Hi everyone! September was an excellent month for poetry. We had several amazing announcements from NEPC members. Here is a recap of what was posted on our social media! If you are an NEPC member, remember to submit your news!
NEPC Member Kristin Dykstra read with Kirun Kapur and Mary Gillibrand on September 25 at Amherst Books, located at 8 Main Street, Amherst, MA.
NEPC Member Brian Evans-Jones had some exciting publications to share!
“Swallowed” appears in Issue 32 of Sky Island Journal, published in July 2025. Read it here: https://loom.ly/mgIuy7E
“Return Service Requested” appears in Issue 19 of Cloudbank journal, published Summer 2025. Read it here: https://loom.ly/vxFZ6TU
And finally, “The Last Night” appears in the anthology The Aplomb Project Portraits, Vol. 2, selected by Diannely Antigua, published July 2025. You can find that here: https://loom.ly/aGF96pk
NEPC board member Doug Holder had a new poem, “Tanked Carp in Chinatown,” published in the Journal of Expressive Writing. You can read it here: https://loom.ly/vudtQj8
NEPC board member Lloyd Schwartz had two exciting achievements:
🏆 Lloyd was awarded the 2025 David Ferry & Ellen LaForge Poetry Prize, joining an extraordinary group of past recipients.
📖 He also has a new book of poems forthcoming this spring from Arrowsmith: “Artur Schnabel and Joseph Szigeti Play Mozart at the Frick Collection (April 4, 1948)” and Other Poems.
NEPC Board Member Doug Holder sat down with poet B.G. Thurston Many for an in-depth interview on her career, influences, and approach to writing. Read the full conversation here: https://loom.ly/h4iLnEM
NEPC Member John J. Ronan announced The Idea of Light, published by Main Street Rag. The book features poems that have appeared in Notre Dame Review, Times Literary Supplement, Red Wheelbarrow, and other journals. Learn more and order at: https://theronan.org
NEPC member Stephen Haven shared two publications!
“Roadside Portals,” appeared earlier in 2025 in Vox Populi: https://loom.ly/xNy7Mto
“Salem, Easter,” selected from his new book, The Flight from Meaning (Slant Books, 2025), appears in Verse Daily: https://loom.ly/5Lw0Nno
NEPC Member Richard Fein announced a new book of poetry titled, The Polish Dream Machine, now available from Box Turtle Press in New York.
NEPC member Stephen Haven read from his new book of poems, The Flight from Meaning (Slant Books, 2025), with Rachel Trousdale, at the Beehive Poetry Group New Book and Open Mic Series, Robbins Library, 700 Mass. Ave, Arlington, MA, on Tuesday, Sept 23.
Rachel’s Book is here: https://loom.ly/D0v72og
Stephen’s Book is here: https://loom.ly/te5aBEc
NEPC Member Catherine Strisik announced a new book, “Goat, Goddess, Moon,” from Holy Cow! Press is available now. This is the poet’s 4th book. You can order it here: https://loom.ly/o1c4zwo
NEPC Member Roberta Batorsky announced that her first poetry collection, Perihelion, will be released this October by Prolific Pulse Press. She’s already shared early readings in Medford and is seeking additional opportunities. Interested hosts and series organizers, please reach out via Instagram: https://loom.ly/qvJcA5M
The New England Poetry Club announced this year’s winners of our poetry contests! Here they are: https://loom.ly/7aQsEIY
Watch our social channels for the latest announcements:
- Our Facebook page
- Our Twitter Account
- Our Bluesky Account
- Our Threads Account
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