Books & Shovels is a cross country pop-up bookstore that debuted at the 2014 NYC Poetry Festival. Founded under Nostrovia! Poetry’s umbrella, Books & Shovels toured from Manchester, New Hampshire, to Denver, Colorado, hitting open mics, slams, festivals, and street corners along the way.

We distributed poetry collections of all sorts, the hand bound and mass printed, zines and rags, paintings and…