Read the featured Chapbook Poem of the Month for August 2025, “August Peaches” from Paper Money, along with a few words from the poet.
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New Poetry Titles (8/5/25)
Check out new poetry books for the week of 8/5 from Mercer University Press, CLASH Books, Seagull Books, Persea, One World, Wesleyan University Press, Button Poetry, Alice James Books, W. W. Norton & Graywolf Press.
Call for Fall Poetry Submissions
PCR is calling for submissions of original poetry between August 1 and September 15 for our Fall 2025 issue and beyond. Read this post for details!
Meet Our Contributor: Laynie Browne
Meet our contributor, Laynie Browne, check out her books, recent work, and read about their writing life in a Contributor Q&A.
Book Excerpt: Creating Space by Lisa Sewell
Read the featured Excerpt Poem of the Month for July 2025, “Creating Space” from Flood Plain by Lisa Sewell, along with a few words from the poet.
Poetry Chapbooks (June 2025)
Check out our round-up of poetry chapbooks published in June 2025 by Seven Kitchens Press, Sarabande Books, Small Harbor Publishing, The Bodily Press, Gasher Press, Wolfson Press, Moontide Press, Kelsay Books, boats against the current, Inkfish Press, Bull City Press, Staircase Books, Bottlecap Press & Finishing Line Press.
New Poetry Titles (7/8-8/4)
Check out new poetry books between 7/8 to 8/4 from Signal Editions, Black Lawrence Press, Arlen House, TCU Press, University of Vanderbilt University Press, Alaska Press, University of Utah Press, Carcanet Press, Tupelo Press, Bloodaxe Books, Phoneme Media & Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chapbook Poem: The Blessed Knot by Li-Young Lee
Read the featured Chapbook Poem of the Month for July 2025, “The Blessed Knot” from I Ask My Mother to Sing: Mother Poems of Li-Young Lee, along with a few words from the poet.
New Poetry Titles (7/1/25)
Check out new poetry titles for the week of 7/1 from Gaudy Boy, LSU Press, Nightboat Books, Tupelo Press, Trio House Press, Button Poetry, Chax Press, Black Ocean, City Lights Publishers & Penguin Books.
Meet Our Contributor: Christa Fairbrother
“I give Shel Silverstein credit for making me want to be a poet. I wanted to be a poet as a little girl, and I didn’t act on it until I was fifty after being traditionally published in non-fiction.” Meet our contributor, Christa Fairbrother.