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February 20, 2024
New this month! Celebrate African American History Month with Room Swept Home, a heartfelt tribute from one woman to her foremothers. Remica Bingham-Risher’s new book of poems, Room Swept Home,… READ MORE
AWP 2024 — Kansas City, MO
February 1, 2024
Off-site reading @ Bliss Books & Wine Friday, 2/9, 7PM 3502 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO 64111 Join us for a delightful evening of poetry and good cheer! Featuring Kazim… READ MORE
Society for Ethnomusicology Annual Meeting 2023
November 10, 2023
October 19–23 Ottawa, Canada Wesleyan University Press recently attended the Society for Ethnomusicology Annual Meeting (SEM) 2023, in Ottawa, Canada. We celebrated the launch of new books by authors Lisa… READ MORE
Yonatan Berg: We travel with the rest of the world, with its atrocities.
October 20, 2023
An Israeli poet responds to the current Israeli-Palestinian crisis I want each Palestinian to live with dignity, human rights, freedom and liberty. I want Palestine to be a prosperous country,… READ MORE
Irena Klepfisz: Seeking a moral compass
A Jewish poet responds to the current Israeli-Palestinian crisis When I was asked to contribute something to the WUP blog in response to the present war in Israel and Gaza,… READ MORE
Noel Lobley Winner of IASPM Book Prize
August 25, 2023
On Friday, June 30, 2023, during the annual IASPM General Meeting, Noel Lobley was announced as the winner of the 2023 IASPM Book Prize, in the English-language category! His book,… READ MORE
“I Want To Surprise Myself With My Own Work”: A Conversation with Trevor Ketner
August 18, 2023
Introduction Trevor Ketner’s newest release, The Wild Hunt Divinations: A Grimoire, is a wildly creative endeavor of 154 sonnets anagrammed from Shakespeare’s sonnets, transmuting the Elizabethan canon with its focus… READ MORE
Minnie Bruce Pratt
July 3, 2023
September 12, 1946–July 2, 2023 We are saddened to learn of the passing of Minnie Bruce Pratt—poet, essayist, organizer, and activist. You can read more about Pratt in this moving… READ MORE
Summer Sale! 40% Off All Books!
July 1, 2023
Sale runs July 1st through September 8th. With the summer season upon us, a book is what you might need to escape from the heat. To coincide with the hot… READ MORE