Rebecca Hart Olander
@rholanderpoet.bsky.social
Poet: Singing from the Deep End (2026) & Uncertain Acrobats (2021) @cavankerrypress.bsky.social * Editor/Director: @perugiapress.bsky.social * writing teacher * mother * adorer of the Atlantic 🌊 * she/her
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Thank you, @clmporg.bsky.social, for showcasing Rebecca Pelky's Through a Red Place. ♥️ @rebeccapelkypoet.bsky.social
Written in English and Mohegan, Rebecca Pelky’s story-in-poems “assembles the author’s research into her Native and non-Native heritage in the land now known as Wisconsin.”
Read THROUGH A RED PLACE (@perugiapress.bsky.social) this #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth: perugiapress.org/product/thro...
Read THROUGH A RED PLACE (@perugiapress.bsky.social) this #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth: perugiapress.org/product/thro...
Through a Red Place - Perugia Press
Through a Red Place is an inventive collage of geography, history, myth, translation, lineage, erasure, journalism, and photography.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Thank you, @clmporg.bsky.social, for showcasing Rebecca Pelky's Through a Red Place. ♥️ @rebeccapelkypoet.bsky.social
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We’re overjoyed for Patricia Smith on her National Book Award in Poetry win for Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems! Here, she’s with Perugia poet and bestie Lynne Thompson at the NBA ceremony. Sending love & gratitude to Patricia, for her work & her spirit in our poetry community. ♥️📖⚡️🏆👑
November 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
We’re overjoyed for Patricia Smith on her National Book Award in Poetry win for Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems! Here, she’s with Perugia poet and bestie Lynne Thompson at the NBA ceremony. Sending love & gratitude to Patricia, for her work & her spirit in our poetry community. ♥️📖⚡️🏆👑
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Congratulations, Patricia Smith, on winning the National Book Award in Poetry for Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems! Here she is with Perugia poet Lynne Thompson and Cornelius Eady (Cave Canem board president and co-founder, respectively). ♥️📖⚡️🏆👑
November 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Congratulations, Patricia Smith, on winning the National Book Award in Poetry for Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems! Here she is with Perugia poet Lynne Thompson and Cornelius Eady (Cave Canem board president and co-founder, respectively). ♥️📖⚡️🏆👑
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Here's our latest newsletter: Gratitude to Perugia Press Prize submitters; Apostasies celebrations; janan alexandra in the Emerging BIWOC Poet Spotlight, Carolina Hotchandani on the story of her book; Perugia poet news. @hollicarrell.bsky.social @chotchandani.bsky.social @boa-editions.bsky.social
Contest Gratitude * Celebrating Apostasies * BIWOC Poet Spotlight * Story of My Book * Poet News
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November 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Here's our latest newsletter: Gratitude to Perugia Press Prize submitters; Apostasies celebrations; janan alexandra in the Emerging BIWOC Poet Spotlight, Carolina Hotchandani on the story of her book; Perugia poet news. @hollicarrell.bsky.social @chotchandani.bsky.social @boa-editions.bsky.social
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Good news! You are invited to WRR's 10-Year Anniversary Reading!
Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025
9:00 a.m. Pacific Time
Register in advance:
pointloma.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025
9:00 a.m. Pacific Time
Register in advance:
pointloma.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Good news! You are invited to WRR's 10-Year Anniversary Reading!
Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025
9:00 a.m. Pacific Time
Register in advance:
pointloma.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025
9:00 a.m. Pacific Time
Register in advance:
pointloma.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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This month, Holli Carrell read four poems from APOSTASIES for the DMQ Virtual Salon, in which poets read work from their new books. Thanks for showcasing Holli’s work, DMQ! Listen at the link in our linktree or visit: www.dmqreview.com/salon 🎤📖🎬 @hollicarrell.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This month, Holli Carrell read four poems from APOSTASIES for the DMQ Virtual Salon, in which poets read work from their new books. Thanks for showcasing Holli’s work, DMQ! Listen at the link in our linktree or visit: www.dmqreview.com/salon 🎤📖🎬 @hollicarrell.bsky.social
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Thanks to the Boutelle-Day Poetry Center at Smith College for showcasing Rebecca Pelky’s Through A Red Place (Perugia, 2021) in such beautiful company on its rotating display shelf this November for Native American Heritage Month! 🧡📚♥️ @rebeccapelkypoet.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Thanks to the Boutelle-Day Poetry Center at Smith College for showcasing Rebecca Pelky’s Through A Red Place (Perugia, 2021) in such beautiful company on its rotating display shelf this November for Native American Heritage Month! 🧡📚♥️ @rebeccapelkypoet.bsky.social
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Here’s a Friday writing prompt from Perugia Press, drawn from the poetry collection HAIL AND FAREWELL by Abby E. Murray. Find more prompts, sample poems, and discussion questions in our reading companions and check out Murray’s book and others in our bookshop (linktree in bio).
