@whethering's "Apocalypse" is up The Adroit Journal. Her new book is RISK, from Black Ocean. "I realize that the old arrivals no longer frighten me—the ones that used to struggle to come into language in the midst of what I thought I wanted to say..." theadroitjournal.org/2024/08/23/apo…

Join us and Black Ocean publishing for the launch of The Naomi Poems: Corpse and Beans reissue with Richard Hell and Janaka Stucky! Janaka Stucky Tickets available at powerhousearena.com/events More info at blackocean.org

Bill Knott’s The Naomi Poems returns for the first time since its 1968 debut! A groundbreaking collection that reshaped modern poetry, now reissued with a new foreword by Richard Hell. Join us on tour to celebrate Knott’s legacy—check out the dates and be part of this moment!

“An accident, an arrival, what another called an edge an etching” Jordan Windholz shrewdly puts images together as quickly as he pulls them apart. Listen to him read his poem “The Sisters as Fragments” from THE SISTERS, available now from Black Ocean: buff.ly/4f0f2ja

Be sure to check out the brand-new books out this month from indie presses June Road Press, Red Ogre Review, @WavePoetry, SFWP, Fernwood Press, World Poetry Books, WFU Press, FlowerSong Press, @9syllablespress, Feminist Press, New Vessel Press, and many more! clmp.org/news/books-lau…

Announcing THE ODD MONTH by Valeria Meiller & translated by Whitney DeVos! Get it now on our website or from your favorite bookseller: buff.ly/3YLx6Ze

THE SISTERS by Jordan Windholz is a sensory-rich collection of poems that conjure magical worlds that combine the gorgeous imaginings of child’s play with the mystery of dark fairy tales. Get it now on our website or from your favorite bookseller: buff.ly/4f0f2ja

From our new reissue of The Naomi Poems: blackocean.org/catalog1/corps…

THE ODD MONTH by Valeria Meiller & translated by Whitney DeVos is a collection of 29 ecopoetic vignettes that explore the complexities of politics and progress in the Global South. Get it now on our website or from your favorite bookseller: buff.ly/3YLx6Ze

Please join us to celebrate “The Naomi Poems: Corpse and Beans” by Bill Knott, ft. readings from Sean Cole, Eric Paul, Janaka Stucky and Chris Tonelli. This long out-of-print book was recently republished by Black Ocean. The event is taking place on December 18th, 2024 at 7 pm.

Chicago! The January Neon Night Mic will be a special one Co-hosted by Black Ocean, we'll be celebrating the reissue of The Naomi Poems by Bill Knott Hope to see you there! Kathleen Rooney / Carrie Olivia Adams / Nathan Hoks / Evan Williams / Adrian 'The True Imported Polish Ham' / Brian Foley

Tonight, we're celebrating the release of THE NAOMI POEMS: Corpse and Beans by Bill Knott (Black Ocean) in a virtual event. Register here: citylights.com/events/bill-kn…

The Naomi Poems book tour continues! 📖 Tonight in Cambridge (and online) with: Sean Cole (This American Life), Eric Paul (Arab on Radar), Chad Reynolds (Penny Candy Books), and Chris Tonelli (Birds LLC) ✨

Genuinely thrilled to learn Black Ocean is reissuing the incredible Bill Knott’s The Naomi Poems. Don’t miss this reading hosted by the press and Ben Niespodziany ☁️🐋. 🖤

*chants* TOMORROW TOMORROW TOMORROW

Tessa Bolsover, Spencer Lee-Lenfield and James Shea are reading at the shop on Wednesday, June 25th, 2025. Janaka Stucky is giving the introductions. Please join us in person or virtually. Sign up via our website.

Today’s Featured Poem: “[On a green summer night,]” by Sayumi Kamakura, translated from the Japanese by James Shea. From Applause for a Cloud published by Black Ocean Read here: poems.com/poem/on-a-gree…

Today’s Featured Poem: “Poem” by Bill Knott from The Naomi Poems: Corpse and Beans published by Black Ocean Read here: poems.com/poem/poem-2/

James Shea, Spencer Lee-Lenfield, Janaka Stucky & Tessa Bolsover June 25, 2025