Some good stuff in the new issue of Valparaiso Poetry Review -- haven't read through it carefully yet, but on first browse, Martha Silano's poem "No Refunds, No Exchanges" really grabbed me, as did featured poet Diane Lockward's "How Is a Shell Like Regret?". There's one of mine in here too: a slightly older poem, kind of a weird one, but one I always thought would eventually find a home somewhere. (And yes, I really did see the picture of the alligator who'd swallowed a man; it was creepy!)
In today's mail: "Dangerous Astronomy," a limited-edition letterpress chapbook by Sherman Alexie, published by Limberlost Press. It's lovely, with a nice typeface and pretty endpapers and heavy, luxurious paper throughout. Its dimensions are somewhat larger than your average chapbook too, so it is really a nice showcase for the poems. I may take this with me to Alexie's reading next month in hopes of getting it signed (my mom's hip surgery has been postponed a couple weeks, so I don't have to miss the reading, yay).
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3 comments:
Congrats on the pub!
I've never heard you describe a person with the same sensual admiration you showed for the letterpress chapbook. Are you a librarian, by any chance?
Good job, too, on settling your wandering poem into a good home.
Nick: Thanks!
Garbo: Busted! :)
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