The poems in this series were selected by Felicia Rice from the work of noted Santa Cruz poets Ellen Bass, Danusha Laméris, and Gary Young. Each poem addresses issues of loss and recovery in the face of crisis.
Felicia designed and printed these limited edition broadsides in her new studio in Mendocino where she has relocated due to the total loss of her Bonny Doon home and letterpress shop in the CZU August Complex Fire in August 2020.
The broadsides are available for sale at Bookshop Santa Cruz. All sales of the broadsides will be donated by Bookshop Santa Cruz to the Community Foundation Santa Cruz County and Valley Churches United to aid in recovery from the devastating wildfires in August 2020.
“Our Life…”
Poem by Gary Young
Woodcut by Gary Young
7.75″ x 10.5″
Edition of 350
$45
“The Thing Is”
Poem by Ellen Bass
Drawing by Felicia Rice **
7.5″ x 12.5″
Edition of 350
$45
“Glass”
Poem by Danusha Laméris
Photo by Grace Brieger
11″ x 17″
Edition of 25
$85 (out of print)
** In 2002, I also published a broadside of this same poem, “The Thing Is,” with artwork by Kay Metz. More here.