Purple Forbidden Enclosure
This poem rewrites the constellations of the Chinese northern celestial pole from a female gaze, considering each asterism a stop on the precarious map of womanhood. Gold & silver foil stamping, custom letterpress print on Colorplan imperial blue cover stock. Each broadside is signed and numbered by Monica Ong.
Artist: Monica Ong
Letterpress printing: Boxcar Press, Syracuse, NY.
Size: 12” x 18”
Edition size: 100 + 1 AP
This poem was first published in Permafrost Magazine where it was named the 2020 New Alchemy Contest Winner.
This poem rewrites the constellations of the Chinese northern celestial pole from a female gaze, considering each asterism a stop on the precarious map of womanhood. Gold & silver foil stamping, custom letterpress print on Colorplan imperial blue cover stock. Each broadside is signed and numbered by Monica Ong.
Artist: Monica Ong
Letterpress printing: Boxcar Press, Syracuse, NY.
Size: 12” x 18”
Edition size: 100 + 1 AP
This poem was first published in Permafrost Magazine where it was named the 2020 New Alchemy Contest Winner.
This poem rewrites the constellations of the Chinese northern celestial pole from a female gaze, considering each asterism a stop on the precarious map of womanhood. Gold & silver foil stamping, custom letterpress print on Colorplan imperial blue cover stock. Each broadside is signed and numbered by Monica Ong.
Artist: Monica Ong
Letterpress printing: Boxcar Press, Syracuse, NY.
Size: 12” x 18”
Edition size: 100 + 1 AP
This poem was first published in Permafrost Magazine where it was named the 2020 New Alchemy Contest Winner.