larryhammer | New book 6: “First League Out: Story Poems of the Sea”

I'm pleased to announce the publication of First League Out: Story Poems of the Sea, another anthology geared for reading pleasure. (Why, yes, all that sea poetry I was reading last year had something to do with this, why do you ask?) 130-odd poems, most of them complete, of oceanic narrative verse. Here's the cover copy:

The sea has fascinated humans for at least as long as we have written records, and poems and stories about it are legion. This collection of story poems about the ocean ranges from brief episodes to epic tales of storm and exploration—set on shore and out at sea, in fair winds and rough weather, above the waves and among the vasty deeps, spanning seven centuries and the seven seas.

Plus the occasional illustration for your enjoyment. And before you ask, yes, the obligatory Masefield is there, as are a bunch of tasty selections I hadn't known about before last year's binge. The title, btw, comes from Emily Dickinson, from a poem that since it wasn't actually narrative, I had to sneak in as an epigraph.

Available from all the usual fine ebook retailers: Kindle | Apple | Nook | Kobo | Smashwords | et cetera.

If you do read it, please consider reviewing or at least rating. Every tick-mark counts. Review copies can be arranged.

---L.