Weasel's Blog, page 28
February 14, 2015
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C’mon...
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C’mon out and enjoy and even participate in the Open Mic!
Weasel Press has an open submission call for Artwork,...
Weasel Press has an open submission call for Artwork, Photography, and Poetry!The purpose of the project is to awaken, enlighten and maybe even provide a bit of shelter to those who need it. Poetry has some immense power in the world, either through healing its readers or inspiring them to become involved. We’re looking for Poetry, Photography, Artwork, Prose Poetry, etc with passion. We need to be able to feel and experience your work. There is a wealth of social justice and other topics that we are looking at to put this anthology together. Things such as: Bullying, sexuality, Homelessness, Free Speech, Animal Rights, Rape Culture, and much more. Artwork and written work does not have to be strictly political but must address something that would bring awareness to a growing concern.
Basic Guidelines:
-Deadline March 6, 2015
-5 Submissions total
-All Persons accepted will receive a free copy of the anthology
-Send all submissions in the form of an attachment to: hitchingpoets@hotmail.com Submissions not attached will be returned unread (this includes in the body of the email).
-Include in your email: Name, Attached submissions, Bio, Titles, Topics you are focusing on, Address information for shipping purposes, working email
-Poetry cannot be longer than 3 pages
-Artwork and Photography can be in color or in black and white!
-We accept the files: DOC, DOCX, JPG, JPEG, PNG, ZIP, RAR
February 13, 2015
WZL Books n Stuff: Gut Punched with Survival Poetry
I’ve published a new book review on my blog! This review features Meggie Royer’s poetry collection: Healing Old Wounds With New Stitches. If you haven’t read it yet, you must!
-Weasel
February 12, 2015
http://www.weaselpress.com/#!wolf/c7z7
All is calm in the...
http://www.weaselpress.com/#!wolf/c7z7
All is calm in the utopian forest of Gaia. Father Lycaonius and the pack that reside there want nothing but peace, tranquility, and camaraderie. When word has it that the cougars of the mountains nearby plan to ambush the pack and eradicate everything in sight, those dreams result in a rude awakening. The question is, will the pack fight as one to defend their Mother Earth, or will they cower before the cats and face a bestial genocide? The author’s spirit animal bares all teeth in this epic, along with ten other wolf/werewolf-themed poems. As always, Mr. Wise proudly proclaims, “POETRY LIVES!!”
Z.M. Wise is a poet and poetry activist, writing since his first steps as a child. He has been a written-word poet for almost two decades, and a spoken-word poet for four years. He is an Assistant Editor of Harbinger Asylum, a Houston-based, internationally known poetry magazine. He is co-owner of Transcendent Zero Press, an independent publishing house for poetry, with his dear friend and founder Dustin Pickering. He hosts a weekly reading at San Jacinto College. His first book of poetry, ‘Take Me Back, Kingswood Clock,’ published by MavLit, is available as both a hard copy and ebook on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Nook, and Kindle. His second book that was released by Transcendent Zero Press, ‘The Wandering Poet,’ is available in both hard copy and digital form. Wise is planning to release another collection titled Wolf in 2015 through Weasel Press. Other than his three books, his poems have been published in various journals, magazines, and anthologies, such as Boston Poetry Magazine, Coalesce Magazine, Great Poems of the Western World, Torrid literary Journal, FreeMyVerse, and A Celebration of Poets. The motto that keeps him going: POETRY LIVES! Mr. Wise will make sure to spread that message and the love of poetry, making sure it remains vibrant for the rest of his days and beyond.
February 8, 2015
we are not the end of a movie
when my plane took off into the air,
there was no camera behind me,
no fade to black, no credits rolling
up to tell us the parts we played
in each other lives. we were
only left with the drifting delirium
you had lured me into, creating
apocryphal manuscripts out of
broken typewriter keys; typesetting
emergencies, like the night you
huddled against me. remember?
how your body quaked from the
cold as we watched ghosts dance
around our window from you humming
melancholic love songs, whispering
dreams between the notes.
the next morning we had our
coffee in silence, shadows
intertwining as we shook off
the break of character we exposed
each other too. lost in the sacrifice
we could not make, but we were
ready to return to anarchy the same night.
we were like children, lost in the
idea of attachments to each other,
afraid of how easy we would break.
our fragile arms held each others
names when we were together, letters
twisting between our fingers as we
moved further into the snow. the cold
warming us back from our addictions.
ashamed as i am, it took years for
me to realize that we are not the
end of a movie, so i took my typewriter
out into lawn and set it on fire, frustrated
with knowing it could only type your name—-
each letter engraved on slivers of paper.
this poem is an apology letter to the both of us,
for how far i allowed us to go; for forgetting
that some parts of ourselves need to
remain buried. and though i have
forgotten how you look, my skin
still trembles when i remember your taste.
