Text: Wandering Aengus & Trail to Table Press Online Reading Series Thursday, April 9 John Fadely & Holly J. Hughes 6-7 pm Pacific - 9-10 pm Eastern April 9 - John Fadely & Holly J. Hughes May 14 - Veronica Kornberg & Kelli Russell Agodon June 11 - Marcia Aldrich & Tarn Wilson July 9 - Chrys Buckley & Kate Caroll de Gutes August 13 - Gail Folkins & Heidi Seaborn www.wanderingaenguspress.com Image shows author photos of John Fadely and Holly J. Hughes and the covers of their respective poetry collections, Before Leaving the Island and Passings.

For timely poetry that offers hope & reminds us what's worth protecting in this life, join us on Zoom. this Thursday.

Hear @johnfadely.bsky.social read from his debut collection, Before Leaving the Island, and Holly J. Hughes read from her American Book Award winning Passings plus new works!

The cover of Veronica Kornberg's debut poetry collection, Strange Gift, shows deep blue clouds with a peach-colored sky below. A sculpture with two fish makes it appear as though the fish are swimming through the sky. The book cover text reads: Strange Gift, poems, Veronica Kornberg. Behind the cover are cherry blossoms against a blue sky. Below the cover, the text reads: Winner of the Wandering Aengus Book Award in Poetry, April 7, 2026 (the release date).

Despite the angst of the world today, we share this gift of poetry.

Introducing Strange Gift, the debut #poetry collection from Veronica Kornberg and winner of the Wandering Aengus Book Award in Poetry.

Congratulations, @vkornberg.bsky.social! Your release comes just when we need it most!

Unboxing My Latest Book Haul - April 6 A fresh stack of book mail has arrived—featuring buzzworthy new releases across literary fiction, thrillers, romance, fantasy, and memoir—discover the titles I can’t wait to dive into and add to your ...

Two new poetry releases from @wapress.bsky.social, Strange Gift by @vkornberg.bsky.social and Before Leaving the Island by @johnfadely.bsky.social, are featured in the Hasty Booklist this week!

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MER Bookshelf - March 2026 - MER - Mom Egg Review Curated by Melissa Joplin Higley   Laurie D. Graham, Calling It Back to Me, McClelland & Stewart, March 2026, poetry In these searching, spare, and resonant poems, Laurie D. Graham traces the story of...

Thank you to @merliterary.bsky.social for featuring @vkornberg.bsky.social's poetry book, Strange Gift, in the March MER Bookshelf!

The debut collection releases April 7!

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The cover image reads Chrys Buckley, Invisible Violets: A Mixtape in Lyric Essays. Plus the quote, "A fierce manifesto about claiming your own story. This book will change you and linger long after the final page." Tarn Wilson, author of In Praise of Inadequate Gifts

Portland Peeps!

Don't miss the release of @chrysbuckley.bsky.social's powerful debut, Invisible Violets: A Mixtape in Lyric Essays, 7p tonight @boldcoffeeandbooks.bsky.social!

Chrys will read excerpts and be in conversation with Domi Shoemaker of Corporeal Writing.

Musical guest: Tracy McFarland

So proud to share that Daniel Meltz’s poetry collection, It Wasn’t Easy to Reach You, that we published last year is one of five Finalists for Foreword Reviews’ INDIES LGBTQ Award.
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Book cover shows nighttime illustration of blue, treed mountains below deeper blue sky dotted with stars. The text reads: Child of Earth and Starry Heaven, L. Annetter Binder, "an illumination and moving meditation on dementia"--Kirkus

Simply delighted to share that L. Annette Binder's touching #memoir, Child of Earth and Starry Heaven, is a Finalist for the Foreword Reviews INDIES Book Award for Grief/Grieving.

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Ack. That should be In the House of Modern Upbringing for Girls.

Insert usual complaint about Bluesky's lack of edit capabilities here.

The cover of Majda Gama's poetry collection reads: In the House of Modern Upbringing for Girls poems Majda Gama The title text is interwoven amid an illustration of leaves and flowers.

Huge congrats to @majda.bsky.social whose collection, In the House of Modern Upbringing for Modern Girls is a finalist for the Da Vinci Eye Eric Hoffer Award.

The poems serve as tribute and elegy to a girlhood spread across Islamic & Western worlds and are now more poignant than ever.

Last day to submit! Send us your gorgeous, brilliant, amazing full-length literary fiction, nonfiction, and poetry manuscripts. We can't wait to read your future books!

