Free Verse Press is an independent publisher of poetry books based in Charleston, SC. We also produce the
Free Verse Poetry Festival.
Our festival has featured Jericho Brown, Andrea Gibson, Aja Monet, and others.
Our authors have been profiled in
World Literature Today,
The Washington Post
, and more!
“Waiting for Sunset to Bury Red Camellias” by Miho Kinnas
About Miho & the book
Purchase "Waiting for Sunset to Bury Red Camellias"
Read about Miho in World Literature Today
“Releasing Birds”
by Lisa Spears
Purchase "Releasing Birds"
poems by Lowcountry students, Volume 2
Purchase the book!
“Hold What Makes You Whole”
by Marcus Amaker
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2024 Free Verse Poetry Prize
Get Louise’s book
poems by Lowcountry students, Volume 1
Purchase "Colors Wash Over Me"
“Running Naked in the Snow”
by Linda Joy Walder
Purchase "Running Naked in the Snow"
2022 Free Verse Poetry Prize
Purchase "Out of Darkness"
Anthology of Charleston Poets
Purchase the anthology
“Black Music Is”
by
Marcus Amaker
and
Nathan Durfee
Purchase "Black Music Is"
“The Birth of All Things”
by
Marcus Amaker
Purchase "The Birth of All Things"
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