of Artbook | D.A.P., remarked, "We have long admired The Song Cave's authentic and individual approach to publishing. Equally literate in visual culture and the language arts, Alan and Ben are excellent artists and writers themselves who are driven by a keen intellectual curiosity and sincere desire to support their community."