Well, I did not get the notice of the promotion from Smashwords until today—but I have entered my books now. This means that all Smashwords e-book editions of my poetry collections and Love Notes to the Days of the Week books are 50% off through New Year’s Day. The discount should be automatically included when you click the ‘Buy with coupon’ button; if not, enter the coupon code SEY50 during checkout.
I got word this morning that the poem I submitted to The CDC Poetry Project will be published on January 3rd. For more information on exactly what The CDC Poetry Project is, go to https://cdcpoetry.wordpress.com/. I will post the link to the poem once I have it.
Cheese and crackers—the day is almost here! On Thursday, December 7, I will be the featured poet for Everett Poetry Night at Café Zippy in, well, Everett. The festivities begin at 6:30 with Tanner Deraitus playing some music, followed by open mic at 7—then it’s my turn around 8. (Yes, my car is unlikely to be fixed by then—but I will get there one way or another!)
Here is a list of some books of poetry that I have enjoyed, and thus recommend. (I know I have missed a couple, so I will amend as necessary.) Most of the books on this list I purchased this year.
The Purple Wash—Minnie A. Collins (self-published)
I could not find any links about this book, but I do know you can get copies from Third Place Books’ Seward Park store in South Seattle.
In the meantime, here is the obligatory recap of details for the print edition, in case you prefer to order from your favorite local/indie bookstore:
‘Dear Thursday…’ Love Notes to the Days of the Week, Volume Four Kevin J. O’Conner
Softcover, 8.5″ x 5.5″
410 pages
ISBN: 978-0-9988781-3-3
Retail price: $22.50
Publication date: 27 November 2017
In the meantime, here is the obligatory preliminary details recap, in case you prefer to order from your favorite local/indie bookstore:
‘Dear Thursday…’ Love Notes to the Days of the Week, Volume Four Kevin J. O’Conner
Softcover, 8.5″ x 5.5″
410 pages
ISBN: 978-0-9988781-3-3
Retail price: $22.50
Publication date: 27 November 2017
In the meantime, here is the obligatory preliminary details recap, in case you prefer to order from your favorite local/indie bookstore:
‘Dear Thursday…’ Love Notes to the Days of the Week, Volume Four Kevin J. O’Conner
Softcover, 8.5″ x 5.5″
410 pages
ISBN: 978-0-9988781-3-3
Retail price: $22.50
Publication date: 27 November 2017
For this latest entry in my series of tributes to poets I know, I celebrate and acknowledge Georgia S. McDade. Dr. McDade (she is the first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D in English from the University of Washington, in 1987) is one of those people who is seemingly in constant motion. On nearly every occasion I have seen her, she has either just come from another event, is about to rush off to another one, or both.
I know Georgia mainly through the monthly Writers Read, held the second Sunday of each month (except for May and August) at the library in Columbia City. Writers Read is presented by the African-American Writers’ Alliance, of which she is a founding member.
As a writer, she has written several books of poetry, including five volumes of her Outside the Cave series, as well as many essays and stories. What I like about her poems is that they are unambiguously in her own voice—that is, they sound like her. To hear Georgia McDade read one of her poems, or one of her stories, is to be part of a conversation. At least, that’s the feeling I always have.
As an educator for more than three decades, Georgia regularly encourages people to write, regardless of their level of experience. Everyone has a story to tell, she says, and that’s how we learn about each other, and discover those things we have in common.
To learn more, here are links to a couple of articles from the South Seattle Emerald.
Ordinary Average Thoughts 