SNAKEBIRD: THIRTY YEARS OF ANHINGA POETS
BY RICK CAMPBELL AND C.L. KNIGHT (EDS.)
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...I met a poet three weeks ago whose immediate response on hearing "Anhinga Press" was that it published beautiful books -- inside and out... A few years ago Anhinga poets had their own poetry reading section at the Associated Writing Programs conference in Albany, NY. All who read thought it was as good a reading as they had participated in, and many who attended, not knowing Anhinga previously, had similar perceptions. From the proofs I have seen, and knowing most of these poets, I think the reader of Snakebird will see why. -- from the Preface, "Memories of the Origin of Anhinga Press," by Van K. Brock (founder of Anhinga Press)
In its twenty years, the Anhinga Prize's reputation has grown along with the reputation of its winners. Anhinga Prize winners have gone on to publish other books of poetry and win more prizes. Some have published prose -- criticism, fiction, and memoir. Their works appear regularly in the most distinguished literary publications -- Poetry, Georgia Review, Southern Review, Ploughshares, and New England Review, among others... With the Anhinga Prize celebrating its twentieth winner and the Press its thirtieth year, Anhinga has surely come of age. -- from the Preface, "A Note on the Anhinga Prize for Poetry," by Donald Caswell (founder of the Anhinga Prize for Poetry.
