Annie Wenstrup has been longlisted for The 2026 Jerwood Prize for Best First Collection! The Forward Prizes will be announcing their shortlists in mid-July — in the meantime, all of our congratulations to Annie! 🥳 #poetry #forwardprizes #firstcollection

On June 22nd at 2:00 p.m. PDT, Camille Dungy will be interviewed by Lynne Thompson. Keep an eye out for the video, which will be posted to Poetry.LA's website and YouTube channel! #poetry #interview #books

Ed Roberson will receive the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame’s Fuller Award for his lifetime achievements in writing this Thursday! The event is free of charge, and will be hosted at the Poetry Foundation. Register for this celebration at the #linkinbio! 🥳💫 (Artwork by Faisal Mohyuddin) #poetry #art

Rizzoli Bookstore in NYC will be hosting a book launch and celebration for Liz Lerman Projects's Shape and Momentum on June 25 at 6 pm! She will be in conversation with Wendy Perron, which will be followed by a signing. #dance #choreography #booklaunch

Elias Eells from Bar Cart Bookshelf just released an episode of Cocktail Recipe & Book Review on Samuel R. Delany's Tales of Nevèrÿon! His commentary, along with a delicious drink recipe, is available to watch on Youtube. #linkinbio 🥂 #bookreview #drinks #youtube

Carol Ann Davis, author of Songbird, will be joining Susan Lewis for a reading at Grolier Poetry Book Shop in Cambridge, MA on June 18 at 7 pm EDT. Sign up now at the #linkinbio to hear the reading either in person or virtually—seats are limited, so secure your spot now! 📖 #reading #poetry

This is a great series. Also, way more gay fucking than I expected going in.

If you're an ebook reader, the whole Neveryon series is available in omnibus form: openroadmedia.com/ebook/return...

Wesleyan University Press is excited to announce that The Lamp and Other Sources of Shadow by Abigail Dembo is the winner of the 2026 Cardinal Poetry Prize! Her manuscript will be published in the acclaimed Wesleyan University Press Poetry Series in the Spring of 2027. 🥳

David Henderson (1942–2026)—poet, scholar, and Hendrix biographer—helped found the Society of Umbra, a pioneering Black literary collective based in the East Village. He is included in the forthcoming 2-volume collection The Umbra Galaxy, out in the spring of 2027 from Wesleyan. Rest in power.

An album based on Irena Klepfisz's poetry Di rayze aheym/The journey home is set to release tomorrow! Celebrate and enjoy a reading by Irena and live performances from Avi Fox-Rosen at the Jalopy Theatre. Get your tickets now at the #linkinbio! 🥳 #poetry #folk #newalbum

Fabrizio Garau published an Italian translation of a section of Feedback by Elliott Sharpp about the American composer, Glenn Branca. Take a look at his translation in The New Noise by clicking the #linkinbio. #translation #music #booksintranslation

Danielle Vogel will be reading from her most recent work, A Library of Light, in celebration of Georgia Wall's gorgeous new book The Circle Room. They will be having an intimate conversation to discuss where language and ceremony meet at Topos Too Bookstore in Queens, NY on Sunday, May 31 at 7 pm. 🥳

Wherein Pierre Joris reads from POASIS II, a Finalist for the 2025 BIG OTHER Award for Poetry! youtu.be/6A7_9VtW8XU Cc: @weslpress.bsky.social

Camille T. Dungy, author of America, A Love Story, will be joining The Hudson Valley Writers Center on Zoom Thursday, May 28 from 7-8:15 p.m. EDT. Come hear her valuable insights on crafting prose and poetry. Tickets are available to purchase through the #linkinbio. #poet #writer #books

Pierre Joris's Poasis II is a finalist for the 2025 Big Other Book Award for poetry! Order your copy today at weslpress.org. #poetry #awards #books

Join Dianne Bilyak on Friday as she reads from her memoir Nothing Special at the North Kingstown Free Library! Register to see her from 6:00-7:30 at the #linkinbio. #memoir #library #rhodeisland

Happy Belated Birthday, Phillis Wheatley Peters! Celebrate Phillis's birthday this year by reading Honorée's award-winning collection, and checking out the feature in The Atlantic's "Eight of the Most Fascinating Biographies to Read” by Nicholas Boggs (www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/0...).

