Who We Are
Terrapin Books is a small press specializing in poetry books. We publish books by individual authors, an occasional anthology, and a small number of craft books.
We have published collections by Neil Carpathios, Lynne Knight, Jessica de Koninck, Christine Stewart-Nunez, Carolyn Miller, Patricia Clark, Susanna Lang, Hayden Saunier, Michelle Menting, Karen Paul Holmes, Geraldine Connolly, Lisa Bellamy, Paige Riehl, Ann Fisher-Wirth, Gary J. Whitehead, Sarah Wetzel, and Michael T. Young. It is a great pleasure to usher these wonderful books into the poetry world.
We have published two anthologies, The Doll Collection and, most recently, The Book of Donuts. We have also published The Crafty Poet II: A Portable Workshop, edited by Diane Lockward. This is the companion volume to the original The Crafty Poet: A Portable Workshop, now available in a revised edition from Terrapin Books.
Our poets have been featured at Poetry Daily, Verse Daily, The Missouri Review, Ted Kooser's American Life in Poetry, Rebecca Foust's "Poetry Sunday" column in Women's Voices for Change, Cagibi Express, Moms in Poetry, and The Writer's Almanac.
Our books have been reviewed in a number of publications, including The Chattahoochee Review, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Washington Independent Review of Books, American Poetry Journal, Broadkill Review, Broad Street Review, Escape into Life, Rain Taxi Review of Books, The Live Oak Review, Mom Egg Review, Sabotage, Wordgathering, Emrys Journal, The Lit Pub, North of Oxford, Main Street Rag, Pedestal Magazine, Bone Bouquet, New Letters, Pleiades, Compulsive Reader, The Collagist, Connotation Press, A Review a Week, Rhino Poetry, Whale Road Review, The Adirondack Review, Valparaiso Poetry Review, and Poet Lore.
Our books have also been adopted as course texts at such institutions as Bucks County Community College, Colorado State University, Washington & Lee University, and Grand Valley State University.
Our books and our poets have been garnering some nice awards. Congratulations go to the following Terrapin poets:
Lisa Bellamy who has won a 2018 Pushcart Prize for "Wild Pansy," from The Northway
Michael T. Young whose book, The Infinite Doctrine of Water, was named to the long list of finalists for the 2018 Julie Suk Prize
Christine Stewart-Nunez who has been appointed Poet Laureate of South Dakota; her term begins July 1, 2019
Christine Stewart-Nunez whose book, Bluewords Greening, received the 2018 Whirling Prize from Etchings Press
Patricia Clark whose book, The Canopy, received the 2018 Book Award from the Poetry Society of Virginia
Michelle Menting whose book, Leaves Surface Like Skin, was named a 2017 finalist by Foreword Reviews in its annual book contest
Lynne Knight whose book, The Persistence of Longing, was a finalist for the 2016 Northern California Book Award in Poetry
We have published collections by Neil Carpathios, Lynne Knight, Jessica de Koninck, Christine Stewart-Nunez, Carolyn Miller, Patricia Clark, Susanna Lang, Hayden Saunier, Michelle Menting, Karen Paul Holmes, Geraldine Connolly, Lisa Bellamy, Paige Riehl, Ann Fisher-Wirth, Gary J. Whitehead, Sarah Wetzel, and Michael T. Young. It is a great pleasure to usher these wonderful books into the poetry world.
We have published two anthologies, The Doll Collection and, most recently, The Book of Donuts. We have also published The Crafty Poet II: A Portable Workshop, edited by Diane Lockward. This is the companion volume to the original The Crafty Poet: A Portable Workshop, now available in a revised edition from Terrapin Books.
Our poets have been featured at Poetry Daily, Verse Daily, The Missouri Review, Ted Kooser's American Life in Poetry, Rebecca Foust's "Poetry Sunday" column in Women's Voices for Change, Cagibi Express, Moms in Poetry, and The Writer's Almanac.
Our books have been reviewed in a number of publications, including The Chattahoochee Review, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Washington Independent Review of Books, American Poetry Journal, Broadkill Review, Broad Street Review, Escape into Life, Rain Taxi Review of Books, The Live Oak Review, Mom Egg Review, Sabotage, Wordgathering, Emrys Journal, The Lit Pub, North of Oxford, Main Street Rag, Pedestal Magazine, Bone Bouquet, New Letters, Pleiades, Compulsive Reader, The Collagist, Connotation Press, A Review a Week, Rhino Poetry, Whale Road Review, The Adirondack Review, Valparaiso Poetry Review, and Poet Lore.
Our books have also been adopted as course texts at such institutions as Bucks County Community College, Colorado State University, Washington & Lee University, and Grand Valley State University.
Our books and our poets have been garnering some nice awards. Congratulations go to the following Terrapin poets:
Lisa Bellamy who has won a 2018 Pushcart Prize for "Wild Pansy," from The Northway
Michael T. Young whose book, The Infinite Doctrine of Water, was named to the long list of finalists for the 2018 Julie Suk Prize
Christine Stewart-Nunez who has been appointed Poet Laureate of South Dakota; her term begins July 1, 2019
Christine Stewart-Nunez whose book, Bluewords Greening, received the 2018 Whirling Prize from Etchings Press
Patricia Clark whose book, The Canopy, received the 2018 Book Award from the Poetry Society of Virginia
Michelle Menting whose book, Leaves Surface Like Skin, was named a 2017 finalist by Foreword Reviews in its annual book contest
Lynne Knight whose book, The Persistence of Longing, was a finalist for the 2016 Northern California Book Award in Poetry