The Seizen Press: A Radical Collaboration

The Seizen Press was founded by poets Laura (Riding) Jackson and Robert Graves in 1927. Over the next decade or so, they published editions of their own writings and works by influential modernists, including Gertrude Stein and Len Lye. Through striking book design, illustration, and text, (Riding) Jackson created a body of work that challenged and questioned the nature of poetry.

This exhibition explores Laura (Riding) Jackson’s evolution as poet, critic, and writer, from her work with the Seizen Press to contemporary literary interest and the reprint of her work, Through Gently, in Delmar Magazine, a literary magazine published in St. Louis in 2002.

This exhibition is organized by Instruction & Outreach Archivist Alison Carrick.