About "A Cautionary Tale" and the Creation of Uphook Press
Assertives, paint pushers, protesters, off-the-wallers, examiners of ants and skylights, sound lovers, rhythm beaters, life beaters, joke makers… A Cautionary Tale brings together seven performing poets who are also visual artists and musicians.
All regulars on the New York poetry circuit, the group came together on a blustery post-reading 2006 night in a Greenwich Village restaurant. Wishing to preserve the energy of the moment, Theo Coates decided to take a closer look at the group's poetry and creative lives. Just like that, the collaboration was born. A Cautionary Tale: mind the step as you open the door.
In 2008, Ice and Jane Ormerod took over Uphook Press with a view to create a nationwide community of performing poets. you say. say. was published October 1st 2009 - the first of an annual anthology taken from open submission.