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Two Ashland Poetry Press Publications win IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards in Poetry
April 14, 2015Tancho, by J. David Cummings is the winner of the Independent Book Publishers Association 2015 Benjamin Franklin Award in poetry Richard Jackson's Out of Place was also a finalist for the award and received a silver placing in the poetry category.
National Poetry Month weekly selections
April 3, 2015
In celebration of National Poetry Month, we will be posting a free poem from our archives every Tuesday and Friday during April. You can sign up to have these sent directly to your email or view all the postings on our website.
Celebrate National Poetry Month with Us
March 30, 2015
In celebration of National Poetry Month, we will be posting a free poem from our archives every Tuesday and Friday during April. You can sign up to have these sent direc
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AWP Conference Book Signings
March 27, 2015Ashland Poetry Press will be in Minneapolis for the AWP Conference and Book Fair, April 8 - 11. Stop by Booth #308 and say hello. Browse our selections, meet our authors on Friday, April 10.
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J. David Cummings to Read at Ashland University
March 9, 2015
Ashland Poetry Press author J. David Cummings will be part of the Ashland University spring reading series. He will read selections from his 2014 collection Tancho, on March 23, 2015, 4 p.m. in the Ronk Lecture Hall (Ashland University main campus). The event is free and open to the public.
Snyder Prize Now Accepting Entries
February 9, 2015
The submissions period is now underway for the 2015 Richard Snyder Memorial Publication Prize.
Interview with Author Nicholas Samaras
October 27, 2014
In a recent interview with Ancient Faith Radio, poet Nicholas Samaras spoke about his Ashland Poetry Press book American Psalm, World Psalm. Samaras discussed how his faith, his poetry, and his love of music fused to create this ambitious collection of poems focused on the biblical psalms.
Anna George Meek Wins Snyder Prize
August 11, 2014
Congratulations to Anna George Meek, winner of the 2014 Richard Snyder Memorial Publication Prize! Meek's manuscript, Voice That Is Mine and Not Mine, was selected by final judge Angie Estes. The book will be available in the fall of 2015.
The Rattling Window Honorable Mention in the Eric Hoffer Awards
May 13, 2014
Congratulations to Catherine Staples, whose book The Rattling Window is an honorable mention in The Eric Hoffer Awards - Poetry category!
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Laura Van Prooyen Selected for McGovern Series
| February 24, 2014Congratulations to Laura Van Prooyen, whose manuscript, "Our House Was on Fire," has been selected by Deborah Fleming, APP Editor, for publication in the McGovern Series. Van Prooyen's manuscript was nominated by Philip Levine. Our House Was on Fire is due for publication in spring 2015.
APP at AWP14
February 23, 2014The press will host a reading for its new and forthcoming authors at AWP in Seattle at noon. Book signings will take place at Booth 1401.
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J David Cummings Wins Snyder Prize
| December 5, 2013"Tancho is a book that needed to be written and needs to be read. Its account of terrible beauty is itself beautiful, speaking of 'hope and despair, the promise of each to other...'"
Review of The Rattling Window and Upcoming Events
September 24, 2013
The Rattling Window by Catherine Staples was recently reviewed in Rattle. Catherine will be giving readings from her collection of poems at several venues in October.
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Upcoming Hennessy Readings
| September 11, 2013
John Hennessy, author of Coney Island Pilgrims, will be presenting a series of readings over the next month.
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Coney Island Pilgrims #5 on SPD's Bestseller List for June
July 8, 2013
John Hennessy's book, Coney Island Pilgrims (official pub date July 15, 2013), was #5 on Small Press Distribution's Poetry Bestsellers List for June (and #11 in May!). Congratulations, John!
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Coney Island Pilgrims Video
June 28, 2013
"Coney Island Pilgrims" by John Hennessy is now available - watch this video of the title poem, "Coney Island Pilgrims."
The Rigid Body Finalist for Benjamin Franklin Book Award
| May 7, 2013
Congratulations to Gabriel Spera, whose APP collection of poems, The Rigid Body, is one of three finalists for the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) Benjamin Franklin Book Awards in Poetry!
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The Rattling Window #6 on SPD's Poetry Best Seller's List for April!
| May 2, 2013
Catherine Staples's collection of poems, The Rattling Window, part of the Robert McGovern Series, was #6 on Small Press Distribution's Poetry Best Seller's List for April.
The Rattling Window Reviewed on UK Radio ELFM
| April 17, 2013
Catherine Staples' collection of poems from Ashland Poetry Press was reviewed on air in the United Kingdom this week.
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The Rattling Window #14 on SPD's Poetry Best-Sellers List for March
| April 9, 2013
Catherine Staples's book, The Rattling Window, was #14 on Small Press Distribution's March Poetry Best-Sellers List. Two poems by Staples from The Rattling Window are also featured on The Common this month.
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Robin Davidson Wins 2012 Snyder Prize
December 5, 2012
Congratulations to Robin Davidson, winner of the 2012 Richard Snyder Memorial Publication Prize, for her manuscript Trellis for the Orphaned World.
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ForeWord Magazine Review - The Rigid Body
September 12, 2012
The Rigid Body perfectly marries content and form, calling readers back to the page for more. - Jennifer Fandel, ForeWord Magazine
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Stephen Haven Reading at Wellfleet Public Library
September 11, 2012
Stephen Haven, Director of the Ashland Poetry Press, will present a reading from his most recent book, The Last Sacred Place in North America, at the Wellfleet Public Library in Wellfleet, MA, September 19, at 7:00 p.m.
"Skyscrapers" by Robert Phillips on Writer's Almanac
July 15, 2012
"Skyscrapers", a poem by Robert Phillips from Now and Then: New and Selected Poems appeared on Garrison Keillor's radio program, The Writer's Almanac, Sunday, July 15, 2012.
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Poem from Blue Orange Featured on Verse Daily
July 1, 2012
"In the Orchard of Star Fruit," a poem included in Robert Grunst's Ashland Poetry Press book, Blue Orange, was featured on Verse Daily Sunday, July 1, 2012.
Midwest Book Review - Blue Orange
June 13, 2012
It is all too easy to lose sight of the simple magnificence of the world around us. Blue Orange is the latest collection of poetry from Robert Grunst as he discusses the ideas of nature and our relationships with it. A fine assortment from a highly prolific poet, Blue Orange is a must for general poetry collections, very much recommended.
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Blue Orange #12 on SPD Bestsellers List for April
| May 2, 2012
Congratulations to Robert Grunst whose book Blue Orange is #12 on the Small Press Distribution Poetry Bestsellers List for April 2012.
Snyder Prize Deadline Approaching!
| April 20, 2012Just over two weeks remain to submit your book-length manuscript for consideration in the Ashland Poetry Press Richard Snyder Memorial Publication Prize.
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Ashland Poetry Press at AWP 2012
February 13, 2012The Ashland Poetry Press is honored to be a major sponsor of the AWP Conference in Chicago alongside Ashland University's MFA Program and River Teeth.
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Gabriel Spera Wins Richard Snyder Prize
January 20, 2012Gabriel Spera, whose manuscript, The Rigid Body, was chosen by Natasha Trethewey as the winner of the 2011 Richard Snyder Memorial Publication Prize.
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