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Taking Pre-Orders for “The Secret Land”

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The Secret Land

by Patrick Sheils

Tentative Release Date: Feb 20, 2019

The Secret Land examines the tension between individual purpose that propels us to live our day-to-day lives, contrasted against the backdrop of a seemingly purposeless universe governed by indifferent laws. Through this conflict, Sheils strives to find moments we can celebrate while questioning their authenticity. He ponders the effect of a purposeless world on love, sorrow and beauty. Is there any truth to these abstract concepts? How might other individuals at different stages of their life deal with such a schism, and how do those realities dictate the story arc of ones life? Is it possible for one to create a new world by sacrificing the old?

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Taking Pre-Orders for “The Poet’s Curse”

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Front Cover The Poet's Curse by Michael Estabrook

The Poet’s Curse: A Miscellany

by Michael Estabrook

Tentative Release Date: Jan 15, 2019

A delightful miscellany of poems on a multitude of subjects in various forms and genres including: ancestral portraits, bestiary, commonplace, complaints, catalogs, concrete, dialog, dreams, ekphrastic, erotica, experimental, found poems, free verse, light poems, imagistic, list poems, lyrical, military, monolog, narrative, nostalgia, object poems, odes, pentastichs, persona poems, philias, phobias, philosophies, portraits, prose poems, romantic, satire, sonnets, stream-of-consciousness, triptychs, work . . .

“The Poet’s Curse”

Everything the poet sees
or hears, thinks, feels or imagines
gets captured, interpreted and shoe-horned
into a damn poem
whether they like it or not.

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Pushcart Nominees for 2018 (and links to poems)

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We are thrilled to announce the following poets have been put nominated for a Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Press Awards, for poetry published in 2018. 

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Pushcart 2018 Nominees Announcment from The Poetry Box

 

We wish all of these talented poets the best of luck!

Taking Pre-Orders for “Epicurean Ecstasy”

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Book Cover Epicurean Ecstasy by Cynthia Gallaher

Epicurean Ecstasy:

More Poems about Food, Drink, Herbs & Spices

by Cynthia Gallaher

Tentative Release Date: Dec 15, 2018

In Epicurean Ecstasy: More Poems About Food, Drink, Herbs and Spices, Cynthia Gallaher celebrates not only historical and modern pleasures of the kitchen and the table, but also the seasonal evolutions that take place in the cultivated fields and wild terrains, and of those who harvest these foods and bring nourishment to our homes.

Epicurean Ecstasy is the larger sequel to Omnivore Odes, a chapbook of 22 poems which appeared a handful of years ago from Finishing Line Press. Thus, the “More” in Epicurean Ecstasy, with all new and a greater number of poems not found in the first volume.

 

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Taking Pre-Orders for “Many Sparrows”

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Cover-Front-ManySparrows by donnarkevic

Many Sparrows

by donnarkevic

Tentative Release Date: Dec 15, 2018

A young boy grows up in a small steel town along the Ohio River between 1963 and 1968, while another boy’s suicide overshadows the community. These poems tell their story.

 

“Do not be afraid. You are worth more than many sparrows.” —Matthew 10:31

excerpt:
“To know what it feels like
to be suspended between a steel town
and a steel blue sky, I climb.
Perched on the gallows’ branch,
I reach out, touching the remains
of the frayed knot
woven into an abandoned bird’s nest.”

 

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Literary Arts – Book Festival Nov 10, 2018

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JOIN US AT THE PORTLAND BOOK FESTIVAL
(formerly known as WORDSTOCK)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10th, 2018
PORTLAND ART MUSEUM
1219 SW Park Ave Portland, OR 97205
BOOTH #42 in the GRAND BALLROOM (third floor, PAM Mark Building)

We will have current and past issues of THE POEMING PIGEON available for sale AND our prizewinning chapbooks, full-length poetry collections, and SELECT titles too.

What the media are saying about Literary Arts’ Portland Book Festival (formerly Wordstock):

“Impossible to feel alone in your book nerdiness. . .The civic moment for literature Literary Arts had hoped for had happened.” —The Portland Mercury

“Portland’s dynamic and supportive small press scene, home to many daring voices that extend the fabric of literature, comes together once a year with the rest of the literary community at Wordstock. The blend of ‘Keep Portland Weird,’ the eager creativity of new writers and readers, and the presence of seasoned authors (last year’s Ursula K. Le Guin, Maggie Nelson, and Sandra Cisneros), can be felt as one rushes from event to event, waits in line, and walks through the book fair.” —Literary Hub

“The fest is packed with on-stage author conversations, interviews, panels, interactive Q + A’s, pop-up readings in galleries, teaching workshops, kids’ story times, live music, an expanded book fair and—in true Portland fashion—food trucks parked outside. In short, Wordstock’s new iteration celebrates contemporary literature in a way that feels, well, contemporary.” —Travel Portland

“A vibrant community event.” —Portland Business

“Hosted by Literary Arts, the festival is bigger and more anticipated than ever and will be set at the beautiful Portland Art Museum downtown. It will be a thriving place where literary creators and consumers of all ages can all come together to celebrate a mutual passion. The food trucks, beer, and live music are just an added bonus.” —Culture Trip

Prizewinning “Shrinking Bones” – Pre-Order Now!

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Cover-(front)-Shrinking Bones
First Prize, 2018

Shrinking Bones

by Judy K. Mosher

Tentative Release Date: Dec 1, 2018

Shrinking Bones by Judy K. Mosher is the first place winner of The Poetry Box Chapbook Prize for 2018. These poems grew from the author’s journey with her aging mother and her memory of her “past paid work-life” as a professor of anatomy and physiology. The collection is a rich marriage of poetic observation joined with an in-depth understanding of the human body. It portrays a beautiful story of love, loss and grief, as well as the complex relationship between mother and daughter.

 

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Prizewinning “November Quilt” – Pre-order Now!

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Book Cover (Front) of November Quilt
Second Prize, 2018

November Quilt

by Penelope Scambly Schott

Tentative Release Date: Nov 10, 2018

Reading November Quilt, by acclaimed author and poet, Penelope Scambly Schott, is akin to making a new friend. Brew a cup of tea and curl up in your favorite reading chair as you’re invited to share life experiences, aphorisms, confessions and curious ponderings in this collection of 30 poems (one for each day of the month).

 

For complete details and ordering information click here.