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Happy pub day to DANIEL HALPERN's AIR! In AIR, HALPERN writes to French actresses, old lovers, a pot of stew, insomnia, and to friends past and present, sharing lessons of the literary world. He proves that poetry is quite literally all around us. Get your copy at buff.ly/0MM1sxE!

Thank you to everyone who submitted to our 2025 Open Reading Period and who has inquired about sending us their work in 2026! After carefully considering hundreds of extraordinary submissions, we are nearly ready to share some of this standout poetry with you! Stay tuned here!

Happy Pub Day to LAURA KASISCHKE’s collection, I WAS BONNIE & CLYDE! Ghosts haunt and heighten these poems as they draw upon the weariness of historical women—Bonnie Parker, Lady Godiva, Amy Winehouse, a handbook’s unnamed perfect hostess. Learn more and get your copy at https://bit.ly/3Rv2gTh

Now on YouTube! View the opening event of ARTHUR SZE's second term as U.S. Poet Laureate: a reading and conversation with U.K. Poet Laureate Simon Armitage! These remarkable poets shine a light on the imaginative brilliance of ancient and contemporary poets! Watch now at: https://bit.ly/4uh3y2K

Why did PAISLEY REKDAL title her newest book "HERITANCE" and not "Inheritance?" Because, she reminds us, a legacy is never simply "inherited": It is a "constant choice," a future we build here and now, day by day.

Happy pub day to KELLI RUSSELL AGODON’s newest collection, ACCIDENTAL DEVOTIONS! With queer tenderness and an ongoing devotion to desire, these poems make room for grief and joy, pleasure and struggle. Get your copy at https://bit.ly/4rINC7Y

Artists like PAISLEY REKDAL remind us that poetry is not a product of isolation. It is a social project, constantly in conversation with both our personal and national histories.

Poets like PAISLEY REKDAL ask the questions of their past that will shape our collective future. In their compelling and inquisitive books, we find the space to reflect on the values we’ve inherited and decide which ones to carry forward. Please, support our cultural legacy at bit.ly/4tcgXYI

"The river is fateful, / Like the last one." —Wallace Stevens As we continue to celebrate the publication of A THIRD COMMONNESS, we invite you to follow Robert Hass down the "stream of imagination that flows through the American arts." Get your copy at: https://bit.ly/4lUdvQA

Happy pub day to former U.S. Poet Laureate ROBERT HASS's collection, A THIRD COMMONNESS! This generous tour of American ecopoetry weaves histories with the boundless hand of a passionate reader inseparable from literary vitality. Learn more and get your copy at https://bit.ly/4lUdvQA

Tonight at 7:00pm ET! Join U.S. Poet Laureate ARTHUR SZE and U.K. Poet Laureate Simon Armitage for a conversation about translation and their latest collections: SZE's TRANSIENT WORLDS and Armitage's translation of Gilgamesh. Attend the livestream at https://bit.ly/49kYSQV

Happy pub day to CHRISTOPHER KONDRICH’s TREAD UPON! In this collection, KONDRICH explores the social, political, religious, and economic drivers behind the chronic devaluation of the living world. Learn more and get your copy at https://bit.ly/4tDKMmb

Coming this Fall/Winter 2026! We are honored to bring you ten new collections by first-time and returning poets! These wise and persistent books make their way by questioning the self and its surroundings, both present and historical. Learn more about these forthcoming titles at: bit.ly/4tWw21c

Spotted in Sunday's NYT Book Review: By the Book featuring ARTHUR SZE! This week, Sze takes you through how he selected poems for his new book TRANSIENT WORLDS; which three writers he'd want to have dinner with; and a few of his favorite books! Read it online now at: https://nyti.ms/4vYrlpJ

We are pleased to announce that RICHARD SIKEN is the recipient of this year's Thom Gunn Award for Gay Poetry! SIKEN also won the award in 2006 for his first collection, Crush. Get your copy of I DO KNOW SOME THINGS at https://bit.ly/4pHuoza

Congratulations to JENNIFER CHANG, whose collection AN AUTHENTIC LIFE is the winner of the 2026 Kingsley Tufts Award! AN AUTHENTIC LIFE was also a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. Get your copy at https://bit.ly/3WHsRwV

Happy pub day to U.S. Poet Laureate ARTHUR SZE’s newest book and long-awaited Laureate project, TRANSIENT WORLDS! This innovative collection takes readers on a journey across 1,500 years of poetry translated from 13 languages.

