The WriteAngles Conference, organized by our friends at Straw Dog Writers, is coming up on 10/18 at Greenfield Community College! It features a keynote by Franny Choi, workshops, panels, an open mic & more. Perugia’s own Gail Thomas will present on publishing for poets. 📝📚🎤 @gthomaspoet.bsky.social

Thank you to Westover School for hosting Joan Kwon Glass as a visiting poet. Joan presented a workshop as well as an all-community reading, and it was a powerful experience for all. We’re so grateful to see Joan’s work and her Perugia book embraced in this way. ♥️📚♥️ @joankwonglass.bsky.social

Thank you @perugiapress.bsky.social and @rholanderpoet.bsky.social for sharing one of my poems for a writing prompt today! Women Poets, send your manuscript to Perugia Press thru Nov. 15! They publish 1st & 2nd books, and take good care of their poets forever 💗 #poetry #WritingCommunity #prompt

Here’s a Friday writing prompt from Perugia Press, drawn from the poetry collection GRAYLING by Jenifer Browne Lawrence. Find more prompts, sample poems, and discussion questions in our reading companions and check out Lawrence’s book & others in our bookshop (linktree in bio). @jenblaw.bsky.social

Joan Kwon Glass is offering a FREE poetry workshop on 10/20 through the Connecticut Poetry Society. Check out link for more info on this “Poets on Poetry” offering! 📝📖📚 @joankwonglass.bsky.social ctpoetry.org/events/?fbcl...

Rebecca Pelky will be reading in a creative writing alumni event at Northern Michigan University on October 9 at 6:30pm with Sarah Helen Bates, Krys Malcolm Belc, and Lisa Fay Coutley in the Peter White Public Library. 🌟🌟🌟🌟 @rebeccapelkypoet.bsky.social

So happy to share the cover of SINGING FROM THE DEEP END, coming from CavanKerry Press 2/3/26! Singing praises & gratitude to the @cavankerrypress.bsky.social team for making this book with me in such a beautiful way. 20% off till 11/2 (link in bio). Deep ♥️ & thanks to all who support/ed this book.

Poet and professor Carolina Hotchandani has a new poem, “Vicarious,” in the latest Copper Nickel. Here’s an except, and check out info on the whole issue at copper-nickel.org. Brava, Carolina! ♥️🐐🔥 @chotchandani.bsky.social

Perugia offers free reading companions for our books, for use in a variety of classes & workshops, or for independent reading & reflection. Check out the guide for Apostasies in the “Classroom” tab on our site (& thanks to our summer interns for collaborating on this!). @hollicarrell.bsky.social

The spring season from the Boutelle-Day Poetry Center begins TONIGHT! The first reading features Gabrielle Calvocoressi in convo w/Leila Chatti. The season closes w/Smith alumn poets Joan Kwon Glass & janan alexandra in convo w/Rebecca Hart Olander. Save these dates!!! ♥️📚🎉 @joankwonglass.bsky.social

Thanks, Regan Williams, for your great work this summer as a Perugia intern! Read about Regan in our latest blog post (see linktree). An excerpt: “The mission of Perugia Press to highlight the work of women writers resonated with me because I believe amplifying underrepresented voices is essential.”

Regan Williams recently completed a summer internship at Perugia Press, in collaboration with the Amherst College Houston Program. Jean Blakeman, Perugia Press board president, conducted an interview with Regan about her experience as a Perugia intern and as a scholar. @hollicarrell.bsky.social

Our new series "Flux & Flow: Perugia Press Poetry Films" reimagines Perugia poets’ work through film. The first film features Melanie Braverman's poem "Compass" from her Perugia Press book RED, and it was created by summer 2025 intern Regan Williams. Check us out on YouTube (link in Linktree). ♥️🌊

Gratitude to Brooklyn Poets for hosting Holli Carrell last Friday & helping to share Holli’s debut - our latest book, APOSTASIES - with the world. And thanks to all who came out to read & listen in person & online. 📖🎤♥️ @hollicarrell.bsky.social @asterismbooks.bsky.social @brooklynpoets.bsky.social

Thank you for celebrating @chotchandani.bsky.social’s book in this year’s #HispanicHeritageMonth showcase! ♥️ @clmporg.bsky.social

Check out our latest newsletter: The 2026 Perugia Press Prize is OPEN * APOSTASIES News & Events (including TONIGHT!) * Kalehua Kim in the BIWOC Poet Spotlight * Perugia Poet News * Brooklyn Book Fest Pix @brooklynpoets.bsky.social @triohousepress.org @kalekim.bsky.social @hollicarrell.bsky.social

Perugia Press’s annual prize is open through 11/15, for what will be our 30th collection. Open to women poets, inclusive of gender-expansive identities, who have not published more than one full-length collection. Guidelines & info at linktree in bio. We look forward to reading your work!

