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Handwritten Poem

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Although the original drafts and autograph manuscripts in ink, on paper of Jono’s poems are bound in the little, black leather notebooks within which he composes them (meticulously archived in his library)—when not born-digital, that is; otherwise birthed from ideas tapped into his indispensable mobile telephone while on-the-go, trading ink for pixels—you can still take home one handwritten for you by Borden himself by selecting the option to do so below. A bespoke double.

Tell him which one you want, and Jono will write in his finest—most legible—presentation hand (fancier than the frantic scrawl it all came from at first, but idiosyncratic enough for you to know the bard himself took the time to scribe the verse’s flow, this time, for your eyes alone) the entire text as though he had his dearest reader in mind, and no other, when finding the best words to rhyme with each other.

Ideal to be framed and adored—worthy of keeping safe from excessive light and insidious moisture—order yours… Any poem, previously published, handwritten. Dedicated, inscribed. Dated, signed.

Format:

Although the original drafts and autograph manuscripts in ink, on paper of Jono’s poems are bound in the little, black leather notebooks within which he composes them (meticulously archived in his library)—when not born-digital, that is; otherwise birthed from ideas tapped into his indispensable mobile telephone while on-the-go, trading ink for pixels—you can still take home one handwritten for you by Borden himself by selecting the option to do so below. A bespoke double.

Tell him which one you want, and Jono will write in his finest—most legible—presentation hand (fancier than the frantic scrawl it all came from at first, but idiosyncratic enough for you to know the bard himself took the time to scribe the verse’s flow, this time, for your eyes alone) the entire text as though he had his dearest reader in mind, and no other, when finding the best words to rhyme with each other.

Ideal to be framed and adored—worthy of keeping safe from excessive light and insidious moisture—order yours… Any poem, previously published, handwritten. Dedicated, inscribed. Dated, signed.

 

MADE TO ORDER

Inscribed Transcriptions Personalized per Patron

“But we lose something when handwriting disappears. We lose measurable cognitive skills, and we also lose the pleasure of using our hands and a writing implement in a process that for thousands of years has allowed humans to make our thoughts visible to one another. We lose the sensory experience of ink and paper and the visual pleasure of the handwritten word. We lose the ability to read the words of the dead.”
— Christine Rosen (From “Signature moves: are we losing the ability to write by hand? We are far more likely to use our hands to type or swipe than pick up a pen. But in the process we are in danger of losing cognitive skills, sensory experience – and a connection to history,” in “News[:] Schools[:] The long read” of The Guardian, published online at London by Guardian News & Media Limited on Tuesday, January 21st, 2025.)

Notate Bene:

☞ Depicted here are images, for illustrative purposes only and not sale, of poetry in various states of his creative process, taken from one of Jono Borden’s personal notebooks. You will not receive a notebook, but rather papers created by him for your collection.

While these volumes, for reasons of preservation, are not on offer for purchase, collectors are invited to view samples of the poet’s penmanship above, anticipating what they can expect when commissioning their very own transcription of Jono’s work, tailored for them by Borden’s own hand.

Available in three variations, designated by each poem’s length, indicating the complexity of craftsmanship and calligraphy as well as time required by him to complete them, patrons are encouraged to select, by approximate number of lines as noted below, either a Lyric, a Drama, or an Epic from the bard’s prolific archive of verse.

Regardless of its individual size, rest assured that you will receive, in full, unique to your order, all lines of a previously published poem transcribed in its entirety, with personalized dedication, dated and autographed, handwritten using his preferred 2.5 mm line width, chisel-tipped Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pen Calligraphy Ink Pen, in highly lightfast, black pigmented drawing ink with high light resistance, that is waterproof, permanent, odourless, acid-free, pH-neutral, and bleed-proof on his favoured Mohawk Fine Papers’ Strathmore, 25% cotton laid, natural white, 24W/90gsm, 21.59 × 27.94 cm (8 ½ × 11 in.), windpower, Green-e Certified, FSC Certified, ECF, acid-free, watermarked paper, suitable for framing, comprising hand-numbered, initialed sheets (foliated manuscript pages), stamped with the seal of Jono Borden’s private library, the Bibliotheca Ionathani Bordenii, ensuring enjoyment and asserting authenticity for centuries to come.

With fellow bibliophiles in mind, Borden is pleased to continue a tradition in which he and his readers can together participate, trading in hand-penned treasures just as Jono’s heroes of generations before exchanged in their so-called Republic of Letters. At its core, the most human, tangible form of his art that you can score, short of having Borden perform in your home, while still adorning the walls of your halls with his hallowed voice’s bellowing echo. A timeless gift, to be sure.

Lyric (Short Poem, Confession)

Cat. No. BIB1 | 1–45 lines | circa 1–2 pages

Drama (Mid-Length Poem, Dialogue)

Cat. No. BIB2 | 46–90 lines | circa 2–4 pages

Epic (Long Poem, Narrative)

Cat. No. BIB3 | 91–135+ lines | circa 4–6+ pages

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