Marly Youmans's Blog, page 140
October 22, 2011
"And are built again"
I wonder if there is really a reason to grieve the passing of this
Platonic thing we have called Literature, with its periods, its crafts,
its canons of major and minor "figures," and, most precious, its faith
that it is possible, as the critic W. K. Wimsatt once put it, for a work
to "endure as a poetic monument." There are at present few things more
Ozymandian than the idea of a poetic
Platonic thing we have called Literature, with its periods, its crafts,
its canons of major and minor "figures," and, most precious, its faith
that it is possible, as the critic W. K. Wimsatt once put it, for a work
to "endure as a poetic monument." There are at present few things more
Ozymandian than the idea of a poetic
October 20, 2011
The Book of the Red King: Fool's Sacrifice
Photograph: courtesy of sxc.hu and Ulrik de Wachter of Landskouter, Belgium: a rooftop fool next door to St. Nicholas Church in Ghent. After poking about a bit, I believe that the building is the Masons Guild Hall.
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Another poem from The Book of the Red King is up in e-print and audio at that unique organ, The Flea, brainy brainchild of poet and editor Paul Stevens. Here's a taster:
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Another poem from The Book of the Red King is up in e-print and audio at that unique organ, The Flea, brainy brainchild of poet and editor Paul Stevens. Here's a taster:
October 19, 2011
Still and Green Moon
Oneonta artist Yolanda Sharpe recently had a major watercolor in "Watercolor Revisited: A New Perspective," curated by Linda Mendelson. The show just closed at the James Pearson Duffy Gallery at Wayne State University. In case you were not in Detroit, here is a look through the eyes of photographer Gilda Snowden. Lush, playful in its dance between realism and abstraction, drenched in color,
October 18, 2011
Mad Hatter's date book
On Thursday I mailed off page proofs for my next novel, A Death at the White Camellia Orphanage. Forthcoming: March 2012, Mercer University Press. Now I am very close to sending off the tweaked-again version of Thaliad, my blank verse epic poem. (Being quite the mad hatter, I seem to have insisted on reading it yet another "one last time," but I hope to be done today or maybe tomorrow--have
October 17, 2011
What is a book? The book is a vase
Photo courtesy of photographer Ostillac Castillo of Bourq, France and sxc.hu.
Whether it is on paper or digital, a book is a particular kind of dreaming solitude that
may, as Whitman said of himself, "contain multitudes."
Dreaming solitude must have a place to dream.
Dreaming solitude must begin and end.
It must be a place "away."
If it is a collection of
poetry or novel of a
Whether it is on paper or digital, a book is a particular kind of dreaming solitude that
may, as Whitman said of himself, "contain multitudes."
Dreaming solitude must have a place to dream.
Dreaming solitude must begin and end.
It must be a place "away."
If it is a collection of
poetry or novel of a
What is a book? The book is a vase (no. 1)
Photo courtesy of photographer Ostillac Castillo of Bourq, France and sxc.hu.
Whether it is on paper or digital, a book is a particular kind of dreaming solitude that
may, as Whitman said of himself, "contain multitudes."
Dreaming solitude must have a place to dream.
Dreaming solitude must begin and end.
It must be a place "away."
If it is a collection of
poetry or novel of a
Whether it is on paper or digital, a book is a particular kind of dreaming solitude that
may, as Whitman said of himself, "contain multitudes."
Dreaming solitude must have a place to dream.
Dreaming solitude must begin and end.
It must be a place "away."
If it is a collection of
poetry or novel of a
October 16, 2011
Godin on book promotion
A snippet from Seth Godin's blog:*
There is no such thing as effective book promotion by a book publisher.
This
isn't true, of course. Harry Potter gets promoted. So did Freakonomics.
But out of the 75,000 titles published last year in the US alone, I
figure 100 were effectively promoted by the publishers. This leaves a
pretty big gap.
This gap is either unfilled, in which case the book
There is no such thing as effective book promotion by a book publisher.
This
isn't true, of course. Harry Potter gets promoted. So did Freakonomics.
But out of the 75,000 titles published last year in the US alone, I
figure 100 were effectively promoted by the publishers. This leaves a
pretty big gap.
This gap is either unfilled, in which case the book
October 13, 2011
The Divine Comics
Cover image: I believe this is the first version; the
new image can be seen nowhere but Amazon at the
moment--unfortunately it refuses to upload to Blogger
for some reason. If you are an online shopper, the book is
already available for discounted pre-order on online sites.
I am curious to see a copy of The Divine Comics, which goes on sale in November. My friend Philip Lee Williams
Cover image: I believe this is the first version; the
new image can be seen nowhere but Amazon at the
moment--unfortunately it refuses to upload to Blogger
for some reason. If you are an online shopper, the book is
already available for discounted pre-order on online sites.
I am curious to see a copy of The Divine Comics, which goes on sale in November. My friend Philip Lee Williams
October 10, 2011
Waving
Still hunkered down...
I have finished the final burnish on Thaliad, an epic poem forthcoming from Phoenicia Publishing (Montreal) in January. And I have cranked through 100 pages of proofs so far on A Death at the White Camellia Orphanage (Mercer University Press, The Ferrol Sams Award for Fiction,) forthcoming in March. Despite some ferrying days, I am hoping to finish all before the end
I have finished the final burnish on Thaliad, an epic poem forthcoming from Phoenicia Publishing (Montreal) in January. And I have cranked through 100 pages of proofs so far on A Death at the White Camellia Orphanage (Mercer University Press, The Ferrol Sams Award for Fiction,) forthcoming in March. Despite some ferrying days, I am hoping to finish all before the end
October 5, 2011
Review and blog posts by Randy Hoyt
I have not seen the review as yet, but Randy Hoyt has reviewed The Throne of Psyche for Mythprint, the journal of The Mythopoeic Society, edited by Jason Fisher. Evidently he talked about the title poem at length in the review, but he has also posted several poems and comments on his blog. You may find "The Exile's Track" here and "Near the End of the World" here. It's always interesting to