Well, some crazy coincidences with FLOOD PATTERNS being re-released and this 100-yr flood. There is still more rain to come, but farm and family are safe. Thanks to all the great friends and neighbors that helped out. #skagitstrong #wafloods
#poetry @wapress.bsky.social

Blue and white illustrated winter scene with tree trunks, falling snow, and red-capped mushrooms with brown stems. Note reads: Wandering Aengus & Trail to Table Book Awards Submissions open December 1 to January 31 www.wanderingaenguspress.com

Are you hunkered down getting your manuscript ready to submit for the Wandering Aengus & Trail to Table Book Awards?

We're eager to read full-length mss of *literary* fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. One submission fee ($30USD) -- up to four prize winners published.

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Over 120 publications re-opened today, including @cincinnatireview.bsky.social @marshhawkpress.bsky.social @electricliterature.com @kenyonreview.bsky.social @wapress.bsky.social @allegropoetry.bsky.social @natflashfictionday.bsky.social https://duotrope.com

Wandering Aengus (& Trail to Table Press) Book Award Submissions open December 1 to January 31 wanderingaenguspress.com

Our annual contest opens today for literary #fiction, #nonfiction, and #poetry manuscripts. Up to 4 books published with Wandering Aengus Press and our imprint, Trail to Table Press.

Would love to see some short fiction &/or #flash fiction collections this year!

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Well deserved, Jessica!!!

Wandering Aengus & Trail to Table Press 2025 Pushcart Nominations Barret Baumgart: "The Refusal to Be Useful" L. Annette Binder: "The Residents of the Second Floor" Majda Gama: "Ode to One Thousand" Jessica Gigot: "Territory" Amanda Hawkins: "Bears Ears National Monument and Other Diminishing Lands" Daniel Meltz: "Intrinsic Marimbas"

Our Pushcart Noms!

Barret Baumgart: The Refusal to Be Useful
L. Annette Binder: The Residents of the Second Floor
@majda.bsky.social: Ode to One Thousand
@jessicagigot.bsky.social: Territory
Amanda Hawkins: Bears Ears National Monument and Other Diminishing Lands
Daniel Meltz: Intrinsic Marimbas

Graphic shows photos of poets Amanda Hawkins and Christopher Martin along with the covers of their books, When I Say the Bones I Mean the Bones and Firmament, respectively. The text reads: Wandering Aengus & Trail to Table Press Online Reading Series Thursday, November 6 Amanda Hawkins & Christopher Martin 4 to 5 pm Pacific, 7 to 8 pm Eastern

The last reading of our 2025 series will come to you from the Portland Book Festival #portlandbookfestival with poets Christopher Martin & Portland's own Amanda Hawkins.

Please join us on Zoom, Thursday, November 6, 4-5 pm Pacific, 7-8 pm Eastern

Pre-register here:
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Flood Patterns A re-issue of Jessica Gigot's acclaimed poetry debut The poems [in Flood Patterns ] are informed by the determined if contested optimism of someone who knows the ground she walks on and its potential....

At Wandering Aengus, we love the idea of being a home for our authors, so we're super excited to re-issue @jessicagigot.bsky.social first #poetry collection, a beautiful meditation on nature (and living in the Anthropocene).

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The fine art of the book review is alive and thriving with @writerstevens.bsky.social!

Check out his thoughtful, beautiful review of L. Annette Binder's memoir, Child of Earth and Starry Heaven...

Wandering Aengus & Trail to Table Press Online Reading Series Thursday, October 9 Peter Ludwin & Jan Shoemaker 4-5 pm Pacific - 7-8 pm Eastern Graphic includes a photo of Peter in a blue plaid shirt and standing in front of a tree, and a photo of Jan wearing glasses and with her hair pulled back in a ponytail. The cover of Peter's poetry collection, An Altar of Tides, shows water flowing over rounded stones and sand. The cover of Jan's essay collection, Slow Learner, depicts a bright green fern opening in front of a black background.

Drop everything and join us for this fab reading today with Jan Shoemaker reading from her essay collection, Slow Learner, and Peter Ludwin reading from his poetry collection, An Altar of Tides!

4p Pacific, 7p Eastern on Zoom. Pre-register here:
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Reading graphic shows author photos of Marcia Aldrich and Benjamin Cutler with their books, Studio of the Voice, and Wild Silence, respectively. Text reads: Wandering Aengus & Trail to Table Press Online Reading Series Thursday, September 11 Marcia Aldrich & Benjamin Cutler 4-5 pm Pacific - 7-8 om Eastern www.wanderingaenguspress.com Upcoming readings include Peter Ludwin & Jan Shoemaker on Oct. 9, and Amanda Hawkins & Christopher Martin on Nov. 6

Super excited for this online reading with master-of-the-essay, @marciaaldrich.bsky.social, and eco-poet extraordinaire, Benjamin Cutler.

