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Juneteenth

Juneteenth

by Marilyn Nelson With her shiny black-patent sandalsand her Japanese parasol,and wearing a brand-new Juneteenth dress, Johnnie’s a living doll. Juneteenth: when the Negro telegraph reached the last sad slave… READ MORE

Pride Month 2023

Pride Month 2023

Pride Month is here! June is a time for us to celebrate and commemorate the LGBTQIA+ community. Both authors and readers come from an incredible range of diverse backgrounds and… READ MORE

National Gun Violence Awareness Day

National Gun Violence Awareness Day

On National Gun Violence Awareness Day, we stand with fellow university presses, booksellers, and other literary groups, to participate in the Wear Orange Campaign. The Wear Orange Campaign commemorates and honors… READ MORE

Remembering the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Remembering the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

“On April 19, 1943, the Warsaw ghetto uprising began after German troops and police entered the ghetto to deport its surviving inhabitants. Jewish insurgents inside the ghetto resisted these efforts…. READ MORE

National Poetry Month 2023

National Poetry Month 2023

April is National Poetry Month, a good time to consider our new poetry books. New Poetry for Spring 2023 The Wild Hunt Divinations: A Grimoire / Trevor Ketner “Sexy, queer,… READ MORE

Wesleyan UP at AWP 2023

Wesleyan UP at AWP 2023

Please visit us at Booth #1002! **Scroll down for our signing schedule We are offering a conference discount of 40% off all of our poetry and literature titles. Please use… READ MORE

Women’s History Month: Irena Klepfisz

Women’s History Month: Irena Klepfisz

Women’s History Month is a time to celebrate the contributions of women and their roles in our cultural history. For Women’s History Month 2023, we are turning the spotlight to… READ MORE

Critique is Creative: Process in Action

Critique is Creative: Process in Action

The Critical Response Process® in Action Devised by choreographer Liz Lerman in 1990, Critical Response Process® (CRP) is an internationally recognized method for giving and getting feedback on creative works… READ MORE

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