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--Lawson Inada
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"Remarkably clear photo reproductions; the layout masterfully combines haiku composed on 3 lines, 1 line and more creative free-style art forms with other short verses . . . ."
--David McMurray, Asahi Shimbun/International Herald Tribune
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"A careful selection of good poems . . . but it is bottle rockets' quest for the unexpected that beguiles." --Beverley George, Editor of Yellow Moon
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"bottle rockets is a class act. The contents, second to none." --Robert D. Wilson, managing editor of Simply Haiku
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Now available!
bottle rockets issue #21 will be out in August--as scheduled!
Get your copy of #20 while they last!
Also:
The bottle rockets bookstore
Visit this section periodically to browse our selection of new, gently used, collectible & rare haiku & haiku-related books!
Get you copy of the Boston Haiku Society's new anthology: wind flow (visit the bottle rockets bookstore):
wind flow by The Boston Haiku Society (anthology:22
poets)/paperback/66pp/Aether Press/2008/This new book has just been
published by the BHS. Includes haiku, haibun, haiga (some in color)
Copies are for sale. $12.00 plus $3.00 S&H in the USA. (Multiple copies are available)
Update! Posted 4-14-09
Call for submissions!
bottle rockets press is publishing the 3rd addition to its anthology series. This installment will be about flowers.
This flower anthology is due out sometime in 2010. The book will be a perfect-bound with a glossy cover plus an ISBN. Submission can cover any aspects of flowers. Any type of flower is welcome. No tanka, haibun or haiga will be considered.
Please strictly follow the following guidelines to have your work considered.
1) Previously published poems must have:
-the name of 1st publication
-volume number
-issue number
-year of publication
2) Please also indicate:
-the season next to each poem
-and any other useful information.
3) If unpublished please indicate it also next to the haiku.
4) All submissions need to have on the top right corner of the page:
-poet’s name
-address
-e-mail address
No e-mail submissions accepted inside or outside of the USA.
Submissions in the USA need a SASE/size 10 envelope. All submissions without a SASE will be disgarded.
Outside the USA Submissions need to include an SASE with 2 IRCs or an e-mail address for the editor’s reply.
All submissions must be typed. 5 haiku per page. Please send up to 20 haiku. (Previously published prefered, but not mandatory.)
This will be a highly selective process. Any submission not following these strict guidelines will be discarded without notifying the author. It is the author’s responsibility to follow directions. Deadline for submission August 1, 2009. brp reserves the right to discontinue this book project if it does not acquire enough quality work. Please send submissions to:
Stanford M. Forrester, Editor
bottle rockets press
PO Box 189
Windsor, CT 06095
USA
e-mail: bottlerockets_99@yahoo.com
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