After a cursory check of the soft (PDF) proof, I have ordered print proofs, which I hope to have in hand within the next couple of weeks. Continue reading
new book
8: Eight-word Poems submitted for proofing
I have been working quickly with this one. I spent part of today proofreading a printout, then making the necessary edits. I have already uploaded the interior and book cover PDFs for review; the next step will be proofing. Continue reading
An unexpected development—coming soon!
I thought I might collect my eight-word poems from August in chapbook form—until I discovered they took up about 140 pages or so. So… Continue reading
My next book—it’s going to be a while…
I have recently compiled a new collection of poems. Titled The Ostensible Sloth of Distress, it contains (if my count is accurate) 67 poems in the usual five sections (plus prelude and postlude). Continue reading
New book available now
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 2017)
ART 58 proof ordered
(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 2016)
New book coming in January
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)
ART 53, day 28
This Is Fifty-Three, day 28
After a very productive day yesterday, I spent today going through all the sections of the book, making small adjustments here and there, swapping out photos, and even taking out a couple of inadvertent duplicates (the poem ‘Sinistrata’ appeared in two sections, for example).
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ART 53, day 27
This Is Fifty-Three, day 27
Today it was Delicates.
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ART 53, day 26
This Is Fifty-Three, day 26
Minor adjustments yesterday—matched images to the handful of poems that did not yet have any, deleted a couple of poems I changed my mind about, and shuffled around the order a bit. Continue reading
Ordinary Average Thoughts 