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RAINDOG
AKA RD Armstrong

I have been writing poetry & prose for over thirty years, but it has only been since 1993 that I have been actively involved with the poetry scene in Los Angeles/SoCal.  I write under the pen name: RD Armstrong or Raindog.  I live alone in an apartment somewhere near the L.B. Harbor and rely heavily on the kindness of the strange and wondrous people who believe in me.

 

I started the Lummox Press in 1994.  In the beginning it was primarily for self-publishing purposes, but in 1998 I began to publish other writers & poets.  In 1999, under the imprint of The Little Red Book series (or LRB), I began to publish books by various poets. It has become a “showcase” publication.

 

The LRB project gives unknown poets, as well as established poets, a chance to be published without going through a vanity press.  Not everyone has the means or access to do this on their own.  I hope to be the best publisher that I never found (not a typo). 

 

I published the Lummox Journal, from 1995 - 2006.  It was a small-press digest that examined the creative process involved in the making of art (visual, musical, and oral/written).  Using interviews, essays, poetry & illustrations to explore the obstacles to, as well as, the rewards of that creation, I hope it has contributed to a better understanding of the creative mind. 

Links to some of my sites

http://www.facebook.com/poetraindog FACE BOOK

http://livinginthetimeofheroes.wordpress.com/ LIVING IN THE TIME OF HEROES (BLOG)

http://www.authorsden.com/visit/author.asp?authorid=3804 AUTHORS DEN

http://www.pw.org/content/rd_armstrong POETS & WRITERS BIO

http://alternativereel.com/includes/poets-corner/display_review.php?id=00028 ALTERNATIVE REEL

http://theshop.free-jazz.net/raindog/shop/books/ M-ETROPOLIS (France)

http://poetrywriting.org/Sketchbook4-5SepOct09/Sketchbook_4-5_Sep_Oct_2009_I_RD_Armstong.htm SKETCHBOOK

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHPHMLl75cs INTERVIEW (VIDEO)

poetraindog at gmail dot com

 

Exploring the Creative Process since 1994