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Alice James Books is an independent poetry press dedicated to publishing books that matter by poets who inspire.

New Gloucester, ME
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10.22 marks the debut of Alessandra Lynch's emotive, unblinking WISH AVE 🌟 Called "...a haunting study of fateful human relationships and the damage we do ourselves as we damage others," ( @LibraryJournal ) WISH AVE's poems are dreamy and highly lyrical, with palpable intensity.
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We're incredibly pleased to welcome Franny Choi to AJB! Her collection, Soft Science, will be published in May 2019. Welcome, @fannychoir !
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We are thrilled to announce that @KavehAkbar is the recipient of the twenty-eighth annual John C. Zacharis Award from Ploughshares! Thank you to John Skoyles and the folks over at @pshares for selecting CALLING A WOLF A WOLF for this award. Congratulations, Kaveh!
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Warm wishes go out to @caesarah_ on the official launch date of her debut, THEOPHANIES 💛 @publisherswkly calls this collection an "expansive debut" whose "powerful, resonant poems herald an exciting new voice." Purchase your copy today at ✨
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Immerse yourself in the captivating inner world of Jean Valentine with LIGHT ME DOWN: THE NEW & COLLECTED POEMS OF JEAN VALENTINE. This stunning collection is now available in limited-run hardcover format at 🌸 Get yours today!
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We are thrilled to share that @williekinardiii has won the 2022 #alicejamesaward for their manuscript, ORDERS OF SERVICE, and @caesarah_ has been awarded the Editors' Choice for her manuscript, THEOPHANIES! Big thanks to all who submitted. More at 💜
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We're ecstatic to announce that #alicejamesbooks is expanding! Please join us in welcoming @MrAFalomo to the press. Ayokunle's collection, AUTOBIOMYTHOGRAPHY OF will be published by AJB in Sept 2024! LEARN MORE/PREORDER at #booksthatmatter ✨
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@KavehAkbar has been chosen as the winner of the 2018 Levis Reading Prize for CALLING A WOLF A WOLF! Many thanks to the Creative Writing program at @VCU for selecting Kaveh's #poetry collection for this award, and congrats to Kaveh! @VCUCHS @VCUBlackbird
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Alice James Books is thrilled to announce that Sumita Chakraborty has joined our family of #authors ! Sumita's #poetry collection ARROW will be released in September 2020. We wish you a warm welcome to AJB, @chakrabsumita !
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AJB is pleased to welcome @OmotaraJames to the press! Omotara's collection SONG OF MY SOFTENING is forthcoming from Alice James in April 2022. Welcome, Omotara! More here:
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2023 ushers in our 50th year, and with it, a brand new way to engage with #booksthatmatter ! We're thrilled to introduce your ears to the sounds of AJB Audiobooks 🎧 Celebrate by downloading the audio version of DECADE OF THE BRAIN, read by @ninejoseph : 💛
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We're thrilled to announce that we are partnering with @katiefar on her debut poetry collection, STANDING IN THE FOREST OF BEING ALIVE, which is forthcoming from #alicejamesbooks in April 2023! Visit our website to learn more & preorder: #booksthatmatter 💘
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Thank you to everyone who has reached out to us today—everyone on the AJB team is safe & sheltering in place. We apologize that there will be a slight delay in book order shipments until we have more info from state & local officials. Thank you for your patience in the meantime.
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We are delighted and grateful to announce that Alice James Books has received a $30,000 grant from the @NEAarts to support the publication, promotion and distribution of 8 poetry #booksthatmatter in 2020. Thank you to the NEA and congrats to our fellow recipients! 💛💛
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We are so thrilled to welcome Kenji Liu and Shira Erlichman to the Alice James Books family! Kenji's collection MONSTERS I HAVE BEEN will be forthcoming in April 2019, and Shira's ODES TO LITHIUM will be published in September 2019. Welcome to AJB, @sheer_awe and @kenjicliu !
