That's so awesome, Peter! Congratulations
This is different, bittersweet. First, the good news: I'm so honored that "In a Shard of the Bedroom Mirror" will be out Spring 2016 in
Veils, Halos and Shackles: International Poets on the Oppression and Empowerment of Women from Kasva Press. Here's this week's press release:
Words kill….
But words can also heal
The December 2012 rape and murder of Jyoti Singh Pandey in Delhi moved thousands of people to pour into the streets in protest. Veils, Halos, and Shackles: International Poetry on the Oppression and Empowerment of Women was conceived in response to that vicious gang-rape and to the unprecedented public activism for women’s safety that followed it.
The anthology includes nearly 200 poems by poets from dozens of countries — from Brazil to Bangladesh, and from New Zealand to Nigeria. Many of the contributors are among the most accomplished living poets.
More info at:
http://www.kasvapress.com/veils-hal...-poetry-on-the-abuse-and-oppression-of-women/
While this is True Crime, I think most of us study true cases to prepare to write fiction. These poems just explode with the emotions, and the TRUTHS, of abuse, oppression and recovery. Most of the poets—especially Dr Fishman, Aesthetica's poet of the year (2014),
whose accolades include the 2012New Millennium Award for Poetry, the Paterson Award for Excellence in Literature (four times), the 1989 American Library Association Outstanding Book of the Year recognition for The Death Mazurka, which was also nominated for the 1990 Pulitzer Prize, and the 1987 Gertrude B. Claytor Memorial Award from the Poetry Society of America.—as you can see (these folks) are much more accomplished than me. While I rarely share my poems and am more known for fiction, readers will find much of the same intensity and unpredictable emotion in my verse. I highly recommend the anthology for both enjoyment and research—worldwide, next spring.
I'm so grateful they announced
Veils... this week.
The bittersweet news? At the same time, my current publisher, Buzz Books is reverting my rights. They have been inactive for a year now so it's a relief to regain control of my books on good terms. I can't say enough about the support they gave
Distortion while active and how respectably they are wrapping this up. They will publish only the owner's books for now but might come back later.
So as of Monday—ish,
Distortion and Retribution will be out of print until I decide what to do with them. (Used paperbacks will remain available.)
Distortion truly changed my writing life and I only wish everyone could have such a positive first publishing experience.