Holli Carrell is the “Poet of the Week” @brooklynpoets.bsky.social, leading up to tonight’s Friday Night Open featuring @hollicarrell.bsky.social & @myamatteoalexice.bsky.social. Here’s a poem they’re featuring from Apostasies & Holli’s telling about the making. Link to feature in our Linktree. ♥️📖🌟

TONIGHT! 🌟🌟 @hollicarrell.bsky.social @myamatteoalexice.bsky.social @brooklynpoets.bsky.social

Sat., October 4, the Poetry Society of VT & NE Poetry Club are holding their first collaborative event & NEPC member Gail Thomas will be one of the readers! 10:30am-2:30pm, W. Village Meetinghouse, W. Brattleboro, VT. Reg by 10/1. (www.ascvt.org). @nepoetryclub.bsky.social @gthomaspoet.bsky.social

Celebratory post for Holli Carrell’s OH launch of APOSTASIES! Congrats & flowers to the debut poets showcased at Mom ‘n ‘em Coffee & hosted by the incomparable Felicia Zamora: Holli Carrell, Arah Ko, Eliza Guerra, Andy Sia & Lisa Low. 🎉📚🌟 @hollicarrell.bsky.social @feliciazamorapoet.bsky.social

How long since you ordered/bought a book directly from a small press? This morning, for me 🙈💙📚✨ perugiapress.org/product/apos...

Perugia out here doing such good and beautiful work 🙏🎉🎉🎉 We are big fans. (We are POETRY BARN-SIZED FANS, haha 😉) @rholanderpoet.bsky.social

THIS WEEK! Friday Night Open at Brooklyn Poets features Holli Carrell & Mya Matteo Alexice on Fri. 9/26 for an open mic & featured readings. Doors open @ 6pm & event begins @ 6:30pm. Info & tix @ bit.ly/bkp-fno 🎟️🎤📖♥️ @brooklynpoets.bsky.social @hollicarrell.bsky.social @myamatteoalexice.bsky.social

Please check out our blog (linktree in bio) to read more about the work of Kalehua Kim and her book Mele (Trio House Press, 2025).🌟 @triohousepress.org @kalekim.bsky.social

This month we’re celebrating the work of Kalehua Kim in our “Emerging BIWOC Poet Spotlight.” Here’s a piece from her book Mele (Trio House Press, 2025), and you can learn more about this poet on our website (linktree in bio). @triohousepress.org @kalekim.bsky.social

Thanks, @perugiapress.bsky.social, for spotlighting @kalekim.bsky.social and her work! 💛💜💛💜

Thank you for celebrating Jackie Balderrama's NOW IN COLOR, @clmporg.bsky.social!

This month we're celebrating the work of Kalehua Kim in our "Emerging BIWOC Poet Spotlight." Check it out to read one of her poems and learn more about this poet. @triohousepress.org

Thanks, Asterism, for these shoutouts for Apostasies by Holli Carrell & Daughter of Three Gone Kingdoms by Joan Kwon Glass. We’re so happy to work w/Asterism to get our books into the world & on bookstore shelves! ♥️📚♥️ @hollicarrell.bsky.social @joankwonglass.bsky.social @asterismbooks.bsky.social

Here’s a Friday writing prompt from Perugia Press, drawn from the poetry collection APOSTASIES by Holli Carrell to celebrate its pub week! Find more prompts, poems & discussion questions in our reading companions (including APOSTASIES) & check our out bookshop in Linktree. @hollicarrell.bsky.social

Monday 9/22, Holli Carrell will be celebrating the launch of APOSTASIES in a debut poet showcase @ 6:30pm @ Mom ‘n ‘em Coffee (3128 Colerain Ave, Cincinnati). Feat. Holli Carrell, Arah Ko, Eliza Guerra, Andy Sia & Lisa Low & hosted by Felicia Zamora. All are welcome! 🎉📚🌟 @hollicarrell.bsky.social

