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‘The Third Symphony’ to appear in this year’s edition of Spindrift

2019/04/18 Kevin J. O'Conner3 Comments

That’s basically the news. I was notified this afternoon. Spindrift is the art and literary journal of Shoreline Community College, where I studied graphic design a little over ten years ago. (I also worked on the 2008 issue.) A new issue is published annually, usually around late May or early June. You can read the [...]

I got one!

2018/03/11 Kevin J. O'Conner

I got word this morning that the kind folks at The Raven Chronicles have accepted one of my poems for their ‘Last Call’ issue this summer. The submission period for this, their final issue, runs through April 30th; the publication date is July 1st. Details here. (11 March 2018)

Two poems for Spindrift 2018!

2018/02/16 Kevin J. O'Conner

I received notice today that two of my previously unpublished poems, ‘eterne’ and ‘______ and ______’, will appear in the forthcoming edition of Spindrift. The 2018 issue should be available in May or June. (16 February 2018)

CDC Poetry Project update

2018/01/05 Kevin J. O'Conner

Update: the poem I submitted to The CDC Poetry Project is now scheduled to run on January 15th. 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. (5 January 2018)

Still waiting—meanwhile…

2018/01/03 Kevin J. O'Conner

I am still waiting with bated breath (O! the anticipation!) for the poem I submitted to the CDC Poetry Project to be posted. In the meantime, The Seattle Star has published my Jean Cocteau poem: http://www.seattlestar.net/2018/01/the-poems-of-jean-cocteau-will-keep-you-awake-at-night/… (3 January 2018)

I got one!

2017/12/26 Kevin J. O'Conner

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. (26 December 2017)

Catching up with e-books

2017/01/072017/01/07 Kevin J. O'Conner

I have been busy today, creating and uploading e-book versions of both ‘Dear Tuesday…’ and ‘Dear Wednesday…’ to Smashwords and Amazon. The Amazon Kindle listings are pending (plus I have to re-upload a file in order to fix one typo in ‘Dear Tuesday…’); both will be enrolled in the Kindle MatchBook program, meaning the e-book versions will be free [...]

New book available now

2017/01/02 Kevin J. O'Conner

My new collection of poetry, …but for the thoughts running through my mind, is now available. I haven’t yet created a page for it on my website (that is on my to-do list for this week), but it can be purchased from CreateSpace and Amazon. Here is a peek at the front cover: Happy New Year! (2 January [...]

ART 58 proof ordered

2016/12/112016/12/11 Kevin J. O'Conner

(UPDATE: Not quite four and a half hours later, CreateSpace notifies me that my order has already shipped…) I had to make a couple of minor adjustments first, and wait for the files to go through the review process again, but I have finally ordered proof copies of the next book. Stay tuned… (11 December [...]

New book coming in January

2016/12/08 Kevin J. O'Conner3 Comments

I have just uploaded the files for my next collection of poetry, …but for the thoughts running through my mind, to CreateSpace for review and proofing. As I did with Coffee Stains, I am looking to make it available as of January 1st. Here is a peek at the front cover: Stay tuned… (8 December 2016)