Able Muse Press | publishing the new, the established

New and recent poetry collections
New and recent fiction collections
The critically acclaimed Able Muse - a semiannual review of poetry, prose, and art
Enter the 2019 Able Muse contests (poetry manuscripts / poems / flash fiction)
Subscrobe to Able Muse, Print Edition - poetry, prose and art

Recent Books

Say What You Will (Able Muse Book Award for Poetry) By Len Krisak November 1, 2021	Progressions of the Mind By David Berman October 15, 2021	Beyond Repair By J. C. Todd September 3, 2021	Trap Street By Will Cordeiro August 27, 2021
Double-Parked, with Tosca By Ellen Kaufman May 14, 2021	Leaving Camustianavaig By John Beaton 23-Apr-21	Last Wishes By Rob Wright February 12, 2021	Able Muse, Winter 2020/2021 (No. 28 - print edition) Edited by Alexander Pepple February 2, 2021
The Powow River Poets Anthology II Edited By Paulette Demers Turco January 16, 2021	New Jersey Noir: Cape May By William Baer January 15, 2021	In Code By Maryann Corbett November 27, 2020	Studies of Familiar Birds By Carrie Green December 11, 2020

2021 Able Muse Book Award (for poetry manuscripts)

Final Judge: Mark Jarman
$1000 prize plus publication of winning manuscript by Able Muse Press. Finalists will also be considered for publication.
Entry deadline: March 31, 2021

Read More

2021 Able Muse Write Prize (for poetry & fiction)

Final Judges: Jehanne Dubrow (Poetry);
William Baer (Fiction)
$500 prize for best poem & $500 prize for best short story (flash fiction), plus publication in Able Muse (the print journal). Finalists in each category will also be considered for publication.
Entry deadline: March 15, 2021

Read More

The Cupped Field - Poems
by Deirdre O'Connor

Winner, 2018 Able Muse Book Award
"These are not just good poems. They are spells."—Ilya Kaminsky

Read More

New Jersey Noir: Cape May
A Novel
by William Baer

The Jack Colt Murder Mystery Novels, Book 2
". . . this is a can’t-put-it-down thrill ride."—Publishers Weekly

Read More

Able Muse Review (Print Edition) Subscription

Subscription / Past Issues

Subscribe to Able Msue - Print Edition

ANNUAL JOURNAL

Subscription starts
with the next Issue

The Powow River Poets Anthology II authors' reading: 27 June 2021

List of Able Muse readings

The Powow River Poets Anthology II Authors Read - Free Admission for All

The Powow River Poets Anthology II -- Authors' Reading

The Powow River Poets Anthology II Authors Reading

Free Admission for All. Sign-Up Required.

Read more about The Powow River Poets Anthology II authors' reading: 27 June 2021

David Berman

Say What You Will (Able Muse Book Award for Poetry)

$18.95

Read more about Say What You Will (Able Muse Book Award for Poetry)

Progressions of the Mind

$19.95

Read more about Progressions of the Mind

Beyond Repair

$19.95

Read more about Beyond Repair

Trap Street

$19.95

Read more about Trap Street

Able Muse, Winter 2020/2021 (No. 28 - print edition)

$19.95

Read more about Able Muse, Winter 2020/2021 (No. 28 - print edition)

Some of Our Featured Books

View Image

The Blind Loon - A Bestiary by Ed Shacklee
Poetry & Illustrations
View Image

Street View - Poems by Maryann Corbett
Poetry
View Image

Figuring in the Figure - Poems by Ben Berman
Poetry
View Image

Able Muse, (Summer 2017, No. 23 - print edition)
a review of poetry, prose & art
View Image

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - A Modern English Translation by John Ridland
Poetry Translation
View Image

Some Bore Gifts - Stories by A. G. Harmon
Fiction
View Image

The Borrowed World (Able Muse Book Award for Poetry) by Emily Leithauser
Poetry
View Image

Bed of Impatiens - Poems by Katie Hartsock
Poetry

View full catalog