A little Doomsdays WIP and other news
and a gut full of sand —
hot grit, salt sharp
rasps the inside out of youa morning
full of your mother’s looks.
She has a slaughterhouse
lamb’s eyes,
an orbit in yellow-blue.
I’m hard at work on the manuscript for Doomsdays, my third collection of poetry, so I thought I’d share a little of my progress from this week. The lines up there are from a not-yet-titled poem that will be included in the book.
If you’ve missed my earlier comments about Doomsdays (mostly on my Facebook page and Twitter), the book will be a collection of poems about grief and tragedy. It’s about the sort of “My God, this can’t be happening” events that change the course of your life in a sudden, painful moment — and it’s about recovering from those events and establishing a new normalcy, a new sense of okay.
The book doesn’t have a release date nailed down yet, but it should be published by 1889 Labs in late summer or fall of this year, if all goes according to plan. The book will include a handful of poems that are already published on this site, including Drink The Sea, but will mostly include new content. You can read a draft copy of another poem from the book, The Roots Down With You, at my friend Tim Gallen’s website: http://dailygallen.com/the-roots-down-with-you/
Other Happenings
Don’t forget the Big Poetry Giveaway happening this month. I’m giving away two poetry books, including a copy of my book Bone Fragments. Dozens of other poets and bloggers are giving away poetry this month, too. Check out this post for the details to enter your own chance to win.The Poetry Matters project is going strong — we’ve had seven video submissions so far, and I’m hoping to get in many more before the month is out. View the project landing page to check out the videos so far, and submit your own.There’s also a Poetry Matters Twitter chat scheduled for Thursday, April 18th, so mark your calendars. To participate, just use the hashtag #poetrymatters. For more about the chat, check out the events page.Weekend Print Sale!
Autographed poem prints are on sale! Normally $5.99, prints are just $3.99 each all weekend. These prints look great framed, and you can request a print of any poem on the website or from one of my books.
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