Mission
Perugia Press publishes one collection of poetry each year, by a woman at the beginning of her publishing career. Our mission is to produce beautiful books that interest long-time readers of poetry and welcome those new to poetry. We also aim to celebrate and promote poetry whenever we can.
All Perugia poets are available for readings. Please contact the press to schedule an event.
Winner
Each Crumbling House
By Melody S. Gee
Winner of the 2010 Perugia Press Prize
How is lineage influenced by immigration, culture, and language? In what ways do expectations, ideas, and acts of inheritance haunt us? In Each Crumbling House, Gee writes about the fractious, disappointing, and also enriching experience of being first-generation Asian American. Written with precision of line, image, and syntax, these restrained lyric poems invite and reward the reader with their grace, and stand out for their historical and emotional interweaving.
Melody S. Gee lives in St. Louis, Missouri and teaches writing at Southwestern Illinois College. This is her first book.
Read MoreNew release
How to Live on Bread and Music
By Jennifer K. Sweeney
Winner of the 2009 Perugia Press Prize
Winner of the 2009 James Laughlin Award of the Academy of American Poets
“A remarkable achievement from the hand of a poet with a subtle and compassionate mindfulness.”—Afaa Michael Weaver
Manuscript reviews
Pulling it All Together: Preparing Your Poetry Manuscript for Publication
Personal Manuscript Reviews by Perugia Press Editor Susan Kan
“Reading your review was a Eureka! moment for me.” — Marc Berman
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