In Memory of Marvin Bell (1937–2020)
We are deeply saddened to share news of the death of beloved poet Marvin Bell. Bell—the first Poet Laureate of Iowa, a National Book Award Finalist, and professor of literature—died […]
Watch & Listen: Our Fall/Winter 20-21 Poets Read to You
While we’re staying physically distant, we seek to bridge a bit of this distance by bringing you the light and warmth of our fall/winter 2020-21 poets and their phenomenal work, […]
Announcing Copper Canyon Press’s Spring 2021 Publishing Season
We are delighted to announce the publication of six extraordinary new books of poetry in spring 2021: Waterbaby, Nikki Wallschlaeger (April 2021) The Glass Constellation: New & Collected Poems, Arthur […]
Meet the Interns: Fall 2020
Five phenomenal interns—beaming in remotely from coast to coast—have joined the Copper Canyon Press team this fall, and it’s our pleasure to introduce you to each of them here. We’ll […]
You’re Invited: The Copper Canyon Press Fall/Winter Launch Party Livestreams
Join Copper Canyon Press for a duo of livestream launch party readings in celebration of our new season of books! Seven extraordinary poets will read from their new collections, followed […]
Meet the Interns: Summer 2020
It’s been our privilege to welcome a group of five fantastic interns to the Press this summer for our first ever remote internship program—and it’s our pleasure to introduce you […]
Black Lives Matter
We condemn the murder of Black Americans at the hands of police. In solidarity we join the calls for justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, and […]
Keeping Poetry Close: Our Poets Read to You
For this time when poetry is abundant but in-person communion with our loved ones is not—a time when we’re turning to technology to help us connect with the faces and […]
Jericho Brown’s The Tradition Wins 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry
The Tradition by Jericho Brown, published in April 2019 by Copper Canyon Press, has won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. The decision was announced on May 4th. Fellow finalists […]
“I always carry inside / a light”: A Poem for Your Pocket
To celebrate Poem in Your Pocket Day 2020, we’ve created a custom wallpaper made especially for your phone’s lock screen so you can carry Anna Swir’s poem “There is a […]
Announcing Copper Canyon Press’s Fall/Winter 2020 Publishing Season
We are delighted to announce the publication of ten exceptional new books of poetry in fall 2020/winter 2021: Red Stilts, Ted Kooser (September 2020) Collected Ghazals, Jim Harrison (September 2020) […]
You’re Invited: The Launch Party Livestream Series
You’ve invited to join Copper Canyon Press for a weekly series of free livestreaming book launch readings in the month of April. The Launch Party Livestream series will introduce you […]
AWP20 Announcement
“It’s a hard time to be human. We know too much and too little.” —Ellen Bass, from “The World Has Need of You” Dear Friends, After much deliberation, the team […]
Meet the Interns: Spring 2020
We’ve welcomed a fantastic team of interns to the Press this spring, and it’s our pleasure to introduce you to each of them. Check back here every #MeettheInternMonday as we […]
Copper Canyon Press at AWP20
Update March 3, 2020: After much deliberation, the team at Copper Canyon Press has decided not to attend the 2020 AWP conference in San Antonio. We made this difficult call out […]
Arthur Sze’s Sight Lines wins 2019 National Book Award in Poetry
Sight Lines by Arthur Sze, published in April 2019 by Copper Canyon Press, has won the 2019 National Book Award in Poetry. The decision was announced Wednesday, November 20th at […]
Announcing Copper Canyon Press’s Spring/Summer 2020 Publishing Season
We are delighted to announce the publication of ten exceptional new books of poetry this spring: Come the Slumberless to the Land of Nod, Traci Brimhall (March 2020) Indigo, Ellen […]