Originally posted on Bri Bruce Productions:
I’m elated to say that I recently signed a book deal for my debut poetry collection, “The Weight of Snow” with Smooth Stones Press!  It will be available September 1st in hardback, then on October 1st for paperback and eBook. In 2014, “The Weight of Snow” won finalist in the poetry category of both the International Book Awards and the USA Best Books Awards. It was also a finalist in the poetry category in the San Francisco Book Festival. A large number of poems were published in dozens of literary journals and magazines, including The Wayfarer (where I was named featured poet), The Monterey Poetry Review, Avocet, and more. ______________________________________________________ “There is nothing to say that would be as lyrical and eloquent as this poet’s language. She writes as a daughter of California’s wild places. Words lift the edge of ordinary and invite the reader to journey through vivid and vulnerable landscapes. Bri Bruce’s explorations do not shy away from a world where snow can sometimes be ash, or…