From @nezhukumatathil.bsky.social's book, Lucky Fish. Published by the lovely @tupelopress.bsky.social #poem #booksky #writing
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“James has always had an unflinching eye for dailyness in his work..." — John Spiegel reviews John James’s EXTINCTION SONG for The Constant Critic 🍃 Visit Fence Digital to read this new review! 🌞 fencedigital.com/2026/07/28/c...
I’ll be joining other wild species in poetry performances at the Telluride Mushroom Festival this August—reading from Mycocosmic, of course, plus a couple of newer things. Hope to see you there! 🍄🍄🟫 @tupelopress.bsky.social
Tupelo Press is especially delighted to announce that our judge, Beth Bachmann, has selected diving by Monica Kim of Brooklyn, New York as the winner of the 2026 Berkshire Prize for a First or Second Book of Poetry. Congratulations Monica! tupelopress.org/past-winners...
“There is a particular kind of helplessness that arrives with parenthood…in Extinction Song, John James’s Snowbound Chapbook Prize-winning collection from Tupelo Press, he does not pretend to have survived it with any wisdom intact.” compulsivereader.com/2026/06/26/a...
A Poetry Oracle Deck: Literary Cards for Inspiration Discover the perfect gift for readers, writers, and literary lovers in Marvels: A Literary Tarot Deck for Writing Inspiration, inspired by the transcendent catalog of Tupelo Press Now available on our website: tupelopress.org/bookstore/p/...
“If you’ve ever fallen asleep in your party dress / smoked out of a soft apple” — @jmaebarizo.bsky.social, “Women on the Verge” @tupelopress.bsky.social
#boston has learned a new way to love this last week thanks entirely to the #tartanarmy - learned to love in a way only those giddy with joy can. So for today's @tupelopress.bsky.social 30/30 poem, I couldn't just put it up on my insta stories - I need to share it everywhere. Thank you, Scotland!
“You swoon inside a cathedral / of cuts and crush the light in your teeth. / Serrated, furnaced, blown to life / by a drunk man who held you with burned hands.” —Hadara Bar-Nadav, “Wine Glass” @tupelopress.bsky.social
JOIN us in 2026 and add your necessary voice to the chronicle of our times! July has a couple of spaces left; August and September beckon! Come away with 30 drafts and the visibility of poetry so needed in this moment. Register for your opportunity to write with us! tupelopress.org/3030-applica...
I have a poem up with @tupelopress.bsky.social's 30/30 Project & Fundraiser today that might be the most important poem I've written for Pride. Please go read it there: tupelopress.org/the-3030-pro... #tupelo3030 #pride
This new translation by Naoko Fujimoto is gorgeous, both in its poetry and its physical form. It’s from @tupelopress.bsky.social and two of the works were originally published in @cablestreet-litmag.bsky.social 💙 Essential for everyone’s book collection.
Naoko Fujimoto’s new book of illustrated translations of Japanese female poets arrived yesterday! Two of Fujimoto’s poems and images appeared in a Cable Street anthology. This book, from @tupelopress.bsky.social is gorgeous—overjoyed to own a copy… (1/2)
Belatedly sharing this small folio of poems from LOSSLAND @blacklawrence.bsky.social published in @tupelopress.bsky.social Tupelo Quarterly. Grateful to get to share these now, and looking forward to the whole book being out in the spring! www.tupeloquarterly.com/poetry/luiza...
Luiza Flynn-Goodlett — A Folio of Poetry
Presenting a folio of poetry by Luiza Flynn-Goodlett – featured in the 37th edition of Tupelo Quarterly.
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Carrie Olivia Adams, The Book of Marys and Glaciers / @tupelopress.bsky.social ; robmclennan.blogspot.com/2026/05/carr...
Carrie Olivia Adams, The Book of Marys and Glaciers
When she comes to me, I am always alone. A woman alone is extremely herself. A woman alone leaves excess in her wake, every portion too ...
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Check out the latest from Compulsive Reader, a review of Therapon by Dan Beachy-Quick and Bruce Bond compulsivereader.com/2026/05/13/a...
