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The University of Arkansas Press advances the mission of the University of Arkansas by publishing peer-reviewed scholarship and literature of enduring value.

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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Now Available! In the Shade of the Pine: Artists, Writers, and Trees in America, 1825-1876 by Christiana Payne This richly illustrated volume explores the significance of trees in the visual and literary imagination of mid-nineteenth-century America. www.uapress.com/product/in-t...
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Exhibit, Marathon Reading Honor Arkansas Poet Frank Stanford news.uark.edu/articles/810...
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Exhibit, Marathon Reading Honor Arkansas Poet Frank Stanford
Titled Frank Stanford's Battlefield: Selections from Special Collections Commemorating the New Edition of Arkansas Poet's Major Work, the exhibit is on display through May 15 in a Level 1 display case...
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Available for pre-order! Letters of a Poet Dying is a watershed publication—the first collection of correspondence by the virtuosic poet Frank Stanford (1948–78) www.uapress.com/product/lett...
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
"Rappleye’s collection is a mesmerizing catalogue of the miscreants and underdogs of the world." —J.C. Scharl, Presence: A Journal of Catholic Poetry, 2026 www.uapress.com/product/barl...
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Griffin Poetry @griffinpoetryprize.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
✨𝘽𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙚𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙, Greg Rappleye, University of Arkansas Press (@uarkpress.bsky.social)
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University of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
📘 @dradjgonzalez.bsky.social reviews "Águila: The Vision, Life, Death, and Rebirth of a Two-Spirit Shaman in the Ozark Mountains, " by Moroles & Umansky, @uarkpress.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/artic...
Cover of Women, Gender, and Families of Color Volume 12, Numbers 1-2
Title with white background above an abstract burgundy and pink design of women's faces.
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Now Available! “I love how patient the poems of Stevie Edwards are, how closely they attend to image and the unfolding of the heart. This book is teeming with moments that function as mirrors.” —Hanif Abdurraqib www.uapress.com/product/the-...
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Now Available! Rogue Astronaut by Mitchell Jacobs, a finalist for the 2026 Miller Williams Poetry Prize. www.uapress.com/product/rogu...
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Now Available! Domestica by Samuel Piccone, winner of the 2026 Miller Williams Poetry Prize. www.uapress.com/product/dome...
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Sharang Biswas @sharangbiswas.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Ran into my college friend Mitchell Jacob's at AWP and bought his cool debut poetry collection ROGUE ASTRONAUT (from @uarkpress.bsky.social) It has my favourite poem of his in it, so already a win for me!
Mitchell Jacobs and Sharang smiling by a booth holding his book
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
CONGRATULATIONS are in order for Greg Rappleye! His collection Barley Child, winner of the 2025 Miller Williams Poetry Prize, has been named a finalist for the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award! www.globenewswire.com/news-release...
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Claremont Graduate University Announces Finalists for the 2026 Kingsley & Kate Tufts Poetry Awards
Ten poets are named finalists for two of the nation’s most prestigious honors in contemporary poetry. Winners will be announced March 28....
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
This Legendary Southern Hotel Nearly Became A Parking Lot—Now It’s Turning 150 @southernliving.com www.southernliving.com/legendary-ar...
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This Legendary Southern Hotel Nearly Became A Parking Lot—Now It’s Turning 150
Discover the 150-year history of Little Rock’s Capital Hotel—from its Gilded Age grandeur and near-demolition to its lovingly restored status as the “front porch” of the city.
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Ralph Jenkins @ralpheeboi.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
If you’re gonna be in Baltimore for AWP next week, come through and holler at me at one of my book signings. Shoutouts to @onlypoemsmag.bsky.social and @uarkpress.bsky.social for the opportunity!
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Available in paperback for the first time! Originally published in 1924 and long out of print, this book tells the story of the Mosaic Templars of America , a famous Black fraternal organization that was founded by John E. Bush and Chester W. Keatts in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Jean Sizemore expands the architectural history that links the home with the farmstead, with construction materials and methods, with traditional landscape, and with the way of life that the dwelling shelters. www.uapress.com/product/ozar...
