Poetry &
Literature
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Subject Area: Poetry & Literature
A historic home for vibrant voices in poetry and prose. Since the press’s earliest days at our home in the Ozarks, we’ve served as an outpost of literary excellence both in the area and in the international community of letters. Cofounded by acclaimed poet Miller Williams, the University of Arkansas Press is home to some of the language’s most celebrated writers, including Billy Collins, Frank Stanford, Ellen Gilchrist, and John Williams. We continue our search for poetry, memoirs, novels, essays, and collections that vivify, problematize, and delight, all the while pursuing greater representation and inclusion in our authorship and a heightened connection to traditionally underserved and underappreciated readerships.
News
The 2026 Miller Williams Poetry Prize has been Awarded to Samuel Piccone
Collections from finalists Raphael Jenkins, Mitchell Jacobs, and Stevie Edwards will also be published.
The Life and Poetry of Frank Stanford Receives a Starred Publishers Weekly Review
“It’s a page-turner.”
Now Available! The Life and Poetry of Frank Stanford
“The full-throated biography fans have been yearning for.” —Kirkus Starred Review, April 2025
Now Available! Sleeping in the Courtyard: Contemporary Kurdish Writers in Diaspora
Brings together historically isolated writers in community—and invites readers to join them around the table to share in their memories, secrets, tears, and joys.
Saba Keramati wins 2025 Nossrat Yassini Poetry Prize
For her collection Self-Mythology.
Publishers Weekly Reviews Parallax
“Readers will find this a moving and impactful collection.”
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Walking with Eve in the Loved City
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Narcissus Americana
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Paraíso
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the magic my body becomes
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Mr. Stevens’ Secretary
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The Wild Night Dress
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Protection Spell
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Self-Portrait in a Door-Length Mirror
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The Golden Shovel Anthology
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The New Babel
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You Are Here
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Hagar Poems
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Arkansas, Arkansas Volume 2
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Arkansas, Arkansas Volume 1
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When We Were Birds
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See You Soon
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Cenotaph
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[explicit lyrics]
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Autumn Rhythm
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Anna Akhmatova and Her Circle
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Anne & Alpheus, 1842–1882
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Zoo
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In the Home of the Famous Dead
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Reveille
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The Truth about Small Towns
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Towns Facing Railroads
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Tide and Continuities
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This Close to the Earth
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Story Hour
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Sappho to Valéry
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Poetry and the Practical
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The Poem Itself
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News from Where I Live
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The Man at Home
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The Last Nostalgia
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It Will Be All Right in the Morning
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The Holy Surprise of Right Now
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Geography of the Forehead
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The Throats of Narcissus
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Meditations, With Distractions
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Stars at Noon
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Trembling Air
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Candlefish
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Notes to Make the Sound Come Right
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King Vulture
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Standing around the Heart
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Here and Hereafter
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The First Inhabitants of Arcadia
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Walking Through the Horizon
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Fire Baton
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