THIS IS A PRE-ORDER. Chapbook releases June 2, 2026, and will ship in subsequent weeks.
WINNER of the 2026 Quarter Press Chapbook Contest!
“Sara Daniels’ Ascent of the Earth Mole truly won me over with its uniqueness and cohesion. The entire manuscript is interesting and surprising, both in subject and format. It’s innovative, weird, and funny—everything I want a collection of poems to be. Ascent of the Earth Mole does not take itself too seriously, neither is it a joke. The poems are funny but deliver beyond the laugh and the quirkiness. This book is compelling, using both traditional and nontraditional poetic forms as well as visuals and white space to pull the reader along for the earth mole’s journey. The mole is, of course, not just a mole, but through the mole, Daniels is able to convey the importance of a quest,—the discoveries we all must make for ourselves. These possibilities and the universality of life are illustrated in “Lair: A Blueprint”: “In another future, he does one thousand tricks. / Dizzy dizzy. // In yet another he reaches / all ten hands toward MOON // and grabs it. Which he takes / to mean HOLD.” And you will want to hold tight to this charming, little collection.”
- Natalie Padilla Young, Contest Judge,
Author of All of This was Once Under Water
This perfect-bound book is black and white, with illustrations by the author.
It measures 8.5” x 5.5”, and is 48+ pages.
PLEASE NOTE: The current images are mock-ups, and the Final Product may differ slightly in color / style.
Sara Daniels is a creature from the woods of Big Rapids, Michigan. She is currently based out of Michigan's elusive Upper Peninsula, where she serves as associate poetry editor of Passages North and spends her time cold water swimming. Her work can be found in Pleaides, Foglifter, Hole in the Head Review, and on her grandmother's fridge. She writes about grief and geese.
THIS IS A PRE-ORDER. Chapbook releases June 2, 2026, and will ship in subsequent weeks.
WINNER of the 2026 Quarter Press Chapbook Contest!
“Sara Daniels’ Ascent of the Earth Mole truly won me over with its uniqueness and cohesion. The entire manuscript is interesting and surprising, both in subject and format. It’s innovative, weird, and funny—everything I want a collection of poems to be. Ascent of the Earth Mole does not take itself too seriously, neither is it a joke. The poems are funny but deliver beyond the laugh and the quirkiness. This book is compelling, using both traditional and nontraditional poetic forms as well as visuals and white space to pull the reader along for the earth mole’s journey. The mole is, of course, not just a mole, but through the mole, Daniels is able to convey the importance of a quest,—the discoveries we all must make for ourselves. These possibilities and the universality of life are illustrated in “Lair: A Blueprint”: “In another future, he does one thousand tricks. / Dizzy dizzy. // In yet another he reaches / all ten hands toward MOON // and grabs it. Which he takes / to mean HOLD.” And you will want to hold tight to this charming, little collection.”
- Natalie Padilla Young, Contest Judge,
Author of All of This was Once Under Water
This perfect-bound book is black and white, with illustrations by the author.
It measures 8.5” x 5.5”, and is 48+ pages.
PLEASE NOTE: The current images are mock-ups, and the Final Product may differ slightly in color / style.
Sara Daniels is a creature from the woods of Big Rapids, Michigan. She is currently based out of Michigan's elusive Upper Peninsula, where she serves as associate poetry editor of Passages North and spends her time cold water swimming. Her work can be found in Pleaides, Foglifter, Hole in the Head Review, and on her grandmother's fridge. She writes about grief and geese.
