We are now accepting submissions for the Rane Arroyo Chapbook Prize. This series is co-edited by Ron Mohring and Eduardo C. Corral, and we’re extraordinarily happy to honor Rane’s memory with a chapbook series that honors his life and work. Full guidelines are here.
Memorial Reading for Poet/Teacher Louis McKeeThe Fox Chase Reading Series will hold a memorial reading in honor of Northeast Philadelphia Poet and Father Judge High School teacher Louis McKee. Mr. McKee passed away on November 21, 2012. The event will be held on April 29th, 1:30pm-3:30pm at Ryerss Museum and Library in Fox Chase, 7370 Central Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. 19111. Seventeen collections of McKee’s poetry were published over his lifetime. Father Judge Graduates, The Sun Bear Trio and Poet Steve Delia will open the event followed by the presentation of a Pennsylvania State Citation by State Representative Michael McGeehan in honor of Mr. McKee.The second half of the event will feature poets reading the poems of Louis McKee. Friends, Poets and former students are invited to join the memorial sharing memories of Mr. McKee. For more information please visit: Northeast Philadelphia Memorial for Poet/Teacher Louis McKee
Click here for a sneak peek at the gorgeous cover of Christina Pacosz‘s How to Measure the Darkness, Number 1 in the third volume of our limited-edition Summer Kitchen Series. There’s also a link where you can preorder your copy. Remember, for this series we’ll sell only 23 of each title; 25 copies will go to each author and one will go to your humble editor. Get ’em while they’re hot!
Our hats are off to 7KP poet Christina Hutchins, whose full-length collection, The Stranger Dissolves, is a finalist for the Publishing Triangle’s Audre Lorde Award. Good luck, Christina!
And congrats to Catherine Staples, whose gorgeous chapbook, Never a Note Forfeit, has just gone into its fourth printing!
(Originally posted by Eileen D’Angelo)
A great light has gone out of the Philadelphia literary community, and for many of us who loved Philadelphia teacher and poet Louis McKee. There will be a celebration of his remarkable life on Sunday, March 18th at 1 pm at the Mansion Parlor and Gallery of Media Borough Hall, 301 North Jackson Street, Media, PA 19063. Please join us that day.
Remembrances, stories and memories will be shared by his friends including Daniel Hoffman, WD Ehrhart, Joe Farley, Harry Humes, Paul Martin, Ray Greenblatt, Thomas Devaney, Elaine Terranova, Steve Delia, Peter Krok, Dan Maguire, Lynn Levin, Barb Crooker, Richard Bank, Mel Brake, Eileen D’Angelo and many others. Everyone is invited to come and take to the podium, or rise from their seats, Quaker-style, as the spirit moves them, to share one of your favorite poems written by Lou, or tell a story, an anecdote or share a fond memory of our dear friend and Northeast Philadelphia’s native son. Please come and help us celebrate his life. Feel free to copy and forward this message. With your help, we can make it a very special day to remember him.
We are now accepting submissions for the 5th annual Robin Becker Chapbook Prize. Manuscripts must be postmarked or e-mailed by April 15–but since the 15th falls on a Sunday this year, the 16th will be just fine. Please help spread the word, and please email us (sevenkitchens at yahoo dot com) if you’d like a postcard!
We’re so pleased today to announce the publication of Roxanne Halpine Ward’s This Electric Glow, co-winner of the 2011 Editor’s Prize. Read more about it and order your copy here!
We’re launching Volume Two of our Editor’s Series with the publication of Jeffrey Ethan Lee’s towards euphoria, co-winner of the 2011 Editor’s Prize. Read more about it and order your copy here!
We’re ringing in the new year with a belated announcement: the publication of Midwinter Fires by Jeffery Beam. Originally published by French Broad Press in 1990, this new edition features an introduction by Joe Donahue and is Number Six in our ReBound Series. Please join us in congratulating Jeffery & welcoming him to the Seven Kitchens family.
Official publication date: December 27, 2011 [125 copies]
ISBN-13: 978-0-9829396-7-3
14 pages; $ 7.00
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