The Anthologist: A Compendium of Uncommon Collections
A look at three new anthologies, including Between Paradise and Earth: Eve Poems and The Language of Trees: A Rewilding of Literature and Landscape.
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Article Archive: News and Trends
Articles from Poet & Writers Magazine include material from the print edition plus exclusive online-only material.
Small Press Points: 2Leaf Press
Hoping to inform, entertain, and connect to readers, 2Leaf Press has published dozens of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction titles as an independent nonprofit serving a diverse audience.
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Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
The first lines of a dozen noteworthy books, including Any Other City by Hazel Jane Plante and Thinning Blood: A Memoir of Family, Myth, and Identity by Leah Myers.
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Literary MagNet: Candace Williams
The author of I Am the Most Dangerous Thing introduces five journals that first published their poems and engaged them in community, including Sixth Finch and Prelude.
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Q&A: Major Jackson of The Slowdown
Following poets laureate Ada Limón and Tracy K. Smith, poet Major Jackson steps into a new role as host of the celebrated podcast, sustaining and encouraging listeners to find new possibilities within poetry.
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ChatGPT Revises Authorship
With the rise of AI-generated writing, writers and publications alike struggle with the question of what authorship means.
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The Written Image: Monica Ong—Rewriting the Sky
In her new Planetaria series, artist Monica Ong crafts visual poems in the form of objects that prompt the audience to experience poetry through the lens of astronomy.
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Literary Prizes Under Scrutiny
A trio of academics—including two poets—has compiled data on the winners and judges of major literary prizes in the U.S. Their findings raise critical questions about how social hierarchies influence who gets rewarded for their writing.
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The Anthologist: A Compendium of Uncommon Collections
A look at three new anthologies, including A Darker Wilderness: Black Nature Writing From Soil to Stars and Infinite Constellations: An Anthology of Identity, Culture, and Speculative Conjunctions.
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Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
The first lines of a dozen noteworthy books, including Welcome Me to the Kingdom by Mai Nardone and Feast by Ina Cariño.
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Literary MagNet: Jennifer Maritza McCauley
The author of When Trying to Return Home describes her connection with journals that first published her stories, including Jabberwock Review and the Vassar Review.
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Publishers Sponsor L.A. Bookstore
Two small presses, Rare Bird and Unnamed Press, opened North Figueroa Bookshop with the assistance of two major publishers, Grove Atlantic and MCD Books, which help support the store in exchange for dedicated shelf space and other perks.
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Poets at the Museum
In partnership with the Academy of American Poets, the Guggenheim is refreshing its connection to poetry with a poets-in-residence program, through which the museum is reimagining its offerings to engage the community with verse.
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Small Press Points: Write Bloody Publishing
Los Angeles press Write Bloody Publishing releases books by “troubadour poets” who can command the stage as well as the page. “We love getting knocked on our asses by honesty,” says Write Bloody founder Derrick C. Brown.
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Q&A: Bashir Leads Lambda Literary
Lambda Literary’s new executive director shares her goals for expanding inclusivity at the nonprofit by engaging writers across genres, mediums, and identities.
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Pushcart Rolls Through Fifty Years
Bill Henderson founded Pushcart Press with one goal: to empower overlooked writers to publish their own work. Fifty years later, Pushcart is still elevating independent publishers and authors with its annual prize anthology.
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The Written Image: Crystallized Books
Inspired by books and magazines she found discarded on the street, Oakland-based artist Alexis Arnold explores the vulnerability of printed media by transforming books into sculptures with crystallized borax.
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Small Press Points: Nomadic Press
For more than a decade the nonprofit publisher Nomadic Press has accepted “invitations” to collaborate with writers in an effort to cross boundaries geographically, philosophically, and creatively.
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The Anthologist: A Compendium of Uncommon Collections
A look at three new anthologies, including A House Called Tomorrow: 50 Years of Poetry From Copper Canyon Press and Relations: An Anthology of African and Diaspora Voices.
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Writers at Risk
As threats to freedom of expression rise around the world, organizations like the International Cities of Refuge Network and PEN America strive to support writers.
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Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
The first lines of a dozen noteworthy books, including Brotherless Night by V. V. Ganeshananthan and Decade of the Brain by Janine Joseph.
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Library Links to Banned Books
In response to a wave of book banning in libraries and schools across the United States, Brooklyn Public Library launched a program where young readers can borrow from the entire online collection at no cost.
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Audience for Audiobooks Grows
Services such as Findaway Voices and ACX, a subsidiary of Amazon’s Audible, enable independent authors to reach the expanding audience for audiobooks.
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Q&A: U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón
The accomplished poet shares her thoughts on her new role and plans to raise awareness and appreciation of poetry at a national level.
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Literary MagNet: Katherine Indermaur
The author of I|I reflects on the audacious, experimental, and singular qualities of the journals that first published excerpts from her book-length lyric essay.
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