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We don't want to wait another week for #NationalPoetryMonth, so why should you? AJB's annual Friends & Family sale honoring the cruelest month is here right now. Through the end of April, enjoy 25% off ALL AJB titles and buy any 2 to get the 3r
📣 Introducing Our Spring 2028 Season 📣 We’re thrilled to welcome back Shira Erlichman (ODES TO LITHIUM), whose second poetry collection, IS, will be published in August 2028, and Ellen Doré Watson (PRAY ME STAY EAGER), whose newest co
At long last, we are elated to announce the winner of the 2026 #AliceJamesAward! This year's winner is Anna Maria Hong for her collection DISPELLATIONS, which will be published in September 2028. Full announcement at the link in our bio! We're grate
Huge congratulations to Joshua Jennifer Espinoza, whose collection I DON’T WANT TO BE UNDERSTOOD has been named a finalist for the 2026 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award! We’re honored to see Jennifer recognized among such extraordinary poets