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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · Jun 30

AVAILABLE!

The Life and Poetry of Frank Stanford by James McWilliams

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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 1d

Deadline extended!

The Miller Williams Poetry Prize, edited by Patricia Smith, will accept submissions until October 21, 2025.

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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 3d

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Eat Like the Hogs: A Collection of Favorite Recipes from Razorback Greats, edited by Karen Van Horn and Becky Bull

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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 6d

WPS! 🐗

Eat Like the Hogs: A Collection of Favorite Recipes from Razorback Greats is now available!

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Poetry Daily @poetrydaily.bsky.social · 7d

Today's Featured Poem:

"I bring poets from Lviv, Ukraine to my college class in Arkansas" by Julia Kolchinsky from Parallax published by @uarkpress.bsky.social

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I bring poets from Lviv, Ukraine to my college class in Arkansas

through the computer screen a loud bang a bomb a fist perhaps

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Public Books @publicbooks.bsky.social · 7d

For the September edition of On Our Nightstands, Public Thinker series editor Benjamin R. Cohen recommends The Life and Poetry of Frank Stanford by James McWilliams (@uarkpress.bsky.social).

On Our Nightstands: September 2025 - Public Books

A behind-the-scenes look at what Public Books editors and staff have been reading this month.

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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 8d

James McWilliams at TrueLit! October 12.

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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 15d

Now Available!

Architects of Being: The Creative Lives of Louise Nevelson and Esphyr Slobodkina, edited by Catherine Walworth.

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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 15d

Playhouse to Powerhouse: Locating Black Power Women and their Movement in the Black Theatre by Kerry Goldmann is now available!

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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 23d

The University of Arkansas Press is pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of The Metal of a Thousand Uses: Mercury Mining in Arkansas, 1930–1946 by John T. Reynolds.

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Announcing the Forthcoming Publication of The Metal of a Thousand Uses: Mercury Mining in Arkansas, 1930–1946

Publishing scholarship and literature of enduring value since 1980.

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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 28d

The University of Arkansas Press is pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of the third, authoritative edition of Frank Stanford’s The Battlefield Where the Moon Says I Love You.

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Announcing the Forthcoming Publication of The Battlefield Where the Moon Says I Love You

Publishing scholarship and literature of enduring value since 1980.

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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · Sep 8

Wes Tirey interviews James McWilliams, author of The Life and Poetry of Frank Stanford

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Wes Tirey interviews James McWilliams, author of The Life and Poetry of Frank Stanford

Today we have something special… Wes Tirey, a musician, writer, artist in his own right, interviews Historian James McWilliams about his new (fantastic) biography of Frank Stanford. The poet …

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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · Sep 8

A visually compelling, historically grounded account of how trees shaped the intellectual and emotional landscapes of a generation—and how their representations laid the groundwork for the ecological consciousness to come.

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Announcing the Forthcoming Publication of In the Shade of the Pine

A visually compelling, historically grounded account of how trees shaped the intellectual and emotional landscapes of a generation.

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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · Sep 5

Off to print! The 150th anniversary edition of A CAPITAL IDEA: An Illustrated History of the Capital Hotel by Steven B. Weintz

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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · Sep 4

Now Available! A Games Changer: The International Olympic Committee, Tokyo 2020, and COVID-19 by Stephen R. Wenn and Robert K. Barney

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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · Sep 3

Have you checked out our new website yet?
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Leila Lois @leilaboos.bsky.social · Aug 22

Happy week-end. Fresh print 🩷🧿

New anthology of contemporary Kurdish writing 🪬💕

Copies here, via @uarkpress.bsky.social

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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · Aug 21

Our ad in the @asalh-bhm.bsky.social conference program!

University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · Aug 21

Off to print!

EAT LIKE THE HOGS: A Collection of Favorite Recipes from Razorback Greats, edited by Karen Van Horn and Becky Bull

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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · Aug 12

“[A] richly imagined and lyrically presented record of the Irish American experience from the pen of someone who knows, who can reliably summon up both its reality and its spirit.”
—Robert Dunsdon, @coloradoreview.bsky.social

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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · Aug 11

Why is Ozark Culture Being Defined by Outsiders? | Jared Phillips - The Ozark Podcast

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Why is Ozark Culture Being Defined by Outsiders? | Jared Phillips | Ep. 175 | The Ozark Podcast

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Southwest Review @southwestreview.bsky.social · Aug 5

“Frank Stanford lives and breathes on every page.”

Stanford heads rejoice. THE LIFE AND POETRY OF FRANK STANFORD by James McWilliams is out now & @elijahburrell.bsky.social is here w/ the scoop 🍦

Read below & grab your copy now via @uarkpress.bsky.social 💥 southwestreview.com/blessed-are-...

Blessed Are the Composers | Rereading Frank Stanford in the Light of Truth

By Elijah Burrell

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Laura Kina @laurakina.bsky.social · Aug 10

Friday, Aug 15th 6:30pm join Jave Yoshimoto and I at Beaverdale Books (2629 Beaver Ave, Des Moines, Iowa) to celebrate our illustrated cookbook “Word of Mouth: Asian American Artists Sharing Recipes.”

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Ralph Jenkins @ralpheeboi.bsky.social · Jul 21

🚨🚨🚨PUBLICATION NEWS!!!🚨🚨🚨

Transcendent American poet @poetpatriciasmith.bsky.social selected my debut full-length poetry collection🔫 PAPER PISTOL 🔫 as a finalist for the Miller Williams Poetry Prize.

It will be released early 2026 by @uarkpress.bsky.social

I am excited af!!!

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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · Jul 21

Congratulations to 2026 Miller Williams Poetry Prize winner Samuel Piccone and to finalists Raphael Jenkins, Mitchell Jacobs, and Stevie Edwards!

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The 2026 Miller Williams Poetry Prize has been Awarded to Samuel Piccone

Collections from finalists Raphael Jenkins, Mitchell Jacobs, and Stevie Edwards will also be published.

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Laura Kina @laurakina.bsky.social · Jul 17

Look what’s on sale at the Buddy at the Chicago Cultural Center! Pick up a copy my my illustrated cookbook with Jave Yoshimoto “Word of Mouth: Asian American Artists Sharing Recipes” @uarkpress.bsky.social 2025

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