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• See Amber Coverdale Sumrall’s website for information on the writing workshops she offers.

• Rosie King’s poem “Night Heron” from Sweetwater, Saltwater was read by poet Marc Beaudin on his weekly 10-minute poetry and jazz radio broadcast Report from the Mountains on WUCX 90.1 FM, Delta College Public Radio in North Dakota. Listen to the 10-minute episode, including Marc Beaudin’s reading of “Night Heron.”

• A book review by Michelle McEwen of Sweetwater, Saltwater by Rosie King appears on the website of the literary review Rattle.

• On the Water Meridian by Barbara Bloom and Sweetwater, Saltwater by Rosie King were nominated for the first annual Poetry award from the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association (2008).

• The following poems by Hummingbird Press poets have been read by Garrison Keillor on The Writer’s Almanac on National Public Radio:
By David Allen Sullivan from Strong-Armed Angels:
    • “Warnings” on October 13, 2008.
By Barbara Bloom from On the Water Meridian:
    • “Making Things Right” on October 21, 2007.
    • “Vancouver to Edmonton” September 28, 2007.
    • “Her Legacy” April 28, 2008.
By Rosie King from Sweetwater, Saltwater:
    • “After Miss Shelley, Miss Hattersley, Miss Guilford—” on June 5, 2007.
    • “Old South School” on May 3, 2007.
    • “Visitation” on March 30, 2007.
    • “Saturdays” on March 23, 2007.
By Amber Coverdale Sumrall from her first collection of poems, Litany of Wings,
published by Many Names Press:
    • “Late Winter Rain” on March 3, 2009
    • “Reunion” on August 2, 2005.
By Debra Spencer from Pomegranate:
    • “At the Arraignment” on March 13, 2005.
    • “The Discovery of Sex” on March 11, 2005.
    • “Moment of Inertia” on March 9, 2005 and reread on March 9, 2008.
    • “Day Bath” on March 8, 2005 and reread on March 8, 2008.

• See Amber Coverdale Sumrall’s website for information on the writing workshops she offers.
• Rosie King’s poem “Night Heron” from Sweetwater, Saltwater was read by poet Marc Beaudin on his weekly 10-minute poetry and jazz radio broadcast Report from the Mountains on WUCX 90.1 FM, Delta College Public Radio in North Dakota. Listen to the 10-minute episode, including Marc Beaudin’s reading of “Night Heron.”
• A book review by Michelle McEwen of Sweetwater, Saltwater by Rosie King appears on the website of the literary review Rattle.
• On the Water Meridian by Barbara Bloom and Sweetwater, Saltwater by Rosie King were nominated for the first annual Poetry award from the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association (2008).
• The following poems by Hummingbird Press poets have been read by Garrison Keillor on The Writer’s Almanac on National Public Radio: By David Allen Sullivan from Strong-Armed Angels: • “Warnings” on October 13, 2008. By Barbara Bloom from On the Water Meridian: • “Making Things Right” on October 21, 2007. • “Vancouver to Edmonton” September 28, 2007. • “Her Legacy” April 28, 2008. By Rosie King from Sweetwater, Saltwater: • “After Miss Shelley, Miss Hattersley, Miss Guilford—” on June 5, 2007. • “Old South School” on May 3, 2007. • “Visitation” on March 30, 2007. • “Saturdays” on March 23, 2007. By Amber Coverdale Sumrall from her first collection of poems, Litany of Wings, published by Many Names Press: • “Late Winter Rain” on March 3, 2009 • “Reunion” on August 2, 2005. By Debra Spencer from Pomegranate: • “At the Arraignment” on March 13, 2005. • “The Discovery of Sex” on March 11, 2005. • “Moment of Inertia” on March 9, 2005 and reread on March 9, 2008. • “Day Bath” on March 8, 2005 and reread on March 8, 2008.