Early Igneus Press and W. E. Butts

This is Igneus Press’ first official Youtube video. In this video, I interview late Igneus publisher, Peter Kidd, on the early years and even inception of the press; in which Wally E. Butts plays a vital role with the release of our first title, The Required Dance.

We still have some copies of this book in stock. Contact igneuspress@gmail.com to get one.

Or support small independent poetry press by ordering online at our bookstore here.

A special thanks to David Starobin and Bridge Records for music to be truly believed in.

The Igneus Mission

Igneus Press was established in 1989, and features diverse works that have compassion and concern for the human condition.

Igneus Press is a mission-driven publishing house committed to art and literature as peace-keeping tools in a world divided by social, economic, and political issues. We connect local authors with national and international audiences, while also bringing new ways of thinking, reading, and seeing into local ecosystems from all over the world. 

Established in 1989 with the publication of New Hampshire poet laureate Wally E. Butt’s The Required Dance, Igneus Press has gone on to publish over forty titles of special limited edition books by writers from all over the U.S. as well as Europe, the UK, and Asia. Igneus Press is now expanding its repertoire to include scholarly journals and art books, in a bid to unite the realms of art, literature, culture to face social issues that are too complex to resolve in traditional isolated disciplines.

Contact: info@igneuspress.com