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So excited to reveal Shira Erlichman's ( @sheer_awe ) ODES TO LITHIUM cover via @The_Rumpus today. Alice James will publish Shira's debut poetry collection in Sept. Join the Rumpus' Poetry Book Club to receive an early copy. 🧠✨📘
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We're thrilled to publish the third and final collection in @turners_lens 's trio, THE DEAD PEASANT'S HANDBOOK, which is out today from Alice James Books! Visit us online to purchase your copy: #alicejamesbooks #booksthatmatter 📚💙
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Heartfelt congratulations to @sadqueer4life on the official launch day of her highly anticipated I DON'T WANT TO BE UNDERSTOOD 💖 💐 @tagreathouse calls this collection "...virtuosic, heartbreaking, and searing in its social critiques." Visit to order 🖤
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Congratulations to @RosebudBenOni for her winning manuscript IF THIS IS THE AGE WE END DISCOVERY, and to Editor's Choices Jane Wong for HOW TO NOT BE AFRAID OF EVERYTHING and @jj_rancourt for BROCKEN SPECTRE. Thank you to all who submitted to this year's #poetry contest!
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2019 Alice James Award Winner Announced
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Clear your Netflix queue, pop some popcorn and tune into The Kindergarten Teacher this weekend, featuring #poetry written by @KavehAkbar and Ocean Vuong! #TheKindergartenTeacher
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The Kindergarten Teacher | Official Trailer HD (2018) | Netflix

When a Staten Island kindergarten teacher discovers what may be a gifted five year-old student in her class, she becomes fascinated and obsessed with the chi...

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The 2024 #AliceJamesAward is open to poetry mss submissions until 10/16/2023! Submit before the deadline for a chance at $2000, publication, & distribution via @consortiumbooks 🌟 LEARN MORE/SUBMIT at #alicejamesbooks #booksthatmatter
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We're ELATED to publish the 2022 #AliceJamesAward winner, @williekinardiii 's ORDERS OF SERVICE—happy pub day, Willie 🙌🙌 @poetmorgan calls this book "an explosive debut that deals in sonic aftershocks lit up by wit and homage" 💛📚 Order a copy today at !
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CALLING A WOLF A WOLF is a 2018 First Horizon Award Winner, a distinction from the @HofferAward for debut collections. Congratulations to @KavehAkbar and to the other award winners! For the full announcement, click here:
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We are excited to announce that Ina Cariño has won the 2021 #AliceJamesAward for their collection, FEAST. Congratulations @ina_carino ! ✨ Check out our full announcement & finalist list here: 💛
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Alice James Books is ecstatic to announce that @KazimAliPoet will be returning to the press for his next #poetry collection! THE VOICE OF SHEILA CHANDRA is forthcoming in October 2020 from AJB. Welcome back, Kazim!
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AJB's annual #AliceJamesAward is OPEN to submissions of poetry mss between 48-100 pages through 10/16/2023! The 2024 winner will receive $2000, book publication, & distribution through @consortiumbooks . LEARN MORE/SUBMIT at 📚✨
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We are overjoyed to share that R. A Villanueva ( @caesura ) has won the 2024 #AliceJamesAward with A HOLY DREAD. The 2024 Editor's Choice goes to Nick Martino for SCRAP BOOK. To learn more about our winners and check out our '24 finalists, visit 🙌🤩
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Drumroll, please! 🥁 We're excited to unveil the cover of Joshua Jennifer Espinoza's ( @sadqueer4life ) I DON'T WANT TO BE UNDERSTOOD w/art by Sara Regal. This title is forthcoming 8/6/2024 and is available for preorder at the link below 👇 Keep watching for the big reveal 🩷 🖤
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Excited to welcome Donald Revell's CANANDAIGUA into the world today 💛 Recommended by @lithub and @publisherswkly , CANANDAIGUA's poems are "intellectual and precise" ( @publisherswkly ) Order yours today at 🌟
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Congratulations to @KavehAkbar —CALLING A WOLF A WOLF is the winner of the 2017 Julie Suk Award from @jacarpress ! Thank you to Julie Suk for selecting this AJB title, and congrats to all the finalists. Read the full announcement here: #poetry
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We are delighted and grateful to announce that Alice James Books has received a $35,000 grant from the @NEAarts to support the publication, promotion and distribution of #poetry collections that matter in 2019. 📚Thank you to the NEA and congrats to our fellow recipients!
