Perugia Press

06/12/2026

Here’s a Friday writing prompt from Perugia Press, drawn from the poetry collection THE BOOK EATERS by Carolina Hotchandani. Find more prompts, sample poems, and discussion questions in our reading companions, and check out Hotchandani’s book and others in our bookshop: https://perugiapress.org/books/

06/11/2026

Take a listen to this encore podcast from Painted Bride Quarterly in which two poems from Jen Siraganian are discussed, both of which will appear in her forthcoming Perugia collection, Everything Has Been Moved, Even the Dead, out in September!

We’re bringing back favorite episodes over the summer as encore editions. Since this episode first aired, poet Jen Siraganian won the 2026 Perugia Press Prize for her debut collection “Everything Has Been Moved, Even the Dead,” which is forthcoming in September 2026. Congratulations, Jen!  S...

06/11/2026

Joan Kwon Glass’s next offering with Writing Workshops is “Morning in the Burned House: Writing Poems on Grief, Loss & Recovery.” This 3-week Zoom workshop starts Monday, June 22nd and is almost sold out! 🔥📓🖊️ (link in comments)

06/10/2026

Gratitude to Poetry Daily for their “Hot Off the Presses” list showcasing recent titles they’ve received, including Perugia’s own APOSTASIES by Holli Carrell and DAUGHTER OF THREE GONE KINGDOMS by Joan Kwon Glass! 📚♥️📖 Poetry Daily

06/09/2026

We appreciate our readers so much, and we love to see Perugia books making their way into readers’ hands. Here is a bouquet of Perugia titles poet Lisa Stice has featured, plus Kalehua Kim’s book we highlighted in our spotlight, and our poet Abby E. Murray’s latest. Thank you, Lisa Stice! 📚💞📖

06/08/2026

The Poetry Salon’s “Words with You” June 2026 reading features Jennifer K. Sweeney and Chad Sweeney on Wednesday 6/10 on Zoom, 5pm PT/8pm ET. Hosted by Tresha Faye Haefner and Robbi Nester. Register at link in comments!

06/05/2026

Here’s a Friday writing prompt from Perugia Press, drawn from the poetry collection HOW TO LIVE ON BREAD AND MUSIC by Jennifer K. Sweeney. Find more prompts, sample poems, and discussion questions in our reading companions, and check out Sweeney’s book and others in our bookshop: https://perugiapress.org/books/

06/04/2026

Massachusetts poet Eileen Kennedy recently shared a post celebrating Perugia poet Gail Thomas’s latest collection, THIS WORLD, a collaborative book of poems by Thomas and photographs by Deb Lohmeyer, along with SINGING FROM THE DEEP END, the latest book by Perugia editor Rebecca Olander. Thank you, Eileen, for shining light on these new volumes from W MA poets! 🌟📚🌟