PUBLISHING NEW WOMEN POETS SINCE 1997
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* Submissions close TOMORROW! *
The 2022 Perugia Press Prize contest is open for submissions
only until the end of the day on Monday, November 15.
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Through a Red Place is launched!
We've been celebrating the release of Rebecca Pelky's 2021 Perugia Press Prize-winning book Through a Red Place this November, in honor of Native American Heritage month. On November 4, we held the official Perugia launch featuring the poet with cover artist Kristin Emilyta and the book cover writers: Diane Glancy & Margaret Noodin. It was a beautiful event. You can watch the recording here (passcode ^H.7=E0B).
Rebecca Pelky was also celebrated at Clarkson University, where she teaches, with an in-person launch on November 11. Here's a picture of her discussing archival material that appears in the book and represents her ancestral heritage (with thanks to Blair Stein for the photo):
Perugia Press is holding another event this Thursday, November 18, from 4:00-5:30 pm EDT. It's a virtual reading and conversation co-sponsored by the English Dept. and the S.A.I.L. Program at Westfield State University and featuring Rebecca Pelky and Gwendolyn Paradice. It's free & open to the public, but registration is required. Here's the link to register!
Gwendolyn Paradice & Rebecca Pelky
we'll send you a bookplate signed by Rebecca Pelky with your order.
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Poet's Platform: Lisa Allen Ortiz
Poet’s Platform is a recurring column highlighting the work and lives of our poets beyond their Perugia Press books. The second installment features Lisa Allen Ortiz (Guide to the Exhibit, 2016) discussing the artistic self in relation to her Perugia book and her latest book project, a collaborative translation (with Sara Daniele Rivera) of The Blinding Star: Selected Poems by Blanca Varela (Tolsun Books, 2021). Read Ortiz's feature on our website.
Lisa Allen Ortiz & Sara Daniel Rivera
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