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Listen to the Codex Release

Anne Yale · June 22, 2017 ·

Listen to the Codex_Poems by Cindy RinneYak Press is pleased to announce the release of Listen to the Codex by Cindy Rinne, the newest addition to the Native Blossoms Chapbook Series. A well-known poet who lives and writes about San Bernardino, California and environs, this is Cindy’s second chapbook, and her fourth book of poetry.

We’re so happy to welcome Cindy to the Native Blossoms family, that we’re offering free shipping on pre-orders of her chapbook through July 16, 2017! To pre-order a copy for yourself, click here. Pre-orders will be fulfilled on July 17, 2017, one week before the official launch, which will be held at Skylight Books!

If you’d like to join us to celebrate the release of Listen to the Codex, please join us for the official book launch at Skylight Books on Sunday, July 23, 2017 from 5:00-7:00 PM. Cindy Rinne will read, and will also be joined by special guest readers from the Native Blossoms Series, Nancy Carroll and Melisa Malvin-Middleton.

As part of the Native Blossoms Chapbook Series, Cindy’s chapbook features a constraint poem “that takes the botanical name of a wildflower or other flora native to the poet’s locale as its title.” Cindy has chosen to write about Black Sage, which is featured prominently on the book’s cover. Guests who purchase the book at the event will be entered to win some special “black sage” prize giveaways!

Here are the details:

  • What: Book Launch/Poetry Reading for Cindy Rinne’s Listen to the Codex
  • Where: Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90027      map
  • When: Sunday, July 23, 2017 at 5:00 — 7:00 PM
  • Pre-Order: http://www.yakpress.com/product/listen-to-the-codex/
  • Link to Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/379137339152354

 

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Hover the Bones Release

Anne Yale · January 16, 2017 ·

Hover the Bones -- Poems by Melisa Malvin-MiddletonYak Press is very pleased to announce the release of Hover the Bones by Melissa Malvin-Middleton. This lovely collection is the fourth chapbook in the Native Blossoms Chapbook Series, and as such, completes the first “quartet.” A second quartet is forthcoming.

We’re so excited, we’re offering free shipping on pre-orders of the book through February 18, 2017! To pre-order your copy, click here. Pre-orders will be fulfilled starting February 11, 2017, one week before the official release.

If you’d like to join us in celebrating the release of Hover the Bones, we’re hosting a poetry reading featuring the books’ author, Melisa Malvin-Middleton, along with the other poets from the Native Blossoms series and some special guest poets at Neutra Institute in Los Angeles, CA, on Sunday, February 19, 2017 from 2:00 – 5:00 PM. Here are the details:

 

  • What: Poetry Reading for the release of Melisa Malvin Middleton’s Hover the Bones
  • Where: Neutra Institute, 2379 Glendale Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90039      map
  • When: Sunday, February 19, 2017 at 2:00 — 5:00 PM
  • Pre-Order: http://www.yakpress.com/product/hover-the-bones/
  • Link to Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/578536362341594/

 

 

 

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“Guerilla” Activities for Poetry Month

Anne Yale · April 14, 2016 ·

Mary Oliver quote Another poetry month has rolled around, prompting the ever-present question: how can we get poetry into the hands of the people who need it most? “Bread in the pockets of the hungry,” as Mary Oliver put it, poems are as essential to our welfare as breathing. In chatting about this with Yak Press poet Brian Sonia-Wallace, who makes his living putting poems into the pockets of the hungry every day, the topic turned quickly to ideas of “guerilla” poetry activities. “Ever heard of yarn bombing?” I wondered, aloud, “We could try poem bombing.” I recalled a story I’d heard of a woman who printed up poems on slips of paper and stuffed them into the pockets of all the garments in a thrift store, for example. Then, there was the person who made up flyers, sort of like the kind you’d use to advertise a lost pet, (“Seen this poem?”) and plastered every lamp post, bus bench, and shop window within a ten-block radius.

We quickly realized, however, that since Brian plans to write poems from the steps of L.A. City Hall to share with passersby, the term poem “bombing” might not be the best choice of words. That it could warrant undesirable attention from the mayor’s security detail. That the NSA might not be too keen on the concept. Literary terrorists? Bad-ass, yes, but unlikely to secure arts funding.don't_let_poetry_die

But, the Academy of American Poets has already come up with another “guerilla” way to share poems: Poem in Your Pocket day, which happens Thursday, April 21 this year. The idea is to carry a poem in your pocket all day, and to share it randomly with whomever you encounter. Say, the cashier at the grocery store. Or, the person pumping gas next to you. Or your teachers. Or students. Anyone who’s hungry.

Here’s a “pocket” poem from Pressed Against All That Nothing by Cody Deitz that we invite you to carry around and share. You can also download a print copy here: HABIT OF THE WORLD_Pocket Poem

For more “bread” for the “pockets of the hungry,” check out our poetry catalog.

HABIT OF THE WORLD_Pocket Poem

 

We’re Going to AWP!

Anne Yale · February 19, 2016 ·

We’re really excited to be a first-time exhibitor at #AWP16! Held this year at the Los Angeles Convention Center from March 30 – April 2, 2016, The Association of Writers and Writing Programs conference really is, to put it bluntly, HUGE! With over 13,000 registered attendees, and hundreds of exhibitors, it’s kind of overwhelming! Drop in to chat with us at space 2144 and enter to win free books! We hope to see you there!

Pressed Against All That Nothing – New Release

Anne Yale · December 1, 2015 ·

NB logo_webYak Press is very pleased to announce its latest release with the publication of the third title in the Native Blossoms Chapbook Series: Pressed Against All That Nothing by Cody Deitz. The collection navigates landscapes — both internal and external, physical and metaphysical  — as it chronicles a brother’s battle with addiction. The poems are poignant and stirring, and we find ourselves captured almost as if we’ve been overtaken by a flash flood, moved along with Deitz’ current of emotion, at once overwhelmed and hopeful, and carried through from the opening piece (offered below) to the final poem.

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