POETRY FROM PARADISE VALLEY

POETRY FROM PARADISE VALLEY
Click Image to Visit the Pecan Grove Press Web Page for Poetry from Paradise Valley

POETRY FROM PARADISE VALLEY web page

Poetry From Paradise Valley

Pecan Grove Press has released an anthology of poems, a sampling of works published in Valparaiso Poetry Review during its first decade, from the original 1999-2000 volume to the 2009-2010 volume.


Poetry from Paradise Valley includes a stellar roster of 50 poets. Among the contributors are a former Poet Laureate of the United States, a winner of the Griffin International Prize, two Pulitzer Prize winners, two National Book Award winners, two National Book Critics Circle winners, six finalists for the National Book Award, four finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Award, two finalists for the Pulitzer Prize, and a few dozen recipients of other honors, such as fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, etc.

Readers are encouraged to visit the Poetry from Paradise Valley page at the publisher's web site, where ordering information about the book can be found.

Best Books of Indiana 2011: Finalist. Judges' Citation: "Poetry from Paradise Valley is an excellent anthology that features world-class poetry, including the work of many artists from the Midwest, such as Jared Carter, Annie Finch, David Baker, and Allison Joseph. It’s an eclectic and always interesting collection where poems on similar themes flow into each other. It showcases the highest caliber of U. S. poetry."
—Indiana Center for the Book, Indiana State Library

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Ricardo Pau-Llosa: "Flight to L.A."

The VPR Poem of the Week is Ricardo Pau-Llosa’s “Flight to L.A.,” which appeared in the Fall/Winter 2004-2005 issue (Volume VI, Number 1) of Valparaiso Poetry Review.

Ricardo Pau-Llosa's sixth book of poems is Parable Hunter by Carnegie-Mellon University Press (2008), which also published three previous titles, Cuba (1993), Vereda Tropical (1999), and The Mastery Impulse (2003). His poetry has appeared in numerous magazines, including American Poetry Review, Cream City Review, Denver Quarterly, The Fiddlehead, Iowa Review, Kenyon Review, Manoa, New England Review, North American Review, Ontario Review, Painted Bride Quarterly, Partisan Review, Ploughshares, Southern Review, and TriQuarterly. In addition, his work has been included in various anthologies, such as The Norton Introduction to Literature (Norton) and Red, White, and Blues: Poets on the Promise of America (University of Iowa Press). As an artist and critic, he also has published a number of art books and exhibition catalogues, and his commentary has appeared in various art journals.

Tuesday of each week “One Poet’s Notes” highlights an exceptional work by a poet selected from the archives of Valparaiso Poetry Review with the recommendation that readers revisit it. Please check the sidebar to view the list of poets and works that have been past “Poem of the Week” selections. Additionally, readers are reminded that VPR pages are best read with the browser font preference in which they were set, 12 pt. Times New Roman, in order to guarantee the stanza alignment and the breaks of longer lines are preserved.

No comments: