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Miller Williams Poetry Series
The University of Arkansas Press annually selects books for the Miller Williams Poetry Series, awarding the $5,000 Miller Williams Poetry Prize each summer. For nearly 25 years, this series has been the cornerstone of the press’s commitment to outstanding new poetry, honoring its cofounder and longtime director, Miller Williams.
Forthcoming
Announcing the Forthcoming Publication of The Metal of a Thousand Uses: Mercury Mining in Arkansas, 1930–1946
The University of Arkansas Press is pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of The Metal of a Thousand Uses: Mercury Mining in Arkansas, 1930–1946 by John T. Reynolds. In 1930, a remote corner of southwest Arkansas witnessed the discovery of cinnabar, the ore...
Announcing the Forthcoming Publication of The Battlefield Where the Moon Says I Love You
The University of Arkansas Press is pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of the third, authoritative edition of Frank Stanford's The Battlefield Where the Moon Says I Love You. The Battlefield Where the Moon Says I Love You is a Southern Gothic epic unlike...
Announcing the Forthcoming Publication of In the Shade of the Pine
The University of Arkansas Press is excited to announce the forthcoming publication of In the Shade of the Pine: Artists, Writers, and Trees in America, 1825-1876 by Christiana Payne. In the Shade of the Pine explores the cultural and ecological significance of trees...
Eat Like the Hogs Available for Pre-Order
Eat Like the Hogs: A Collection of Favorite Recipes from Razorback Greats is available for pre-order. “Eat Like the Hogs," writes Food Network host and former Razorback Eddie Jackson, "is a one-of-a-kind cookbook that brings Razorback pride to the table with nearly...
Announcing the Forthcoming Publication of Writing the Future
The University of Arkansas Press is excited to announce the forthcoming publication of Writing the Future: Perspectives on Nationally Competitive Scholarships, edited by Suzanne McCray, Doug Cutchins, and Cindy Schaarschmidt. Writing the Future: Perspectives on...
News
Deadline Extended for the Miller Williams Poetry Prize
The deadline to submit manuscripts for the 2027 Miller Williams Poetry Prize has been extended until October 21. Every year, the University of...
Benjamin R. Cohen Reviews The Life and Poetry of Frank Stanford at Public Books
"I knew nearly nothing about the life of Frank Stanford before this new, barnstorming, capacious biography. I knew only the smallest amount about...
Eat Like the Hogs is Now Available!
Eat Like the Hogs: A Collection of Favorite Recipes from Razorback Greats, edited by Karen Van Horn and Becky Bull is now available! The book...
Playhouse to Powerhouse: Locating Black Power Women and their Movement in the Black Theatre is Now Available
Playhouse to Powerhouse: Locating Black Power Women and their Movement in the Black Theatre by Kerry Goldmann is now available. The rise of Black...
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Reviews
Benjamin R. Cohen Reviews The Life and Poetry of Frank Stanford at Public Books
"I knew nearly nothing about the life of Frank Stanford before this new, barnstorming, capacious biography. I knew only the smallest amount about his poetry. I’d heard he died young of self-inflicted gunshot wounds. Maybe I saw that on the cover of a tattered...
Barley Child Reviewed in the Colorado Review
“[A] richly imagined and lyrically presented record of the Irish American experience from the pen of someone who knows, who can reliably summon up both its reality and its spirit.”
The Life and Poetry of Frank Stanford Receives a Starred Publishers Weekly Review
“It’s a page-turner.”
Mob Rule in the Ozarks Reviewed in the Fort Smith Historical Society Journal
“This well written and meticulously researched volume by Kenneth Barnes is … a significant addition to historical scholarship of the nation”
Newspaperwoman of the Ozarks Reviewed in the Arkansas Historical Quarterly
“The crucial work of Lucile Morris Upton and her successors is needed now more than ever if future generations are to better understand our present.”
Publishers Weekly Reviews Parallax
“Readers will find this a moving and impactful collection.”
Kirkus Starred Review for The Life and Poetry of Frank Stanford
“The full-throated biography fans have been yearning for.”
Major Jackson reads “Field Guide as Sonnet” by A. D. Lauren-Abunassar
“Today’s poem honors the spirit of courageous women who humbly persist, who do not hold back on love.”
Red Ocher Reviewed in the Colorado Review
“Poli’s collection illustrates how a collapse can lead to an expansion, leading not to an expansion of knowing, but of the true beauty of not knowing.”
