Poetic Obituaries: When Jon Gams, proprietor of Hard Press Editions,

died on November 7th at the age of 57, the world of independent publishing lost one of its most notable figures. It may take some time, but one day the contribution that Jon made to contemporary art and literature will be more widely recognized. In the mid-1990s, his magazine Lingo brought together the worlds of visual art and poetry on a scale, and with an unencumbered point of view, that no other journal was attempting. There soon followed two hugely important, beautifully produced poetry collections: Jim Brodey's Heart of the Breath and Frank Lima's Inventory. Hard Press single-handedly brought the work of these two major American poets back into public view.

from The Brooklyn Rail: Jonathan Gams (1951-2009)

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