See the Cover for The Same Man by Bobby Elliott

See the Cover for The Same Man by Bobby Elliott

Bobby Elliott’s debut poetry collection, The Same Man, was chosen by Nate Marshall as the winner of the 2025 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize. It will be published by the University of Pittsburgh Press on September 9, 2025. The collection is available for pre-order.

Elliott’s previous poetry can be found in The Cortland ReviewDiodeNorth American ReviewONLY POEMSPoet LorePoetry Northwest, and elsewhere. Earning his MFA from the University of Virginia, he was also a Poe/Faulkner Fellow and won the Kahn Prize for Teaching.

Debutiful is pleased to reveal the cover of Elliott’s debut (designed by Alex Wolfe) alongside a Q&A with the poet to get a behind-the-scenes look at how the cover came to be.

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Announcing the 2025 Poets & Writers Get the Word Out Poetry Cohort

Announcing the 2025 Poets & Writers Get the Word Out Poetry Cohort

Poets & Writers has announced the 2025 poetry cohort for Get the Word Out, a publicity incubator for early career writers. The program gives selected writers an opportunity to work with an experienced book publicist who will guide them in leveraging the opportunity presented by their first or second major book publication.

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The Best Debut Poetry of 2024

The Best Debut Poetry of 2024

In a continued effort to read more and cover more poetry, Debutiful wanted to highlight a dozen of the best collections Adam Vitcavage read. This list supplements the Best Debut Books of 2024, but moving forward, poetry will blend in with larger lists typically dominated by prose novels and story collections.

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A Life of Books: Perry Janes, author of Find Me When You’re Ready

A Life of Books: Perry Janes, author of Find Me When You’re Ready

In his debut poetry collection, Find Me When You’re Ready, Perry Janes explores a journey from Detroit to Los Angeles, reflecting on the complexities of manhood, the lingering pain of childhood trauma, and the universal search for belonging. Through the lens of pop culture and personal memories, these poems capture a struggle for identity and healing beyond simple definitions, questioning the origins of the myths we carry and whether we can release them.

We had Janes answer our recurring A Life of Books questionnaire so readers could get to know the writer and also get some book recommendations.

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