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The Lummox
Gift Shop Choose from 13 cover designs for your coffee cups, etc. 50% of the profit goes to the poet whose cover design you have chosen!
Steel Valley - Poems and Prose by Michael Adams (2010) “You can feel with all senses the steel wheels of Mike Adams’ Pennsylvania steel mill and railroad boyhood pulse in every word; his clear, generous breaths open the heart to the wide expanses of the poet writing down his life… It is hard to find a geography worth its weight in memory that doesn’t resonate with the blood and spirit of its inhabitants. Steel Valley is fine writing, epic and intimate.” John Macker "His tone is consistent throughout – reflective and personal. It’s clear Mike’s chosen the bardic stance of Whitman, the nature zen of Snyder and the native spoken English of Lew Welch. No secret codes here. What you see is what you get. A man of the people speaking steel – memories and flashbacks, soliloquies and history." From the introduction by Art Goodtimes
106 Pages; Perfect Bound; Trade Paper
Modest Aspirations - Poems by Gerald Locklin ~ Stories by Beth Wilson (2010) “The Oxford Companion to Twentieth Century Literature in English acknowledges that Gerald Locklin is ‘a central figure in the vitality of Los Angeles writing.’ That sentence may actually understate his importance.” Gerald Haslam Beth Wilson’s stories examine with an
incisive eye, an accurate ear, and a subtlety that is both
ironic and sympathetic the lives of characters drawn from the
Oklahoma/Texas sub-continent. 146 Pages; Perfect Bound; Trade Paper
Drive By - Shards & Poems by John Bennett (2010) "Bennett is the real thing. His voice is honest and smart and a little wild. I highly recommend him." ~ Tom Robbins "Bennett is a remarkable writer, ferocious in his intent and startlingly poetic in much of his execution." ~ SAN FRANCISCO REVIEW OF BOOKS 140 Pages; Perfect Bound; Trade Paper
New and Selected Poems by John Yamrus (2008) "...a blade made from smooth honest steel, with the sharpest of edges." Milner Place “Two major qualities prevail in his recent work: economy and punch. No word is unnecessary or out of place; the timing is impeccable; and, most difficult of all, the endings hit just the right balance of summation, revelation, and surprise.” Gerald Locklin 136 Pages; Perfect Bound; Trade Paper
Sea Trails by Pris Campbell (2009) "In a skillful blending of prose and poetry Campbell shares her exciting passage down the east coast from Boston to Florida in a 22 foot sailing sloop. An intimate window on a difficult romantic relationship with her sailing partner, combined with vivid descriptions of adventures at sea and in port, this book will leave you longing to set sail with this able sailor at the helm." Margie Stevenson, PhD., Psychologist 100 Pages; Perfect Bound; Trade Paper Down This Crooked Road edited by RD Armstrong & William Taylor Jr. Poetry by Taylor, Christopher Robin, Hosho McCreesh, MK Chavez, Christopher Cunningham, Father Luke and Miles J. Bell. (2009) "If Baudelaire taught us anything it was how to be walking urban voyeurs who couldn’t stop looking at everything from a crowded farmer’s market to a grungy crime scene where a bloody sock was all that was left of a murder. DOWN THIS CROOKED ROAD is the perfect gift for any serious voyeur anywhere." From a review by Todd Moore 156 Pages; Perfect Bound; Trade Paper The Riddle of the Wooden Gun by Todd Moore (2009) "Violent, raw and riddled with humor, in time, Todd Moore's .44 magnum opus Dillinger will take its place in the American literary canon as one of the greatest." -- S.A. Griffin "As a new installment in his 35-year-old Dillinger epic, Riddle is a first-rate romp into the heart and soul of the American dream. It’s a dream that’s so close to actuality that it’s eerie in its portentousness and its real-life dramas. But the wooden gun, which sometimes exists in reality, is also a ghost or spirit that no one can fully pin down." -- From a review by Lawrence Welsh 144 Pages; Perfect Bound; Trade Paper
More Lummox Titles
