{"title":"AWP 26","description":"\u003cp\u003eBooks by our AWP 2026 Offsite Reading Authors\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"in-inheritance-of-drowning","title":"In Inheritance of Drowning","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Inheritance of Drowning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e begins with the exploration of the devastating Hurricane María in Puerto Rico. Written with vivid imagery, these poems highlight the natural world, significant impact of hurricanes, and marginalization of Puerto Ricans. The collection also explores the multiple sites of oppression in the United States, especially the racial, social, and political injustices and intersections of race and violence. Dorsía Smith Silva’s powerful voice confronts the “drowning” of BIPOC communities as they are displaced, exploited, and robbed of their identities and witnesses their resistance and resilience. In this memorable debut, Smith Silva’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Inheritance of Drowning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e will grip and enrich readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.hofferaward.com\/images\/Eric-Hoffer-Finalist-Seal.gif\" alt=\"Hoffer Finalist\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.hofferaward.com\/images\/da-Vinci-Eye-Finalist-Seal.gif\" alt=\"Montaigne Medal Winner\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eNamed an \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.hofferaward.com\/Eric-Hoffer-Award-category-finalists.html\"\u003eCategory Finalist in the Eric Hoffer Awards\u003c\/a\u003e (2025)!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eNamed a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.hofferaward.com\/da-Vinci-Eye-finalists.html\"\u003eFinalist for the Da Vinci Eye\u003c\/a\u003e, recognizing excellence in book design (2025)!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 1px; float: left;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/5176\/6243\/files\/Dorsia_Smith_Silva-topaz-face-upscale-4x_240x240.jpg?v=1731606823\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDorsía Smith Silva \u003c\/strong\u003eis a poetry editor of\u003cem\u003eThe Hopper \u003c\/em\u003eand professor of English at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. Her poetry has been published in the \u003cem\u003eDenver Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWaxwing\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eShenandoah\u003c\/em\u003e, and elsewhere. She is also the editor of\u003cem\u003eLatina\/Chicana Mothering\u003c\/em\u003e, and the coeditor of seven books. She has received scholarships and fellowships from the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference and Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing and is a member of the Get the Word Out poetry cohort of Poets \u0026amp; Writers in 2024. She has a PhD in Caribbean Literature and Language and posts on social media \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dsmithsilva\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e@DSmithSilva\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cavankerry Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46145696497891,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/5176\/6243\/files\/1.jpg?v=1742220769"},{"product_id":"singing","title":"Singing from the Deep End","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(139, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"product-subtitle subtitle-15123\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOut now\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(139, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"product-subtitle subtitle-15123\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eRebecca Hart Olander’s second collection, \u003cem\u003eSinging from the Deep End\u003c\/em\u003e, chronicles coming of age in the ’70s and ’80s with a single mother, girlhood friends, the death of a dearest friend, and the poet’s own dive into motherhood. Rooted in the rocky coastline of Gloucester, Massachusetts, these poems thrum with music, mirrors, granite quarries, the Atlantic, potholder looms, feathered hair, and repurposed garments. \u003cem\u003eSinging from the Deep End\u003c\/em\u003e navigates how our ever-changing bodies can betray us and be betrayed, treading through layered griefs and surfacing into joy and reclamation. Anchored in the lives of women, this poetic mixtape is a love song to mothers, children, girldom, and friendship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/5176\/6243\/files\/Rebecca_Hart_Olander_2025_160x160.jpg?v=1757991952\" style=\"margin: 2px 10px 2px 2px; float: left;\" width=\"180\" height=\"183\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRebecca Hart Olander\u003c\/strong\u003e’s poetry and collaborative writing and collage have appeared in print, online, and in multiple anthologies. Her previous books include \u003cem\u003eDressing the Wounds\u003c\/em\u003e (dancing girl press, 2019) and \u003cem\u003eUncertain Acrobats\u003c\/em\u003e (CavanKerry Press, 2021), a finalist for the Eric Hoffer Book Award in Poetry and the Massachusetts Book Award. A winner of the Women’s National Book Association Poetry Award, Rebecca has taught poetry widely, including at Amherst and Smith colleges, Westfield State University, and through graduate and community writing programs. She is the editor\/director of Perugia Press, a nonprofit feminist press publishing first and second full-length books of poetry by women.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cavankerry Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47176518041827,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/5176\/6243\/files\/9781960327178.jpg?v=1757984301"},{"product_id":"reconstructing-eden","title":"Reconstructing Eden: A Southern Bastard’s Lyric Journey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(139, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"product-subtitle subtitle-15123\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComing March 3rd, 2026 - Books will ship the final week of February\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePreorder now\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(139, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"product-subtitle subtitle-15123\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eTold in what the author calls Jazz Triptych (a tercet followed by a \"Bastard Villanelle,\" followed by a Rhyme Royal), Indigo Moor harnesses the anger within himself to perform an exorcism of the childhood that led him inching toward murder in the dizzying racism of his life. \u003cem\u003eReconstructing Eden\u003c\/em\u003e is a stunning rendering of a Black child moving through life with anger being an unknown phoenix rising in him. Only through an incredibly violent act during Desert Storm does he realize the murderous intent in his heart. Through his lyrical poetic writing, he begins to cleanse himself.\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-644a1811-7fff-8864-20e3-4b58f41186c5\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"166\" width=\"214\" style=\"margin: 2px 10px 2px 2px; float: left;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/5176\/6243\/files\/Indigo_Moor_by_Tracy_Bross_Bryan_160x160.jpg?v=1758041094\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoet Laureate Emeritus of Sacramento, \u003cstrong\u003eIndigo Moor\u003c\/strong\u003e has written four previous poetry collections. His first and third books, \u003cem\u003eTap-Root\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIn the Room of Thirsts \u0026amp; Hungers\u003c\/em\u003e, were published as part of Main Street Rag’s Editor’s Select Poetry Series. His second, \u003cem\u003eThrough the Stonecutter’s Window\u003c\/em\u003e, won Northwestern University Press’s Cave Canem prize. His fourth book, \u003cem\u003eEverybody’s Jonesin’ for Something\u003c\/em\u003e, is a multigenre work consisting of poetry, short fiction, memoir, and stage plays that took second place in the University of Nebraska Press’s Backwater Prize. 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Diana Whitney’s earthy poems spill secrets, make trouble, reckon with stories of desire and harm, and explore the agency and oppression of women and girls. Deeply rooted in the natural world, \u003cem\u003eGirl Trouble\u003c\/em\u003e grieves the planet’s degradation while celebrating queerness and seeking healing for the next generation. By the end, a myriad of voices builds to a full-throated roar and we feel the power and release in truth-telling. This is a book for survivors and advocates, for mothers and daughters, for anyone moving through trauma with resilience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/5176\/6243\/files\/DianaWhitney_headshot_BeowulfSheehan_1_160x160.jpg?v=1758042895\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin: 2px 10px 2px 2px; float: left;\" width=\"175\" height=\"226\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiana Whitney\u003c\/strong\u003e is a queer writer and educator embracing a fierce belief in the power of poetry as a means of connection to self and others. She is the editor of the bestselling anthology \u003cem\u003eYou Don’t Have to Be Everything: Poems for Girls Becoming Themselves\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the Claudia Lewis Award, and the author of two full-length poetry books, \u003cem\u003eWanting It\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDark Beds\u003c\/em\u003e. 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