We are Conjunction Press, a literary arts organization and micropress led by two Oregon State University MFA program alumni. During our time in Corvallis, we found lots of inspiration and support by sharing ideas with the other members of our cohort, so we didn’t want to stop working together after graduation. Through Conjunction Press, we aim to keep fostering that collaborative spirit.
In astronomical terms, a conjunction happens when two planets appear to align in the sky. In astrology, it’s the moment they meet in the same sign, combining their energies to create harmonies or tensions in someone’s star chart. When we cowrite a zine, we’re forming a conjunction of our perspectives, which leads (we hope) to more fascinating works of art.
As Conjunction Press, our goal is to share prompts and artwork to inspire other writers and artists to experiment with their own creative projects.
We print our zines at the IPRC in Portland and gather most of our materials from local art supply stores.
Carolyn Supinka (she/her) is a visual artist and writer living in Portland, Oregon. She creates hybrid, cross disciplinary projects that merge art with natural science, and is inspired by the natural world, especially geology and deep time. She makes zines and poetry comics with Conjunction Press and her work has appeared in Passages North, DIAGRAM, Gigantic Sequins, Ecotone, and Redivider, among other publications. Her first full-length book of poetry and poetry comics, Metamorphic Door, is out now from Buckman Publishing
Karah Kemmerly (she/her) is a queer poet, community college teacher, and fiber artist who grew up in the California Central Valley. In her work, she draws inspiration from plants, the sea, horror movies, tarot, and Robert Pattinson. You can find some of her poems in HAD, Redivider, Ethel, Breakwater Review, and DEAR. Her debut chapbook, warm-blooded, was published by Ethel in Fall 2023. In addition to making poems and poetry comics, she loves experimenting with embroidery, weaving, watercolors, and natural dyes. She’s a Scorpio sun, Virgo moon, Taurus rising.
Carolyn: carolyn@conjunctionpress.org
Karah: karah@conjunctionpress.org