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"Christle's verses dart and digress, refusing to stand still and stay in one place."
On Heather Christle's new book of poems, "Paper Crown" (@weslpress.bsky.social): lasvegasreviewofbooks.com/poetry-21/
On Heather Christle's new book of poems, "Paper Crown" (@weslpress.bsky.social): lasvegasreviewofbooks.com/poetry-21/
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Heather Christle, Paper Crown (Wesleyan University Press), 80 pp. Paperback, $16.95. Heather Christle’s “Perfect Song” is an absolute banger. First published in Narrative in 2019, and now included,…
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December 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
"Christle's verses dart and digress, refusing to stand still and stay in one place."
On Heather Christle's new book of poems, "Paper Crown" (@weslpress.bsky.social): lasvegasreviewofbooks.com/poetry-21/
On Heather Christle's new book of poems, "Paper Crown" (@weslpress.bsky.social): lasvegasreviewofbooks.com/poetry-21/
Elliott Sharp is doing a Feedback Book Launch & Duets with James Brandon Lewis on December 10 at 8pm. Get your tickets in advanced for $25, or at the door for $30. For more information, go to roulette.org/event/elliot.... We hope to see you there!
#elliottsharp #feedback #music
#elliottsharp #feedback #music
December 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Elliott Sharp is doing a Feedback Book Launch & Duets with James Brandon Lewis on December 10 at 8pm. Get your tickets in advanced for $25, or at the door for $30. For more information, go to roulette.org/event/elliot.... We hope to see you there!
#elliottsharp #feedback #music
#elliottsharp #feedback #music
Meet Shayna Silverstein, author of Fraught Balance! To purchase her book, go to weslpress.org!
#shaynasilverstein #fraughtbalance
#shaynasilverstein #fraughtbalance
December 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Meet Shayna Silverstein, author of Fraught Balance! To purchase her book, go to weslpress.org!
#shaynasilverstein #fraughtbalance
#shaynasilverstein #fraughtbalance
Save 40% off this holiday season on Wesleyan University Press books! Use code QGIFT25 to get your discount now until January 31, 2026!
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December 4, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Save 40% off this holiday season on Wesleyan University Press books! Use code QGIFT25 to get your discount now until January 31, 2026!
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#holidaysavings #wintersale #wesleyan
Congratulations to Shayna Silverstein whose book, Fraught Balance, won this year's Association of Middle East Women’s Studies Book Prize!
Order Silverstein's multi-award winning book today at weslpress.org
#fraughtbalance #AMEWS #bookprize
Order Silverstein's multi-award winning book today at weslpress.org
#fraughtbalance #AMEWS #bookprize
December 4, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Congratulations to Shayna Silverstein whose book, Fraught Balance, won this year's Association of Middle East Women’s Studies Book Prize!
Order Silverstein's multi-award winning book today at weslpress.org
#fraughtbalance #AMEWS #bookprize
Order Silverstein's multi-award winning book today at weslpress.org
#fraughtbalance #AMEWS #bookprize
Brenda Hillman will be on Living Writers today, December 3, from 5-6pm EST! You can tune in on WCBN-FM, 88.3 Ann Arbor. The program can also be streamed worldwide during show-time at wcbn.org, or you can subscribe to Living Writers iTunes podcast to listen later!
#livingwriters #brendahillman
#livingwriters #brendahillman
December 3, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Brenda Hillman will be on Living Writers today, December 3, from 5-6pm EST! You can tune in on WCBN-FM, 88.3 Ann Arbor. The program can also be streamed worldwide during show-time at wcbn.org, or you can subscribe to Living Writers iTunes podcast to listen later!
#livingwriters #brendahillman
#livingwriters #brendahillman
Wesleyan University Press has a distinguished history of scholarly and creative excellence that has spanned over 1,500 books since 1957. But, like other nonprofit organizations, we have a limited budget and welcome donations to help us maintain our prestigious publishing program.
December 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Wesleyan University Press has a distinguished history of scholarly and creative excellence that has spanned over 1,500 books since 1957. But, like other nonprofit organizations, we have a limited budget and welcome donations to help us maintain our prestigious publishing program.
WesPress has a history of scholarly and creative excellence that has spanned over 1,500 books since 1957. But, like other nonprofit organizations, we have a limited budget and welcome donations to help us maintain our prestigious publishing program.
#givingtuesday #supportthearts #readup
#givingtuesday #supportthearts #readup
December 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
WesPress has a history of scholarly and creative excellence that has spanned over 1,500 books since 1957. But, like other nonprofit organizations, we have a limited budget and welcome donations to help us maintain our prestigious publishing program.
#givingtuesday #supportthearts #readup
#givingtuesday #supportthearts #readup
Celebrate Cyber Monday with 50% off WesPress books! Use code QCYBER25 from 11/27-12/02 to get your discount!
#cybermonday #sales
#cybermonday #sales
December 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Celebrate Cyber Monday with 50% off WesPress books! Use code QCYBER25 from 11/27-12/02 to get your discount!
