The State Press
Living by Creating
A pre-bookstore profile of Aaron Johnson as a touring slam poet, teacher, maker, and bedroom-based chapbook publisher with plans to distribute work by poets from other communities.
Read the original source ↗This is a curated source list, not a complete media archive. Links open the original publishers so their reporting remains in context. Lawn Gnome’s own site summarizes rather than reproduces copyrighted articles.
Kickstarter
Aaron Johnson Opens Bookstore February 1st
Campaign updates documenting the community-funded move from independent publishing into a dedicated bookstore.
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Open Mic Storytelling Picks Up Where Poetry Leaves Off
Coverage of Lawn Gnome as a home for live storytelling and the growth of Phoenix storytelling events.
Read the original source ↗The State Press
N-DeK Brings a Night of Slam Poetry and Local Jams
A snapshot of Lawn Gnome as an active poetry and music venue.
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Pink Slip Open Mic Welcomes New Local Talent
Coverage of a recurring open mic where music, poetry, comedy, and experimentation shared the stage.
Read the original source ↗Downtown Devil
International Busking Festival on Fifth Street
Documentation of Fifth Street as a public performance corridor and Lawn Gnome as part of its creative infrastructure.
Read the original source ↗The Arizona Republic / AZCentral
Flannel Ball New Year’s Eve at Lawn Gnome
A photo gallery preserving one of Lawn Gnome’s community celebrations.
Read the original source ↗Phoenix New Times
Say Goodbye to Lawn Gnome Publishing in Downtown Phoenix
Reporting on the closure of the first Roosevelt Row bookstore, the changing neighborhood, and Lawn Gnome’s role in poetry, storytelling, comedy, music, and publishing.
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Online Cash Mob Helps Lawn Gnome After Robbery
A record of the community rallying around the bookstore after cash was stolen.
Read the original source ↗GoFundMe
Open Up Lawn Gnome Publishing
A primary-source fundraising page documenting the financial realities of reopening and sustaining the bookstore and publisher.
Read the original source ↗The State Press
Lawn Gnome Publishing Fosters Community Through Poetry
Coverage of the returned Roosevelt Row location and Lawn Gnome’s continuing role in Arizona poetry.
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