Publishing Poetry in Translation
Circumference Books, launched in 2018 by Jennifer Kronovet and Dan Visel, is dedicated to bringing international works of poetry to an English-speaking audience.
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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.
National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
A six-day festival in Elko, Nevada, featuring poetry, music, dancing, storytelling, and folk art, celebrates its thirty-fifth anniversary.
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Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
The first lines of a dozen noteworthy books, including Hark by Sam Lipsyte and Mouthful of Birds by Samanta Schweblin.
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Q&A: Mary Gannon Leads CLMP
The new executive director of the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses discusses her new role and the importance of independent publishing.
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Small Press Points: Spork Press
Cofounded by writers Richard Siken and Drew Burk, Spork Press publishes evocative and voice-driven chapbooks and full-length books of poetry and fiction.
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Q&A: The New Editor of the Paris Review
Emily Nemens on her new role at the storied magazine, her editing process, and her plans for future issues.
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The Anthologist: A Compendium of Uncommon Collections
A roundup of new anthologies, including Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves, edited by Glory Edim.
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Publishing Books About Grief
Helmed by Ann Hood, a new imprint from Akashic Books offers a home for books about grief, loss, and recovery.
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Small Press Points: Unicorn Press
An independent press in Greensboro, North Carolina, has been publishing full-length and chapbook-length poetry collections for fifty years.
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Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
The first lines of a dozen new and noteworthy books, including Natasha Trethewey’s Monument: Poems New and Selected and Alice Walker’s Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart.
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Classic Meets Graphic
An increasing number of classic books, such as To Kill a Mockingbird and Anne Frank’s diaries, are being adapted into graphic form.
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Literary MagNet: Laura Da’
A poet discusses four journals that published poems from her second collection, Instruments of the True Measure.
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The Intersection of Art and Literature
Siglio Press celebrates ten years of publishing genre-defying books that incorporate literary and visual art.
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Small Press Points: BatCat Press
A small press run by high school students in Pennsylvania publishes handmade books of poetry and prose.
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Expanding the Audience for Books
With recent grant funding of $1.4 million, the National Book Foundation aims to reach more readers.
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The Written Image: Jane Mount’s “Bibliophile”
Colorful illustrations accompany notes, quotes, and literary trivia about books to read and bookstores to visit.
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Saving Millay’s Home
The Millay Society attempts to save Steepletop, Edna St. Vincent Millay’s former home in in Austerlitz, New York.
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The Anthologist: A Compendium of Uncommon Collections
A roundup of new anthologies, including American Journal: Fifty Poems for Our Time, edited by Tracy K. Smith.
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Literary MagNet: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
A fiction writer discusses five journals that published stories from his debut collection, Friday Black.
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Lambda Literary Looks to the Future
Sue Landers takes over as executive director of the nonprofit dedicated to LGBTQ writers.
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Q&A: Baker Seeks Multiplicity of Voices
Jennifer Baker on her new anthology, Everyday People: The Color of Life, published by Atria in August.
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Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
The first lines of a dozen noteworthy books, including Lake Success by Gary Shteyngart and Perennial by Kelly Forsythe.
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Instapoets Prove Powerful in Print
The influence of Instagram on the way we read poetry.
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The Written Image: Kerry Mansfield’s “Expired”
Ex-library books are catalogued in a new home.
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Poets Protest Guns in the Classroom
Poets and educators work to fight campus carry bills.
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