Congratulations to Camille T. Dungy for receiving the Gwendolyn Brooks Award from the National Black Writers Conference! Read more about Dungy’s award here: www.mec.cuny.edu/campus-news/...! #camilletdungy #americaalovestory

Check out these reviews of Camille T. Dungy’s America, A Love Story in mclennan's blog (robmclennan.blogspot.com/2026/04/cami... Indran Amirthanayagam's Substack (indranmx.substack.com/p/on-america...)! #camilletdungy #americaalovestory #review

Seagull Books published a new translation of Sylvie Kandé's work last month titled, Gestuary, trans. by Nancy Naomi Carlson. Fans may want to read Gestuary and compare it to Kandé's The Neverending Quest for the Other Shore: An Epic in Three Cantos, translated by Alexander Dickow in 2022.

Wesleyan University Press is excited to announce that out of 728 submissions, we have selected nineteen finalists for the 2026 Cardinal Poetry Prize! To view our complete list of finalists, visit our website: www.weslpress.org/wesleyan-uni... #cardinalpoetryprize #poetryprize #poetry

Check out this review of The Museum of Unnatural Histories by Annie Wenstrup in Transmotion by Shelley Saggar! #themuseumofunnaturalhistories #anniewenstrup #review

Camille T. Dungy's poem "This'll hurt me more" from America, A Love Story was featured on Poetry Daily in April! Read the full piece here: poems.com/poem/thisll-...! #americaalovestory #camilletdungy #poetrydaily

Ron Charles excerpted the section "Bison" from Juliana Spahr's Ars Poeticas in his newsletter, in honor of her Pulitzer Prize. Check it out here: roncharles.substack.com/p/the-most-e...! #julianaspahr #arspoeticas #pulitzerprize

If you weren't able to join Sage Ni'Ja Whitson, author of Transtraterrestrial, at their virtual event with Charis Books in April, you can check out their recording of the event on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdCi...! #transtraterrestrial #sagenijawhitson

Camille T. Dungy, author of America, A Love Story, will be at Clark College for a reading and conversation on Thursday, May 14 at 1pm! We hope to see you there! #camilletdungy #americaalovestory #clark

Happy Mother’s Day from Wesleyan University Press! 💐 In celebration, we are featuring the poem “I Ask My Mother to Sing” by Li-Young Lee from our chapbook “I Ask My Mother to Sing” edited by Oliver Egger. #mothersday #iaskmymothertosing #liyounglee #oliveregger

Traders, Chanters, and Mystics by Ilana Webster-Kogen is now available on weslpress.org or at your local bookstore! Be sure to get your copy today! 📖 #traderschantersandmystics #ilanawebsterkogen #music

“Practice” from The Hell of That Star by Kim Hyesoon, translated by Cindy Juyoung Ok, was featured on Poetry Daily on May 1! Check it out here: poems.com/poem/practic...! #thehellofthatstar #kimhyesoon #cindyjuyoungok #poetrydaily

Room Swept Home by Remica Bingham-Risher was featured on the podcast, The Stacks, in April! Check out the podcast here: www.thestackspodcast.com! #remicabinghamrisher #roomswepthome #thestacks

Congratulations to Juliana Spahr whose book, Ars Poeticas, just won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry! Read more about the Prize at www.pulitzer.org/winners/juli... Order your copy today at weslpress.org #Pulitzer #PulitzerPrize #PulitzerPrizeWinner @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social

Elliott Sharp, author of Feedback, will be in Brooklyn, NY for the Soup and Sound Series with vocalist, Ayako Kanda, on Saturday, May 9 at 8pm. We hope to see you there! #elliottsharp #feedback #music

Cindy Juyoung Ok, translator of The Hell of That Star, and fellow Kim Hyesoon translator, Jack Saebyok, translator of Lady No, will be doing a reading both in-person and virtually out of Grolier on May 7 at 7 p.m. #cindyjuyoungok #thehellofthatstar #translation

Happy AAPI Month from Wesleyan University Press! In celebration, check out some of our books from AAPI authors here!

