Kerri Webster named Idaho Writer in Residence
June 29, 2023
Idaho native and poet Kerri Webster has been named Idaho Writer in Residence by Idaho Commission on the Arts. This is regarded as one of the highest literary recognitions that… READ MORE
June 29, 2023
Idaho native and poet Kerri Webster has been named Idaho Writer in Residence by Idaho Commission on the Arts. This is regarded as one of the highest literary recognitions that… READ MORE
Wesleyan University Press is pleased to announce that Ed Roberson has been elected to the Academy of American Poets’ prestigious Board of Chancellors. According to the Academy, this position entails… READ MORE
June 27, 2023
Introduction SARAH BLAKE is an American writer living in London. She is the award-winning author of the novels Namaah and Clean Air and the poetry books Let’s Not Live on Earth and Mr. West. NICKY ARSCOTT is… READ MORE
June 19, 2023
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
May 31, 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
May 30, 2023
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
May 1, 2023
May is Asian American & Pacific Islander Month! We are taking this opportunity to honor the achievements and contributions of poet Kazim Ali. KAZIM ALI is a a poet, prose… READ MORE
April 19, 2023
“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
April 13, 2023
Wesleyan University Press is pleased to announce that we will publish Between the Night and Its Music: New and Selected Poems, by A.B. Spellman (edited and with an introduction by… READ MORE
April 5, 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