Persea Books

Persea Books Independent publishers since 1975

Founded in 1975 by Karen Braziller and Michael Braziller, Persea Books is an independent literary publisher of fiction and nonfiction, contemporary American poetry, poetry in translation, books for young adults, literary anthologies for the classroom, and rediscovered classics.

Thanks to for these pics of tonight’s NYU reading by Carey Salerno, Caneron Awkward-Rich, and Gaby Calvocoressi. What a...
04/17/2026

Thanks to for these pics of tonight’s NYU reading by Carey Salerno, Caneron Awkward-Rich, and Gaby Calvocoressi. What a trio!

In her heartrending sixth collection of poetry, Anne Marie Macari revisits her brother long-ago death by a self-inflicte...
04/07/2026

In her heartrending sixth collection of poetry, Anne Marie Macari revisits her brother long-ago death by a self-inflicted gunshot. Interweaving and disentangling her own memories and those of her family, and by reconstructing a legal and medical paper trail, Macari begins a dialogue with the dead, bringing her brother's lost voice back to her after years of sealing herself off from it. Embedded in her story is the devastation of—and her rage toward—a culture that elevates guns and violence over the sacredness of human life. Yet out of that devastation, Macari writes a kind of love story, renewing her connection with her brother, as well as with other departed friends and family. By revisiting grief, she uncovers deeply-felt gratitude for the world around her—and indeed her own life.

AMERIGUN is now available from booksellers everywhere and at www.perseabooks.com, where you can receive a 30% discount by using discount code NPMSPECIAL during the month of April.

Congratulations to Cameron Awkward-Rich, whose new book, An Optimism, has been named a Best New Poetry Book for Adults b...
04/03/2026

Congratulations to Cameron Awkward-Rich, whose new book, An Optimism, has been named a Best New Poetry Book for Adults by the New York Public Library!

Nâzim Hikmet. Marie Howe. Patrick Rosal. Molly McCully Brown. Gabrielle Calvocressi. Thylias Moss. These are just are a ...
04/01/2026

Nâzim Hikmet. Marie Howe. Patrick Rosal. Molly McCully Brown. Gabrielle Calvocressi. Thylias Moss. These are just are a handful of the extraordinary poets that Persea has published since its founding in 1975. To celebrate National Poetry Month, we are offering a 30% discount on all poetry books sold on our web site—including everything from our back list and preorders on collections coming out this spring by Theo LeGro, Anne Marie Macari, and Lisa Russ Spaar.

Use discount code NPMSPECIAL throughout the month of April! Happy poem-ing!

Persea is a proud sponsor of National Poetry Month. Our thanks to for its advocacy and indispensable efforts on poetry's behalf!

Thanks to for the great review of UNIVERSAL CORNER by Mitchell L.H. Douglas, available from Persea and booksellers ever...
03/29/2026

Thanks to for the great review of UNIVERSAL CORNER by Mitchell L.H. Douglas, available from Persea and booksellers everywhere!

We are crushed by the passing of Theo LeGro, fierce and glorious poet and person, winner of the 2025 Lexi Rudnitsky Firs...
03/10/2026

We are crushed by the passing of Theo LeGro, fierce and glorious poet and person, winner of the 2025 Lexi Rudnitsky First Book Prize. We only knew Theo for a year, but their bravery, light, and poems will be with us always. Our deepest condolences go out to her devoted communities, her family and friends.

Theo’s book, Don’t Let It Kill You, comes out on June 2. Please check back for information on events in Theo’s memory and in celebration of their indelible writing.

From January 1–March 15 we are accepting entries via Submittable for the Lexi Rudnitsky Editor's Choice Award, open to t...
02/26/2026

From January 1–March 15 we are accepting entries via Submittable for the Lexi Rudnitsky Editor's Choice Award, open to those who have published at least one previous book of poetry. The winner receives publication and $2,000.00. Link in bio. A limited number of entry fee waivers are available upon request.

Link to submit your manuscript: https://perseabooks.submittable.com/submit

Universal Corner by Mitchell L. H. Douglas comes out on Tuesday, March 3rd, just in time for AWP. You can find Mitchell ...
02/26/2026

Universal Corner by Mitchell L. H. Douglas comes out on Tuesday, March 3rd, just in time for AWP. You can find Mitchell and his gorgeous new book in Baltimore and beyond.

Dancing at the intersection of melody and humanity, Universal Corner imagines what beat moves the world. Douglas' poetry rides the skip and pop of vinyl, radio waves, and mixtape collage through a complex modern life, his voice equally shaped by freestyling and stage diving, having come of age in two seemingly different musical cultures: punk and Hip-Hop. These seemingly disparate genres reveal surprising connections in Douglas' poems, in which he finds that, through the experience of memory and musical communion, common ground abounds. Reconciling rage and joy, public and private, Mitchell Douglas is one of our most vital voices of the urban Midwest, a poet of with both a critical and compassionate perspective on the pulse of America's heartland.

Come see us at Booth #1161 at AWP in Baltimore, March 5–7!
02/26/2026

Come see us at Booth #1161 at AWP in Baltimore, March 5–7!

Coming to AWP in Baltimore? Join Alice James and Persea for a fabu offsite reading at the lovely Chesapeake Wine Company...
02/09/2026

Coming to AWP in Baltimore? Join Alice James and Persea for a fabu offsite reading at the lovely Chesapeake Wine Company on Thursday March 5th, beginning at 6pm. Free appetizers, cash bar, and many memorable poems from new/recent books from both presses!

Join us on Zoom on February 23rd for a fascinating discussion of AZUCENA by M. de Gracia Concepción, originally publishe...
02/04/2026

Join us on Zoom on February 23rd for a fascinating discussion of AZUCENA by M. de Gracia Concepción, originally published in 1925, the first book by a Filipino poet to be published in the United States, and reissued in December by Persea Books.

Featuring Patrick Rosal, who wrote the foreword to the new edition of Azucena, and Emmanual David, scholar and descendent of Concepción, who wrote the edition's biographical introduction to the poet.

This event is co-hosted by Persea Books and the National Humanities Center. Free and open to all.

Zoom link: : https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88956403791?pwd=C9DkxnwtL52eknjEo3ddWGQdFrqMHC.1

It's pub day for the centennial edition of Azucena by M. de Gracia Concepción, an essential work in the canon of Filipin...
12/09/2025

It's pub day for the centennial edition of Azucena by M. de Gracia Concepción, an essential work in the canon of Filipino poetry!

Originally published in 1925, Azucena was the first book of poetry to be published by a Filipino writer in the United States. It established Concepción’s literary reputation on two continents, but has long been out of print. This new edition of Concepción's evocative poems is augmented by wonderful introductory prose by Dr. Emmanuel David of the University of Colorado (a descendent of Concepción) and Persea's own Patrick Rosal.

Order a copy from our website (link in bio) or from your favorite bookseller today!

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