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Roadside Press is a leading publisher dedicated to preserving and celebrating the legacy of the literary underground. With a diverse catalog spanning poetry, fiction, and non-fiction, Roadside Press is committed to honoring the voices that shape our cultural landscape. Founded on 2/22/22 by Michele McDannold, Roadside Press has since published 40 titles and counting by some of the best the small press has to offer.

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On Having No Head: Johnny Cordova’s The Broken Buddha reviewed by Richard Collins

first published in Rat’s Ass Review https://ratsassreview.net/?page_id=4452 ON HAVING NO HEAD: JOHNNY CORDOVA’S THE BROKEN BUDDHA ( ROADSIDE PRESS, 2026 ). One of the best books on Buddhism I ever read is Douglas Harding’s On Having No Head: Zen and the Rediscovery of the Obvious. I was reminded of this when reading Johnny Cordova’s forthcoming first book of poetry, …

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Collected Poems 2005-2025 by Michele McDannold reviewed by Dan Denton

Collected Poems 2005 – 2025 by Michele McDannold: a sort of review by Dan Denton About halfway through Michele McDannold’s Collected Poems, I stopped and went back to the beginning. I’d noticed such a wide range of topics and issues confronted by her poetry that I wanted to start over and write them all down. …

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Roadside Press publisher Michele McDannold interviewed at Hobo Camp Review

Check out the latest Hobo Camp Review, marking 16 years in publishing! https://hobocampreview.blogspot.com/2026/01/hobo-camp-review-interview-with-michele.html Roadside Press’s very own editor/publisher Michele McDannold is interviewed. It begins… Hobo Camp Review Interview with Michele McDannold A note from HCR Editor James Duncan: Of the many indie press editors I’ve worked with over the years, Michele McDannold has always stood out for …

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Richard Modiano reviews COLLECTED POEMS 2005-2025 by Michele McDannold

first published at The Literary Underground’s IN CONVERSATION McDannold, Michele (2025). Collected Poems 2005-2025 (Poetry Collection) Roadside Press 279p. $20.00 (Paperback) Michele McDannold’s Collected Poems 2005–2025 is a bruising, beautiful chronicle of two decades lived on the raw nerve of experience. The voice here is equal parts survivor, witness, and outlaw philosopher—one who has been scorched by the world’s …

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