“California Poetry, [is] an ambitious anthology that captures the experience of life in California as it has been perceived by 101 poets over the last century and a half... A rich sampler.”

“An instantly indispensable new anthology from the California Legacy catalog... They've gone from rediscovering the state's unsung literary history to rewriting it... built to last.”

“[California Poetry] is magnificent: comprehensive, beautifully annotated, inclusive, and an elegant instance of book design, as is everything coming from Heyday Press.”

“Of the books published about the Golden State this year, few offer as rich and delectable a sampler as 'California Poetry: From the Gold Rush to the Present', which captures the experience of life in California as it has been perceived by 101 poets over the last century and a half, from Bret Harte and Joaquin Miller to Kenneth Rexroth and Charles Bukowski.”