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Three Arkansas Favorites Available in Paperback for the First Time www.uapress.com/2026/02/19/t...
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Looking Back at the Arkansas Gazette, edited by Roy Reed, will be available for the first time in paperback this April. www.uapress.com/product/look...
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
“Águila is an important contribution and the text’s candor, and collaboration... Águila’s story is powerful, as is its pedagogy, demonstrating how women have always played a vital role in shamanism.” —Tarryl Janik, Nova Religio, vol. 29, no. 3 (2026) www.uapress.com/product/agui...
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
7 new books on the way this Spring! uapress.com/catalog/
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
OFF TO PRINT! Paper Pistol by Raphael Jenkins, finalist for the 2026 Miller Williams Poetry Prize. Pre-order: www.uapress.com/product/pape...
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
OFF TO PRINT! The Weather Inside by Stevie Edwards, a finalist for the 2026 Miller Williams Poetry Prize. Pre-order: www.uapress.com/product/the-...
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
OFF TO PRINT! Soon to be in your hands: the third, authoritative, scholarly edition of Frank Stanford's THE BATTLEFIELD WHERE THE MOON SAYS I LOVE YOU. Pre order: www.uapress.com/product/batt...
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Ralph Jenkins @ralpheeboi.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
🚨🚨COVER REVEAL🚨🚨 I am thrilled to finally be able to share this because it also means that I get to say that PRE-ORDERS ARE LIVE!!! You can hit that link in my bio and secure yourself a copy of my debut if you’re feeling froggy!!
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Available for pre-order! The Weather Inside by Stevie Edwards, a finalist for the 2026 Miller Williams Poetry Prize, selected by Patricia Smith. www.uapress.com/product/the-...
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
DOMESTICA by Samuel PIccone, winner of the 2026 Miller Williams Poetry Prize, is now available for pre-order. www.uapress.com/product/dome...
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Available for pre-order! In the Shade of the Pine: Artists, Writers, and Trees in America, 1825-1876 by Christiana Payne. www.uapress.com/product/in-t...
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Great Gift Books from the University of Arkansas Press! Order by December 3 to get books by Christmas. conta.cc/4oDvuLi
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CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas @cals-eoa.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
It's University Press Week! #UPWeek2025 The University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social is the foremost publisher of Arkansas history in the state. Learn more about their history here: encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/univ...
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University of Arkansas Press (UA Press) - Encyclopedia of Arkansas
Established in May 1980, the University of Arkansas Press (UA Press) serves as the publishing house of the University of Arkansas (UA) in Fayetteville ...
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Karen Van Horn and Becky Bull talking about their new cookbook EAT LIKE THE HOGS on KNWA! www.nwahomepage.com/video/eat-li...
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Up South in the Ozarks: Dispatches from the Margins, by Brooks Blevins, is now available in paper! www.uapress.com/product/up-s...
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
EAT LIKE THE HOGS is coming soon to Harps locations across Arkansas. You can buy your copy now at the Harps in Fayetteville on Mission/Crossover. Thrilled to partner with our hometown grocer!
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The Slowdown @slowdownshow.org · 29/10/2025
"Children are so talented at asking unanswerable questions. Questions that cut you to the quick," host @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social shares in episode 1384. Read "I do not mention the war in my birthplace to my six-year-old son but somehow his body knows" by Julia Kolchinsky: bit.ly/48Yk4Nz
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Dickson Street Bookshop has The Life and Poetry of Frank Stanford by James McWilliams, plus a great selection of classic Stanford poetry to read while you wait for the new edition of The Battlefield Where the Moon Says I Love You.