by Todd Moore The Long Way Home edited by RD Armstrong (2009) The Little Red Book series features poetry/prose collections by these writers: RD Armstrong, Pris Campbell, Alan Catlin, Patricia Cherin, Leonard J. Cirino, Glenn Cooper, Rene Diedrich, Hugh Fox, Bill Gainer, Scott Holstad, Edward Jamieson Jr., Larry Jaffe, Marie Lecrivain, Frances LeMoine, Linda Lerner, Lyn Lifshin, Gerald Locklin, Philomene Long, Laura Joy Lustig, Errol Miller, Terry McCarty, Angela C. Mankiewicz, Todd Moore, Rebecca Morrison, BZ Niditch, normal, nila northSun, Rob Plath, Bill Shields, Rick Smith, Belinda Subraman, William Taylor Jr., John Thomas, Scott Wannberg, Patricia Wellingham-Jones, Mark Weber, Lawrence Welsh, Harry R. Wilkens, Lindsay Wilson, AD Winans, and Anita Wynn. 164 Pages; Perfect Bound; Trade Paper Selected Poems 1993 - 2007 Vol. 1 by RD Armstrong (2008) "In this era of burgeoning social dysfunction, and its transitive residue on the person, through world, state, economics, religion, family, relationship and god knows whatever the hell else, autobiographical (not confessional) poetry is of paramount importance. At its best, it bears personal witness to all these things, declares supporting solidarity with others, and in the spirit of hope, points to salvation. Read it for your troubled and alienated soul." -- Steve Goldman 208 Pages; Perfect Bound; Trade Paper
On/Off the Beaten Path by RD Armstrong (2008) A Journey up the Coast; On/Off the Beaten Path & RoadKill - three long poems w/ illustrations by the author, detailing RD's impressions of roads less traveled on three epic trips taken in 1999, 2000 and 2001. "In RD Armstrong's On/Off The Beaten Path, the poet attempts to engage the shamanic/archetypal through a sequence of events, feelings, fears, confrontations in an automobile on a journey from L.A. to Albuquerque." John Macker 114 Pages; Perfect Bound; Trade Paper
El Pagano and Other Twisted Tales by RD Armstrong (2008) Tales from the dark side of the street, this is the first major collection of short stories by RD Armstrong ever published. Chock full of “noir” characters set in a “dime novel” world, including micro (flash) fiction from the Manx Tales, Art Fag (previously published in LAST CALL), and many other stories. If the reader is a fan of Bukowski’s stories or the work of Jim Thompson, then El Pagano is a must read. 118 Pages; Perfect Bound; Trade Paper
The Little Red Book Series - List of Titles Please be sure to enter the title or number when you order
36 to 56 pages; Saddle Stitched
Poetry & Fiction by: CC Russell, G Hagen Hill, Rebecca Morrison, Jayne Lyn Stahl, Micheal Lefanto, Bretton Holmes, Doug Draime, Ron Lucas, Alan Catlin, SA Griffin, Scott Wannberg, Will Taylor Jr., Larry Tomoyasu, Michael Meloan, Dan Fante, Iam Rawkinrec, Gerald Locklin, Éric Dejaeger, Issac Edwards, Joe Speer, Lindsay Wilson, Todd Jackson, Mark Terrill, Henry Denander, Linda Lerner, Jack Foley, Joy Buckley, Jay Alamares, Gerald Nicosia, Ed Jamieson Jr., Edward Field, Christopher Presfield, Charles Ries, Roger Lahu & RD Armstrong. Essays by: Todd Moore, Will Taylor Jr., Charles Potts, Frank Palmisano III, Ann Menebroker, Michael Basinski, Alex Thiltges, & William Morrison. Illustrations by: Claudio Parentela, Henry Denander, Iam Rawkinrec. 124 Pages; Perfect Bound; Trade Paper
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How to ORDER:
A Little History Lesson: Lummox Press was created in 1994 by RD Armstrong. It began as a DIY / self-publishing imprint for poetry by RD aka Raindog. Several chapbooks were published and in late 1995 it began publishing the Lummox Journal, a monthly small/underground press lit-arts zine. Available primarily by subscription, the LJ continued it’s exploration of the “creative process” until its demise as a print mag in 2006. During its eleven year existence, this tiny mag with the big name, interviewed poets, musicians and artists (over 100 in all) about how they do what they do. Hundreds of poems were also published in its pages. Poets like Todd Moore, Lyn Lifshin, Gerald Locklin, Holly Prado, L.A. Bogen, Linda Lerner, Scott Wannberg, Philomene Long, John Thomas and RD Armstrong, to name a few, appeared regularly within its pages. It was hailed as one of the best monthly’s in the small press. In 1998, Lummox began publishing the Little Red Book series, and continues to do so today. To date (as of 2009) there are some 59 titles in the series. In 2008 the Lummox Press began publishing a series of perfect bound titles, starting with Fire and Rain, Vols. 1 & 2 by RD Armstrong. All are listed here. Along with Chris Yeseta (Layout and Art Direction since 1997), RD continues to publish books that are both striking in their looks as well as their content… trying to produce the best books he can for his clients, the poets, and their customers, you, the reader. Ask your independent bookstore to carry these titles, since Lummox prefers to deal with independent book stores including Powell’s of Portland, OR; The Book Collector of Sacramento, CA or Moe’s of Berkeley, CA. But these titles can also be ordered from Borders or Barnes and Noble or from Amazon.
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