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The Solemn Sea

Relief: A Journal of Art and Faith accepted my poem "The Solemn Sea" for the 2019 issue. The poem is actually a sequence of seven poems, and explores the reality of disenchantment (see Charles Taylor) in our postmodern world. The Solemn Sea draws inspiration from Melville, Homer, Shelley, the Apostle Paul, Twitter, and the Lewis Chessmen. Copies of the journal can be purchased here:

https://www.reliefjournal.com/spring-...

My sincere thanks to John Ballenger and the editorial staff at Relief for supporting my work.

ASMF - The Christian Century

Charles Hughes has written a glowing appraisal of After So Many Fires in the latest issue of The Christian Century. You can read his review here ...

https://www.christiancentury.org/revi...

ASMF 2.0 Reading

I'll be reading new poems from After So Many Fires (Second Edition) on October 23rd, at 7:00pm. Aerie Cafe. Northwest University. Hope to see you there, and please spread the word about this new edition. Thanks!

Amazon $15
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/099...

Wiseblood Books $12
https://www.wisebloodbooks.com/store/...

ASMF 2.0 Update

Friends -

After So Many Fires: Second Edition is now an official title on Goodreads. I'd be most grateful if you could spread the word and leave a review below. Thanks for reading my work!

ASMF: Second Edition for Sale

I'm pleased to announce the release of After So Many Fires: Second Edition. You can purchase a copy on Amazon for $15 or directly from the publisher for $12. Links below. Goodreads friends: I'd be most grateful if you could announce this release on your social media platforms ... and please leave a review on GR if you read my work. Thanks again to Joshua Hren (Editor-in-Chief) for making this second edition a reality.

$15 Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/After-Many-Fir...


$12 Wiseblood Books
https://www.wisebloodbooks.com/store/...

ASMF - Second Edition

It's official. After So Many Fires: Second Edition will be released by Wiseblood Books on October 15, 2018. The edition includes eight new poems and an Editor's Note by Joshua Hren. Stay tuned for local reading announcements in the Seattle area. I'll post the new cover and additional info on the blog as soon as it becomes available. I'm grateful that this poetry collection has found a second life and home at Wiseblood.

Copies can be purchased on Amazon or directly from the publisher.

A review by Charles Hughes is slated for publication in The Christian Century around the same time.

The Solemn Sea

I've partnered with Daniel Poon, a local Seattle artist, for my next major work: "The Solemn Sea." The poem has seven "movements," and is a meditation on (dis)enchantment that takes cues from Homer, Melville, Plath, and others. Daniel has begun work on icons / plates to accompany each section. I admire Daniel's keen eye, and deft aesthetic sensibility. We hope to publish this collaboration as a limited edition chapbook. Please send word if you know a publisher who might be interested in this project.

In other news, ASMF: Second Edition is still slated for a September release. If my sources are accurate, a review in The Christian Century will arrive concurrently. Happy news indeed.

ASMF - Second Edition

After So Many Fires - Second Edition is now slated for a September 2018 release. Eight new poems have been included in this edition along with an Editor's Note from Wiseblood Books.

I'll announce upcoming readings and post a link to the Amazon page in the near future.

Anchor and Plume + ASMF News

Dear Friends,

I received word that Anchor and Plume, the publisher of After So Many Fires, is closing its doors. It's a tough season for small presses everywhere, and my heart goes out to Amanda Mays (Editor) and the entire staff at A&P. If you'd still like a copy of ASMF, you can purchase one directly from me. I'm currently in talks with Wiseblood Books about a possible "second edition" (with additional poems). Stay tuned.

ASMF

Peter Hartwig offers a sterling review of After So Many Fires . You can read his appraisal over at The Imaginative Conservative or by following the link below. I'm grateful for Peter's erudite analysis and generous reading of my work. From the review ...

"In the poetry of Jeremiah Webster’s After So Many Fires, we have found Flannery O’Connor’s Protestant counterpart. Though an Anglican, Dr. Webster weaves his words on the same theological loom as O’Connor, seeing in the world’s maddening duality a divine coherence…"

After So Many Fires Review / Peter Hartwig