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Washington Independent Review of Books @wirobooks.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
An Interview with Holly Mason Badra. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/an-... @uarkpress.bsky.social #booksky
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SLAS - Society for Latin American Studies @slaslatam.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
📘BOOK REVIEW📘 2⃣ Andrea Cadelo (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana) reviews Food Studies in Latin American Literatures. Perspectives on the Gastronarrative (@uarkpress.bsky.social 2021), edited by Rocío Del Águila and Vanessa Miseres. READ HERE: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
A poem so extreme it makes an understatement of the term. spring '26
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Literary Biographies - Writers Tim O'Brien, William Faulkner and Frank Stanford The authors of biographies about writers Tim O'Brien, William Faulkner, and Frank Stanford were in conversation at the Southern Festival of Books in Nashville. www.c-span.org/program/book...
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Literary Biographies - Writers Tim O'Brien, William Faulkner and Frank Stanford
The authors of biographies about writers Tim O'Brien, William Faulkner, and Frank Stanford were in conversation at the Southern Festival of Books in Nashville.
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Eat Like the Hogs is now available! Make Coach Cal's Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce. www.uapress.com/product/eat-...
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Deadline extended! The Miller Williams Poetry Prize, edited by Patricia Smith, will accept submissions until October 21, 2025. www.uapress.com/product-cate...
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
AVAILABLE! Eat Like the Hogs: A Collection of Favorite Recipes from Razorback Greats, edited by Karen Van Horn and Becky Bull www.uapress.com/product/eat-...
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
WPS! 🐗 Eat Like the Hogs: A Collection of Favorite Recipes from Razorback Greats is now available! www.uapress.com/product/eat-...
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Poetry Daily @poetrydaily.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Today's Featured Poem: "I bring poets from Lviv, Ukraine to my college class in Arkansas" by Julia Kolchinsky from Parallax published by @uarkpress.bsky.social Read here: poems.com/poem/i-bring...
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I bring poets from Lviv, Ukraine to my college class in Arkansas
through the computer screen           a loud                     bang           a bomb           a fist perhaps
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Public Books @publicbooks.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
For the September edition of On Our Nightstands, Public Thinker series editor Benjamin R. Cohen recommends The Life and Poetry of Frank Stanford by James McWilliams (@uarkpress.bsky.social).
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On Our Nightstands: September 2025 - Public Books
A behind-the-scenes look at what Public Books editors and staff have been reading this month.
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
James McWilliams at TrueLit! October 12. faylib.org/event/13981465
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Now Available! Architects of Being: The Creative Lives of Louise Nevelson and Esphyr Slobodkina, edited by Catherine Walworth. www.uapress.com/product/arch...
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Playhouse to Powerhouse: Locating Black Power Women and their Movement in the Black Theatre by Kerry Goldmann is now available! www.uapress.com/product/play...
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
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. www.uapress.com/2025/09/15/a...
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Announcing the Forthcoming Publication of <em>The Metal of a Thousand Uses: Mercury Mining in Arkansas, 1930–1946</em>
Publishing scholarship and literature of enduring value since 1980.
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
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. www.uapress.com/2025/09/10/a...
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Announcing the Forthcoming Publication of <em>The Battlefield Where the Moon Says I Love You</em>
Publishing scholarship and literature of enduring value since 1980.
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Wes Tirey interviews James McWilliams, author of The Life and Poetry of Frank Stanford highhorse.blog/2025/08/17/w...
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Wes Tirey interviews James McWilliams, author of The Life and Poetry of Frank Stanford
Today we have something special… Wes Tirey, a musician, writer, artist in his own right, interviews Historian James McWilliams about his new (fantastic) biography of Frank Stanford. The poet …
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University of Arkansas Press @uarkpress.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
A visually compelling, historically grounded account of how trees shaped the intellectual and emotional landscapes of a generation—and how their representations laid the groundwork for the ecological consciousness to come. www.uapress.com/2025/09/08/a...
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Announcing the Forthcoming Publication of <em>In the Shade of the Pine</em>
A visually compelling, historically grounded account of how trees shaped the intellectual and emotional landscapes of a generation.
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