Peter Ramos interviewed by Gregory Lawless

http://ithoughtiwasnewhere.blogspot.com/

Read their books here:

Peter Ramos http://www.blazevox.org/bk-pr.htm

Gregory Lawless http://www.blazevox.org/bk-gl.htm

How fun is this!!!!

Drawing on the past

A portrait of Ruth Lepson by Celia Gilbert. The two poets met as MFA students at Boston University.

http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2010/01/17/drawing_on_the_past/

Second month in a row, a kind mention from Poets & Writers

http://www.pw.org/content/small_press_points_35

Here is a link to last month’s kind story on promoting women authors
http://www.pw.org/content/small_press_points_34

ArtVoice: We are what we read

http://artvoice.com/issues/v8n51/what_we_read

ArtsBeat: 2009: A Watershed Year in the History of Publishing
<http://blogs.buffalonews.com/artsbeat/2009/12/2009-a-watershed-year-in-the-history-of-publishing-.html>

Here’s our year-end review of all the major stories and trends in both mainstream and independent publishing and the retail book business in 2009. Best wishes to all for a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2010! — RD (Bob) Pohl

Angles of Disorder by Zachary C Bush

a great new review by Paul-Corman Roberts, editor of Cherry Bleeds and Full of Crow. Check it out, whenever you get a chance. This is a really good one

http://fullofcrow.com/crowreviews/2010/01/angles-of-disorder-by-zachary-c-bush/

Moth Moon by Matt Jasper on Verse Daily

http://versedaily.org/ and http://www.versedaily.org/2010/burial.shtml

Dead Letters by Alan May reviewed on Writers Forum

http://www.writersforum.org/books/book.aspx?ID=299

Blazing Titles

We asked Geoffrey Gatza—poet and publisher, veteran and chef—to recommend some local authors, too, specifically those whose work he’s brought to print through his publishing house, BlazeVOX Books. With the exception of Gatza’s own book, these titles were all brought out by BlazeVOX, a local imprint with a fast-growing reputation:

http://artvoice.com/issues/v8n51/what_we_read

Hip Hip Hurray!

It’s a good sign when one of your books appears on Verse Daily. Today it’s Slaves to Do These Things.
http://versedaily.org/ and http://www.versedaily.org/2009/stateofanation.shtml

Tom Holmes’ book also was featured on September 13: http://www.versedaily.org/2009/sophiescottage.shtml
From Henri, Sophie, & The Hieratic Head of Ezra Pound: Poems Blasted from the Vortex BlazeVOX [books]

Best, Geoffrey
Happy December!

Thanksgiving Menu Poem:
Guest of Honor — CD Wright
http://www.blazevox.org/thanks.htm

So I took a week off and am now back at my desk ready to go to work. Oddly I feel quite badly about my little recharging break, but it was really needed. So hurray. In this week I staved off the swine flu and in no time at all I was feeling like my self once again. I began some capital improvements to BlazeVOX [books] like a new computer monitor, hard drive and more memory! And I also went to get my self checked for usual check-ups and all is well I also got went to the eye doctor and am all out fitted with a new pair of eyeglasses. So hurray, all is well

If I owe you some work, it’ll be to you in just a few days. Thank you for your patience. Below are some new thing that happened over the week.

+ Happy Thanksgiving!

If you missed the Thanksgiving Menu Poem here is it:

Thanksgiving Menu Poem: Guest of Honor — CD Wright

http://www.blazevox.org/thanks.htm
+ Web Del Sol

I was asked to guest edit an issue of Web Del Sol, which is now available

Poetry Guest Editor Note

It is a great honor to bring poetry to Web Del Sol at Thanksgiving. Instead of a plate of mashed potatoes I have selections from some very dear friends whose work I have always admired: Michael Kelleher, Aaron Lowenger, Brook Johnson, Amy King. I was allowed to choose 10 poets and I chose five men and five women. These poets compose in new streams of language, flowing in and around, reaching for something a bit farther, expressing something wonderful in the world. I hope you enjoy. Included are never-before-published works from BlazeVOX [books]: Thief by Katrinka Moore; all the jawing jackdaw by Nava Fader, The Best Word for the Job of Mourning by Jessica Baron; FOOTNOTES TO ALGEBRA: Uncollected Poems 1995-2009 by Eileen R. Tabios; ARTIFICIAL LIFE by Michael Gessner; and Blood Will Tell by Craig Paulenich.

Happy Thanksgiving!
http://delsolreview.webdelsol.com/index.htm

And a neat review by Buffalo own RD Phol is here: ArtsBeat: Del Sol Review features Pelton, poems edited by Gatza <http://blogs.buffalonews.com/artsbeat/2009/11/del-sol-review-features-story-by-pelton-poems-edited-by-gatza.html>

http://www.blazevox.org/bk-ls.htm

Your presence is cordially requested at the launch party for Larissa Shmailo’s new collection of poetry, In Paran.

Hosted by Iris N. Schwartz
Music by Brant Lyon

Sunday, December 20 6-8 p.m.
Cornelia Street Café
29 Cornelia Street
$7

RSVP slidingsca@aol.com

Contact Sliding Scale Poetry at 212-712-9865

http://www.blazevox.org/Langan-cov-lg.jpg

Reviewed by Weston Cutter on Make Magazine

http://makemag.com/review-langan/

a new review of Angles of Disorder
http://gjreview.blogspot.com/2009/11/angles-of-disorder-by-zachary-c-bush.html

See more reviews of this incredible book in previous blog posts !!!!