Update 6-18-24: The covers have officially been printed! Each cover is 3 layers, one printed via risograph and two printed via linocut on a Vandercook printing press. Each is a little different, as is the nature of printing, so in purchasing a copy you can be assured that your book is one-of-a-kind. I can’t wait for you to see it in person.

Update 4-18-24: A friend recommended I include sliding scale pricing for anyone who wants to show added support for my creative and community endeavors. Squarespace doesn’t support Sliding Scale pricing at this time, but I added a couple tiers of Supporter and Patron at $30 and $40 respectively. There is no pressure to pay more and including an additional contribution won’t affect the delivery of your book in any way, but if you want to show your support, the option is there! Thank you. <3

The Weeds Grow Anyway

Pre-order your own copy of my first full-length poetry collection, The Weeds Grow Anyway. Each handmade softcover copy will be perfect bound by hand, and the cover will be printed using linoleum relief printing. The book is set to release in 2025 in the Spring. Due to the handmade nature of this book, it is a limited edition. By pre-ordering a copy, you will help support the costs of making the book!

About the book:

Nico Wilkinson's debut full-length poetry collection "The Weeds Grow Anyway" is a celebration of that which lies beyond resilience in the face of adversity: audacity. Writing from Colorado Springs amidst a time of anti-trans violence, they examine the relationship of trans people to this world through the lens of nature's relationship to humans. What makes a plant into a weed, something deemed unacceptable to the landscape? The poetry within - much like the local flora and trans people who live there - is rooted in the experience of queering the inhospitable landscape that is Colorado Springs.