Heaven

Rowan Ricardo Phillips wins the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for poetry recognizing contributions to cultural diversity.

AWP

Come visit Blue Flower Art’s Literary Salon at Booth 812 during AWP!

Robert Kirsch Award

Juan Felipe Herrera presented the Robert Kirsch Award for lifetime achievement at the 36th L.A. Times Book Prizes.

Blue Laws

Harper’s: “Young‘s book tells a story about how history has been written on African-American bodies, and imagines the voices that have spoken back.”

Kevin Young Review

Flavorwire: “Blue Laws feels like an extract from a lost American hymnal, one that contains all heaven’s news, good or bad.”

The New Yorker

George Saunders interview with The New Yorker on authorial bullying, parenting, and consciousness after death.

American Ace

Kirkus reviews: Nelson‘s “meticulous verse is the perfect vehicle to convey the devastating fragility of racial and familial identity in America.”

NBCCA

Terrance Hayes and Roxana Robinson nominated for the NBCCA in Poetry and Excellence in Reviewing, respectively.