PUSH! Publications was inspired by the early-aughts SLC poetry scene and their philosophy that true artistic leadership is best done by PUSHing: backing You up with radical honesty.
We're looking for authenticity over academia.
Inspired by the 1746 writers, Push aims to empower the poetry community by publishing the authentic, the raw, and the uncommon in human expression.
From the
Deseret News:
It all started in October 2003, on the porch of a home in Sugarhouse, dubbed by the tenants "1746." Ethan William Higbee (1981 - 2022) and Lewis (who goes by his last name only), both local poets and roommates at the time, commented one night about how many talented writers were raising the bar and inspiring others through their readings each week. "(Someone will) write a poem that blows every other poem out of the water, and it's every week, and it's someone else," Higbee said.
This idea that these poets were pushing each other to greater heights became the basis for the PUSH philosophy. At first, Higbee, Lewis and a few others called this idea "Pushers, not Leaders."
"Rather than leading people to poetry, (they were) just pushing them with their own poetry," Higbee said. "Not to stand above, but to push them further and further on in their own writing.
"After some discussion, the title was shortened, and PUSH was born. It's a concept that each poet can employ to continue progressing, where they push each other just as much as they push themselves, Higbee said.
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