news & chatter from the Mad Poets Society
I’m always excited when I see poetry mentioned in some mainstream outlet where I’m not expecting it… so okay, maybe the NYT blog about books isn’t totally mainstream… but its pretty close… so check it out: it’s a quick little article and pretty active comment stream about favorite poems for a broken heart.
I loved reading everyone’s favorites… and posting a few of my own. Let us know if you post anything over there.
In case you missed the Mad Poets’ appearance on LIVE at the Kelly Writers House (either at the Writers House on March 31st or on WXPN on April 14th), click here to listen to the full program, featuring Eileen D’Angelo, Steve Delia, Missy Grotz, Dan Maguire, and Autumn Konopka (yours truly). Go now — What are you waiting for?!
Hey there kids –
The Mad Poets Review Book Party, originally scheduled for October 27th, has been POSTPONED until December 1st. The time and location will be the same — 11a @ the Delaware County Institute of Science in Media, Pa.
For more information or directions, check out the Institute of Science schedule or email madpoets{at}comcast{dot}net.
It’s time to get shameless, folks. Post a comment telling us what you’ve got going on this week — a reading, performance, workshop, class. Let us know. Get us excited!
recently, i’ve been overwhelmed with work (9-5 job work) to the point of having little to no time/energy to read or write poetry. add to that, nearly all of my recent submissions (scant as they may be, for same reason) have been returned with unsympathetic form rejections. and there you have my reason for wondering why i even bother and whether i should continue. BUT, this is NOT a plea for people to stroke my ego (and if you do that in the comments, i will delete them. Seriously. I’m the site admin, and I have that power).
My question is: have you ever what’s the point of writing poetry? (Continued)
No matter how much we try to hide, Monday keeps coming back on us — week after week, month after month, year after year. This Monday finds me in a particularly foul mood (for no reason in particular, which is even worse I think). So, I’m turning to you - oh world wide web of poets - to cheer me up with your good news of readings and books and poems being published.
You know the drill. Put your good news in the comment box and click submit. It’s just that easy. Then keep checking back (or subscribe to this post), to get updates on what everyone else is doing!
That’s right, it’s Monday… you should know what to do by now. Plug in a comment telling us what you’re doing, where, and with whom. Or let us know where we can find your book, read your poems, or listen to your cd. Whatever is, it’s Monday… and your shamelessness is a necessary distraction from the painful return to work.
…if you haven’t got anything to report, be sure to check back to see what the rest of the gang is up to… you might even go back over past shameless Mondays (Aug. 27th, Aug. 20th, Aug. 13th, & Aug. 6th).
There’s just something about Mondays that requires a little extra boost of good news. So, why not help us all out and shamelessly self-promote your good news!
And think ahead: I can’t promise we’ll be shameless self-promoting next Monday, since it’s Labor Day.
It’s Monday, which means its time for some shameless self-promotion: Tell us all about how awesome you are & where or how we can find out for ourselves.
Just plug in a comment telling us where you’re reading or performing, where your poems are published, when your book or CD is coming out, etc. etc. etc. All news is good news.
And after you tell us about you, click on that little “Notify me” box to receive emails of everyone else’s shamelessness from this week.
… it’s a little late in the afternoon… but it’s still Monday, so that means there’s still time to be shameless.
What’re you doin’ this week? Next? Where can we find your poem? Story? Book? CD?
C’mon yous guys, lay it on us.
