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Wesleyan University Press @weslpress.bsky.social · 21h

Join Heather Christle for a craft talk and reading: “What is Language Using Us For?” at Sarah Lawrence College on October 16th. We hope to see you there!

Wesleyan University Press @weslpress.bsky.social · 1d

Sol Cabrini and Juliana Spahr will be doing a reading with Poetry Project on October 15 at 8pm. For more information, check out www.poetryproject.org/events/sol-c.... We hope to see you there!

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Wesleyan University Press @weslpress.bsky.social · 1d

Today is the day! Luis Achondo's book The Sounds of Aguante: Politics of Fandom in South American Football is now available! 📖 Be sure to get your copy today at www.weslpress.org/978081950193...

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Wesleyan University Press @weslpress.bsky.social · 2d

A beautiful excerpt from Quinn Hayes’ “Imposter” from Katherine Duarte's chapbook, A las orillas del Río Viejo! To read the full poem, get your copy today at weslpress.org!

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Wesleyan University Press @weslpress.bsky.social · 3d

Heather Christle, author of Paper Crown, will be a special guest at the Lighthouse Writers Workshop's Poetry Fest! On Saturday, November 1, Christle will be leading an afternoon workshop at 1:30pm and participating in a reading at 4:15pm. We hope to see you all there!

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Wesleyan University Press @weslpress.bsky.social · 5d

Benjamin Barson, will be in the Boston area on October 9th! Catch him at The 2025 HONK! Festival at 10:15 am for his talk, “NOLA Culture and Resistance: Then and Now.” Then at 5:30 p.m., you can find him at the MAAH Stone Book Award ceremony where he will be celebrated as a finalist.

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Wesleyan University Press @weslpress.bsky.social · 6d

This past summer, Preservation in Action won Silver in Photography and Excellence in Graphic Design from the Connecticut Art Directors Club! Congratulations on this deserved recognition!

(Photo Credit: Peter Brown)

Wesleyan University Press @weslpress.bsky.social · 7d

Join us for a reading with writer and scholar of literature, Juliana Spahr, as a part of our WesPress x Shapiro series. This event will take place in the McKelvey Room at Wesleyan University on Thursday, October 16 at 6 pm. We hope to see you there!

#julianaspahr #poetry

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Wesleyan University Press @weslpress.bsky.social · 7d

Get excited for our two book releases this October: Lyn Hejinian’s Lola the Interpreter and Luis Achondo’s The Sounds of Aguante. You can order your copy at weslpress.org!

#lynhejinian #luisachondo #octoberbooks

Wesleyan University Press @weslpress.bsky.social · 7d

Fall is here, and so are your favorite books at Wesleyan University Press! 🍁📚 Order your copies today on weslpress.org.

Featured 📖: Paper Crown, Poasis II, Even Strange Ghosts Can Be Shared, The House That Jack Built, A las orillas del Río Viejo, To See Yourself As You Vanish, Lola the Interpreter

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Wesleyan University Press @weslpress.bsky.social · 9d

Please help us congratulate Shayna M. Silverstein for being announced an honourable mention for the International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance Prize for her book Fraught Balance: The Embodied Politics of Dabke Dance Music in Syria! You can purchase Silverstein’s book at weslpress.org!

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Wesleyan University Press @weslpress.bsky.social · 9d

Please help us congratulate Sumarsam for being announced first place for the International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance Prize for his book The In-Between in Javanese Performing Arts! You can purchase Sumarsam’s book at weslpress.org!

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Wesleyan University Press @weslpress.bsky.social · 10d

Rae Armantrout will be at the Portland Poetry Confluence from October 3-4!

For more information, check out portlandpoetryconfluence.org. Be sure to also order Armantrout's 2024 collection, Go Figure, at weslpress.org or a bookstore near you!

#raearmantrout #poetry #portlandpoetryconfluence

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Wesleyan University Press @weslpress.bsky.social · 10d

Heather Christle will be at the Decatur Book Festival on October 4th! For more info, check out www.decaturbookfestival.com/event-detail....

