Local Poetry

Kristina Hamlett's debut collection of poetry and prose, She Lives Here, moves toward a jubilant celebration of womanhood, Blackness, strength, and finding your own kind of joy. Rewriting the narrative of one's life is not always easy, especially when faced with racism, sexism, and religious dogma ... Read More about

What is innocence? Innocence is there Everywhere Perhaps it is the deepest depths Perhaps it is a recollection of existence Perhaps it is change Perhaps it is the essence ABOUT INNOCENCE A collection of poems, essays, and short stories that introduce the concept of innocence as a subjective and obj ... Read More about

Ryan Kent and Brett Lloyd played shows together in different unknown bands, each as the respective vocalist. They got along well, and wrote many words that were often shouted over microphones more than they were read. However, contrary to typical next steps musician pals take, they didn't end up col ... Read More about

WINNER of the 2020 FOUR QUARTETS PRIZE LONGLISTED for the 2019 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN POETRY FINALIST for the the NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST for the KINGSLEY TUFTS POETRY AWARD Doomstead Days is a lyrical series of experiments in embodied ecological consciousness. Drafted on foot, ... Read More about

This is what we found: editing is hard work, friends. Setting out with the intention to support and publish less-experienced poets, we somehow never anticipated that poets who did have pages of publication credits would also want to be a part of this new endeavor. We received submissions not only fr ... Read More about

Growing up in rural, southern Virginia, Hope Whitby planted marigolds in the garden with her mother, canoed the Nottoway River with her father, and waited for the bookmobile on the porch with her sisters Vicky and Kelly. Her debut poetry collection captures with great intimacy and warmth a girlhood ... Read More about