San Diego Poetry Annual

sandiegopoetryannual — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 03:34:39 +0000

Click here to see our new SDPA 11-12 cover

NOW OPEN — Special rate for prepaid orders from Contributing Poets

sandiegopoetryannual — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:11:59 +0000

Contributing Poets can order unlimited copies of the San Diego Poetry Annual 2011-12 at the special rate of $10 per copy. No shipping is added, because these copies must be picked up at one of our scheduled readings (See “Readings 2012″ for details and updates).

The Publisher makes no profit on sales to Contributing Poets at this special rate. This year, the printer is making only 9 cents profit per copy on sales at this special rate.

This special rate is available only to Contributing Poets and only for 2 months — February 1 through March 31, 2012.

Follow the instructions for Contributing Poets on our “How To Order” page.

2011-12 San Diego Poetry Annual in production

sandiegopoetryannual — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:04:24 +0000

The San Diego Poetry Annual 2011-12 is now in production. This is the sixth edition of the annual. It contains 226 poets and 325 poems, making it the largest and most diverse annual yet. Featured Poet Marge Piercy is joined by former Featured Poets Ellen Bass and Steve Kowit and by next year’s Featured Poet, Diane Wakoski. The expanded bilingual section includes work from 51 poets.

Lists of poets and poems in the 2011-12 annual appear under separate headings. Please see “2011-12 Poets/Poems” and “2011-12 Bilingual Poets/Poems.”

All contributing poets are entitled to buy copies at a special rate. Please see “How To Order” for details

By mid-March, 2012, the 2011-12 annual will be available online through a link on this website, at Createspace.com, Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com and, for the first time, through bookstores internationally. In addition, libraries worldwide will now be able to purchase copies at a special library rate.

2011-12 annual: Featured Poet Marge Piercy

sandiegopoetryannual — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 02:14:40 +0000

One of the great forces in modern poetry, Marge Piercy is the Featured Poet in the sixth edition of the San Diego Poetry Annual, due to be published in the spring of 2012. Piercy has five new poems in 2011-12 annual. She has taught at San Diego State University. Through her annual workshop in Wellfleet, MA, she has recently guided and directly influenced two San Diego poets, whose work also appears in the new annual.

Diane Wakoski Named 2012-2013 Featured Poet

sandiegopoetryannual — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 01:38:50 +0000

A giant in modern poetry, Diane Wakoski will be the Featured Poet in the 2012-13 San Diego Poetry Annual, due to be published in the spring of 2013. Wakoski has three new poems in 2011-12 annual, now in production and scheduled for publication in this April.