We are thrilled and honored to have not one but TWO Moon Country books on the short-list for the 2025 Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize from ALTA! Many congratulations to translators Spencer Lee-Lenfield (BIOLOGICITY) AND Colin Leemarshall (JUST LIKE)! 🔥 bit.ly/3VcIkTT

Many congratulations to Colin Leemarshall, translator of JUST LIKE by Lee Sumyeong, which has been longlisted for the 2025 National Translation Award in Poetry by the American Literary Translators Association! 🙌

Tomorrow! Don't miss Black Ocean's own Nathan Hoks + some very special Chicago poets at this pre-Printers Row Showcase. Friday, September 5th at the Whistler. 6-8:30.

Next week! Don't miss Black Ocean's own Nathan Hoks + some very special Chicago poets at this pre-Printers Row Showcase. Friday, September 5th at the Whistler. 6-8:30.

Don't miss Black Ocean's own Nathan Hoks + some very special Chicago poets at this pre-Printers Row Showcase. Friday, September 5th at the Whistler. 6-8:30.

It's time for the annual Sealey Challenge to read 31 books of poetry during August. To help you achieve this goal, we’re offering a pretty extreme sale: 31 books for $169 + free shipping. Check out the all new list here: bit.ly/4fbQ5T3

Join our list! Last day to submit your manuscript as part of our current open reading period for full-length poetry manuscripts. Full details here: buff.ly/8p7zTHN

It's almost time for the annual Sealey Challenge to read 31 books of poetry during August. To help you achieve this goal, we’re offering a pretty extreme sale: 31 books for $169 + free shipping. Check out the all new list here: bit.ly/4fbQ5T3

Tomorrow! Don't miss Black Ocean's own Tessa Bolsover, Spencer Lee-Lenfield, and James Shea with an introduction by Janaka Stucky in person at Grolier Poetry Book Shop or via Zoom on June 25 at 7 PM ET. Sign up here: buff.ly/JHsaA9C

Next week! Don't miss Black Ocean's own Tessa Bolsover, Spencer Lee-Lenfield, and James Shea with an introduction by Janaka Stucky in person at Grolier Poetry Book Shop or via Zoom on June 25 at 7 PM ET. Sign up here: buff.ly/JHsaA9C

Don't miss Black Ocean's own Tessa Bolsover, Spencer Lee-Lenfield, and James Shea with an introduction by Janaka Stucky in person at Grolier Poetry Book Shop or via Zoom on June 25 at 7 PM ET. Sign up here: buff.ly/JHsaA9C

When isn’t a good time #ReadTheWorld with @LitTranslate? Join us in celebrating the 5th anniversary of #ReadTheWorld, the virtual book fair that honors translators and their publishers. Explore our diverse poetry collection from languages like Korean, Spanish, and Japanese here: buff.ly/OKEd0L6

Celebrate our 5th anniversary of #ReadTheWorld with @LitTranslate! Join our online book fair honoring translators and publishers until May 27th. Explore poetry from Korean, Spanish, and Japanese at: buff.ly/OKEd0L6 #BookLovers

Our friends over at Woodland Pattern bookstore are offering an incredible small press bundle subscription. And, if you subscribe by June 15th, you'll receive Tessa Bolsover's new book from Black Ocean, CRANE. Find out more:

Join us in celebrating the 5th anniversary of #ReadTheWorld with @LitTranslate! This virtual book fair honors translators and their publishers until 5/27. Explore our diverse poetry collection from languages like Korean, Spanish, and Japanese here: buff.ly/OKEd0L6 #BookLovers

We’re excited to join @LitTranslate for the 5th year of #ReadTheWorld, an online bookfair celebrating translators and their publishers through 5/27! You can find our extensive lists of poetry in translation from Korean, Spanish, Swedish, Japanese, and more here: buff.ly/OKEd0L6

April 30th marks the anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, and to meet this moment is a powerful collection of poems that bridge divides between nations and generations from award-winning author Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai. Read more about THE COLOR OF PEACE and buy it here: buff.ly/svNKVvP

Calling all Portland-based Bill Knott fans. Don't miss this celebration of the re-issue of Bill Knott's THE NAOMI POEMS from Black Ocean on April 10 at Blackfish Gallery.

Discover THE COLOR OF PEACE, the debut English poetry collection by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, acclaimed author of The Mountains Sing. Her poems offer a profound reflection on healing and hope across cultures and eras. Purchase it now: www.blackocean.org/catalog1/col...

Tonight! We're bringing you another amazing event with this #AWP25 off-site reading featuring our authors and poets from some of our favorite publishers. The Kulta from 6-10 PM!

Attending #AWP25? Don't miss our author signings today with Nate Hoks, Jordan Windholz, Ben Meyerson, and James Shea! Get a fancy autograph on your favorite new books!

Tomorrow! We're bringing you another amazing night with this #AWP25 off-site reading featuring our authors and poets from some of our favorite publishers. The Kulta from 6-10 PM!

Tonight! Don't miss this incredible #AWP25 off-site reading featuring our authors and poets from some of our favorite publishers. Bar Henry from 6-8 PM!

Tomorrow! Don't miss this incredible #AWP25 off-site reading featuring our authors and poets from some of our favorite publishers. Bar Henry from 6-8 PM!

AWP attendees, stop by our table in the bookfair to purchase your copies of our newest spring books APPLAUSE FOR A CLOUD, haiku by Sayumi Kamakura & translated by James Shea, and CRANE by Tessa Bolsover. You don't want to miss these incredible and mythic works!

Are you in LA for #AWP25? We are! Check us out at booth 545, where we are offering some of our newest and bestselling titles at a special discount of 30% off per book!

We're looking forward to seeing you at #AWP25! Come hang with us at Booth 545 at the AWP Conference Book Fair and check out all our new books!

Join us in celebrating the release of CRANE by Tessa Bolsover this April! This book-length poem blends hybrid forms, elegiac elements, and reflective prose. It reimagines Cardea, the goddess of hinges, and Echo, the nymph from Greco-Roman mythology. Order now: buff.ly/TNDqUNu

Excited to share APPLAUSE FOR A CLOUD by Sayumi Kamakura, translated by James Shea, this April! This haiku collection explores the cosmos within daily life, inspiring awe on every scale. Secure your copy now: buff.ly/7AljVak #Haiku

Back in print after nearly 60 years! We're thrilled to offer Bill Knott’s THE NAOMI POEMS with a new introduction by Richard Hell. Order here and be inspired: https://buff.ly/4jktaXA

Back in print after nearly 60 years! We're thrilled to offer Bill Knott’s THE NAOMI POEMS with a new introduction by Richard Hell. Order here and be inspired: https://buff.ly/4jktaXA

Back in print after nearly 60 years! We're thrilled to offer Bill Knott’s THE NAOMI POEMS with a new introduction by Richard Hell. Order here and be inspired: buff.ly/4jktaXA