November 21, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Here’s a Friday writing prompt from Perugia Press, drawn from the poetry collection HAIL AND FAREWELL by Abby E. Murray. Find more prompts, sample poems, and discussion questions in our reading companions and check out Murray’s book and others in our bookshop (linktree in bio).
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We’re set up and ready for visitors at the Northampton Book Fair at 33 Hawley in Northampton, MA! Hours are 5-8 tonight (11/21) and 10-4 tomorrow (11/22). Hope to see you there! ♥️📚✨
November 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
We’re set up and ready for visitors at the Northampton Book Fair at 33 Hawley in Northampton, MA! Hours are 5-8 tonight (11/21) and 10-4 tomorrow (11/22). Hope to see you there! ♥️📚✨
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Please check out our blog (linktree in bio) to read more about the work of janan alexandra and her book come from (BOA Editions, 2025).🌟 @boa-editions.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Please check out our blog (linktree in bio) to read more about the work of janan alexandra and her book come from (BOA Editions, 2025).🌟 @boa-editions.bsky.social
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This month we’re celebrating the work of janan alexandra in our “Emerging BIWOC Poet Spotlight.” Here’s a piece from her book come from (BOA Editions, 2025), and you can learn more about this poet on our website (linktree in bio). @boa-editions.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
This month we’re celebrating the work of janan alexandra in our “Emerging BIWOC Poet Spotlight.” Here’s a piece from her book come from (BOA Editions, 2025), and you can learn more about this poet on our website (linktree in bio). @boa-editions.bsky.social
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This month we're celebrating the work of janan alexandra in our "Emerging BIWOC Poet Spotlight." Check it out to read one of her poems and learn more about this poet. @boa-editions.bsky.social
Emerging BIWOC Poet Spotlight: janan alexandra - Perugia Press
This monthly series features poems by women of color in the early stages of their publishing careers. It is our […]
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November 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This month we're celebrating the work of janan alexandra in our "Emerging BIWOC Poet Spotlight." Check it out to read one of her poems and learn more about this poet. @boa-editions.bsky.social
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Perugia Press will be participating in the Northampton Antiquarian Book, Ephemera, and Book Arts Fair on November 21st (5-8) and 22nd (10-4) at the Center for the Arts in the Northampton Community Arts Trust at 33 Hawley. This is the ninth edition of the popular fair. Hope to see you there!📚♥️📚
November 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Perugia Press will be participating in the Northampton Antiquarian Book, Ephemera, and Book Arts Fair on November 21st (5-8) and 22nd (10-4) at the Center for the Arts in the Northampton Community Arts Trust at 33 Hawley. This is the ninth edition of the popular fair. Hope to see you there!📚♥️📚
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Board member Jen Jabaily-Blackburn has two stunning poems up in Issue 23 of swamp pink. Here’s an excerpt from “Selva Oscura,” and you can read the whole poem & issue at swamp-pink.charleston.edu/issue-23/ @jenjblackburn.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Board member Jen Jabaily-Blackburn has two stunning poems up in Issue 23 of swamp pink. Here’s an excerpt from “Selva Oscura,” and you can read the whole poem & issue at swamp-pink.charleston.edu/issue-23/ @jenjblackburn.bsky.social
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Tuesday, November 18, Holli Carrell is taking part in Sunset Salons at the Clifton Cultural Arts Center in Cincinnati with Laurent Che, Richard Hague & Mia Watka from 6-7:30. Same-day tix still available. For more info: cliftonculturalarts.org/ccac-events/... @hollicarrell.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Tuesday, November 18, Holli Carrell is taking part in Sunset Salons at the Clifton Cultural Arts Center in Cincinnati with Laurent Che, Richard Hague & Mia Watka from 6-7:30. Same-day tix still available. For more info: cliftonculturalarts.org/ccac-events/... @hollicarrell.bsky.social
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Our series “The Story of My Book,” chronicles Perugia Press’s collections through the words of their authors. Our latest post features Carolina Hotchandani on her book THE BOOK EATERS, the 2023 Perugia Press Prize winner. Check out the whole in our Linktree! 📚 @chotchandani.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Our series “The Story of My Book,” chronicles Perugia Press’s collections through the words of their authors. Our latest post features Carolina Hotchandani on her book THE BOOK EATERS, the 2023 Perugia Press Prize winner. Check out the whole in our Linktree! 📚 @chotchandani.bsky.social
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Perugia Press’s annual prize is open for submissions through TOMORROW. Open to women poets, inclusive of gender-expansive identities. $30 standard rate (incl. Perugia book) / $15 reduced-rate option / fee-free option for Black, Indigenous & women of color poets. Guidelines & info at linktree in bio.
November 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Perugia Press’s annual prize is open for submissions through TOMORROW. Open to women poets, inclusive of gender-expansive identities. $30 standard rate (incl. Perugia book) / $15 reduced-rate option / fee-free option for Black, Indigenous & women of color poets. Guidelines & info at linktree in bio.
