Wednesday, April 14, 2010

SPD's BAD POEM CONTEST (THE SEQUEL)

WIN AN SPD BOOK! SON OF THE BAD POEM CONTEST!

Last year SPD asked AWP attendees to write bad poetry. They were great (i.e., terrible).
But we think you can do better (i.e., worse).


WE'VE EXTENDED THE DEADLINE TO FRIDAY, APRIL 23.

SPD will award the SPD book of your choice (up to $30) for the worst poem in each category. Shipping included. Please select from one of the categories below and write the worst poem you can. Send to laura (at) spdbooks (dot) org. Be sure to indicate the category the poem belongs to, and also include your name, email, and address. You may submit poems in as many of the following categories as you like:

[ ] Worst overall poem
[ ] Worst poem titled “Unicorns In Fog”
[ ] Worst poem titled “Steampunk”
[ ] Worse poem wherein the title of the poem is longer than the poem
[ ] Worst poem using the words “gull,” “zephyr,” and “Persephone”
[ ] Worst poem in the form of a Facebook status update
[ ] Worst 4-line dramatic monologue
[ ] Worst use of the exclamation point in a poem
[ ] Worst poem in which there is an epiphany in a kitchen
[ ] Worst political limerick
[ ] Worst use of white space poem
[ ] Worst Denver Broncos poem

Also, please tell us if you would rather not have your bad poem published on SPD’s blog.

Friday, March 26, 2010

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Friday, March 12, 2010

UPDATE: SOLD OUT!

ALL THIS EVERY DAY
Joanne Kyger
$4.00 | paper | 92 pp.
Big Sky
ISBN: 9780929844046



SOLD OUT LAST COPIES! Poetry. Published in an edition of 1500 copies in 1975 by Big Sky in Bolina, California, ALL THIS EVERY DAY includes one of Kyger's most familiar poems, "September."

Thursday, March 11, 2010

SPD's SMALL PRESS MONTH & NEW LIT GENERATION READING

SPD presents SMALL PRESS MONTH & NEW LIT GENERATION READING

THURSDAY, MARCH 18TH @ 7:00 PM

City Lights Bookstore
261 Columbus Avenue at Broadway (in North Beach)
San Francisco
415-362-8193



POETRY TRADING POST
Write a poem & trade it for a free book!


Norma Cole—poet, translator, critic, and teacher—is a longtime resident of San Francisco. Where Shadows Will, her new selected poetry, is just out. Natural Light, a book of poems, and 14000 Facts, a chapbook, are also new.

Suruchi Mohan is native of India. She is a journalist whose work has appeared in the San Jose Mercury News, among many other places. Her new book Divine Music is her first work of fiction. She lives in the South Bay.

Marcella is a poet and visual artist born and raised in San Francisco, the city that wears her mural art.

Annie Yu is a poet and collage artist with creations at curbsidetreasure.etsy.com.

Geoffrey Simpson is a poet and a sophomore at International Studies Academy.

Thursday, March 4, 2010

The Small Press Poetry Revolution by Travis Nichols

TRAVIS NICHOLSTravis Nichols
Editor at the Poetry Foundation
Posted: March 4, 2010 12:11 PM

Travis Nichols in today's Huffington Post on

The Small Press Poetry Revolution

Monday, March 1, 2010

SPD's POETRY BEST-SELLERS FEBRUARY 2010

  1. UP JUMP THE BOOGIE by John Murillo (Cypher Books)
  2. 100 NOTES ON VIOLENCE by Julie Carr (Ahsahta Press)
  3. IOWA by Travis Nichols (Letter Machine Editions)
  4. MEAN FREE PATH by Ben Lerner (Copper Canyon Press)
  5. PINK ELEPHANT by Rachel McKibbens (Cypher Books)
  6. IF NOT METAMORPHIC by Brenda Iijima (Ahsahta Press)
  7. TEN WALKS/TWO TALKS by Jon Cotner and Andy Fitch (Ugly Duckling Presse)
  8. THE VERTICAL INTERROGATION OF STRANGERS by Bhanu Kapil (Kelsey Street Press)
  9. A MOUTH IN CALIFORNIA by Graham Foust (Flood Editions)
  10. RESONANCE by Richard Jackson (Ashland Poetry Press)
  11. FROM UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY by Craig Santos Perez (Tinfish Press)
  12. GREEN-WOOD by Allison Cobb (Factory School)
  13. TEXTURE NOTES by Sawako Nakayasu (Letter Machine Editions)
  14. ZAATARDIVA by Suheir Hammad (Cypher Books)
  15. BORIS BY THE SEA by Matvei Yankelevich (Octopus Books)
  16. SONNET 56 by Paul Hoover (Les Figues Press)
  17. THE FRONT by K. Silem Mohammad (Roof Books)
  18. THE BATTLEFIELD WHERE THE MOON SAYS I LOVE YOU by Frank Stanford (Lost Roads Publishers)
  19. THE BAGHDAD BLUES by Sinan Antoon (Harbor Mountain Press)
  20. HOUSE ENVY OF ALL THE WORLD by Simone White (Factory School)
  21. ERNESTA, IN THE STYLE OF THE FLAMENCO by Sandy McIntosh (Marsh Hawk Press)
  22. THE COW by Ariana Reines (Fence Books)
  23. YOU ARE A LITTLE BIT HAPPIER THAN I AM by Tao Lin (Action Books)
  24. FEMINAISSANCE edited by Christine Wertheim (Les Figues Press)
  25. BREAKING POEMS by Suheir Hammad (Cypher Books)
  26. HUMANIMAL: A PROJECT FOR FUTURE CHILDREN by Bhanu Kapil (Kelsey Street Press)
  27. THE REDCOATS by Ryan Murphy (Krupskaya)
  28. INCIVILITIES by Barbara Claire Freeman (Counterpath Press)
  29. DOG GIRL by Heidi Lynn Staples (Ahsahta Press)
  30. THE KENNING ANTHOLOGY OF POETS THEATER: 1945-1985 edited by Kevin Killian and David Brazil (Kenning Editions)
 
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