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The winner of the 2018 Alice James Award has been announced! Congratulations to Amy Woolard for her winning manuscript NECK OF THE WOODS and to Editor's Choice Cori Winrock for LITTLE ENVELOPE OF EARTH CONDITIONS. For more details visit: #poetry
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Wishing every good thing to Joan Larkin today as we welcome her sixth collection, OLD STRANGER: POEMS into the world 💛 this beauty is available now via AJB's website and wherever else books are sold 📚 More at 🌟
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We are thrilled to announce the winner of the 2020 Alice James Award, Aldo Amparán ( @skygoneout ) for his manuscript BROTHER SLEEP, and our Editor's Choice, Katie Marya ( @katiemarya13 ) for her manuscript SUGAR WORK. Congratulations! ✨ 2020 Finalists: 💛💛
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PSA for all of our early birds: the 2023 #alicejamesaward is accepting full-length poetry manuscript submissions through 10/16/2022! Visit us on Submittable to access our full guidelines and submit: #alicejamesbooks #booksthatmatter 🌟
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Happy pub day, @turners_lens ! The second collection in Turner's trio, THE GOODBYE WORLD POEM, is out today from #alicejamesbooks . @_nick_flynn_ describes this book as "an elegy for a person, but also for our lives." Purchase your copy online at 🪸💛
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We're delighted to welcome @katiefar and cannot WAIT for STANDING IN THE FOREST OF BEING ALIVE in April 2023. Big welcome, Katie! ♥️✨
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When I was diagnosed with #breastcancer at 36, I made a bargain: I'd give my health, my breast, & one year, but I'd write a full-length book. It’s called STANDING IN THE FOREST OF BEING ALIVE, and I just found out @AliceJamesBooks James Books will be publishing it in April 2023!
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Are you ready for @franychoir 's SOFT SCIENCE, coming to awesome bookstores near you in spring 2019? Check out Franny's poem "Chatroulette" from the forthcoming #poetry collection here!
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Poetry Spotlight: Franny Choi
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"...it was one of those poems that just arrives like an angels blaring trumpet, you know it just sort of absolutely ripped the top of my head off..." — @KavehAkbar on "Groundhog" by Ellen Bryant Voigt
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If you can't wait for SOFT SCIENCE to hit #bookstores , here's @Danez_Smif #reading the #poem "Introduction to Quantum Theory" from @fannychoir 's forthcoming collection!
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Danez Smith reads Franny Choi’s “Introduction to Quantum Theory”
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Have you met these amazing Asian-American writers? Get introduced by Alice James author @tamikobeyer and our friends at @kundimanforever —then head to your local #bookstore !
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The Newest Wave of Asian-American Writers You Should Know
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We're so excited to share that @vankhanna will be joining #alicejamesbooks in April 2023 with her third full-length collection, BURNING LIKE HER OWN PLANET. Click here to learn more & preorder: ❤️ #booksthatmatter
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We are overjoyed to share that Esther Lin has won the 2023 #AliceJamesAward for her mss COLD THIEF PLACE. The 2023 Editor's Choice goes to Mary Helen Callier for WHEN THE HORSES. To learn more about our winners and check out our '23 finalists, visit 💛
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We are honored and grateful to announce that AJB has received a $20,000 grant from @NEAarts to support the publication, promotion and distribution of new poetry that matters in 2018! Thank you to the NEA and congrats to our fellow recipients.
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AJB is happy to announce the arrival of our newest Alice, Kaveh Akbar! @KavehAkbar
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We are sad to announce we won’t be at #AWP20 . We are very sorry to miss everyone. We know many were excited for our sale. To that end we will offer a #virtualbookfair thru March 9. Discounts applied in cart @ . Our best to all & thx for understanding! 💛💛
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We're pleased to share that the AJB family is expanding! Please join us in welcoming @sadqueer4life to the press. Jennifer's collection, I DON'T WANT TO BE UNDERSTOOD, is forthcoming from #alicejamesbooks in Aug. 2024! Learn more/Preorder at ✨
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We’re excited to announce a new series established in honor of beloved poet Jean Valentine. The Jean Valentine series will publish books by mid-career, women-identifying poets, starting with Cole Swensen’s VEER in May 2026! Learn more at 💛📚
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We will be accepting submissions for our 2020 ALICE JAMES AWARD from now all the way until November 1st! Make sure to submit—we can't wait to see your manuscripts! Learn more here:
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The 2023 #AliceJamesAward is now open! In honor of AJB's 50th anniversary in 2023, the winner of the '23 award will receive a $5,000 advance against royalties, book publication, and distribution via @consortiumbooks . LEARN MORE/SUBMIT: ✨ #booksthatmatter
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Everyone at Alice James Books is delighted to announce that Lucia LoTempio has joined our #author family! Lucia's collection HOT WITH THE BAD THINGS is forthcoming in May 2020. We wish you a warm welcome to the press, @lucialo !
