Tasting the Air: Poems of Love + Loss Blackout Poetry Zine Ilee Papergoods Zia Gipson studied paper making

Zia Gipson studied paper making for several years and traveled extensively in Asia

In addition to his mobiles

I lived surrounded by nature

with a lot of movement as you go about your day

Shelli’s work is a pure expression of her life—a simple life dedicated to family

Tasting the Air: Poems of Love + Loss Blackout Poetry Zine Ilee Papergoods Zia Gipson studied paper makingA short collection of blackout poems informed by the impending loss of a friend. Adapted from a Little Free Library copy of Barbara Kingsolver's novel Prodigal Summer, and composed at the Oregon Coast in April 2025. Photocopied interior. Letterpressed cover in 4 colors. Bound by hand with waxed thread and enclosed with an elastic fabric band. 5. 25" x 7. 5". 12 pages. Signed and numbered. Letterpress Arcana No. 100