Perugia Press is beginning a new blog feature: Poet’s Platform. This recurring column will highlight the work and lives of our poets beyond their Perugia Press books, whether it be teaching or other creative professional pursuits, visual artistry, community involvements, activism, their reading suggestions, and/or their current writing projects, processes, and proclivities.
Sam Brown is completing a summer internship at Perugia Press, sponsored by the Praxis Program at Smith College. This is the second summer internship that Perugia has been able to offer, as a partnership between Perugia Press and Smith College. Jean Blakeman, Perugia Press board member, conducted an interview with Sam about her experience as a Perugia intern and as a poet.
This monthly series features poems by women of color in the early stages of their careers. It is our intention to create more space at Perugia for the work of BIWOC, and we hope using our modest platform to celebrate this work will expand …
The 2022 Perugia Press Prize contest for a first or second book of poetry by a woman will be open for submissions from August 1-November 15, 2021. We’re accepting submissions of full-length poetry …
This monthly series features poems by women of color in the early stages of their careers. It is our intention to create more space at Perugia for the work of BIWOC, and we hope using our modest platform to celebrate this work will expand the readership of the …