Thursday, Sept 11, 4-5p Pacific, 7-8p Eastern

Click here for details and the link to pre-register:
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Less than an hour until this powerhouse reading with @humbleessayist.bsky.social Steven Harvey and Martha Gies.

Come get a literary (and socio-political) boost!

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Events Join us for a powerhouse reading from Martha Gies' highly acclaimed memoir in essays,  Broken Open , a CLMP featured title, and Steven Harvey's essay collection, The Beloved Republic , winner of the.....

Don't miss this online reading with @humbleessayist.bsky.social & Martha Gies!
Thursday, August 21.

If you're feeling discouraged about the state of affairs in the world, Steven and Martha's words are perfect for this moment in history. Come be inspired!

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Wandering Aengus & Trail to Table Press Online Reading Series Thursday July 10 L. Annette Binder & Jed Myers 4-5 pm Pacific - 7-8 pm Eastern Upcoming readings: Aug 21 - Martha Gies & Steven Harvey Sept 11 - Marcia Aldrich & Benjamin Cutler Oct 9 - Peter Ludwin & Jan Shoemaker Nov 6 - Amanda Hawkins & Christopher Martin www.wanderingaenguspress.com

Hey lit lovers! Have you registered for this amazing reading and Q&A with L. Annette Binder and Jed Myers?

Thursday, July 10, 7-8 pm Eastern, 4-6 pm Pacific.

We hope you'll join all of the 2025 Wandering Aengus and Trail to Table Press readings!

Register here:
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All love back to you, Alina, for your incredible poetry! 💙

Consider the Joshua Tree A Review of Barret Baumgart's YUCK

If you care about Joshua Trees or the desert in general, read Barret Baumgart's YUCK!

If you're not sure, check out VM Harrigan's review:

"With humor and prose, Baumgart affords us a ... view into ... the history of this country, of the West, and of LA."

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Join us for a Zoom reading with @majda.bsky.social & Barret Baumgart reading from their new books:
In the House of Modern Upbringing for Girls
YUCK: The Birth & Death of the Weird & Wondrous Joshua Tree.

Thurs, 6/12, 4p Pacific, 7p Eastern

email publisher jill @ jillmccabejohnson .com for the link

Cover of WHEN I SAY THE BONES I MEAN THE BONES by Amanda Hawkins

Bears Ears National Monument and Other Diminishing Lands What gods do we grope in common-what land sprawls to the west- what oceans will swallow our solid continents? I wanted the remnants, the salvageable bones kept clean and away from light. The paintings-one might stand too close the breath to carry the unseen, water droplets decay what would be preserved. Kept, I thought, was the operative word suspended-the holy space set aside. Who says such preservation is in contention with logic- land lies bare, flat, folded, stacked, and ripped along a seam. The bones of the dead are everywhere believed to be sacred. The land exposed, but most hidden by oceans rising, by the land being by nature a surface. When I say land sometimes I mean belief. When I say ocean

I mean all the rest unarticulated with the mouth's profane shape. I mean to say how the body moves is praxis, the paintings on the stone were roped off to keep pilgrims from touching-to preserve what could be lost. But when I say the bones I mean the bones.

"When I say land
sometimes I mean belief. When I say ocean

I mean all the rest

unarticulated with the mouth's
profane shape"
-Amanda Hawkins from WHEN I SAY THE BONES I MEAN THE BONES @wapress.bsky.social

Wandering Aengus & Trail to Table Press Online Reading Series Sunday May 4 Daniel Meltz and Tina Schumann June 12 - Barret Baumgart & Majda Gama July 10 - L. Annette Binder & Jed Myers August 21 - Martha Gies & Steven Harvey September 11 - Marcia Aldrich & Benjamin Cutler October 9 - Peter Ludwin & Jan Shoemaker November 6 - Amanda Hawkins & Christopher Martin

Check out our 2025 reading series lineup!

5/4 Daniel Meltz, @tms2072.bsky.social
6/12 Barret Baumgart, @majda.bsky.social
7/10 L. Annette Binder, Jed Myers
8/21 Martha Gies, Steven Harvey
9/11 Marcia Aldrich, Benjamin Cutler
10/9 Peter Ludwin, Jan Shoemaker
11/6 Amanda Hawkins, Christopher Martin

O Pope, Where Art Thou?