Cleveland State University Poetry Center

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Cleveland State University Poetry Center
Parent company Cleveland State University
Founded1962
Founder Lewis Turco
Country of origin United States
Headquarters location Cleveland, Ohio
Distribution Small Press Distribution
Publication types books
Fiction genres poetry
Official website www.csupoetrycenter.com

The Cleveland State University Poetry Center is a literary small press and poetry outreach organization in Cleveland, Ohio, operated under the auspices of the English Department at Cleveland State University. It publishes original works of poetry by contemporary writers, though it also publishes novellas, essay collections, and occasional works of criticism or translated poetry collections. [1] It was founded in 1962 by poet Lewis Turco [2] at what was then Fenn College, attained its present name two years later when Fenn College was absorbed into the newly founded Cleveland State University, and began publishing books in 1971. [2] From 2007 to 2012 its director and series editor was poet and professor Michael Dumanis. [3] From 2014, its director and Series Editor is the poet and professor Caryl Pagel.

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History

In its history, the poetry center has published more than 150 titles, [4] including works by David Baker, Scott Cairns, Jared Carter, Chrystos, Martha Collins, Emily Kendal Frey, David Graham, Richard Hague, Mark Jarman, Claudia Keelan, David Kirby, Thomas Lux, Thylias Moss, Amy Newman, Mwatabu S. Okantah, Carol Potter, Claudia Rankine, Tim Seibles, Larry R. Smith, Judith Vollmer, Jeanne Murray Walker, Sam Witt, and Franz Wright. [5]

Poetry center competitions

In recent years, the poetry center has acquired the majority of its books through two annual poetry contests, the First Book Competition for new poets and the Open Competition for poets who already have published books. Recent judges for the First Book Competition have included the poets Rae Armantrout, Nick Flynn, Matthea Harvey, and D. A. Powell. From 2008 to 2013, the Open Competition has been juried by a panel consisting of poets Kazim Ali, Mary Biddinger, Michael Dumanis, and Sarah Gridley. [3] In 2015, the Poetry Center will run its first Essay Collection Competition, judged by Wayne Koestenbaum.

Recent and forthcoming publications

Recent and forthcoming publications include books by [6] Samuel Amadon, Oliver Baez Bendorf, John Bradley, Lily Brown, Elyse Fenton, Emily Kendal Frey, Lizzie Harris, Rebecca Hazelton, Rebecca Gayle Howell, Chloe Honum, Dora Malech, Shane McCrae, Helena Mesa, Philip Metres, Zach Savich, Sandra Simonds, S.E. Smith, Mathias Svalina, Allison Titus, Liz Waldner, William Waltz, Allison Benis White, Jon Woodward, Chloe Honum, and Wendy Xu.

The authors it publishes frequently go on to win major literary prizes. Poetry Center author Elyse Fenton won the 2010 University of Wales Dylan Thomas Prize for her collection Clamor. [7] [8] A Whiting Writers' Award was awarded to Poetry Center author Shane McCrae for his collection Mule. [9]

The Cleveland State University Poetry Center was selected by the Huffington Post as one of the 15 independent, small-press publishers that exemplifies "the best qualities of this publishing tradition." [10]

The poetry center also hosts a Visiting Writers/Reading Series for the university community. It is a member of the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses, and its recent titles are distributed by Small Press Distribution.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Poetry Center || ABOUT THE CENTER || Cleveland State University Archived 2011-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 Encyclopedia of Cleveland History:CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY POETRY CENTER
  3. 1 2 Either Death or Sunlight: A Talk about Publishing with Jericho Brown and Michael Dumanis – The Best American Poetry
  4. ↑ Ohio- Poets.org – Poetry, Poems, Bios & More
  5. ↑ Cleveland State University Poetry Center
  6. ↑ Search Results : Small Press Distribution
  7. ↑ University of Wales Dylan Thomas Prize 2011 Archived 2012-01-28 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ http://articles.philly.com/2010-12-04/news/25292134_1_iraq-poetry-finalists The Philadelphia Inquirer
  9. ↑ This Year’s Award Winners | Whiting Writers’ Awards | Programs | Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation Archived 2014-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ Shivani, Anis Independence Day: 15 Feisty Small Presses, Huffington Post 2 July 2010

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