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Honestly needed a minute after opening up this advance copy of ODES TO LITHIUM because it is just STUNNING. Perfect company for a cozy weekend. ODES launches next month! Have you reserved a copy yet? ✨ Preorder here: #booksthatmatter #alicejamesbooks
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Congratulations on your launch, @caesarah_ ! THEOPHANIES is available now wherever books are sold 🙌
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Sarah
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had the sweetest book launch, full of joy & care & support at @booksonthepark ⚜️ shoutout to T for a beautiful BOOK CAKE! what luck, what love. thank you @zeinabeck , thank you, my community, for selling out the book—
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Get ready to see @KavehAkbar and @KazimAliPoet reading together next Monday, 5/21 at the @FolgerLibrary ! Kaveh and Kazim will be reflecting on prayer in #poetry in a conversation moderated by Gowri Koneswaran—an evening not to be missed.
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The New York Times Book Review deems Franny Choi's SOFT SCIENCE "a dazzling sequence of poems"!
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Lentil the hedgehog can't wait to read the next Alice James Award winning  #poetry  collection! Submit your manuscript by November 1st to be considered for this year's award contest. Visit our website more information, links to submit and contest guidelines.
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Congrats to Dr. @KavehAkbar , now even more qualified to prescribe great #poetry through the @parisreview 's #PoetryRX column!
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CALLING A WOLF A WOLF is the winner of the Small Press Award from the @HofferAward ! Congrats to all award winners and finalists from this year's #HofferAward , and to Kaveh!
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We're pleased to welcome to @EstanislaoPoet to the press, whose debut collection, WE BORROWED GENTLENESS, is forthcoming from AJB in October 2022! Visit to learn more about J. & preorder a copy of the book✨ #alicejamesbooks #booksthatmatter
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Today we’re examining the relationship between #poetry and the body through the words and work of @PBW_Poet , author of THIEF IN THE INTERIOR. Learn more about the #PoetryCoalition and the #MyDreamingMyLoving campaign here: #poem #poet
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“Self Portrait as a Queer Block Party” by @OmotaraJames , originally published by @NoTokensJournal . Learn more about Omotara and read more of her work at her website: 💛 #amplifymelanatedvoices #booksthatmatter
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Three cheers for @KavehAkbar —CALLING A WOLF A WOLF is the Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Gold Winner for Poetry! Congrats to all and check out the full list of #poetry winners from this year's contest here: #ForewordINDIES @ForewordReviews
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We all know you'd love to invite @fannychoir to your educational institution, bookstore, workshop, etc., and here's how!
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Congratulations to these four AJB #poets for their Creative Writing Fellowships from @NEAarts ! Reginald Dwayne Betts (SHAHID READS HIS OWN PALM, 2010) Sarah Gambito (MATADORA, 2004) Adrian Matejka (THE DEVIL'S GARDEN, 2003) Amy Woolard (NECK OF THE WOODS, forthcoming 2020)
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AJB's pleased to welcome @lucialo , Matthew Nienow, @jj_rancourt , & @notsumatra to our editorial board for the 2022 #AliceJamesAward . We're so grateful to new & existing members for working hard to make #booksthatmatter ♥️ Learn more about AJB's ed. board @
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Hola, literate queens! "Your only regret getting this book will be that Choi herself isn’t there to read it to you..." according to the lovely Fran Tirado @outmagazine :
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Friendly reminder that the 2024 #AliceJamesAward is open to poetry mss submissions between 48-100 pages until October 16! Learn more/submit at 📚
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New month, new opportunities from: - @PalettePoetry - @AmPoetryReview - @on_squ - @MinnesotaReview - @new_letters - @RattleMag - @AliceJamesBooks - @DiodeEditions - @witnessmag - @manyworldsplace and more!
