{"id":5,"date":"2013-07-22T22:33:03","date_gmt":"2013-07-22T22:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lummoxpress.com\/lc\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2020-07-28T18:43:03","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T01:43:03","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lummoxpress.com\/lc\/welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"

Please Support the\u00a0on-going\u00a0fundraiser<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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On behalf of the Lummox Press<\/em>, I want to thank all the poets and artists who contributed to this year’s trifecta of literary accomplishments: The 9th annual Lummox Anthology, Last Call,Chinaski!<\/em> and the Angela Consolo Mankiewicz poetry Contest<\/em>… The diversity and talent displayed by you all has made me very proud to be a part of this community! — RD Armstrong<\/span><\/h2>\n

LUMMOX 9 SUBMISSIONS ARE\u00a0CLOSED!<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n

I was hoping to have the book available by Bukowski’s birthday, Aug. 16, 2020. But with the VIRUS roaming the streets, that won’t be possible. Stay tuned.<\/span><\/h3>\n

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LAST CALL Chinaski<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a> – anthology of poems, stories, recollections, art and essays by poets whose style has been influenced by the Buk.\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

See what a LUMMOX anthology looks like HERE!<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

Lummox Press Book Project Guidelines<\/a>.
\n<\/b>Find all the books still in stock in the\u00a0LUMMOX\u00a0CATALOG BACK LIST<\/a>.<\/b><\/h2>\n

Find\u00a0 out\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>About<\/a><\/span>\u00a0RD Armstrong, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of all things Lummox.\u00a0<\/span>Watch a video interview made by\u00a0Poetry.LA<\/a> with RD (Oct. 2018). Here’s another\u00a0video<\/a>\u00a0interview with Raindog (Jan. 2018) – RD talks about poetry in this short film. Read an interview<\/a> with RD, talking about the colossal\u00a0job of editing the LUMMOX POETRY ANTHOLOGY.<\/h2>\n

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John B. Lee,1st place<\/i><\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Elaine Mintzer, 2nd place<\/i><\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Alexis Fancher, <\/i><\/strong>3rd place<\/i><\/strong><\/h1>\n

LUMMOX thanks\u00a0B.J. Buckley<\/span><\/a> for judging the 3rd Angela Consolo Mankiewicz Poetry Contest! She did such a great job that I’ve asked her to return again next year! All the judges have been wonderful: Ellaraine Lockie<\/span>, <\/span>Dr.\u00a0Thelma T. Reyna, &\u00a0Judith Skillman.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

2020 TITLES:<\/span><\/h1>\n

LAST CALL, Chinaski!<\/em><\/h1>\n

Lummox Poetry Anthology #9<\/em><\/h1>\n

L\u00e1grimas de Sangre ~ Poes\u00eda de Martina Gallegos (first Spanish Collection)<\/em><\/h1>\n

My Book of the Dead by Ann Curran<\/i><\/h1>\n

2019 TITLES:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

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When Death is a Red Balloon by Linda Lerner<\/em><\/h1>\n

Lummox 8<\/a>\u00a0 a veritable boatload of writers\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>of poetry (130 poets), essays, micro <\/span>fiction and reviews. Coming ashore near you…avoid the rush, get your copy before the I.N.S shows up! (Sept. ’19)\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/h1>\n

2018 TITLES:
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TAMARACKS<\/a> (the all-Canadian Anthology) featuring 113 poets edited by James Deahl.<\/em> ORDER A COPY\u00a0HERE<\/a>! Get your inner Great White North on! (Oct. ’18)<\/i><\/h1>\n

Speak the Language of the Land<\/em><\/a>\u00a0Edited by RD Armstrong\u00a0<\/em>(the winning poets and honorable mentions of the\u00a01st<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>Angela Consolo Mankiewicz\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>poetry prize<\/em>)<\/span>\u00a0(Sept. ’18)<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n

Lummox 7<\/a> Edited by RD Armstrong (Sept. ’18)<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n

Circle of Bones<\/em><\/a> by Gil Hagen Hill (Apr. ’18)<\/em><\/h1>\n

Orphaned Words – Forgotten Poems from a Hap<\/a><\/strong><\/em>hazard Life<\/a> by RD Armstrong (Mar. ’18)\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n

Thank You For Dreaming<\/a> by Jeannine Pitas (Feb. ’18)<\/em><\/h1>\n

On Fire and Roses<\/a> by Alex Johnston (Feb. ’18)<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n
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2017<\/h1>\n

painless life<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/strong><\/em><\/span>by Gary Jacobelly (Dec. ’17)<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n

The Mysterious Book of Old Man Poems<\/a> <\/em><\/span>by Bill Gainer (Oct. ’17)<\/em><\/h1>\n

Breath of Willow<\/a> by Mary McGinnis (Sept. ’17)
\nWinner of the 4th Lummox Poetry Prize!<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n

LUMMOX POETRY ANTHOLOGY 6<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/h1>\n

A Dance Around the Cauldron<\/a> by Linda Lerner & art by Donna Joy Kerness (Aug. ’17)<\/em><\/h1>\n

In Rot We Trust<\/a>\u00a0Vol. 1 by Rob Plath & Janne Karlsson (Aug. ’17)<\/em><\/h1>\n

The Mother Goose Market<\/a> by Ron Lucas (Apr. ’17)<\/em><\/h1>\n

Dowsing<\/a> by Georgia Santa Maria (Mar. ’17) – recipient of the 3rd Lummox Poetry Prize.<\/span><\/em><\/h1>\n

Carousel<\/span><\/a> by Judith R. Robinson (Jan. ’17)<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n
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2016<\/h1>\n

Scott Wannberg<\/a> – The Lummox Years 1996 – 2006 (Dec. ’16)<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n

