PUBLISHING NEW WOMEN POETS SINCE 1997
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Perugia Press on Gender Justice
Dear Community,
In his inaugural address on January 20, the incoming president declared that “there are only two genders.” He went on to issue an executive order entitled “Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government,” along with other executive orders persecuting transgender people. And this violent negation has not stopped there. As a feminist organization rooted in righting gender inequity in publishing and beyond, we are dismayed by this systematic erasure of multiple genders by the new administration. At Perugia Press, we celebrate the range of ways our poets, readers, interns, board members, volunteers, donors, and community partners express their gender.
Perugia Press was founded in 1997 as a direct response to the disparity in opportunities and recognition between women and men in the literary world. For nearly 30 years we have endeavored to bring the scales of gender inequity into greater balance through amplifying the work of women, one book of poetry at a time. We honor our history as a women's organization and welcome women poets who represent all gender-expansive definitions of that term. In the spirit of intersectional feminism, we have always believed that it is critical to champion voices that have been marginalized. Our mission to fight for gender equity remains steadfast.
While the new administration rolls back protections put in place to prevent discrimination based on gender identity, sexual orientation, and the marginalization of other communities, Perugia Press remains committed to creating a space that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive, and where gender justice remains at the heart of our work. We invite you to co-create that space with us.
In solidarity,
Rebecca Olander, Editor/Director
& the Perugia Press Board of Directors
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* New Perugia Press Board Member *
Shoshana Olidort has joined the board for a term beginning
in January, 2025. Thank you, Shoshana, for coming aboard!
Shoshana Olidort is a writer, translator, and educator. Her work has appeared in Asymptote, the Laurel Review, Lit Hub, the Los Angeles Review of Books, The Paris Review Daily, Poetry Northwest, Public Books, The Times Literary Supplement, and World Literature Today, among other outlets. She holds a PhD in comparative literature from Stanford University and is a prose editor for the Poetry Foundation. Currently, she is a visiting lecturer in English at Amherst College To learn more about her work, visit her website. |
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Events & Features for Joan Kwon Glass's
* Daughter of Three Gone Kingdoms *
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Joan Kwon Glass and Daughter of Three Gone Kingdoms
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* Where to Find Perugia Press on Social Media *
Along with many of our poets, we've set up shop on Bluesky.
We will no longer will be active on Elon Musk's platform.
At this time, we have a continuing presence on Facebook and Instagram. These are important spaces for small press publishing and poetry, and it's important to us to be able to promote our
press and our poets and to take part in poetry community there. |
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* Perugia Poet News *
* A SELECTION OF RECENT POET PUBS & HONORS *
Gratitude to CLMP for their beautiful reading list for
Black History Month 2025, including Lynne Thompson’s
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Abby E. Murray's poem "Two-Hour Delay" was published in Rattle's "Poets Respond" feature. In their author note, Murray writes, "We’re feeling everything, just without the delay of disbelief. It’s simultaneously disorienting and intensely revealing."
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PERUGIA PRESS
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