collapse press

collapse press

Collapse Press -    The Good Hop


Collapse Press is a small literary publisher based out of both Oakland CA and Easton PA specializing in poetry and prose by authors, established and new, whose work addresses the current social atmosphere of a society in turmoil and on the verge of transformation.


Elynn Alexander is a poet, artist, and zine/book maker. She cohosts The Friday Collapse and the Lehigh Valley Poetry Virtual Salon and Open Mic. Her first book, The Shouldspeak Disease was published by Naked Bulb Press, exploring themes of shame language.  Her second chap collection Find Me In the Iris is Collapse Press’ best selling book.


Han Raschka is the award winning author of the books Splinters (Collapse Press, 2022) and the chapbook Enamel (Bottlecap Press, 2023) and this will be their first live reading in California!


Bear Wolf is a Shawnee Gypsy Jew social justice humanist who lost count of his tattoos somewhere around 20.


Heather Flescher is a writer, poet, actor, spoken word performer and transgender activist. She grew up in Massachusetts and has lived on the central coast of California for the past 25 years. Her forthcoming book is due out this year from Bottlecap Press.


LaMar Mitchell recently published his first poetry chapbook by Queer Healing Arts Center, titled “Psychedelic Existentialism” which was just released in May 2024. Is a student of cinema and an avid geek

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5:30pm Leg 2 - The Good Hop - ​2421 Telegraph Ave, Ste 102, Oakland, CA 94612