The Akron Series in Poetry, published by The
University of Akron Press
The University of Akron Press is a nonprofit university press that is a part of The University of Akron. Founded in 1988, the Press is currently directed by Jon Miller and is a member of Association of University Presses.
The University of Akro ...
was founded "to bring to the public writers who speak in original and compelling voices."
In addition to publishing three collections of poetry every year, The Akron Series in Poetry also sponsors the annual
Akron Poetry Prize.
Elton Glaser served as Editor until his retirement, and the current Series Editor is
Mary Biddinger.
In 2010, The Akron Series in Poetry teamed up with the
Cleveland State University Poetry Center
The Cleveland State University Poetry Center is a literary small press and poetry outreach organization in Cleveland, Ohio, operated under the auspices of the English Department at Cleveland State University. It publishes original works of poetry b ...
for an offsite reading at the
Association of Writers & Writing Programs conference.
Poets in the Akron Series include Emily Rosko, Jason Bredle, Joshua Harmon, Matthew Guenette,
David Dodd Lee, Sarah Perrier,
John Gallaher,
Heather Derr-Smith, William Greenway, Alison Pelegrin, Jeff Gundy, Roger Mitchell, Ashley Capps, Beckian Fritz Goldberg, Clare Rossini,
Vern Rutsala, Sharmila Voorakkara, Dennis Hinrichsen, Lynn Powell,
George Bilgere
George Bilgere (born 1951) is an American poet.
Bilgere grew up in Riverside, California, and earned his BA at the University of California, Riverside. He received his MA in English Literature from Washington University in St. Louis and earned a ...
, Melody Lacina, Raeburn Miller, Barry Seiler, John Minczeski,
Susan Yuzna, Marlys West, Jeanne E. Clark, Brian Brodeur, and Anita Feng.
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Poetry organizations