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!

Want to have a book published?  Submissions are open for the 2024 Free Verse Poetry Prize.

Submissions are OPEN!

“Waiting for Sunset to Bury Red Camellias” by Miho Kinnas

About Miho & the book
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Read about Miho in World Literature Today

“Releasing Birds”
by Lisa Spears

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“Hold What Makes You Whole”
by Marcus Amaker

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2024 Free Verse Poetry Prize

Poets in Schools anthology, volume 1

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Anthology of Charleston Poets

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“Running Naked in the Snow”
by Linda Joy Walder

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2022 Free Verse Poetry Prize

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“The Birth of All Things”
by Marcus Amaker

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“Black Music Is”
by Marcus Amaker and Nathan Durfee

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