#cybermonday #sales
#cybermonday #sales
Please join Poetry Project for “The skeptic makes a return,” celebrating Lyn Hejinian's life and her new book, Lola the Interpreter. The event will be held on Dec 3 at 8pm at St Mark’s Church in NYC. For more information, go to www.poetryproject.org/events/the-s...!
#poetry #poetryproject
#poetry #poetryproject
November 27, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Please join Poetry Project for “The skeptic makes a return,” celebrating Lyn Hejinian's life and her new book, Lola the Interpreter. The event will be held on Dec 3 at 8pm at St Mark’s Church in NYC. For more information, go to www.poetryproject.org/events/the-s...!
#poetry #poetryproject
#poetry #poetryproject
Meet Donna Kwon, author of Stepping in the Mandang! To purchase her book, go to weslpress.org!
#donnakwon #steppinginthemandang
#donnakwon #steppinginthemandang
November 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Meet Donna Kwon, author of Stepping in the Mandang! To purchase her book, go to weslpress.org!
#donnakwon #steppinginthemandang
#donnakwon #steppinginthemandang
Zaynah Almasri wrote a beautiful article about Sumarsam’s important contributions and legacy at Wesleyan. Read the full piece in Wesleyan and the World here: wesandtheworld.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2025/10/02/g....
#sumersam #wesleyan
#sumersam #wesleyan
November 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Zaynah Almasri wrote a beautiful article about Sumarsam’s important contributions and legacy at Wesleyan. Read the full piece in Wesleyan and the World here: wesandtheworld.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2025/10/02/g....
#sumersam #wesleyan
#sumersam #wesleyan
Congratulations again to Sumarsam and Shayna Silverstein for winning and receiving an Honourable Mention, respectively, for the 2025 International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance Best Book prize.
You can learn more about the ICTMD Book Prize here: lnkd.in/enndRkJE
#dance #awardwinner
You can learn more about the ICTMD Book Prize here: lnkd.in/enndRkJE
#dance #awardwinner
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Congratulations again to Sumarsam and Shayna Silverstein for winning and receiving an Honourable Mention, respectively, for the 2025 International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance Best Book prize.
You can learn more about the ICTMD Book Prize here: lnkd.in/enndRkJE
#dance #awardwinner
You can learn more about the ICTMD Book Prize here: lnkd.in/enndRkJE
#dance #awardwinner
Congratulations to Isabelle Baafi @isabellebaafi, whose UK edition of her book Chaotic Good was shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize!
To purchase Chaotic Good, go to weslpress.org!
To purchase Chaotic Good, go to weslpress.org!
November 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Congratulations to Isabelle Baafi @isabellebaafi, whose UK edition of her book Chaotic Good was shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize!
To purchase Chaotic Good, go to weslpress.org!
To purchase Chaotic Good, go to weslpress.org!
Meet Dave Fossum, author of Copyright Consciousness! To purchase his new book, go to weslpress.org!
#davefossum #copyrightconsciousness
#davefossum #copyrightconsciousness
November 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Meet Dave Fossum, author of Copyright Consciousness! To purchase his new book, go to weslpress.org!
#davefossum #copyrightconsciousness
#davefossum #copyrightconsciousness
Save during the holidays when you use the discount code QCyber25 for 50% off books from November 27 to December 2! 📚
#wesleyan #holidaysales #cybermonday
#wesleyan #holidaysales #cybermonday
November 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Save during the holidays when you use the discount code QCyber25 for 50% off books from November 27 to December 2! 📚
#wesleyan #holidaysales #cybermonday
#wesleyan #holidaysales #cybermonday
Join us for Madison WI's Monsters of Poetry event featuring Carson Faust, Sasha Debevec-McKenney, Heather Christle, and Steven Espada Dawson today, November 22, at 7 pm! We hope to see you there!
Purchase Heather Christle’s book, Paper Crown, on weslpress.org today!
#poetry #heatherchristle
Purchase Heather Christle’s book, Paper Crown, on weslpress.org today!
#poetry #heatherchristle
November 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Join us for Madison WI's Monsters of Poetry event featuring Carson Faust, Sasha Debevec-McKenney, Heather Christle, and Steven Espada Dawson today, November 22, at 7 pm! We hope to see you there!
Purchase Heather Christle’s book, Paper Crown, on weslpress.org today!
#poetry #heatherchristle
Purchase Heather Christle’s book, Paper Crown, on weslpress.org today!
#poetry #heatherchristle
Daniel Benjamin published an article in Jacket 2 on Jack Spicer’s student activism and resistance to the McCarthyist California loyalty oath. To read the full article, go to jacket2.org/article/port...!
#danielbenjamin #jackspicer #jacket2
#danielbenjamin #jackspicer #jacket2
November 21, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Daniel Benjamin published an article in Jacket 2 on Jack Spicer’s student activism and resistance to the McCarthyist California loyalty oath. To read the full article, go to jacket2.org/article/port...!