Cindy Juyoung Ok, translator of The Hell of That Star, and fellow Kim Hyesoon translator, Jack Saebyok, translator of Lady No, will be doing a reading both in-person and virtually out of Grolier on May 7 at 7 p.m. #cindyjuyoungok #thehellofthatstar #translation

Rae Armantrout's "Clarion" was in the New Yorker this month (www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...). Keep an eye out for her new collection, Safe Rooms, this August! #raearmantrout #saferooms #newyorker

Check out these interviews from Camille T. Dungy in The Rumpus by Tryphena Yeboah (therumpus.net/2026/04/13/t...), Literary Hub by Mitzi Rapkin (lithub.com/camille-t-du...), and in Brown Girl Book Lover by Leslie-Ann Murray! #americaalovestory #camilletdungy #interview #poetry

Wesleyan University Press is pleased to announce our partnership with the87press and Sheep Meadow Press! To read more about our partnerships, go to www.weslpress.org/wesleyan-uni...! #partnership #the87press #sheepmeadowpress

Happy International Day of Dance from Wesleyan University Press! 🕺 Featured: Transtraterrestrial by Sage Ni’Ja Whitson #internationaldayofddance #transtraterrestrial #dancebooks

Check out our staff picks for Mother’s Day! Order now to get it before May 10 at weslpress.org! #mothersday #staffpicks #poetry

In honor of National Poetry Month, we are highlighting some of Wesleyan University Press’ poets! Today, we have Rachel Tzvia Back, author of The Dark Robed Mother. You can buy her book on weslpress.org today. #thedarkrobedmother #racheltzviaback #nationalpoetrymonth

Join CSU's Creative Writing program as it celebrates Camille T. Dungy's America, A Love Story and Dan Beachy-Quick's Elements & Offerings at the Bas Bleu Theatre in Fort Collins, CO on Saturday, May 2 from 5 to 7 p.m. Old Firehouse Books will be selling Camille and Dan's books onsite.

Check out this review by Luke Roberts in Sidecare of Even Strange Ghosts Can be Shared! #evenstrangeghostscanebeshared #jackspicer #review

Check out these reviews of Lola the Interpreter by Lyn Hejinian! One is by Anna Zumbahlen from Full Stop (www.full-stop.net/2026/03/30/r...) and another is by Rachael Guynn Wilson from Tripwire (tripwirejournal.com/2026/04/07/r...). #lolatheinterpreter #lynhejinian #poetry

The Wesleyan University Press Poetry Series Fellowship is a one-year, full-time post-baccalaureate position based at Wesleyan University Press. The fellow works closely with the Press Director and authors in our poetry series. Apply today: wesleyan.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...

Sean Hill interviewed Camille T. Dungy, author of America, A Love Story. To see the piece, go to orionmagazine.org/article/book... #camilledungy #americaalovestory #poetry

Dianne Bilyak, author of Nothing Special, interviewed Li-Young Lee and Oliver Egger about their chapbook, I Ask My Mother to Sing: Mother Poems of Li-Young Lee in Rain Taxi. You can read the full piece here: raintaxi.com/anatomy-of-a...!

Sandra Simonds, author of Burning Oracle, will be at the Word of South Festival in Tallahassee on Sunday, April 26 from 5-6pm at the Amicus Brewery Stage. We hope to see you there! #sandrasimonds #burningoracle #poetry

Simone Forti: Improvising A Life by Ann Cooper Albright is now available in paperback! Buy it today at your local bookstore or weslpress.org. #dance #simoneforti