If you are wondering why blog posts have been few and far between, look no further than my optimistic decision to stagger the launch dates of the Barefoot Muse and The Raintown Review in order to (ha!) even out my work load. Quincy and I are determined to get the Spring/Summer issue of TRR out in time for the West Chester Poetry Conference this year, and so we prepared a timetable based on how long it took to get the December issue out (January, part of the problem being that Q and I are not in control of much of the process.)
Alas, the timetable has us delivering final issue copy to John for the issue on March 19th. Therefore, I am in full swing moderating the panel discussion on the Swallow Anthology of New American Poets, reading the Tom Mathews book I intend to review, and planning my editorial WHILE desperately coding a redesigned Barefoot Muse, for which the new issue goes live on March 1st.
I think I’d better think it out again!
On the positive front, I’ve had a recent acceptance from Light Quarterly, and you can see several new poems up at Chanterelle’s Notebook. This Sunday coming is also the delayed start of my formal workshop poetry series at the Manayunk Art Center in Philadelphia. It will run from 12-3 and we will be covering all the material from the snow-cancelled first workshop (Blank Verse) and making a start on Rhyme. There are still spots available so you can turn up on spec and pay your $15, or email me and let me know you are planning to attend. (FYI the other 2 workshops are scheduled for March 14th and April 18th.)
Hopefully there will be a Quick & Dirty Poetry reading tomorrow night at The Daily Grind in Mt. Holly. The snow doesn’t look too bad out there right now, but one of our featured readers (Laurie Granieri) is driving from New Brunswick. Oh well, spring must be here soon!