In honor of National Poetry Month, we are pleased to offer a 40% discount on poetry books! Books included are in the African Poetry series, the Raz/Shumaker Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry, and the Backwaters Prize in Poetry. The poetry published by … Continue reading National Poetry Month Sale
Chisom Okafor is a Nigerian poet and clinical nutritionist. His poems have appeared in Beloit Poetry Journal, Prairie Schooner, the Raven Review, the Hellebore, North Dakota Quarterly, Salt Hill, Sand Journal, the Account, Rattle, and elsewhere. His most recent book Winged Witnesses (Nebraska, 2025) was published in December. Chisom … Continue reading Excerpt: Winged Witnesses
Today is Poetry at Work Day, so we invite you to uncover the subliminal in your typical day to day. Looking to one’s environment, upbringing, and ancestorial ties for reinvention is what Chinụa Ezenwa-Ọhaeto does in his poetry collection The … Continue reading Two Poems to Celebrate Poetry at Work Day
Reviews Fuji Fire Review in The Military Report: “If you want to understand what leadership looks like— and what happens when it fails—this is the book. Not glamorous. Not heroic. Just true.” Review in Warriors Publishing: “It’s compelling reading and … Continue reading News & Reviews
The University of Nebraska Press is proud to be on NetGalley’s publisher list. NetGalley is a digital platform that helps authors and publishers promote digital review copies to book reviewers and other publishing industry professionals. Join the online reader community here! … Continue reading UNP Books on NetGalley
The Sealey Challenge is a community call to read one book of poetry a day for the month of August. For those looking to challenge themselves further, the organizers invite you to fill out the 2025 challenge bingo card to play for book giveaways, or share a “shelfie” online with the hashtag #SealeyChallenge. Need help planning your reading list? Start here! When We Only Have the Earth ABDOURAHMAN A. WABERI Waberi, a nomad at heart, takes us on a whirlwind tour across North America, Africa, and Europe, daring us to love the earth “beyond all rational thought” and to “turn … Continue reading Sealey Challenge Reading List
The African Poetry Book Fund (APBF) promotes and advances the development and publication of the poetic arts through its book series, contests, workshops, and seminars and through its collaborations with publishers, festivals, booking agents, colleges, universities, conferences and all other … Continue reading Jedidiah Mugarura Wins 2025 Sillerman Prize
Abdourahman A. Waberi is a poet, novelist, and essayist. He was born in what is now known as the Republic of Djibouti and is a major voice in African postcolonial studies. Waberi is the author of the novel In the United States of Africa (Bison Books, 2009) and has received a multitude of awards and honors, including a PEN France prize and, most recently, a medal from the French Academy. He is an associate professor of French at George Washington University. His newest poetry collection, When We Only Have the Earth (Nebraska, 2025) translated by Nancy Naomi Carlson, was published in March. In this … Continue reading Excerpt: When We Only Have the Earth
Reviews Race and Resistance in Boston Review in The Boston Globe: “Overall, Race and Resistance in Boston has something for every local sports lover who is also conscious about justice. These compelling stories about race, class, and sexuality add to … Continue reading News & Reviews
Happy University Press Week! Help us celebrate university presses November 11-15. Since 2012, members of the Association of University Presses have participated in an annual celebration of University Presses. This year’s theme for UP Week is “Step UP.” This is meant to … Continue reading UP Week: WHERE does your press #StepUp?
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