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A foggy day at my favorite bit of rocky shore, way Down East, somewhere between Boston MA and Halifax NS. This is the seascape that features in so many of my poems. — peregrine
2025.08.04
Sing to me, O world is now available
peregrine's newest collection of poems, Sing to me, O world, is now available at dozens of independent bookstores as well as at Amazon, Barnes & Noble. See the whole list HERE.
This new book gathers more than 160 poems composed between September 2024 and May 2025, including 24 new sonnets, 17 new poems in the “Bartlett Bay” series, and 15 new poems that were never posted to the Spelling Bee forum and that now make their début.
Sing to me, O world | poems by peregrinesoftcover, 6x9 (15x23 cm), 270 pages, July 2025ISBN 979-8-31-994814-4 9798319948144
2025.06.22
new and forthcoming poetry from rocky shore press
A new collection of poems by peregrine will be available in the Summer of 2025. Sing to me, O world! is the fifth volume of peregrine’s Spelling Bee-related poetry. This new book gathers more than 160 poems composed between September 2024 and May 2025, including 24 new sonnets, 17 new poems in the “Bartlett Bay” series, and 15 new poems that were never posted to the Spelling Bee forum and that now make their début. Sing to me, O world should be available in July.
Several special collections of peregrine’s poetry are also in preparation, including poems “from the rocky shore,” the Bartlett Bay story-poems; a photo book with poems from my 2024 sojourn at the edge of a lovely meadow; an anthology of sonnets; poems about birds; and a retrospective collection of poetry. Sing to me, O World! joins four earlier books in the series of peregrine’s Bee-related poetry: Bee-songs and essays The pollen of new poems is dusted everywhere Portals A gull came winging
All the books are available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and dozens of independent booksellers, as listed on the page for each book at www.rockyshorepress.com.
Several special collections of peregrine’s poetry are also in preparation, including poems “from the rocky shore,” the Bartlett Bay story-poems; a photo book with poems from my 2024 sojourn at the edge of a lovely meadow; an anthology of sonnets; poems about birds; and a retrospective collection of poetry. Sing to me, O World! joins four earlier books in the series of peregrine’s Bee-related poetry: Bee-songs and essays The pollen of new poems is dusted everywhere Portals A gull came winging
All the books are available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and dozens of independent booksellers, as listed on the page for each book at www.rockyshorepress.com.
2024.11.22
A gull came winging is now available
A gull came winging, the fourth book in our series of poetry inspired by words from the New York Times Spelling Bee, has been published by Rocky Shore Press and is now available for purchase. This volume offers 100 new poems that explore our relationship with the natural world, as well as meditations on memory, solitude, and love. A gull came winging includes seventeen new sonnets, along with several new poems in the Bartlett Bay series and some thirty poems not previously posted to the Spelling Bee forum.
Information on where A gull came winging may be purchased may be found HERE.
A gull came winging | poems by peregrine198 pages, softcover, 6x9 (15x23 cm), 198 pages, November 2024ISBN 979-8-34-766725-3 9798347667253