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Here’s a Friday writing prompt from Perugia Press, drawn from the poetry collection KETTLE BOTTOM by Diane Gilliam. Find more prompts, sample poems, and discussion questions in our reading companions and check out Gilliam’s book and others in our bookshop (linktree in bio).
November 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Here’s a Friday writing prompt from Perugia Press, drawn from the poetry collection KETTLE BOTTOM by Diane Gilliam. Find more prompts, sample poems, and discussion questions in our reading companions and check out Gilliam’s book and others in our bookshop (linktree in bio).
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Check out our latest newsletter, with the annual contest closing soon, pictures from our local celebrations for Holli Carrell's APOSTASIES, and Perugia poet & press news! 🎉https://ymlp.com/zg8JMH @hollicarrell.bsky.social @joankwonglass.bsky.social @rebeccapelkypoet.bsky.social @jenblaw.bsky.social
Perugia Press Prize Open for TWO MORE DAYS * Apostasies Events & Press * Poet & Press News
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November 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Check out our latest newsletter, with the annual contest closing soon, pictures from our local celebrations for Holli Carrell's APOSTASIES, and Perugia poet & press news! 🎉https://ymlp.com/zg8JMH @hollicarrell.bsky.social @joankwonglass.bsky.social @rebeccapelkypoet.bsky.social @jenblaw.bsky.social
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Joan Kwon Glass & janan alexandra will close out the Fall 2025 Reading Series from the BDPC at Smith College in Weinstein Auditorium on 12/2 @ 7pm & be in convo after w/Rebecca Hart Olander. Hope you’ll join us to celebrate poetry in community! @joankwonglass.bsky.social @rholanderpoet.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Joan Kwon Glass & janan alexandra will close out the Fall 2025 Reading Series from the BDPC at Smith College in Weinstein Auditorium on 12/2 @ 7pm & be in convo after w/Rebecca Hart Olander. Hope you’ll join us to celebrate poetry in community! @joankwonglass.bsky.social @rholanderpoet.bsky.social
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We’re grateful to be listed in the collection of independent publishers based in New England included in the recent “Indie Lit Update” from CLMP. Check out the whole NE Regional Spotlight here: www.clmp.org/news/new-eng... 🌟📚🌟 @clmporg.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 11:09 PM
We’re grateful to be listed in the collection of independent publishers based in New England included in the recent “Indie Lit Update” from CLMP. Check out the whole NE Regional Spotlight here: www.clmp.org/news/new-eng... 🌟📚🌟 @clmporg.bsky.social
Gratitude to MER Literary & Melissa Joplin Higley for selecting SINGING FROM THE DEEP END for MER Bookshelf, which introduces readers to recent & new book releases of note. Check out the November showcase: merliterary.com/2025/11/13/m.... 📚🙏 @merliterary.bsky.social @cavankerrypress.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Gratitude to MER Literary & Melissa Joplin Higley for selecting SINGING FROM THE DEEP END for MER Bookshelf, which introduces readers to recent & new book releases of note. Check out the November showcase: merliterary.com/2025/11/13/m.... 📚🙏 @merliterary.bsky.social @cavankerrypress.bsky.social
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Perugia Press’s annual prize is open for submissions thru 11/15 (JUST A FEW MORE DAYS) for what will be our 30th collection. Open to women poets, inclusive of gender-expansive identities, who have not published more than one full-length collection. Info in bio. We look forward to reading your work!
November 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Perugia Press’s annual prize is open for submissions thru 11/15 (JUST A FEW MORE DAYS) for what will be our 30th collection. Open to women poets, inclusive of gender-expansive identities, who have not published more than one full-length collection. Info in bio. We look forward to reading your work!
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Here’s a Friday writing prompt from Perugia Press, drawn from the poetry collection TWO MINUTES OF LIGHT by Nancy K. Pearson. Find more prompts, sample poems, and discussion questions in our reading companions and check out Pearson’s book and others in our bookshop (linktree in bio).
November 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Here’s a Friday writing prompt from Perugia Press, drawn from the poetry collection TWO MINUTES OF LIGHT by Nancy K. Pearson. Find more prompts, sample poems, and discussion questions in our reading companions and check out Pearson’s book and others in our bookshop (linktree in bio).
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Majda also has a stunning chapbook, "The Call of Paradise", winner of the Two Sylvia's Press Chapbook Prize, selected by none other than the inimitable @dseuss.bsky.social. twosylviaspress.com/store/p81/Th...
The Call of Paradise (Winner of the Chapbook Prize) Price includes shipping
Two Sylvias Press: An independent press dedicated to publishing the exceptional voices of writers.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Majda also has a stunning chapbook, "The Call of Paradise", winner of the Two Sylvia's Press Chapbook Prize, selected by none other than the inimitable @dseuss.bsky.social. twosylviaspress.com/store/p81/Th...