#danielbenjamin #jackspicer #jacket2
#danielbenjamin #jackspicer #jacket2
A beautiful excerpt from Victoria Buitron’s “Daddy’s Lesson” from Katherine Duarte's chapbook, A las orillas del Río Viejo! To read the full poem, get your copy today at weslpress.org!
#poetry #chapbook #victoriabuitron
#poetry #chapbook #victoriabuitron
November 19, 2025 at 12:34 AM
A beautiful excerpt from Victoria Buitron’s “Daddy’s Lesson” from Katherine Duarte's chapbook, A las orillas del Río Viejo! To read the full poem, get your copy today at weslpress.org!
#poetry #chapbook #victoriabuitron
#poetry #chapbook #victoriabuitron
Join Poetry Project tomorrow night (11/19) for a gathering in honor of Alice Notley, who passed away this past spring in Paris. Those who cannot attend can watch the livestream for free on the Project's YouTube channel. #poetry #alicenotley #poetryproject
November 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Join Poetry Project tomorrow night (11/19) for a gathering in honor of Alice Notley, who passed away this past spring in Paris. Those who cannot attend can watch the livestream for free on the Project's YouTube channel. #poetry #alicenotley #poetryproject
We were delighted to see Elliott Sharp perform Entanglement Suite with Janene Higgins this week!
You can buy his new book, Feedback, now at weslpress.org!
#elliottsharp #feedback #music
You can buy his new book, Feedback, now at weslpress.org!
#elliottsharp #feedback #music
November 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
We were delighted to see Elliott Sharp perform Entanglement Suite with Janene Higgins this week!
You can buy his new book, Feedback, now at weslpress.org!
#elliottsharp #feedback #music
You can buy his new book, Feedback, now at weslpress.org!
#elliottsharp #feedback #music
Check out this interview from Alaska Book Week with Alaska poet, Annie Wenstrup! Annie reads from her book The Museum of Unnatural Histories and discusses her work with Nicole Stellon O’Donnell. Watch the full interview here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=DghI...!
#alaskapoets #anniewenstrup #poetry
#alaskapoets #anniewenstrup #poetry
November 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Check out this interview from Alaska Book Week with Alaska poet, Annie Wenstrup! Annie reads from her book The Museum of Unnatural Histories and discusses her work with Nicole Stellon O’Donnell. Watch the full interview here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=DghI...!
#alaskapoets #anniewenstrup #poetry
#alaskapoets #anniewenstrup #poetry
Join us on Thursday, November 20 6pm at Kelly Writer’s House at the University of Pennsylvania and virtually, for Jack Spicer at 100. This event will be a conversation led by Daniel Benjamin. Be sure to register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#jackspicer #danielbenjamin #kellywritershouse
#jackspicer #danielbenjamin #kellywritershouse
November 17, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Join us on Thursday, November 20 6pm at Kelly Writer’s House at the University of Pennsylvania and virtually, for Jack Spicer at 100. This event will be a conversation led by Daniel Benjamin. Be sure to register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#jackspicer #danielbenjamin #kellywritershouse
#jackspicer #danielbenjamin #kellywritershouse
Please join us for a special presentation of writer Annie Wenstrup. Wenstrup will read her poetry from her most recent publication, The Museum of Unnatural Histories, starting at 5 pm on Nov. 18. For more info, go here: calendar.utk.edu/event/annie-...!
#anniewenstrup #themuseumofunnaturalhistories
#anniewenstrup #themuseumofunnaturalhistories
November 16, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Please join us for a special presentation of writer Annie Wenstrup. Wenstrup will read her poetry from her most recent publication, The Museum of Unnatural Histories, starting at 5 pm on Nov. 18. For more info, go here: calendar.utk.edu/event/annie-...!
#anniewenstrup #themuseumofunnaturalhistories
#anniewenstrup #themuseumofunnaturalhistories
In celebration of Transgender Awareness Week, we are celebrating recent trans authors.
✨ DEED by torrin a. greathouse is a lyrically innovative exploration of queer sex and desire.
✨ Transtraterrestrial by Sage Ni'Ja Whitson documents Whitson's groundbreaking pieces.
#transgenderawarenessweek
✨ DEED by torrin a. greathouse is a lyrically innovative exploration of queer sex and desire.
✨ Transtraterrestrial by Sage Ni'Ja Whitson documents Whitson's groundbreaking pieces.
#transgenderawarenessweek
November 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
In celebration of Transgender Awareness Week, we are celebrating recent trans authors.
✨ DEED by torrin a. greathouse is a lyrically innovative exploration of queer sex and desire.
✨ Transtraterrestrial by Sage Ni'Ja Whitson documents Whitson's groundbreaking pieces.
#transgenderawarenessweek
✨ DEED by torrin a. greathouse is a lyrically innovative exploration of queer sex and desire.
✨ Transtraterrestrial by Sage Ni'Ja Whitson documents Whitson's groundbreaking pieces.
#transgenderawarenessweek