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larryhammer(This is the first of two announcement posts, so stay tuned.)
I am pleased to announce the publication of Important Beyond All This: 100 Poems by 100 People. This is the book version of the proposed contents, with a few substitutions and rearrangements, I originally posted here. The cover description
The selections take advantage of the laxer size limitations of ebooks, to vary up the evenness too common in poetry anthologies: five poems are over 1000 lines long, and another five between 500 and 1000—anchoring the collection with meaty material. On the other end, 27 are a sonnet or shorter, including a couple couplet epigrams. I tried to arrange poems so that each leads into the next by association or juxtaposition, creating a pleasing variety of styles and lengths as the conversation eddies and flows.
If I have any hesitations, it’s whether I should have kept my original Swinburne—“Anactoria” had fit so well between “Goblin Market” and “The City of Dreadful Night,” but I really do prefer “A Forsaken Garden.” But regardless, it’s time to live with my choices.
Available cheaply from all the usual fine ebook purveyors: Kindle | Nook | Kobo | Smashwords | et cetera
(Reviews are appreciated, as always. So are mistake/oops/gotcha reports. Review copies can be arranged.)
---L.
I am pleased to announce the publication of Important Beyond All This: 100 Poems by 100 People. This is the book version of the proposed contents, with a few substitutions and rearrangements, I originally posted here. The cover description
“A single poem each by a hundred different poets writing between the late 15th century and 1922, selected to best represent each author. This collection of classic poetry—some anthology staples for good reason, while others deserve to be—in a variety of subjects, styles, and lengths is perfect for pleasure reading.”The title, if you’re wondering, comes from the final poem.
The selections take advantage of the laxer size limitations of ebooks, to vary up the evenness too common in poetry anthologies: five poems are over 1000 lines long, and another five between 500 and 1000—anchoring the collection with meaty material. On the other end, 27 are a sonnet or shorter, including a couple couplet epigrams. I tried to arrange poems so that each leads into the next by association or juxtaposition, creating a pleasing variety of styles and lengths as the conversation eddies and flows.
If I have any hesitations, it’s whether I should have kept my original Swinburne—“Anactoria” had fit so well between “Goblin Market” and “The City of Dreadful Night,” but I really do prefer “A Forsaken Garden.” But regardless, it’s time to live with my choices.
Available cheaply from all the usual fine ebook purveyors: Kindle | Nook | Kobo | Smashwords | et cetera
(Reviews are appreciated, as always. So are mistake/oops/gotcha reports. Review copies can be arranged.)
---L.
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Date: 26 April 2018 05:04 pm (UTC)Congratulations! That's really cool!
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Date: 26 April 2018 05:17 pm (UTC)