Be sure to also order Christle's new book, Paper Crown, at weslpress.org or a bookstore near you!

#heatherchristle #poetry #decaturbookfestival

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Wesleyan University Press @weslpress.bsky.social · 15d

Rachel Trousdale will be doing a reading and discussion at her university, Framingham State University! Join Rachel on Thursday, September 25th from 6:30 - 7:30pm.

For more information, check out www.framingham.edu/events?trumb...

#racheltrousdale #poetry #framinghamstateuniversity

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Wesleyan University Press @weslpress.bsky.social · 15d

In memory of Pierre Joris (1946-2025), please join us for two events held as part of the Albany Book Festival on Saturday, September 27th.

📖 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Pierre Joris - Poasis and Beyond: Always the Many

📖 6:30 p.m. Reading and Performance

Wesleyan University Press @weslpress.bsky.social · 15d

Poets, Heather Christle and Wendy Xu, will be joining Edwin Torres, James Sherry, and Joey De Jesus for a reading at McNally Jackson Books in Seaport on September 26 at 6:30pm!

#poetry #heatherchristle #wendyxu #mcnallyjacksonbooks

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Wesleyan University Press @weslpress.bsky.social · 16d

Join Edgar Garcia, author of CANTARES, at his reading at the University of Cincinnati’s Visiting Writers Series! This event will take place on September 24 at 5:30pm.

For more information, check out www.artsci.uc.edu/humanities/e...

Wesleyan University Press @weslpress.bsky.social · 16d

Tune into Kelly Writers House PoemTalk to hear more about the works of Pierre Joris and Jerome Rothenberg! You can listen at www.youtube.com/live/hsTF1gY...

#poetry #kellywritershouse #pierrejoris #jeromerothenberg

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Wesleyan University Press @weslpress.bsky.social · 16d

Calling all Wesleyan student artists and graphic designers! Wesleyan University Press is holding a T-shirt design competition, where the winner will receive $100 and five of their winning T-shirts.

Email your design to [email protected] by Oct. 17th

#competition #wesleyan #design

Wesleyan University Press @weslpress.bsky.social · 20d

Check out Isabelle Baafi’s poem “Ouroboros” from Chaotic Good in Poetry Daily! You can read the full piece here: spare.poems.com/poem/ourobor...

Wesleyan University Press @weslpress.bsky.social · 20d

Poet Evie Shockley joins Franny Choi, Chet’la Sebree, and Rob Arnold for “What the Poem Makes Possible” at the Brooklyn Book Festival. This event will be on September 21 at 10am at Center Stage!

For more info, head to brooklynbookfestival.org/event/what-t...

#evieshockley #brooklynbookfestival

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Wesleyan University Press @weslpress.bsky.social · 21d

Author and composer Elliott Sharp is going on a European tour! He’ll be making stops throughout Germany, Switzerland, and Italy from September 20th to October 6th.

For more information about Elliott Sharp's tour, check out www.weslpress.org/elliott-shar...

#elliottsharp #europeontour #music

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Wesleyan University Press @weslpress.bsky.social · 22d

Join Rachel Trousdale at her reading with Stephen Haven at Robbins Library in Arlington, MA. This reading will be on September 23rd at 7 pm!

#racheltrousdale #robbinslibrary #poetry

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Wesleyan University Press @weslpress.bsky.social · 22d

Congratulations to A. B. Spellman and his editor, Lauri Scheyer! Their book, Between the Night and Its Music: New and Selected Poems, was selected by the Before Columbus Foundation as a winner of the 2025 American Book Award.

#americanbookaward #abspellman #poetry

A. B. Spellman's book, Between the Night and Its Music: New and Selected Poems, is at the center of the picture with the American Book Award sticker on its cover. The words "Before Columbus Foundation 2025 American Book Award Winner" surround it.

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