B. L. Bruce's newest collection of poetry, "Blue California Sky," is now available for pre-order from award-winning, women-owned press Finishing Line Press.
In February of 2014, my debut collection of poetry, The Weight of Snow, was published. Now, seven years later, my latest collection, Measures, is here. Now available on Amazon in print and eBook format. In Measures, B. L. Bruceโs third collection of poetry, the author deftly explores grief, loss, the visual measures of time, and [...]
THE WEIGHT OF SNOW: NEW & SELECTED POEMS 2014 INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS FINALIST (POETRY CATEGORY) 2014 USA BEST BOOK AWARDS FINALIST (POETRY CATEGORY) 2014 SAN FRANCISCO BOOK FESTIVAL HONORABLE MENTION The poems inย The Weight of Snowย are heartfelt, skillfully written, and keenly observed fragments of the natural world and our lives there. Bravo.ย - Gary Young, [...]
Poems "Feel" and "Tempest" accepted in the forthcoming anthology, Fire and Rain: Ecopoetry of California from Scarlet Tanager Books. The collective contributions to this anthology come together to weave a braid of voices examining and celebrating the dazzling variety of Californiaโs unique biological zones. This anthology will provide an arguably much-needed platform for the ecologies [...]
2017 PACIFIC RIM BOOK FESTIVAL AWARD RECIPIENT (POETRY CATEGORY) - HONORABLE MENTION In a similar vein as her award-winning The Weight of Snow, Bruceโs newest collection of poetry explores the themes of love, loss, and nature, both human and not. Written in its entirety during a twenty-eight day stay in a remote cabin in the [...]
HOLLYWOOD, CA - July 24th, 2017 - Award-winning poet B. L. Bruce's third book, The Starling's Song, has received Honorable Mention in the poetry category of the 2017 Pacific Rim Book Festival, honoring the best books of the spring. This award will be added among others the author has received, including Finalist in the 2014 [...]
SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA, June 1st, 2017โAuthor Bri Bruce (writing under the pen name B. L. Bruce) of Santa Cruz will release a second edition of her debut collection of poems The Weight of Snow: New & Selected Poems on June 1, 2017 as the fifth work of Black Swift Pressโs assemblage.In the newly edited and [...]
In a similar vein as her award-winning debut collectionย The Weight of Snow, Bruceโs newest compilation of poetry explores the themes of love, loss, and natureโboth human and not. Written in its entirety during a twenty-eight day stay in a remote cabin in the forests of Northern California, B. L. Bruceโs chapbook, The Starlingโs Song, affirms [...]