Second Leaf Publicity is a poetry publicity company run by Genevieve Hartman, established in 2025. Gena (pronounced like Jenna) has 6 years of experience working as an in-house publicist, & brings a personalized, collaborative approach to her work. she has managed over 70 publicity campaigns and is a 2025 Publishers Weekly Star Watch honoree for her work in publicity. Gena is especially keen to work with poets traditionally marginalized from publishing spaces.

in addition to being a publicist, Gena is a poet, a graphic designer, & the managing editor of Adi Magazine.

why “second leaf”?

hiring a freelance publicist means adding a second entity onto your publishing team, another cheerleader & worker to help get your book the recognition it deserves. let’s build a garden together 🙂