A very special night launching a letterpress rarity made by Pat Randle, Angie Butler and myself - The Hyphen is a Dagger, Guillaume IX troubadour crusader, and available now to buy here https://www.nomadletterpress.com/guillaume

This edition of 80 copies have been printed during 2023.
60 numbered copies have been covered using Fabriano paper and stitch-sewn.
20 further copies, marked I - XX, have been case-bound by Roger Grech.

St Bride is a venerable institution and it felt like the right place to launch such a special publication. The night began with performances by Jules Sprake and Simon Tyrrell before we screened a short film I made during the making of process of the publication. Then Angie, myself and Pat gave short talks followed by a conversation and a questions session, helped by Simon. The videos below show the talks and the chat, which all seemed to go really well.

What was emphasised here was the role printers and poets can play in synthesising their collaborations, and how vital friendship is to such a unique and demanding process. And the latter was why this was so nice, in this lovely venue, supporting by the St Bride staff, and watched online as well with their high tech streaming setup. Guillaume is out in the world now, and this night marked that.