Check out the latest from Compulsive Reader, a review of Therapon by Dan Beachy-Quick and Bruce Bond compulsivereader.com/2026/05/13/a...
small one has a ukulele lesson, so going through these new poetry titles by Carrie Olivia Adams and Eve Joseph / @tupelopress.bsky.social @anvilpress.bsky.social
It's Monday, which means it's time for a new Author Q&A on our YouTube Channel! Jennifer Militello, author of "Identifying the Pathogen," answers some of our questions and reads from her new book. Thank you to Jennifer for recording this video for us! www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvQ-...
Author Q&A with Jennifer Militello
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An interview with Lesley Wheeler on her Dorset Prize-winning collection Mycocosmic compulsivereader.com/2026/04/29/a...
"I admire how today’s poem is as much about memory — and the connections our minds make — as it is about loss," @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social shares in episode 1512. Read "Terra Vita" by Lisa Hiton, from AFTERFEAST, and our full episode transcript: bit.ly/42ZWawD 📖: @tupelopress.bsky.social
In the House of Men by Nina Paláez is the winner of the 2026 Snowbound Chapbook Prize! Nina Paláez will receive a cash award of $1,000 in addition to publication by Tupelo Press, 25 copies of the winning title, a book launch, and national distribution tupelopress.org/past-winners...
Celebrating three of our poets for recent finalist nods they’ve received - congratulations to Joan Kwon Glass, Rebecca Pelky, and Jen Siraganian! 💃🏻🪩🕺🏽 @joankwonglass.bsky.social @rebeccapelkypoet.bsky.social @sundresspub.bsky.social @jsiraganian.bsky.social @tupelopress.bsky.social
Are you busy in May? Come and write a poem a day for 30 days while raising money for our nonprofit! Walk away with a body of work , and perhaps join our almost 100 past participants who went on to publish their 30/30 work in a collection! tupelopress.org/the-3030-pro...
Tupelo Press is delighted to announce that OUTSKIRTS by Allison Pitinii Davis of Wheeling, West Virginia has been selected by Sabrina Orah Mark to receive the 2026 Dorset Prize. Congratulations Allison!
$15 to go on my updated #fundraising goal for @tupelopress.bsky.social <3 tupelopress.networkforgood.com/projects/297... let's all mobilize for indie lit! please donate and share! @mutualaidvoid.bsky.social @fairshare.help
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Join me and help make a difference, please give today. Join me in supporting real change. Let’s support good in the world and make a difference. Help us Thirty days of poems, supporting Tupelo Pres...
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OTHER PATHS FOR SHAHRAZAD, an anthology from @tupelopress.bsky.social, features “contemporary poetry by forty women poets from eleven Arab nations,” including Muna Alaasi, Laila Alahdab, Marwa Abo Daif, and more. Read it for #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth! tupelopress.org/bookstore/p/...
Other Paths for Shahrazad: an Arabic/English Anthology of Contemporary Poetry by Arab Women — Tupelo Press
Edited by Jennifer Jean A bilingual anthology of contemporary poetry by forty women poets from eleven Arab nations. A project of the Her Story Is (HSI) collective, led by Iraqi and American…
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Thank you to @dorothybendel.bsky.social for this close reading and review of Perforated (Lily Poetry Review Books) in @tupelopress.bsky.social - www.tupeloquarterly.com/uncategorize...
Deadline 4/30: The Berkshire Prize for a First or Second Book of Poetry Submit an unpublished poetry ms, 48-88 pages suggested, to win $3,000 and publication by @tupelopress.bsky.social. Fee: $30. Final judge: Beth Bachmann. https://tupelopress.org/berkshire-prize
Oh, wow! What a good morning - thank you to @tupelopress.bsky.social Quarterly for highlighting Perforated (Lily Poetry Review) today. Thank you to Editor-in-Chief Kristina Darling for a conversation and folio and @dorothybendel.bsky.social y for a review!
“Jennifer Jean’s bilingual collection reveals how contemporary Arab women poets redefine storytelling, identity, and survival.” Fantastic review for Other Paths for Shahrazad: An Arabic/English Anthology of Contemporary Poetry by Arab Women in Arts Fuse artsfuse.org/327293/poetr...