Well, after the crowds and action of AWP, I am back in my basement office, only now I have new friends and new books to read and discover. But I'll save that list of new friends and new books for a later blog, and tell you today about the top highlights of the conference. One highlight was meeting Susan Yount and Margaret Bashaar who were my tablemates. Have you heard of Arsenic Lobster Poetry? If not, look it up. And I am not the only who thinks you should. The journal … [Read more...]
Laissez les bons temps rouler — AWP here we come!
Weighed Words is super excited to be going to the Associated Writing Programs Conference and Bookfair February 29 to March 3 at the Chicago Hilton and Palmer House, and we hope you will stop by. Our table is C6 and we are sharing it with Hyacinth Girl Press and Arsenic Lobster Journal. The keynote address will be given by Margaret Atwood. Another presentation we are stoked to see features U. S. Poet Laureate Philip Levine (who contributed to Solace in So Many Words) and … [Read more...]
Wrap up the old and unwrap the new
I've been putting off writing this blog, concentrating instead on the holidays and goofing off. But I wanted to tell you what the contributors have been up to because they have been busy. And, I wanted to tell you the latest about Solace in So Many Words even though I haven't been busy, exactly. First to tell you about my busy contributors. Arthur Powers ("Jardim Zological") emailed me back in November to say his short story "Thom" was nominated for a Pushcart Prize by … [Read more...]
Contributor updates: Levine, biadaszkiewicz, Kirk
There's a great article on Philip Levine ("Songs," "Waking in Alicante"), our new U.S. Poet Laureate, titled "A Poet Laureate from the Proletariat: An Appreciation of Philip Levine" written by Bill Morris in The Millions. Bill Morris, who also provides a sketch of Phil, says he has committed to memory the last stanza of "This New Day," which is: And what we get is what we bring: A grey light coming on at dawn, No fresh start and no bird song And no sea and no … [Read more...]
Congrats to Philip Levine, our new Poet Laureate
The big news in poetry is that Philip Levine is the new U.S. Poet Laureate so we want to wish him congratulations! Two of his poems ("Songs" and "Waking in Alicante") appear in Solace in So Many Words. Our admiration for his writing was the reason we contacted Philip Levine, and our admiration for him grew as we worked with him. Phil is down-to-earth and approachable, just like his poetry. To learn more about Philip Levine and his latest appointment, you can read his … [Read more...]