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Big congrats to @mrAFalomo , whose long-awaited collection, AUTOBIOMYTHOGRAPHY OF officially hits the shelves today 💙 Get your copy at and check out our Instagram stories ( @alicejamesbooks ) for a sample poem! #alicejamesbooks #booksthatmatter
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The 2023 #AliceJamesAward is open to poetry mss submissions of 48-100 pages through 10/16/22! We can't wait to read your work. Access our full guidelines and submit at #alicejamesbooks #booksthatmatter ⭐
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Alice James Books is thrilled to welcome Taylor Johnson to the press! Taylor's #poetry collection INHERITANCE will be forthcoming in November 2020. Welcome to AJB, @djrealboy_ !
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So proud that ODES TO LITHIUM by @sheer_awe and SOFT SCIENCE by @fannychoir were both chosen as finalists for this year's @LambdaLiterary Awards in the poetry category. Heartfelt congrats to Shira, Franny, and all other finalists 🌈💖 Full list here:
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The NEA has confirmed what we know to be true: more and more people are reading poetry! An estimated 28 million adults in the United States read #poetry in 2017, with growing numbers of #readers across multiple demographics. Thank you readers & #poets !
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We're thrilled to share that AJB has received a 2021 grant from @NEAarts to help fund the publication/distribution of new AJB books. We're incredibly grateful to @NEAarts for their support of our mission. Read the full 2021 #NEAgrant announcement at ♥️
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Alice James Award winner Elizabeth Lyons opens the door to exploring mental health in her #poetry collection THE BLESSING OF DARK WATER. We're currently accepting submissions to the 2019 award via Submittable and snail mail! Learn more at #poem
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We're overjoyed to finally share that #alicejamesbooks will publish Duy Đoàn's poetry collection ZOMBIE VOMIT MAD LIBS in November 2024! Welcome welcome, Duy! To learn more and preorder, visit us online at ❤️ #booksthatmatter
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If you're loving @_AndresCerpa 's debut BICYCLE IN A RANSACKED CITY: AN ELEGY, get excited for his second #poetry collection, THE VAULT, forthcoming in June 2021 from Alice James Books! We are so honored to have you with us here at AJB, Andrés!
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We're thrilled to share that the AJB fam is expanding! Please join us in welcoming @teacherc , whose debut collection I AM THE MOST DANGEROUS THING is forthcoming from #alicejamesbooks in May 2023. Welcome, Candace! Learn more/preorder here:
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"The book is thinking about technology, but it’s using technology just as a sort of valence to think about personhood and to think about subjectivity."— @fannychoir for @a2pulp on SOFT SCIENCE. Ann Arbor readers, don't miss Franny's reading at 7pm in the Literati Bookstore!
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🗣️The deadline for the 2025 #AliceJamesAward is extended! Submissions will now close at 11:59 PM EST on 10/15/24 💛 hard copies must be postmarked by 10/15. Read our guidelines and submit your manuscript at 🌟
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The 2025 #AliceJamesAward will close THIS FRIDAY, October 11th, at 11:59 PM EST. The AJA is open to established & emerging poets who reside in the US. We consider full-length, previously unpublished poetry manuscripts of 48-100 pages. SUBMIT at 🌟
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Biggest thanks to @lithub for running this poem from @OmotaraJames 's debut, SONG OF MY SOFTENING ❤️ Check it out at
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Join us for @caesarah_ 's book launch one week from today at @GreenAppleBooks . She'll be in conversation with @zeinabeck . RVSP and more info:
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"The ability to alter our images and to play with the way that we present our bodies is a fundamental queer and femme superpower."— @fannychoir talks queerness, cyborgs, and cephalopods with @parisreview ! Check out the full interview here:
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Thrilled to see SOFT SCIENCE long-listed for the Believer poetry award ( @believermag )! Biggest congrats to @fannychoir and everyone else who was recognized 💞 Read the full list here: #alicejamesbooks #booksthatmatter
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Thank you @POETSorg for including WE'RE ON: A JUNE JORDAN READER in this beautiful feature of June Jordan's incredible work! Join us tomorrow at @penbrush as we celebrate her life, poetry and prose. #JuneJordan
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7 years
A review of We're On: A June Jordan Reader by @accommodatingly , alongside a sampler of 20 poems from the book & audio recordings of Jordan reading her work: @AliceJamesBooks
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"Community is the most important element of my writing these days. My community keeps me writing, and I hope that my work at Kundiman keeps others writing." Words of wisdom from the incredible and inspirational @cathylinhche ! @kundimanforever #writing
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A very happy #pubday goes out to @ninejoseph 🎂 DECADE OF THE BRAIN is officially available for purchase in print, ebook, and AUDIOBOOK formats! Learn more at 💛 "It is all neurons, and it is, in the end, all nerve."—BA Van Sise for @NYJournalofBook ✨
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One of our favorites from forthcoming NECK OF THE WOODS by Amy Woolard ( @awoo_ ) 💛 💛 Books are available for preorder at the Alice James website: ✨ don't miss out! #alicejamesbooks #booksthatmatter
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"A storm and so a gift. / Its swift approach / lifts gravel from the road." — “First Words” from THIEF IN THE INTERIOR by @pbw_poet Happy birthday to our dear #poet , Phillip! #poetry #blackhistorymonth
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Congratulations to @francinejharris , author of PLAY DEAD! francine will be joining the 2018-2019 class of Cullman Fellows at the New York Public Library as the Rona Jaffe Fellow. We are so happy for you, @francinejharris !
