Fifteen Essential Poetry Collections by Black Southern Poets, in Honor of Juneteenth

A Juneteenth reading list from Loblolly Press — fifteen collections from the Black Southern poetic tradition

Jun 19 • Andrew Mack and Ari Pohl

Loblolly’s Lit Picks for Summer 2026

Upcoming releases from some of the most exciting voices in Southern lit — including TWO from our very own Press!

Jun 12 • theodora

Of Poems Never Ceasing: Kristin Entler on Poetic Form, Persistence, and Disability

Hear from poet Kristin Entler on their debut poetry collection OF WATERS NEVER CEASING

Jun 6 • theodora

Five Short Story Collections That Made Me a Writer

Apr 7 • theodora

DO NOT buy any books from our site tomorrow

And here's why

Apr 24 • Andrew Mack

Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek: Literature as Attention, Attention as Devotion

Revisiting a literary masterpiece of Southern nature writing, attention, and ecological wonder

Apr 17 • theodora