Our board member Jen Jabaily-Blackburn is reading TOMORROW with Sara Eddy at My Health Matters community space in Hadley, MA at 7:00. Check out the awesomeness if you can! 🐻🎉🐇 @jenjblackburn.bsky.social @saraeddy66.bsky.social @mhmfitwell.bsky.social

This Saturday, 9/20, 7-8:30, join PVWW for a night of poetry, stories & literary magic under the fairy lights on the lawn of the Florence Civic Center in downtown Florence MA! Featuring a lineup of local authors - including Perugia’s own Gail Thomas. ✨🌟✨ @gthomaspoet.bsky.social @pvww.bsky.social

Many thanks to CLMP for featuring Holli Carrell’s APOSTASIES in their September showcase of books launching this month. Check out all the fantastic new collections at CLMP.org. 🌟📚🌟 @clmporg.bsky.social @hollicarrell.bsky.social @asterismbooks.bsky.social

Thanks for including our books NOW IN COLOR and THE BOOK EATERS on this amazing list! 💞 @chotchandani.bsky.social

Thanks, CLMP, for including Perugia poets Jacqueline Balderrama (NOW IN COLOR, Perugia, 2020) and Carolina Hotchandani (THE BOOK EATERS, Perugia, 2023) in your Reading List for Hispanic Heritage Month 2025. See the whole list of beautiful books at @clmporg.bsky.social 🌟📚 @chotchandani.bsky.social

Thanks for celebrating with us, @cincinnatireview.bsky.social! 💞 @hollicarrell.bsky.social

Catherine Anderson’s new book Afloat (coming out from Meadowlark Press this fall) was announced in Poets & Writers magazine. Brava, Catherine! @pw.org

Check out our latest newsletter: Apostasies Is OUT! * Summer Intern Kamali Williams * Perugia Press Prize Is Open * Perugia at Brooklyn Book Fest 9/21 * Perugia Poet News! @hollicarrell.bsky.social @taylorbyas.bsky.social @joankwonglass.bsky.social @chotchandani.bsky.social @gthomaspoet.bsky.social

Happy publication day to APOSTASIES & poet Holli Carrell! We appreciate everyone’s support along this publication path & those the book will connect with as it finds its readers & audiences. Brava, Holli! 🎉♥️🪩 @hollicarrell.bsky.social @asterismbooks.bsky.social @bookmobile-itasca.bsky.social

Here’s a Friday writing prompt from Perugia Press, drawn from the poetry collection THE DISAPPEARING LETTERS by Carol Edelstein. Find more prompts, sample poems, and discussion questions in our reading companions, and check out Edelstein’s book and others in our bookshop (linktree in bio).

We’re so grateful to poet Felicia Zamora for supporting Holli Carrell’s debut collection APOSTASIES with this praise. APOSTASIES is officially out on 9/15. Preorder yours from Perugia or Asterism (see Linktree). @hollicarrell.bsky.social @asterismbooks.bsky.social @feliciazamorapoet.bsky.social

Congratulations to Abby E. Murray - their poem “I Can’t Find My Gender” was nominated for Best of the Net by ONE ART. Cheers to all the nominees! @oneart.bsky.social

Philly Poetry Chapbook Review publishes updates about releases of full-length poetry titles. Gratitude to their team for featuring Holli Carrell’s APOSTASIES in such good company this week! 🌟📚🙏 @hollicarrell.bsky.social @asterismbooks.bsky.social @phillychapbook.bsky.social

Abby E. Murray will be in conversation with Chris Vega this Thursday 9/11 at 6pm at Grit City Books in Tacoma, WA. They will be “sharing poems and discussing the collision of so many ways of thinking: pacifism and military service, sexism and the dismantling of harmful traditions (to name a few).”

Thank you, Kamali Williams, for your great work this summer as a Perugia Press intern! Read about Kamali and the work she did for our press in our latest blog post (linktree in bio). From Kamali: “Reading the books I worked with made me realize poetry helps give a voice to those who need it.” ♥️

Thanks for including APOSTASIES by @hollicarrell.bsky.social in this great showcase! 💞

Kamali Williams recently completed a summer internship at Perugia, in collab with Smith College's Praxis Program. Jean Blakeman, our board president, interviewed Kamali about her experience as a Perugia intern. @hollicarrell.bsky.social @lisaallenortiz.bsky.social perugiapress.org/2025/09/a-co...