Josh Medsker: Poet, Mail Artist, Publisher — since 1992

Left side shows a winding river through dense forest with snow-capped mountains; right side shows a crowded beach next to tall city buildings and a pier.
Author photo by Katie Ett / Ettible Photography

Josh Medsker is a poet, mail artist, and small press publisher based in New Jersey, originally from Anchorage, Alaska. His work spans poetry collections, conceptual art objects, asemic writing, and collaborative visual projects — all connected by a DIY ethos rooted in thirty years of making things by hand and getting them directly to people. He is the founder of Twenty Four Hours Press and the author of several collections including Cacophony (Elgin Award nominee), PARK, and 10 Crass Poems.