FE publisher Jeff Alessandrelli’s thoughts on the translation of A Whale Is a Country upon its recognition as Winner of The Sarah Maguire Prize for Poetry in Translation.

Fonograf Editions' e-newsletter May 2026 Some days we look just like how we are perceived: foreigners, fussing. In the classroom of English: the low podium of commas, the plastic seats of pronouns. Have you seen Eurovision, where most nations sing in English?...

Two years ago, Fonograf Editions—a nonprofit press and literary record label based in Portland, Oregon—began its annual Open Genre Book Prize contest. As of 2025 the winner receives a 3-week residency at The Rice Place (a small artist residency along the Clackamas...

Two years ago FE started holding an annual open genre book prize contest. As of 2025 the winner receives a 3 week residency at The Rice Place (a small artist residency outside Portland, OR, where FE is based), a standard royalty contract, and a $1500 cash prize.

Celebrate our 10th anniversary with us! Since our first releases in 2016, by Eileen Myles and Rae Armantrout, the press has released over 55 projects, across multiple mediums and genres, from LPs, EPs, and cassettes to chapbooks, broadsides, and full-length books. In...

Fonograf Editions is part of “Give!Guide,” providing a crucial opportunity to continue our volunteer-led work.

Our annual Open Genre Book Contest returns—now with a $1,500 prize, publication, and a new residency at The Rice Place.

“I think Chelsea Girls is me teaching myself to be a novelist and this book is me teaching myself to be a poet.” –Eileen Myles

Fonograf Editions mourns the loss of Alice Notley. Alice was and is one of the guiding lights of our press.