Ls.4.55
Resistance / Simon Armitage.
Decorah, Iowa : Solmentes, 2022.
[32] leaves : chiefly ill. (many col.) ; 35 cm + 1 booklet (11, [1] p. ; 22 cm)
Cover title.
"Illustration and calligraphy by David Esslemont" -- explanatory booklet.
Imprint from colophon.
Accompanied by explanatory booklet including references to image and text sources.
"Writing shortly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Britain's poet laureate Simon Armitage responded to 'what is coming at us in obscene images through the news' with a poem titled 'Resistance' published in The Guardian newspaper." -- explanatory leaflet inserted in box.
Illustrations combine montages of manipulated contemporary and archive photographs with drawings, images and calligraphy by Esslemont, some taken from his previous books.
"The typefaces used ... were all created by designers with a connection to Ukraine" -- explanatory booklet.
Inkjet printed using Epson Ultrachrome K3 pigment inks on 100% cotton archival grade Epson Velvet Fine Art Paper.
Edition limited to 30 copies.
Accordion-fold book in plain white card covers within illustrated card wrapper; housed in blue cloth-covered dropback box with spine-label printed on yellow paper; covers protected by polyester sheets.
ECL copy is no. 23, signed by David Esslemont.
Armitage, Simon, 1963 - ? Resistance
Ukraine conflict, 2014- Poetry.
Russia (Federation) Relations Ukraine.
Ukraine Relations Russia (Federation).
Esslemont, David artist.
Esslemont, David printer.
Solmentes Press publisher.
United States Iowa Decorah.
B51369