LUMMOX #5<\/a>\u00a0Edited by RD Armstrong (Sept. ’16)<\/em><\/h1>\n

To Be With A Woman<\/a> by James Deahl (Sept. ’16)<\/em><\/h1>\n

Tracking the Rabbit<\/a> by RD Armstrong (Mar. ’16)<\/em><\/h1>\n

Knitting the Andy Warhol Bridge<\/a> by Ann Curran (Feb. ’16)<\/em><\/h1>\n
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2015<\/h1>\n

Last Man Standing<\/a> by Alan Catlin (Dec. ’15)<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
In Between the Places Where Night Falls<\/a> by Joris Soeding (Dec. ’15)<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n
Unbroken Lines<\/a>: Collected poetic prose – 1990 to 2015 by James Deahl (Oct. ’15)<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n
LUMMOX #4<\/a> edited by RD Armstrong (Sept. ’15)<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n
When Desert Willows Speak<\/a> by H. Marie Aragon (<\/span><\/strong>winner of the 2nd Lummox Poetry Prize<\/span><\/span>) (Sept. ’15)<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n
Henry River – An American Ruin<\/a> by Tim Peeler (July ’15)<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n
In the Shadow of the Bomb <\/a>by Joe Gardner (June ’15) <\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n
Under the Yellow Umbrella by Mitchell Cohen (May ’15)<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n
Body and Soul<\/a> by Ryan Guth (April ’15)<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n

Blood in the Mix<\/a> by John Macker & Lawrence Welsh (Jan. 2015)
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2014<\/span><\/h1>\n

The Century of Dreaming Monsters<\/a>\u00a0by John Sweet (Dec. 2014) WINNER of the 1st Lummox Poetry Prize<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

LUMMOX #3<\/a> POETRY ANTHOLOGY <\/strong>(Nov. 2014) Poet’s Gallery<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

prosthesis<\/a> by Ariana D. Den Bleyker (Sept. 2014)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The Brentwood Anthology <\/a>by the\u00a0Pittsburgh Poet’s Exchange (Aug. 2014)<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

A Tree on the Rift<\/a> – Short Stories by Bruce Colbert (August 2014)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

CORVIDAE<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>A delightful poetry collection by B.J. Buckley (July 2014)<\/h4>\n

Liberal Media Made Me Do It!<\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>An excellent poetry anthology featuring poems inspired by NPR, APR & PBS! Edited by Robbi Nester. (Mar. 2014)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

WILDWOOD<\/a> A\u00a0new poetry collection\u00a0by Kyle Laws (Feb. 2014)
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2013 T<\/span><\/b>itles
\n<\/span><\/b>5150<\/a>; I See Hunger’s Children<\/a>; her<\/a>; Songs of the Glue Machines<\/a>; Breaking and Entering<\/a>; How Long the Night Is<\/a>; Me First<\/a>; Walking The Puppy<\/a>; Broken Lines – The Art & Craft of Poetry<\/a>; Birth Mother Mercy<\/a>; LUMMOX Anthology 2<\/a>; <\/span><\/b>What the Wind Says<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

LUMMOX<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0#1\u00a0(2012)\u00a0the beginning…<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Some older titles from the Lummox Press:<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Crazy Bone<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0The Names of Lost Things<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0The Instrument of Others<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Strong as Silk\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0\/ Steel Valley<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n

E-Copies<\/a>.\u00a0<\/b>The Little Red Book Series.<\/a>\u00a0Poetry<\/strong>\u00a0Links<\/a>\u00a0for<\/strong> Lummox Press\u00a0<\/i>Books.
\n<\/strong><\/span>ISSUU LINKS<\/a> easy access to past titles ( 2013 thru\u00a018) see why there have been over 145,000 views on<\/em> ISSUU.COM
\n<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span>Poetry Books by RD Armstrong<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong>Raindog’s\u00a0<\/strong>Eyes Like Mingus<\/a>\u00a0– a spoken word EP\/download (with moodscape by the late Ikey Owens<\/em>).\u00a0<\/strong>Follow Raindog on\u00a0FaceBook<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0<\/b><\/span>Twitter\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Follow @poetraindog <\/a>.\u00a0Raindog \/ RD Armstrong Readings<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u21d3 HOW TO IMPROVE\u00a0<\/em>YOUR POETRY \u21d3
\n\u21d2\u21d2\u21d2\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>BROKEN LINES<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>by Judith Skillman\u00a0\u21d0\u21d0\u21d0
\nJudge of the 2015 & 2016 Lummox Poetry Contests!<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 GARAGE SALE<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0<\/span><\/b>RAINDOG\u00a0DEALS<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/i>TWO POETS <\/a>on a ROAD TRIP\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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Please Support the\u00a0on-going\u00a0fundraiser.\u00a0\u00a0 Change is a coming! On behalf of the Lummox Press, I want to thank all the poets and artists who contributed to this year’s trifecta of literary accomplishments: The 9th annual Lummox Anthology, Last Call,Chinaski! and the Angela Consolo Mankiewicz poetry Contest… The diversity and talent displayed by you all has made me very proud to be a part of this community! — RD Armstrong LUMMOX 9 SUBMISSIONS ARE\u00a0CLOSED! I was hoping to have the book available by Bukowski’s birthday, Aug. 16, 2020. But with the VIRUS roaming the streets, that won’t be possible. Stay tuned. LAST CALL Chinaski – anthology of poems, stories, recollections, art and essays by poets whose style has been influenced by the Buk.\u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lummoxpress.com\/lc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lummoxpress.com\/lc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lummoxpress.com\/lc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lummoxpress.com\/lc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lummoxpress.com\/lc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.lummoxpress.com\/lc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4187,"href":"https:\/\/www.lummoxpress.com\/lc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions\/4187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lummoxpress.com\/lc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}