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“Carousel,” (2017) by Judith R. Robinson, a collection of poems and stories, is available from the publisher at www.lummoxpress.com or at www.amazon.com

“Judith R. Robinson composes poems like songs with clarity and vision…” -Grace Cavalieri, “The Poet and the Poem from the Library of Congress”

With a foreword by Brendan Constantine

Rick Lupert’s seventeenth poetry collection, Making Love to the 50 Ft. Woman (Rothco Press, May 2015), is the long awaited follow up to, and first collection of Lupert’s selected works since, 1997’s I am My Own Orange County. Lupert’s poetry exists at the intersections of the wise and the ridiculous, the spectacular and the mundane. The humor and deeper themes throughout his work will win over the generations of people who’ve come to regard poetry as an inaccessible literary art. These poems, written over the last two decades, have been widely published in dozens of journals, zines, and anthologies from all over the world. They’re rooted in the every day Los Angeles experience and take you through fatherhood, traffic, love, death, and the inevitable experience of finding a wrapped sausage on the sidewalk. You’ll learn how to kiss, you’ll meet the cutest leaf in the world, you’ll say goodbye to Pete Seeger and Robin Williams, you may even relive your own childhood. Get ready to Make Love to the Fifty Ft. Woman. Don’t wear anything complicated.

Click here to read poetry from Making Love to the 50 Ft. Woman and get your copy.

Speculative poems (science fiction, fantasy, horror) only.
Open to all poets, including non-SFPA members.
$2 entry fee per poem. Deadline: August 31. Judge: Nikia Chaney.
See http://www.sfpoetry.com/contests.html for details.

New poems from out of this world to South of the Border! From “Surf Zombies“: “with brains intact / with speech intact / can’t use either one / no / bro / it’s / against the zombie surfer code” “Hey Astro!” by LB Sedlacek http://amzn.to/2unGMLG

https://foragepoetry.prophpbb.com/ A relatively new forum on the scene, Forage is the home of constructive poetry critique in a welcoming environment. We promote a supportive workshop mentality and strong sense of community, seeking to help poets improve their critical skills alongside their poetry technique.

SF, fantasy, and horror poetry
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Ekphrastia Gone Wild (Ain’t Got No Press, July, 2013) is an anthology of ekphrastic poetry – poetry inspired by other works of art (including painting, film, literature, photography and more) including work by Nobel Prize winning poet Wislawa Szymborska along with a roster of 87 poets from all over the world including Suzanne Lummis, Laurel Ann Bogen, Jerry Quickly, Brendan Constantine, Gerald Locklin, Robert Wynne and many more, edited by Los Angeles poet Rick Lupert

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