On May 7, join PAISLEY REKDAL for a virtual poetry reading and benefit for Copper Canyon Press. You'll hear selections from PAISLEY's forthcoming collection, HERITANCE, and have an opportunity to donate to support the Press's entire fall season. Register now at https://bit.ly/4snYPdS. See you then!

We love this review of DEAN YOUNG's surreal and profound collection, CREATURE FEATURE from The New York Times! Read it now at https://nyti.ms/3PWucil, and get your copy of CREATURE FEATURE at https://bit.ly/4rLWwCf.

Happy pub day to MICHAEL BAZZETT’s CLOUDWATCHER. Winner of the inaugural 2025 Stern Prize, this collection leaves us with a heightened sense of how absurd and wondrous it is to inhabit a temporary body. Learn more and get your copy at https://bit.ly/3OTRhRW.

Happy pub day to DEAN YOUNG's first posthumous collection, CREATURE FEATURE. Brimming with surrealist imagery and horror flick iconography, this collection displays YOUNG’s sharp humor, playfulness, and imaginative power. Learn more and get your copy at https://bit.ly/3MqL535

Looking for your next read? New York Public Library recommends MY PERFECT COGNATE by NATALIE SCENTERS-ZAPICO, STAY DEAD by NATALIE SHAPERO, and THE NEW ECONOMY by GABRIELLE CALVOCORESSI! Check out these collections during you next library visit, or go to https://bit.ly/4rLWwCf for more info!

On April 20, join U.S. Poet Laureate ARTHUR SZE and host Michael Wiegers for a celebration of TRANSIENT WORLDS, the first Laureate project to center poetry-in-translation.

Forthcoming May 26: AIR by DANIEL HALPERN In today's #coverfeature, HALPERN tells us how a spur-of-the-moment photograph became the face of his latest poetry collection:

Forthcoming May 5: A THIRD COMMONNESS: ESSAYS ON POETRY, POETICS, AND THE NATURAL WORLD by former U.S. Poet Laureate ROBERT HASS. Today, HASS gives us a first look at his sprawling exploration of poetic heritage and the inspired lines by Wallace Steven that gave this collection its name.

Congratulations to PÁDRAIG Ó TUAMA whose collection KITCHEN HYMNS is a finalist for Lambda Literary’s 2026 Lammy Award in Gay Poetry! To get your copy of KITCHEN HYMNS, visit https://bit.ly/3RFKXfI. Winners will be announced on June 12th. Congrats to PÁDRAIG and all finalists!

Save the date! On April 30, U.S. Poet Laureate ARTHUR SZE returns to the Library of Congress with U.K. Poet Laureate Simon Armitage to discuss their forthcoming collections! SZE celebrates TRANSIENT WORLDS, which encourages readers to unlock their poetic creativity through the art of translation.

Please join us in congratulating RICHARD SIKEN, whose most recent collection I DO KNOW SOME THINGS is a finalist for the Thom Gunn Award for Gay Poetry! This award celebrates outstanding LGBTQ poetry, honoring the legacy of the poet Thom Gunn. SIKEN’s first book, CRUSH, won the prize in 2006.

Congratulations to PATRICIA SPEARS JONES, recipient of the Rauschenberg Centennial Award for Writing and a $100,000 prize! This one-time prize has been awarded to four participants of the Captiva Residency, in honor of artist Robert Rauschenberg’s one hundredth birthday.

Congratulations to JENNIFER CHANG whose collection AN AUTHENTIC LIFE is a finalist for the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award! This award honors a mid-career poet whose work demonstrates exceptional literary achievement. A winner will be announced on March 28. Congrats to all finalists!

#AWP2026 is officially here! Find Copper Canyon Press at booths #1038 and #1040. We have collections from our forthcoming spring/summer season, classics from seasons past, and an array of author signings to look forward to! We hope you'll drop by!

Who else is excited for the AWP 2026 bookfair?! While you're there, don't miss these author signings at the Copper Canyon booths 1038 and 1040 on March 5–7! Check out our complete author-signing schedule and stay tuned here for more updates on where to find Copper Canyon Press poets at #AWP2026!

Welcome to our final #MeettheIntern Monday of the Spring 2026 season! Today, it is our pleasure to introduce you to our incredible production intern, Lili! Read their 60-second Q&A and learn more about interning with the Press at https://bit.ly/3ZR3r09!

