There’s one thing tech billionaires, tech bros, and tech bashers seem to agree upon. Our AI future is as consequential as any scientific, cultural, political, or economic disruption in human history -- fire, the wheel, steam power, electricity, you name it.

How AI and humanity will work together for good or bad fascinates me.

Requiem for a Redbird is a collection meant to take its readers through five distinct yet interwoven sections; it's a book, in Bush's own words, that is unapologetically both Appalachian and Black. It is ultimately meant to be a work of joy and hope that points beyond itself: one that subverts the stereotypes of their home region, speaks truth to power, and seeks an open table of reconciliation. Appalachians of every background, minority communities, communities of faith, and anyone disillusioned with our country's political system can find something good, true, and beautiful in this book.

Clyde Hill Publishing announces the publication of André Harvey: Sculptor, a beautifully designed artbook that for the first time presents the artist’s extensive collection, complete with stunning photographs, original sketches, and rarely seen commentaries written by the artist. Edited by Harvey’s wife and partner, Bobbie Harvey, the book goes on sale Sept. 24.

"Max, the Purple Anxiety Monster" started off as just a class assignment for 12 year old Judah, but it turned into something much bigger. This book is about sharing Judah’s journey with anxiety, hoping it'll make other kids feel less alone and giving them some tools to manage their own anxiety.

Thirteen years ago, in a desire to live an affordable and creative life, Tina Mozelle and James Braziel purchased ten acres of land and began building a cabin made of glass in Remlap, Alabama. Through a constant bargaining of time, resources, and words, the couple created a home made of hand-me-down glass — and a book of poetry that lets us see inside.

Clyde Hill Publishing founder Greg Shaw shares his 2023 reading list. Reading is a very personal experience, so this blog post contains not only his list of top 2023 titles, but a few stories about why these books resonated with him.

Thirteen years ago, in a desire to live an affordable and creative life, Tina Mozelle and James Braziel purchased ten acres of land and began building a cabin made of glass in Remlap, Alabama. Through a constant bargaining of time, resources, and words, the couple created a home made of hand-me-down glass — and a book of poetry that lets us see inside.

Along with the meaningful beauty of his surrounding landscape and the abundant wildlife that frequents it, Ted Kooser is also inspired by the people he sees in his rural community. Learn more about his 2021 chapbook with Pulley Press, “A Man With a Rake.”

One of Pulley’s newest signees, Salaam Green, is an Alabama native and poet in search of healing. Green was recently selected as the city of Birmingham’s inaugural Poet Laureate. We discuss this and more in her most recent interview.

Although she was known mainly as the first woman principal chief of the Cherokee Nation during her lifetime, Wilma Mankiller was also a gifted poet in her own right. In Mankiller Poems, Pulley Press brings together pieces of Wilma Mankiller’s poetry, nineteen of which were found posthumously by Frances McCue and Greg Shaw with the permission of Mankiller’s husband.

Pulley Press wouldn’t be what it is without the help of our incredible intern team! Meet our interns below, and join us in sending them a hearty thank you for all they do to support rural poets in the United States!

At Pulley Press, we believe that documentary poetry is less about excavation, and more about collaboration. By interviewing the people who have actually experienced the events, the poet works with them to create poems.

“There is no doubt that [Small] helped to shape the ‘republic of letters’ in the eighteenth century. It is therefore fitting that he has his own biography, and this detailed volume should help to support future scholars.”

Ricardo Ruiz’s We Had Our Reasons won 2023 Washington State Book Award. The Washington State Book Awards honor works of outstanding literary merit by Washington authors and is given based on the strength of the publication’s literary merit, lasting importance, and overall quality.

What Pulley Press aspires to—celebrating literature from from rural places—is what Barbara Kingsolver does masterfully in Demon Copperhead, her new novel. We absolutely love it—for its depiction of Appalachia as a real and nuanced place, and for its main character, Demon, an orphan with a big voice.

Major League Cricket in America, really? Backed by tech investors, Seattle Orcas make a winning debut.

Pulley Press is thrilled to announce that we’ve signed a contract with Tina Mozelle Braziel and James Braziel for a book on The Glass Cabin, a home built by hand in Remlap, Alabama. Tina and Jim’ blog, Glass Cabin Diary, details the home that the duo has been building for the last couple of years. A good deal of the materials are salvage: decommissioned utility poles, cedars cut away from powerlines, rusted tin, and re-used windows.

From Birmingham to Remlap, and Atlanta to New Orleans, Pulley Press is scouring rural America for poets telling stories from places perceived as remote—Indian Country, farms and ranches, small towns, from routes of migrant work, from factory floors and breakrooms—from the rich diversity of people and places beyond bright, shining cities.

As of the 2023 baseball season, the confrontation between the pitcher and the batter has become a whole new ballgame. Two modifications to this fundamental relationship promise to dramatically change how pitchers, catchers, and batters interact.

Michael McGregor; the writer of the review, talks about first meeting Ricardo Ruiz at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs. With no surprise, he was intrigued by both Ruiz’s poetry content and his demeanor. McGregor highlights Ruiz’s accessibility in verse, comparing it to that of Billy Collins and Mary Oliver.