Anhinga Press Explained

Founded:1972
Founder:Van Brock
Country:United States
Headquarters:Tallahassee, Florida
Publications:books
Genre:poetry

Anhinga Press is an American, independent, literary press located in Tallahassee, Fla. The press began in 1972 as an outgrowth of the Apalachee Poetry Center, a non-profit organization promoting the reading and understanding of poetry. In 1976, founder and poet, Van Brock, expanded the scope of the press by publishing poetry chapbooks. From 1976 through 1981, Anhinga Press published eight chapbooks by regional Florida poets. In 1981, the press published its first full-length volume of poems "Counting the Grasses" by Michael Mott, and today publishes the winners of its two book award contests as well as manuscripts chosen by its board.[1] [2] Rick Campbell, author of four poetry collections, is Director of Anhinga Press.[3] [4]

Notable authors published by Anhinga Press include Frank X. Gaspar, Janet Holmes, David Kirby (poet), Judith Kitchen, Chad Sweeney, Naomi Shihab Nye, Ruth L. Schwartz, Robert Dana, Erika Meitner, Silvia Curbelo and Diane Wakoski.[5] Anhinga Press' titles have been reviewed in venues including Mid-American Review,[6] Poetry Flash,[7] Rattle,[8] Cold Front Magazine,[9] and Story South,[10] and featured on Poetry Daily,[11] Verse Daily,[12] and the National Book Critic's Circle blog, Critical Mass,[13] and reprinted in anthologies including The Best American Poetry.[14]

The press publishes the winners of its national poetry competition, the Robert Dana-Anhinga Prize for Poetry, as well as manuscripts accepted through general submission and the winner of the Levine Prize in Poetry, administered by California State University, Fresno.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anhinga Press:Our History . Anhinga.org . October 30, 2008 . Feb 3, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100327070212/http://www.anhinga.org/history.html . March 27, 2010 . mdy .
  2. Web site: Florida – Poets.org – Poetry, Poems, Bios & More . Poets.org . February 3, 2010.
  3. Web site: Anhinga Press: Rick Campbell . Anhinga.org . Oct 30, 2008 . Feb 3, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100803040801/http://www.anhinga.org/books/poet_info.cfm?poet_name=Rick%20Campbell . August 3, 2010 . mdy .
  4. Web site: CLMP Newswire Archives > April 15, 2001 (Volume 1, Number 3) > Ahinga Press Wins Grants to Help At-Risk Youth . Clmp.org . April 15, 2001 . Jan 16, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120220082918/http://www.clmp.org/about/newswire_archive_01_03.html . February 20, 2012 . mdy .
  5. Web site: Welcome to Anhinga Press . Anhinga.org . February 3, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100210014421/http://www.anhinga.org/. February 10, 2010 . live.
  6. Web site: Review: Mid-American Review > Volume XXIV, Number 2, Spring 2004 > Review of Inventory at the All-Night Drugstore by Erika Meitner (Anhinga Press, 2003) . Bgsu.edu . January 16, 2012.
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20030418225250/http://www.poetryflash.org/archive.289.new%26noted.html Review: Poetry Flash > No. 289, Jan/Feb/Mar 2002 > Review of Singular Bodies by Ruth L. Schwartz (Anhinga Press, 2001)
  8. Web site: Review: Rattle > Dec. 5, 2009 > Review of Arranging the Blaze by Chad Sweeney (Anhinga Press) . Rattle.com . December 5, 2009 . Jan 16, 2012.
  9. Web site: Review: coldfront > Review of Arranging the Blaze by Chad Sweeney (Anhinga Press) . Reviews.coldfrontmag.com . January 16, 2012.
  10. Web site: Review: storySouth > September 2009 > Review of Arranging the Blaze by Chad Sweeney (Anhinga Press) . Storysouth.com . January 16, 2012.
  11. Web site: Feature: Poetry Daily > Featured Poet > Keith Ratzlaff, Then, A Thousand Crows (Anhinga Press) . Poems.com . March 7, 2009 . January 16, 2012.
  12. Web site: Verse Daily . Verse Daily > Sandy Longhorn > Blood Almanac (Anhinga Press, 2006) . Versedaily.org . December 13, 2008 . January 16, 2012.
  13. Web site: Feature: National Book Critics Circle Blog: Critical Mass > September 26, 2008 > Small Press Spotlight > Unraveling the Bed by Mia Leonin (Anhinga Press, 2008) . https://web.archive.org/web/20101029023548/http://bookcritics.org/blog/archive/SMALL_PRESS_SPOTLIGHT_POETRY_BOOKS_CD_INCLUDED/ . dead . October 29, 2010 . Bookcritics.org . September 27, 2008 . January 16, 2012.
  14. Book: Google Books > The Best American Poetry 2009 > Contributor Bio > Keith Ratzlaff . 9780743299770 . January 16, 2012. Wagoner . David . Lehman . David . September 22, 2009 .

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