Before We Gone by Malachi Byrd
October 11, 2025
$18.00
Before We Gone by Malachi Byrd is a ruthlessly loving depiction of childhood and early maturity in Washington, D.C. Tony Keith described, “Before We Gone positions anger beside humor and pedagogy between prayer, carrying a promise that poetry is both love and liberation.” Malachi Byrd is the former youth Poet Laureate of Washington, D.C. and a graduate of Princeton University. A full-time artist, the author has taught in over 100 schools in the DMV. Cover art for the book is by Terence Nicholson.
A Future Sea: 2025 Writing by Day Eight Faculty and Youth
September 30, 2025
$21.00
A Future Sea is a collection of writing by faculty and youth participants in Day Eight’s 2025 poetry teams, women and girls writing program, and summer writing camp. The book reflects the visions of youth and adult writers in Washington, D.C. Gregory Luce, Mid-Atlantic Review editorial board chair, wrote, “Readers will enjoy this poetry for its humor and wisdom… A lovely and perspicacious collection.” Cover art for the book is by Karey Kessler.
The Mid-Atlantic Review 2024
November 15, 2024
$28.00
The Mid-Atlantic Review 2024 includes writing selected by the editors and special sections of writing Celebrating Black History, In Memoriam: Reuben Jackson and Kathi Wolfe, DC AAPI Poetry, The Jewish Experience, 2024 DC Poet Project finalists; 2024 Luce Prize finalists, and youth poetry. Cover art for the magazine is by Matt Sesow.
Salt Water Roots by Amuchechukwu Nwafor
September 30, 2024
$18.00
Amuchechukwu Nwafor’s debut collection, Salt Water Roots, traverses three levels of the author’s experience of her self. The poems in the book reflect on migration, immigration, nativity, love, substance abuse, sexual advocacy and sexual exploration. Teri Cross Davis described, “These poems are an exaltation of blackness and are unafraid.” Nwafor is the 2024 winner of the DC Poet Project, and annual open-to-all poetry competition created to support new poets. Cover art for the book is by Alan Sislen.