Both volumes of the 2019-20 San Diego Poetry Annual will be published simultaneously on March 1st.
The cover art, Pájaro y Mapa — Bird and Map, comes from Amaranta Caballero Prado, a regular contributing poet to the bilingual volume. Choose Cover Photo from the menu to see the cover.
The volume of poems in English runs 530 pages and features honorees in The Kowit 2019, Poems from Juvenile Hall, poems from Veterans, including veterans in jail, Native Poets, and a new Slam Poetry special section — plus poems from the finest poets in our region and beyond. The retail price is $24.50 (plus tax and shipping) at Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com, Powells.com, and through bookstores.
The bilingual volume of poems, Décimo Aniversario — Tenth Anniversary edition — written in Spanish and translated into English contains 64 poems by 97 poets and translators, and edited by SDPA Regional Editor Olga García. It retails at $14.00 online and through bookstores.
Complete lists of poems/poets from both volumes will be available on this website under the menu heading Poets and Poems 2019-20 SDPA.
Contributing poets, friends and organizations/institutions can buy the new volumes at the special discount rate: $15 for the volume in English, $6 for the bilingual volume. Choose How to Order from the main menu. Pre-paid orders will be accepted through March 31st.
On March 1, 2020, a PDF of each new volume will be posted under the menu heading Free PDF of the annual. The PDF serves as the complimentary copy to all contributors.
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