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We are so thrilled to welcome Philip Matthews to the Alice James Books family! Philip's #poetry collection WITCH will be released in April 2020. Welcome to AJB, @philipandpetal !
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"Akbar writes with frank and necessary transparency about the nature of addiction, the ball-and-chain drag of it, the strange and painful want for the shackle the speaker is simultaneously working so hard to unclasp." — @SouthernHReview
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We're thrilled to share that @notsumatra 's ARROW has won the 2022 GLCA New Writers Award in Poetry! ARROW was published by #alicejamesbooks in September of 2020. Endless congratulations, Sumita! Access the full announcement here: 💙 🏹 #booksthatmatter
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Tonight's the night! Come by Books Are Magic at 7:30pm for @_AndresCerpa 's book launch of BICYCLE IN A RANSACKED CITY: AN ELEGY, where Andrés will be in conversation with @Nic_Sealey and @caesura . See you there! 📚
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Visit @lithub to check out @fannychoir in conversation with the "Queers at the End of the World" podcast! More here: ✨
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"I was the Editor's Choice for [the Alice James Award], which changed my life. Please submit." — @PBW_Poet , author of THIEF IN THE INTERIOR Send us your #poetry manuscript by 11/1 to be considered for the 2019 Alice James Award!
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We want to offer a big congratulations to the recipients of the 2019 Lilly Rosenberg Fellowships, among whom is our very own Franny Choi ( @fannychoir ). We are so in awe of the talent and passion shown by this year's fellows! Read more here:
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Poetry fans, you can preorder a copy of @sadqueer4life ’s highly anticipated I DON’T WANT TO BE UNDERSTOOD for just $15 during #NationalPoetryMonth ! @officialdonika calls this book “a blistering and a balm” that left her “deeply moved.” Learn more at 🩷
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Congratulations to AJB author Kaveh Akbar, who is a Guggenheim Poetry Fellow alongside Jos Charles, Vievee Francis, and Tracy K. Smith, to name just a few!
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Congratulations to the 2024 Guggenheim Fellows! Here is a message from President Edward Hirsch (1985 Fellow) #guggfellows2024 :
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Alice James Books
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BIG congrats to @notsumatra , whose debut ARROW (UK version from @Carcanet ) won the @HeaneyCentre 2021 Seamus Heaney First Collection Poetry Prize, supported by the Atlantic Philanthropies! Full story here: ❤️ #booksthatmatter
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Alice James Books
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You won't want to miss this celebration of #JuneJordan coming up on May 18th! This day-long conference is overflowing with incredible #poets , readings and discussions exploring June's #poetry , #activism and life @GC_CUNY .
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6 years
Fri, May 18 "A TRIBUTE TO JUNE JORDAN" an exploration of the legendary teacher, activist, & poet’s life, work, & legacy! A day-long conference at @GC_CUNY . Panels, readings, discussions organized with @cavecanempoets & June M. Jordan Literary Estate Trust
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Happy #bookbirthday to @katiefar , whose STANDING IN THE FOREST OF BEING ALIVE is out today from #alicejamesbooks 🎂 Visit us online to grab your copy for just $10 throughout April in honor of #NationalPoetryMonth 🥰 #booksthatmatter
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