Juneteenth
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
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Pride Month 2023
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
National Gun Violence Awareness Day
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
Asian American & Pacific Islander Month: Kazim Ali
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
Remembering the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
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
A.B. Spellman, Between the Night and Its Music
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
National Poetry Month 2023
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
Wesleyan UP at AWP 2023
March 7, 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
March 1, 2023
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
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