Two New (Short) Poems Selected for Stormwash 2
To quote from below, July 11: The book: STORMWASH: ENVIRONMENTAL POEMS, edited by the Writers Guild’s own Hiromi Yoshida (see April 19, March 11, et al.), sprung from a project sponsored by the Arts Alliance of Greater Bloomington and the Writers Guild. Or to quote from the original call: As global warming continues to trigger severe climatic patterns, consider how we can manage the harm that results from the continuous release of carbon emissions, and enable the survival of future generations. Nature today is neither simply pretty nor merely furious. Instead, it is something that requires judicious management and legislation, while it begs for consecration through the arts.
So guess what (or, the reception of STORMWASH has been so good that)? From “Publishing Opportunities” in this month’s Bloomington Writers Guild UPCOMING EVENTS & NEWS, Hiromi Yoshida writes: I invite you to submit to STORMWASH: ENVIRONMENTAL POEMS, VOL. 2. So far, works by these poets were selected for dance performance: Riley Anspaugh, M. J. Arcangelini, Arizona (K Sea), Jonathan S Baker, Zilia Balkansky-Sellés, Tony Brewer, Marlena Chertock, Marjie Giffen, Peter Kaczmarczyk, Walter Biskupski, April Ridge, Thomas Tokarski, and Ray Zdonek.
So, if you’d like to see your poems performed as interpretative dance, you might wish to consider submitting works that you think might be particularly appealing for that purpose (i.e. “danceable” pieces). That means, relatively short, accessible, incorporating striking imagery, and devices like anaphora. Otherwise, your best, sincerest works are most welcome for STORMWASH vol. 2.
While probably not so danceable themselves, I sent Editor Yoshida four poems, all combined still notably shorter than the New Orleanian/Hurricane Katrina-themed “The Drowned City,” my Volume 1 entry. And not much after that Hiromi’s reply: I’m happy to inform you that “Acid Death” and “Santa Regrets. . .” have been accepted for publication in STORMWASH 2. Congratulations!
