Hummingbird poetry press

The Hummingbird Press publishes diverse, inspiring poetry by poets residing near the shores of Monterey Bay, California.

The Press is a small collective whose members are committed to bringing their varied skills to bear on the tasks essential to publishing full-length collections and encouraging each other to create outstanding books of poetry. Our esthetic is disparate, but we are all serious (not sober) about poetry.

Hummingbird Press was envisioned to enable accomplished local poets to publish their work. The Press was launched in 2002 with nine members—each with a first book-length manuscript. The second cycle, of twelve books, spanned the years of 2006-2015. A third cycle was launched in 2016 with twelve poets. New members have joined the collective for each publishing cycle, as others have withdrawn.

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TO ORDER ANY BOOK: Send a check made out to Hummingbird Press to Box 32, Soquel, CA 95073, with the name of the book and your address. Make the check out for $4 over the book price to cover shipping and handling.

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