Roxanne Hoffman's Blog, page 4
September 7, 2010
Memorial Reading for Barbara Brackney: Sunday September 12 @ CakeShop
BARBARA BRACKNEY Memorial Reading
Sunday, September 12
5pm
@
CAKESHOP
153 Ludlow Street
New York, NY
http://www.polestarpoetry.com/
Hosted by Melissa Broder
& Jason Schneiderman
~featuring~
LATE AUGUST
by Barbara Brackney
Paperback, Oct 1, 2009
ISBN: 978-1-929355-58-7
Pleasure Boat Studio
$9.00
11 Poets Read from Ms. Brackney's
posthumously published chapbook
MELISSA BRODER
JACK ESTES
STACEY HARWOOD
ROXANNE HOFFMAN
JOAN LARKIN
NICOLAS POWERS
JOSEPH RIPPI
PAUL ROMERO
NICK POWERS
JASON SCHNEIDERMAN
JANICE SUSSMAN
ABOUT TH...
September 2, 2010
88 Stories Campaign Against Domestic Violence To Raise Funds For Abused Moms & Kids
I am very honored to have my story "Yom Kippur, circa 1962" included in this new anthology from Familia Books which includes the work of 86 daughters and sons. Each of us has shared a very personal story about their mother or grandmother and in doing so hopefully some insight into "motherhood" and what makes a mother a mother. Editor/Publisher Eric Bowen has pledged a percentage of the proceeds from sales of this book to aid shelters for women and their children who are escaping abusive...
August 22, 2010
The Rutherford Red Wheelbarrow No. 3: Now Available from LULU.com
The Rutherford Red Wheelbarrow No. 3 ISBN 978-0-557-58376-8 Paperback: 232, Price: $15Red Wheelbarrow Poets, August 2010http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/the-rutherford-red-wheelbarrow-no-3/12206587
Masthead:
Editor: Jim KleinManaging Editor: Mark FogartyManaging Editor: Sondra Singer BeaulieuDesigner: Claudia SereaEditor Advisor: John BarraleEditor Advisor: Céline BeaulieuEditor Advisor: George DeGregorio
Contributors (in alphabetical order):
John BarraleCéline BeaulieuSondra Singer...
August 13, 2010
Virgogray Press on YouTube.com
VIRGOGRAY PRESS Publisher/Editor Michael Aaron Casares is providing updates on his press on YouTube.com at http://www.youtube.com/user/VGPMEDIA. The July 21 installment of his video blog includes announcements for a new chapbook NEW POETRY GARAGE SALE by Peter Maggliocco, the re-release of LIMBO by Michael Aaron Casares, and the new chapbook anthology AMERICA REMEMBERED. A sound clip of my reading of "The Wright Brothers" from the new VGP chapbook anthology is included on the broadcast.
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August 12, 2010
September 1: Launch for THE RUTHERFORD RED WHEELBARROW 3
I will be reading at this event. 2 of my poems are included in this anthology.William Carlos Williams Poetry Cooperative of Southern Bergen CountyPresents
Poetry in RutherfordWednesday, September 1, 2010 7:00 PM
~Featuring~ THE RED WHEELBARROW POETS&Celebrating the Release of the Third Edition
ofTHE RUTHERFORD RED WHEELBARROWPlus the work
ofWILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMSpresented by JOEL LEWIS& Open Readings from the floor This program is held at:
Williams Center for the Performing Arts
One...
August 1, 2010
Poem Accepted for LIPS Poetry Magazine
I've just learned from LIPS Poetry Magazine editor Laura Boss that my poem "The Burden of the Body" has been accepted for the next issue due out Spring 2010. I'm honored to be included in this fine magazine of poetry founded in 1981 by Laura Boss that has included poems by Robert Bly, Allen Ginsberg, Ruth Stone, David Ignatow, Marge Piercy, Michael Benedikt, Nicholas Christopher, Anne Waldman, Ishmael Reed, Gregory Corso, Lyn Lifshin, Ted Berrigan, Paul Hoover, Jana Harris, Toi Derricotte, Jo...
Find Me at Amazon Author Central
I have an new author page at Amazon Author Central: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B003XQKL5M I just found out that anyone who has authored, edited or contributed to a book that appears in the Amazon.com catalogue can create a page for free, link their blog and also post their events. So far I've uploaded my photo and a brief bio and I am starting to link all my titles in the Amazon.com catalogue. There is a section for "Customer Discussions" so please feel free to post your questions and your c...
SLIVER OF STONE: Inaugural Issue is Now Online!
August 1, 2010
Sliver of Stone just announced that its inaugural issue is now available online. The issue features the poetry of Denise Duhamel, non-fiction by Kim Barnes and fiction by John Dufrense. The other contributers to this issue are Alan Britt, Alex Alderete, Andrea Askowitz, Andrew Abbott, Changming Yuan, Chloe Nimue Clark, Ernest Williamson III, Gabriela Suarez, Jennifer Hearn, Jessica Barrog, Joe Clifford, John Riley, John Solensten, Jon Page, Jonathan P. Escoffery, Julia...
July 28, 2010
2 Poems Forthcoming in THE RUTHERFORD RED WHEELBARROW 3!
Just sharing some good news! Two of my sonnets, "My Love for Will" and "Track Marks," have been chosen for publication in the forthcoming The Rutherford Red Wheelbarrow 3, which will be launched on Wednesday, Sept. 1 at the Williams Center for the Arts in Rutherford, New Jersey.
Here is "Track Marks" with a self-portrait by Leonardo Da Vinci -- his words inspired the poem:
Here is "Track Marks" with a self-portrait by Leonardo Da Vinci -- his words inspired the poem:
Leonardo DaVinci, Self-portrait in red chalk,
circa 1512 to 1515.
Royal Library of Turin
TRACK MARKS
For Leonardo Da Vinci...
July 21, 2010
Poem Accepted for 1st Issue of SLIVER OF STONE Magazine
A new bi-annual, online literary magazine Sliver of Stone , founded by M.J. Fievre, is launching August 1, 2010. I just found out from the founding editor my poem "Choosing" will be included in the first issue. The magazine promises to be "dedicated to the publication of work from both emerging and established poets, writers, and visual artists from all parts of the globe," and "publish work that is surprising and inventive."
Looking at their new website, http://www.sliverofstone.com/, and...
