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Roadside Assistance: A Roadside Press Reader
Paperback
Publisher: Roadside Press
Published: May 31 2026
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.63
Height: 0.48 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Roadside Assistance: A Roadside Press Reader brings together work from 48 poets and writers whose books have been published by Roadside Press during our first four years. Drawn from the authors' Roadside Press titles, the anthology highlights the wide range of voices the press has championed-from raw, working-class realism and narrative prose to lyric, experimental, and deeply personal poetry.
Featuring both longtime small-press veterans and newer writers, the collection reflects Roadside Press's commitment to independent literature, honest storytelling, and writing that lives outside the mainstream. Part sampler, part celebration, Roadside Assistance offers a snapshot of the community that has formed around the press since its founding.
Roadside Press authors represented include: Ignatius Valentine Aloysius & David Allen Sullivan, Jason Anderson, Milenko (Miles) Budimir, Alan Catlin, Todd Cirillo, Nicholas Claro, Johnny Cordova, Nancy Patrice Davenport, Dan Denton, the dirty poet, Aleathia Drehmer, James Duncan, Pella Felton, Ryan Quinn Flanagan, Devon Fulford, Adam Galanski-De León, Nathan Graziano, James Griffin, Michael Grover, Westley Heine, Leon Horton, Damon Hubbs, Lori Jakiela, Jennifer Juneau, Karl Koweski, Michele McDannold, Catfish McDaris, Robert McDonald, Steven Meloan, Susan Ward Mickelberry, Dave Newman, Josh Olsen, John Pietaro, Dan Provost, Misti Rainwater-Lites, Lauren Scharhag, Danny Shot, Belinda Subraman, John Sweet, William Taylor Jr., Kerry Trautman, Jordan Trethewey, Richard Vargas, George Wallace, Francine Witte, Hiromi Yoshida, and Scot Young. Edited by Dan Denton & Michele McDannold
At the cutting edges of contemporary writing, this Roadside Press Reader features bite-sized morsels of enormous, original compositions from various hybrid authors. Freeing words from the bounds of traditional poetic grammar and bringing fresh, experimental voices to the current halls of short fiction. An ideal traveling companion, these carefully selected mind-bending tomes will stay with you throughout your journey.-Robert Vaughan, author of Askew, EIC Bending Genres
This is a fantastic collection. Get your hands on it ASAP. Some of the very best contemporary writers and writing. Roadside Press has its finger on the pulse of the world these days.-Paul Luikart, Author of The Realm of the Dog
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