The Lilac Years—March 16th!

2018/02/02 — Leave a comment

Moments ago, I uploaded the cover and interior PDFs of The Lilac Years for review. Scheduled release date: March 16, 2018. Here is a look at the cover—front, back, and spine: Continue reading

The Lilac Years—new new cover draft

2018/01/25 — Leave a comment

Here is my latest draft of the front cover for The Lilac Years:

I came up with this about two or three weeks back for another project; since I never submitted that iteration for consideration, I decided to appropriate it for my own nefarious purposes. I still like my ‘old’ design, but the simplicity of this one appeals to me. Plus I think it will stand out more.

Meanwhile, I continue to fine tune here and there. Stay tuned!

(25 January 2018)

The Lilac Years: the struggle continues…

2018/01/20 — 2 Comments

I have continued to take it slow with The Lilac Years. Time for an update… Continue reading

A small change in my reading habits

2018/01/14 — Leave a comment

I have a small problem: I have a veritable stack of books (they’d be an actual stack if I actually stacked them) that I have bought, but not yet read. Continue reading

Smashwords e-books 50% off now through January 1st

2017/12/27 — Leave a comment

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.

My selection of books on Smashwords can be found at https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/kevinjoconner.

Thanks for playing!

(27 December 2017)

The validity of best-of lists

2017/12/03 — Leave a comment

I spotted this on Twitter earlier this afternoon:

I can understand the poster’s frustration, but this suggestion seems entirely useless. Why? Well, I have some thoughts on that. Continue reading

A few recommended poetry books this December

2017/12/01 — Leave a comment

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.

Falling in Love with Picking Myself up—Talicha Johnson (self-published)

Crybaby—Caitlyn Siehl (Words Dance Publishing)

Not Aloud—Christopher J. Jarmick (MoonPath Press)

Tempest of Stars—Jean Cocteau, translated by Jeremy Reed (Enitharmon)

Holy Robots—Vasilina Orlova (Gutenberg Printing Press Independent Group)

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.

A Lesser Love—E. J. Koh (Pleiades Press)

Maintaining Survival—Haley Hendrick (self-published)

All the Odes—Pablo Neruda, edited by Ilan Stavans (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)

The Book of David: A Coming of Age Tale—Lola E. Peters (self-published)

Make Yourself Happy—Eleni Sikelianos (Coffee House Press)

(1 December 2017—updated 26 December)