Carnegie Mellon University Press is a publisher that is part of

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. The press specializes in literary publishing, in particular,

poetry Poetry (from the Greek language, Greek word ''poiesis'', "making") is a form of literature, literary art that uses aesthetics, aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meaning (linguistics), meanings in addition to, or in ...

. The press is currently a member of the

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, to which it was admitted in 1991. It is headquartered within the

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in Baker Hall and specializes in poetry. Gerald Costanzo is the founder and director of the publishing house. The press was established in 1972, initially under the name Three Rivers Press. Three Rivers published chapbooks and full-length poetry collections as well as ''Three Rivers Poetry Journal''. The journal appeared semi-annually from 1972-1992.

Publications

Notable book series published by the press include the following: * Carnegie Mellon Poetry Series (authors who have published books in this series include Mary Ruefle,

Cornelius Eady Cornelius Eady (born 1954) is an American writer focusing largely on matters of race and society. His poetry often centers on jazz and blues, family life, violence, and societal problems stemming from questions of race and class. His poetry is o ...

, C.D. Wright, Rebecca Morgan Frank, Allison Joseph,

Laura Kasischke Laura Kasischke is an American fiction writer and poet. She is best known for writing the novels ''Suspicious River'', ''The Life Before Her Eyes'' and '' White Bird in a Blizzard'', all of which have been adapted to film. Life and work She was ...

, Hayan Charara, Rachel Richardson,

Brian Henry Brian Henry is an American poet, translator, editor, and literary critic. Biography Henry completed a B.A. at the College of William and Mary and an MFA Program for Poets & Writers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He has published p ...

, Amy Beeder, Bridget Lowe, Nicky Beer,

Kevin Prufer Kevin D. Prufer (born 1969 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American poet, novelist, academic, editor, and essayist. He is Professor of English in the Creative Writing Program at the University of Houston. Life Prufer graduated from Western Reserve Aca ...

, and K.A. Hays) * Carnegie Mellon Classic Contemporaries Series (reissuing of significant early books by important contemporary poets and writers of short fiction, including

Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prizes () are 23 annual awards given by Columbia University in New York City for achievements in the United States in "journalism, arts and letters". They were established in 1917 by the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made his fo ...

winners in Poetry

Carolyn Kizer Carolyn Ashley Kizer (December 10, 1925 – October 9, 2014) was an American poet of the Pacific Northwest whose works reflect her feminism. She won the Pulitzer Prize in 1985. According to an article at the Center for the Study of the Pacific N ...

, James Tate, and Philip Levine; and

National Book Award The National Book Awards (NBA) are a set of annual U.S. literary awards. At the final National Book Awards Ceremony every November, the National Book Foundation presents the National Book Awards and two lifetime achievement awards to authors. ...

in Poetry winners Philip Levine, James Tate,

Gerald Stern Gerald Daniel Stern (February 22, 1925 – October 27, 2022) was an American poet, essayist, and educator. The author of twenty collections of poetry and four books of essays, he taught literature and creative writing at Temple University, India ...

Jean Valentine __NOTOC__ Jean Valentine (April 27, 1934December 29, 2020) was an American poet and the New York State Poet Laureate from 2008 to 2010. Her poetry collection, ''Door in the Mountain: New and Collected Poems, 1965–2003'', was awarded the 2004 N ...

, and

Terrance Hayes Terrance Hayes (born November 18, 1971) is an American poet and educator who has published seven poetry collections. His 2010 collection, ''Lighthead'', won the National Book Award for Poetry in 2010. In 2014, he received a MacArthur Fellowship ...

, as well as works by

Denis Johnson Denis Hale Johnson (July 1, 1949 – May 24, 2017) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and poet. He is perhaps best known for his debut short story collection, ''Jesus' Son (short story collection), Jesus' Son'' (1992). His most succes ...

, Mary Karr, Larry Levis, Tim Seibles,

Stuart Dybek Stuart Dybek (born April 10, 1942) is an American writer of fiction and poetry. Biography Dybek, a second-generation Polish American, was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Chicago's Little Village and Pilsen neighborhoods in the 1950s ...

, and

Cyrus Cassells Cyrus Cassells (born 1957) is an American poet and professor. Life and work Cassells was born in Dover, Delaware, grew up in the Mojave Desert north of Los Angeles, and began writing poetry in high school. He graduated in 1979 from Stanford Univ ...

) * Carnegie Mellon Series in Translation * Carnegie Mellon Series in Short Fiction * Poets in Prose Series (titles have included texts in the form of poets writing about their writing lives, poetry criticism, and guidebooks and handbooks about the writing of poetry) Following the closure of Eastern Washington University Press in 2010, Carnegie Mellon University Press acquired the EWUP's catalog.

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