Aqueduct by Kwame Dawes

A limited edition letterpress chapbook honoring the 2025 Poetry Chapbook Contest's distinguished guest judge, Kwame Dawes. This intimate collection flows through Dawes' characteristic lyricism, exploring themes of memory, migration, and connection with his signature musicality.

Designed and hand-printed by Allison Carter-Beaulé in an edition of just 100 copies, Aqueduct showcases the artistry of letterpress printing—each impression bearing the tactile beauty of metal type on quality paper. The accordion binding unfolds to reveal the poem's architecture, allowing readers to experience the work both sequentially and as a continuous visual landscape.

Published by Center for Book Arts, this chapbook represents the intersection of literary excellence and bookmaking craft. The accordion structure invites multiple ways of reading: folded as a traditional book, partially opened to create sculptural forms, or fully extended to appreciate the work's flow and rhythm.

A collector's piece celebrating both contemporary poetry and the enduring art of letterpress printing.

Aqueduct by Kwame Dawes is a letterpress printed chapbook published in honor of the 2025 Poetry Chapbook Contest's guest Judge. The chapbook was designed and printed by Allison Carter-Beaulé in an edition of 100.