Forthcoming April 7: CLOUDWATCHER by MICHAEL BAZZETT, winner of the 2025 Stern Prize from The American Poetry Review! In today's #coverfeature, BAZZETT tells us about the uncanny resemblance—and rightness—between his speaker, self, and cover figure:

Attention booksellers! We’re thrilled to share that U.S. Poet Laureate ARTHUR SZE will be at this year’s Winter Institute Conference to give you a preview of his Laureate project, TRANSIENT WORLDS: ON TRANSLATING POETRY—your passport into 1,500 years of global poetry.

Congratulations to RICHARD SIKEN and GABRIELLE CALVOCORESSI, finalists for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Poetry!

Forthcoming April 28: TREAD UPON by CHRISTOPHER KONDRICH! In today's #coverfeature, KONDRICH tells us how his newest collection's cover art foreshadows the emotional and stylistic sensibilities of the poems within:

Happy #MeettheIntern Monday! Today, it's our pleasure to introduce you to our fantastic communications intern, Francis! Read her full Q&A at https://bit.ly/4kxLHR3, and don't forget that applications for Copper Canyon Press's Fall 2026 internship program open on March 15th!

Forthcoming May 12: ACCIDENTAL DEVOTIONS by KELLI RUSSELL AGODON ( @kelliagodon.bsky.social ). For today's #coverfeature, Kelli describes the felicitous discovery of her latest collection's cover art:

Happy #MeettheIntern Monday! Today, it's our pleasure to introduce you to the spectacular Caroline! Read their full 60-second Q&A at: https://bit.ly/3ZR3r09! Interested in interning with Copper Canyon Press? Applications open on March 15th! Learn more at: https://bit.ly/39xP30I!

Forthcoming April 7: CREATURE FEATURE by DEAN YOUNG For this #coverfeature, Dobby Gibson and Matt Hart, friends of DEAN YOUNG, take us behind the cover art of YOUNG'S first posthumous collection:

Out now from the London Review of Books! Stephanie Burt unpacks RICHARD SIKEN'S unconventional path into poetry, the surprising nimbleness of his prose poems, and disability advocacy in I DO KNOW SOME THINGS. Read the full piece at: https://bit.ly/4rv3732

There may be six more weeks of winter ahead, but our Spring/Summer 2026 galleys have arrived, bringing the promise of warm days and illuminating poetry! We can't wait to share these collections with you starting in April. For now, cozy up and browse the full catalog at https://bit.ly/4qXxgIE!

Four brilliant new interns have joined the Copper Canyon Press team! This #MeettheIntern Monday, it's our pleasure to introduce you to Ernie! Read Ernie's full 60-second Q&A at https://bit.ly/3ZR3r09, and stay tuned here to meet each of the spectacular Spring 2026 interns!

Congratulations to U.S. Poet Laureate ARTHUR SZE, whose collection INTO THE HUSH was named a finalist for the PEN / Jean Stein Book Award! This prestigious award from honors a groundbreaking work of any genre for its originality, merit, and impact. A winner will be announced on March 31st!

Congrats to YUKI TANAKA whose debut, CHRONICLE OF DRIFTING (https://bit.ly/4cv9vkE), is a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award! A livestreamed reading will take place on March 25th at 6:30 pm ET, followed by an awards ceremony on the 26th. Congrats to all finalists and honorees!

We're delighted to share that KELLI RUSSELL AGODON and KEVIN PRUFER are Guest Poets for this year's Stafford Challenge! The Stafford Challenge invites poets to commit to writing one poem each day for a year. Join the challenge and register for Guest Poets' events at https://bit.ly/4qvyxGw!

Join T.S. Eliot Prize shortlister NATALIE SHAPERO and her fellow honorees for a special livestream reading! SHAPERO is recognized for STAY DEAD, which examines performance, comedy, and despair through the lenses of method acting and abstract expressionism. Watch live via at: https://bit.ly/3ZdwoDi

Next Thursday, join U.S. Poet Laureate ARTHUR SZE and Mandana Chaffa of the National Book Critics Circle for a virtual conversation about poetry in translation—and a chance to learn more about ARTHUR SZE's new book and Laureate project, TRANSIENT WORLDS. Reserve your spot: https://bit.ly/4svV3R3