Hi everyone! Another month of amazing member poetry news took place. Here is the recap of all book or poem publications and other happenings!
If you are an NEPC member, make sure to submit your own news!
We were happy to congratulate NEPC member Janet MacFadyen on the publication of the book “Love Letters to the Wild,’ published by Dos Madres Press. You can get your copy here: https://loom.ly/hcaegtA
We opened the 2026 season of New England Poetry Club contests!📣
Submissions run May 1 through June 30. Winners announced in September.
If you’ve been writing, now’s the time to share your work!
More info + guidelines: https://loom.ly/wgxN56c
NEPC member Bonnie Bishop’s book, Patience, was published in January by Every Other Thursday Press. This is her fourth collection and is available at the Grolier Book Shop (https://loom.ly/IeO02mI) or by contacting the poet via email at bishopbw@gmail.com
NEPC member Rebecca Hart Olander’s “Singing from the Deep End” was published by CavanKerry Press and is available now. This is the poet’s second book! Get your copy here: https://loom.ly/fSTAr9I
NEPC Board Member Doug Holder interviewed poet Michael T. Steffen about his new collection, I Saw My Life, published by Lily Poetry Review Press. The conversation moves through near-death experience, aging, Keats, Sylvia Plath, and the way poetry helps us make meaning from fleeting moments and reflective memory.
Read here: https://loom.ly/5e68FbI
NEPC Member Matthew E. Henry (MEH)’s “Promises to Keep” was published by Wayfarer Books and is available now. This is the poet’s fourth full-length collection. You can get your copy here: https://loom.ly/7c3FTbE
NEPC Member Mary L. Serantoni announced the selection and publication of her poem, “Conversation over Breakfast,” by Jane Hirshfield, Poets for Science founder/curator, poet, and environmental spokesperson, and the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University!
You can read the poem here: https://loom.ly/OfqFkP0
We announced that Sally Young from Dartmouth College was this year’s winner of the New England Poetry Club Victor Howes Prize in Poetry! https://loom.ly/Vqs3fcA
NEPC Member Beth Ann Hooper’s latest poetry collection, Haunting the Dead, was published on May 1, 2026. The collection uniquely blends poetry and visual storytelling through video interpretations accessible by QR codes throughout the book.
Three poems from the collection were also featured in Poetry in Motion Picture, a short arthouse film that brings poetry to life through cinematic imagery and an original musical score.
Learn more here: https://loom.ly/qDadBjE
The project was also featured by The Tonearm Magazine here: https://loom.ly/x-Hclj4
NEPC Member Merryn Rutledge’s new book, “To Carve a Path Through Thickets,” was published by Kelsay Books and is available now. This is Rutledge’s second book. Get your copy here: https://loom.ly/qe47YYA
NEPC Member Lisa J. Sullivan’s debut poetry collection, Theory of Impact, was published by Lily Poetry Review Books, is now available! Congrats Lisa! You can get your copy here: https://loom.ly/ytx-ZTA
NEPC member Monica Raymond had a poem titled “How to Reach for the Sun” published in The Telephone Project in October 2025! Read it here: https://loom.ly/FFT4IGc
The poem “At Breakfast” also appeared in Sonic Boom, March 2025!
That’s all for this month! See you next month. Submit your own member news now!