Four Way Books

Huge congratulations to Matthew Tuckner for winning the 2026 Levis Reading Prize from Virginia Commonwealth University for his debut poetry collection, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire! 🌟🌟🌟

Available for purchase here: https://fourwaybooks.com/site/the-decline-and-fall-of-the-roman-empire/

"How far into
far did I go?"

Don't miss this gorgeous new poem from Andrea Cohen in this week's New Yorker!

For more of Andrea Cohen's work, buy her latest Spring 2026 collection Sugar at https://fourwaybooks.com/site/sugar/

“Cul-de-Sac” “Like all tyrants, / my mother made / decrees.”

We are over the moon to announce our wonderful Fall 2026 catalog! Go to our website to snag a copy before their September 15th release!

Our amazing new titles include:

MAGIC LANTERN by Joan Aleshire

THUMB TO THUMB...AND YET by Peter Coyote

TWILIGHT by Cynthia Cruz

IN THE FORM OF BREAD by Mary Jane Nealon

THE MARVELS by David Orr

UNBALANCING ACT by M.M. Kelly

LEAP & GROW FEATHERS by Yona Harvey

WELCOME TO THE MOUNTAIN: A PORTABLE BREAD LOAF WRITERS' CONFERENCE edited by Lauren Francis-Sharma and Jennifer Grotz

Happy to have some of our forthcoming titles featured in Publishers Weekly's Fall 2026 writeup!

🌟 AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER 🌟

We're one month from the release date of WELCOME TO THE MOUNTAIN, a historic treasure trove of literature, craft talks, and writer's life wisdom that distills the magic of Bread Loaf into one comprehensive volume. This sneak peak at the table of contents is just a small sample of the wonders that await!

Make sure you've grabbed your copy of what is sure to become a critical text in the study and practice of creative writing: https://fourwaybooks.com/site/welcome-to-the-mountain/

We can't wait for this one to hit shelves 🎉

Taking a moment to appreciate A MAGNIFICENT LONELINESS in the New York Times earlier this month✨ Thank you to Elisa Gabbert for sharing her insights on "the new ekphrasis" and spotlighting the wonderful Allison Benis White!

"To look hard enough is to be seen, which is both comforting and startling."

Read the whole article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/books/review/on-poetry-art-ekphrasis.html

What's the best thing about summer? Poetry at the Bryant Park Reading Room!!!

Come out next week to hear an incredible line-up of Four Way Books authors — Isabella DeSendi, Laura Cresté, Peggy Robles-Alvarado, and Ricardo Alberto Maldonado — hosted by Hannah Matheson. We can't wait to see you there! ✨

Tuesday, June 16th at 6pm
Under the yellow umbrellas between 42nd St. and the lawn :)

https://bryantpark.org/calendar/event/poetry/2026-06-16

We're reading until the end of June — send us your work!

Submissions are open to all poets writing in English for a book-length collection.

The Ellen Bryant Voigt Series in Poetry honors the legacy of a great American poet. From Four Way Books’ inception in 1993 until her death in 2025, Ellen Bryant Voigt was both inspiration and advisor to the press. In celebration of her work and her keen stewardship of the art of poetry, we seek collections that record the pulse of human experience in a complicated world, in which formal ingenuity underpins intellectual and emotional resonance.

Find guidelines and more information here: https://fourwaybooks.com/site/ebv-submit/

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June 1 – June 30, 2026
The Four Way Books Ellen Bryant Voigt Series in Poetry

(Formerly the annual June Open Reading Period)

The Ellen Bryant Voigt Series in Poetry honors the legacy of a great American poet. From Four Way Books’ inception in 1993 until her death in 2025, Ellen Bryant Voigt was both inspiration and advisor to the press. In celebration of her work and her keen stewardship of the art of poetry, we seek collections that record the pulse of human experience in a complicated world, in which formal ingenuity underpins intellectual and emotional resonance.

Open to all poets writing in English, for a book-length collection. Submissions are welcome from June 1 – 30. Honorarium: $1000.00

Series Editor: Sally Ball

$30.00 processing fee. Online submissions only. We will respond by mid-November.

www.fourwaybooks.com for guidelines

Congratulations to Allison Benis White for winning the LA Times Book Award for Poetry! For a limited time through June 30th, you can purchase any of her books—or bundle them all!—on our website at a discounted price: https://fourwaybooks.com/site/allison-benis-white-bundle/