February 7, 2015
docmarek:
Who wants to buy my book so I can eat lunch this week? Had to fix my car so now the funds...
Who wants to buy my book so I can eat lunch this week? Had to fix my car so now the funds are super low.
It’s a chapbook with 15 original poems and you can pay whatever you want for them.
Thanks. <3
"A writer who can’t follow submission guidelines is like a pilot without a plane… ain’t gonna get..."
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February 6, 2015
Title: Paradise Hills
Author: Kai Neidhardt
Take a walk...
Title: Paradise Hills
Author: Kai Neidhardt
Take a walk through the pages of Paradise Hills, a gritty and grungy exploration of life through intense poetry and energetic words. Fans of poetry will thoroughly enjoy getting to know Kai Neidhardt, the latest author signed onto Weasel Press.
Kai was born and raised in California, where he became an activist and musician. He later traveled to Europe and spent his formative years there. At some point he returned to California and started to write poetry. He is inspired by the people he meets and the places he has seen. Weasel Press is his first foray into publication. Some of his influences are: Pablo Neruda, Raymond Carver, Charles Bukowski, Dan Fante, Bob Dylan, and John Keats.
Paradise Hills is slowly making its way up to Amazon for Print and Kindle release! Purchases can be made through storenvy!
http://weaselpress.storenvy.com
You can find more of Kai’s work at his blog listed below:
www.ireadbukowski.wordpress.com
February 3, 2015
http://hitchingpoets.wix.com/degenerates
Send all questions, adn...
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Send all questions, adn submissions to: hitchingpoets@hotmail.com
Please reblog and spread the word! Would love to get a lot more artwork submissions to blend with this issue. We take color an black white. info below!
The purpose of the project is to awaken, enlighten and maybe even provide a bit of shelter to those who need it. Poetry has some immense power in the world, either through healing its readers or inspiring them to become involved. We’re looking for Poetry, Photography, Artwork, Prose Poetry, etc with passion. We need to be able to feel and experience your work. There is a wealth of social justice and other topics that we are looking at to put this anthology together. Things such as: Bullying, sexuality, Homelessness, Free Speech, Animal Rights, Rape Culture, and much more. Artwork and written work does not have to be strictly political but must address something that would be a voice for peace. Our guidelines can be viewed below:
No reading fee.
Required Information
-Name
-Title(s) of work(s) being submitted
-Topic you are addressing (we encourage any kind of external links that pertain to your topic as well)
-Address information
-Working email
-A Short Biography (about a paragraph), this can include past publications, website info, contact info, etc.
Poetry Guidelines
-No minimum, poems cannot be longer than 3 pages
-All styles and forms accepted
-Previously published material accepted granted the poet has the rights to their work
-Original material only.
-Simultaneous submissions accepted. Weasel Press MUST be notified as soon as possible if your work is accepted elsewhere.
-All work must be submitted in a single word document, single spaced (unless the poem is formatted a specific way), 12pt Font, Times New Roman (or something close to that. Please no Courier New fonts).
Artwork Guidelines
-We accept Photography, Artwork (Digital Artwork, Traditional, etc), Collages, Visual Poetry and much more.
-As part of the Magazine’s ethos we blend art and writing. Please be aware that your art may be accompanied with another form of art (poetry, short story, etc).
-our next anthology will be a color print. Images sent in can be in black and white or in color!
-Please ensure images in high resolution and at least 1MB in size.
Persons submitting both art and poetry are limited to 5 submissions total. Submissions that contain more than 5 pieces of work will not be reviewed. Send all submissions to hitchingpoets@hotmail.com Our deadline is March 6, 2015
Although we are unable to offer any monetary payment, contributors will receive a physical copy and a PDF copy of the anthology when it is released.
Currently open for submissions for our 2015 issue!
