Glass Lyre Press

Glass Lyre Press An independent literary press interested in publishing poetry collections, chapbooks, select short & flash fiction, and the occasional anthology.

Glass Lyre is an independent literary press interested in publishing poetry collections, chapbooks, select short & flash fiction, and the occasional anthology. In a society faced with frequent assaults to one’s psyche and spirit, Glass Lyre Press offers fine literature to rejuvenate the spirit, fuel inspiration and nourish the soul. These are collections which, rather than being stashed away after

reading, one returns to time and again—beautiful, highly crafted books created with love and care by a dedicated publishing team. Glass Lyre Press is interested in acquiring titles focused on quality and artistic vision from an eclectic range of talents—work which is technically accomplished and distinctive in style, as well as fresh in its approach and treatment. Glass Lyre seeks writers of diverse backgrounds who display mastery over the many areas of contemporary literature, writers with a powerful and dynamic aesthetic, and ability to stir the imagination and engage the emotions and intellect of a wide audience of readers. The Glass Lyre logo, beautifully rendered by Tracy McQueen, features a glass lyre with its two swans, one of which represents lyrical beauty and grace, the other, meaning and truth. Each symbolizes the passion underlying Glass Lyre’s vision. The duality urges us to be receptive to new ideas, and unites us in our human experience. We welcome our artists to share the songs in their hearts, and our readers, to receive those songs into their own. The Glass Lyre vision is to connect the world through language and art. We hope to expand the scope of poetry and short fiction for the general reader through exceptionally well-written books which call forth our deepest emotions and thoughts, delight our senses, challenge our minds, and provide clarity, resonance and insight. Even for those too busy to read a novel or a non-fiction book in its entirety, Glass Lyre provides an alternative because everyone can make time to read a poem, a flash piece or a short story.

Book Release!Connie Post and Royce Hamel, the editors of Aeolian Harp Anthology - Volume 11, are delighted to announce t...
12/17/2025

Book Release!

Connie Post and Royce Hamel, the editors of Aeolian Harp Anthology - Volume 11, are delighted to announce the release of this wonderful collection of folios by Tobi Alfier, Alessandra Bava, Susan Berlin, Peggy Dobreer, Samina Hadi-Tabassum, Michael Meyerhofer, Kalani Padilla, Kashiana Singh, Barbara Ungar, Pamela Uschuk, Cindy Veach, and Ann Wehrman !

Huge thanks to Connie and Royce for their work as editors!

https://glass-lyre-press.myshopify.com/collections/all-books-1/products/aeolian-harp-series-vol-11

Note: Contributor copies were sent out and should have been delivered at this point; if yours has not reached you, please email Steve at [email protected] and we'll get a replacement to you.

Representing a breadth of renowned contemporary poets, with varying aesthetics, this ninth volume of the Aeolian Harp Series showcases the talents of ten poets as they revel in the fierce joy of writing. In this anthology Tobi Alfier, Alessandra Bava, Susan Berlin, Peggy Dobreer, Samina Hadi-Tabassu...

Book release! Sandra Salinas Newton's Grievous Acts, from Glass Lyre Press, available now.
05/08/2025

Book release! Sandra Salinas Newton's Grievous Acts, from Glass Lyre Press, available now.

In Grievous Acts, Sandra Salinas Newton will transport you to her childhood in the city. As the daughter of Filipino immigrants, she will bring the reader on a journey that will shake the very foundations of the American Dream, show the reader how she grew up, and that, like so many things, dreams a...

Book release! Eric Cline's exceptional The Temporary, from Glass Lyre Press!
04/28/2025

Book release!

Eric Cline's exceptional The Temporary, from Glass Lyre Press!

Cline’s The Temporary, though a chapbook, has scope. It packs a lot in a small space, which, in a sense, is the definition of poetry: a lot in a little or saying a lot in a few words. The subject matter is as broad as the Self, love, loss, time, and memory — how love and loss shape Self through ...

Pushcart nominations by Megan Merchant, editor of Pirene's Fountain! Best wishes to all the nominees!
11/20/2024

Pushcart nominations by Megan Merchant, editor of Pirene's Fountain! Best wishes to all the nominees!

Dear Nur Melange poets:Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful ghazals for this anthology! It has been a joy to work w...
07/15/2024

Dear Nur Melange poets:

Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful ghazals for this anthology! It has been a joy to work with each of you.

Contributor copies went out on FRIDAY, July 12th, so you should receive them later this week or next.

We will make a release announcement sometime next week!

A few of our local poets read their work at the amazing book launch on July 6th hosted by the lovely folks at the South Asia Institute, who collaborated with us on this project. We plan to offer some Zoom readings for the rest of our Nur poets in the fall!

On Sale: "In the Belly of the Albatross" by Patricia Caspers!
07/08/2024

On Sale: "In the Belly of the Albatross" by Patricia Caspers!

In these moving poems, many of them dramatic monologues spoken by women, Patricia Caspers conjures up the lives of historical individuals-a black slave midwife who "[gives] Justice her dowry," Amelia Earhart's mother, waiting hopefully for her daughter's return. And she reimagines the figures of Gre...

Delighted to share this wonderful event featuring seven amazing poets reading at the beautiful South Asia Institute in C...
07/02/2024

Delighted to share this wonderful event featuring seven amazing poets reading at the beautiful South Asia Institute in Chicago!

Please join us for this wonderful event!
06/26/2024

Please join us for this wonderful event!

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