Together with Lyn Hejinian and Jane Gregory, Claire Marie Stancek is co-editor and co-founder of Nion Editions. Nion is a chapbook press with a special interest in uncategorizable forms.

Nion is the name of a letter of the Celtic alphabet. It is also the name of a Celtic Zodiac sign and refers to the ash tree. In Celtic belief, the ash tree was thought to be sacred, having the power to enchant. Its branches were used as wands and as broomsticks—instruments, it would seem, for magic wielded by women. In Celtic mythology, the ash tree is regarded as the “World Tree,” reaching with its vast height into the heavens while spreading its roots deep into the ground. It thus forms a bridge between worlds.

Nion has published chapbooks by Cody-Rose Clevidence, Paolo Javier, Roberto Harrison, Noah Ross, Alli Warren, and Ed Roberson, with works forthcoming from Mia You, Matthew Rana, Terry Taplin, and more.