Keibooks Announces Catzilla! List of Poets and Cover Cat
Keibooks announces the final selection for *Catzilla! Tanka, Kyoka, and
Gogyohka About Cats.*Edited by M. Kei, the anthology features the work of
forty-five poets from around the world. The poets have written tanka, kyoka,
and gogyohka (all five line poems originally from Japan) in homage to our
funny, friendly, and infuriating feline companions. *Catzilla* will appear
in print and ebook formats September 15.
The cover cat, Timmynocky (Swedish for ‘thingamabob’), is a ship’s cat
serving aboard a tall ship on the East Coast of the United States. This
summer ‘Timmynocky the Sailor Cat’ achieved notoriety when the editor, M.
Kei, detailed his exploits on his blog.
Kei says, “Timmy kept showing up on the arms of beautiful women, got busted
by the cops, and was thrown into the brig (confined on a leash) after his
adventures ashore. In the cover photo he uses his considerable charm to
persuade us to let him off his leash so he can continue his run ashore. As
such, he typifies the mixture of charm and mischief that defines a
‘catzilla.’”
The full account of Timmynocky’s adventures can be read at <
http://kujakupoet.blogspot.com/2010/06/adventures-of-timmnynocky-sailor-cat.html>.
Readers who would like to see more pictures of tall ships and sea cats are
invited to visit M. Kei’s photo site <http://picasaweb.google.com/Kujakupoet
>.
“Cats are highly evolved, intriguing, mysterious, ruled-by-no-one beings who
are mischievous bringers of unwanted gifts. Cats off to M. Kei for bringing
us a collection of tanka that tears at our heartstrings one moment and has
us gigling the next.” —Alexis Rotella, author of *Black Jack Judy and the
Crisco Kids*
List of Poets included in *Catzilla*!
Alexis Rotella, Amelia Fielden, André Surridge, Angela Leuck, Anne Curran,
Beverly Acuff Momoi, Bob Lucky, Bruce D. Reed, Carolyn Thomas, Christopher
L. Jorgensen, David Rice, Denis M. Garrison, Diane Mayr, Dorothy McLaughlin,
Edward J. Rielly, Geert Verbeke, Geoffrey Winch, Hortensia Anderson, Jacob
Kobina Ayiah Mensah, Jamila, Janick Belleau, Joanne Morcom, John Martell,
John Stone, Joyce S. Greene, Kath Abela Wilson, Kathy Nguyen, Kris Lindbeck,
Liam Wilkinson, Lorne Henry, M. Kei, M. L. Grace, Miriam Sagan, Owen
Bullock, Patricia Prime, Paul Mercken, Peggy Heinrich, Radhey Shiam, Richard
Stevenson, Rodney Williams, ruinedXfinery, Sylvia Forges-Ryan, Taro Aidu,
Vasile Moldovan, William Hart
*Catzilla! Tanka, Kyoka, and Gogyokha About Cats*
ISBN 978-0-557-53612-2
Perfect bound, cover cover, B&W interior
136 pp
Release date: 15 September 2010
Keibooks
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SPILLED MILK: Haiku Destinies by Gary Hotham
Click on the following link to read what the critics have to say about this collection.
Go to http://www.pinyon-publishing.com/spilled%20milk.html for more information and purchasing.
2010 Poets House Showcase in NYC exhibits MET Press titles
Modern English Tanka Press titles published from May 2009 to May 2010 were exhibited, by invitation, at the venerable Poets House facility and library in New York City. This year's Poets House Showcase aims to include all of the year's new poetry and poetry-related books, chapbooks, and multimedia titles published in the United States. Over 2,000 books were in last year's exhibit, representing close to 600 publishers—commercial, university, independent, small, and micro-presses.
• Books are organized by publisher and displayed face-forward.
• Books are exposed to national prize and library acquisition committees.
• Books are listed in Poet House's online Directory of American Poetry Books, the country's most complete bibliographic resource for contemporary poetry books.
• After the Showcase, all titles are incorporated into Poets House's 50,000-volume, noncirculating poetry library.
MET Press titles exhibited: A Poetic Guide to an Ancient Capital: Aizu Yaichi and the City of Nara by Michael F. Marra; Home to Ballygunge: Kolkata Tanka by William Hart; Peeling an Orange: Haiku by Peggy Heinrich; Elvis in Black Leather by Alexis Rotella; Black Jack Judy and the Crisco Kids: Bronx Memories, by Alexis Rotella; Sailor in the Rain and Other Poems by Denis M. Garrison; Hidden River: Haiku by Denis M. Garrison; Fire Blossoms : The Birth of Haiku Noir by Denis M. Garrison; The Breath of Surrender: A Collection of Recovery-Oriented Haiku Edited by Robert Epstein; The Time of This World: 100 tanka from 13 collections by Kawano Yūko, selected by Oshima Shiyo, translated by Amelia Fielden & Saeko Ogi; Where We Go: haiku and tanka sequences and other concise imaginings by Jean LeBlanc; Double Take: Response Tanka by Sonja Arntzen and Naomi Beth Wakan; Take Five: Best Contemporary Tanka (Vols. One & Two) edited by M. Kei, et. al.; Modern Haiga 2009 edited by Liam Wilkinson, et. al.; and periodicals: Ambrosia: Journal of Fine Haiku, No. 4, Summer 2009; Atlas Poetica: A Journal of Poetry of Place in Modern English Tanka No. 4, Autumn 2009; Concise Delight: Magazine of Short Verse Nos. 1 & 2, 2009; Modern English Tanka Vol. 3, No. 4, Summer 2009; Modern Haibun & Tanka Prose Nos. 1 & 2, 2009; Prune Juice: Journal of Senryu and Kyoka No. 2, Summer 2009.
At http://www.themetpress.com/news/poetshouse.html are photographs from the exhibit taken by Jean LeBlanc, author of Where We Go: haiku and tanka sequences and other concise imaginings, a collection published by MET Press. All photographs © 2010 by Jean LeBlanc and used by permission.
The new Sketchbook is now available on-line.
kk/jd
Call for Content - Journal of Renga & Renku
Call for Content - Journal of Renga & Renku
Hello
We're ready to begin accepting offers of content for the first issue of Journal of Renga & Renku. While some details remain to be ironed out, the journal will be:
1. published near the end of 2010
2. available in hardcopy only
3. available for purchase online using Paypal
We're looking for a variety of content along the lines of:
1. Academic/polemic articles on any aspects of the genre
2. Translations of old renga and renku
3. News of renku groups and happenings
4. Book articles/reviews
5. and of course, a showcase of current examples of the genre:
a) in English
b) in any other language, accompanied by an English translation
c) previously published or not (just let us have details of prior publication so we can acknowledge properly)
d) simultaneous offers are fine too, again provided you advise us of prior publication for purposes of acknowledgement
e) in any of the standard forms: kasen, triparshva, nijûin, jûnichô, shisan, rokku, hyakuin, yotsumono, etc.
f) in any explorations of the above forms in terms of experimentation with one-line, zip, 5/7/5 or other fixed counts and even rhyme
g) solo and group work
h) with (preferably) or without notes/reflections on the poem/process from sabaki or renju or both
6. We are also considering holding a contest, but have not finalised our thinking on that. Please send us any ideas you may have and/or indication as to whether you'd
be interested in entering and/or reading the results
7. We're open to discussing content ideas we've not covered above so please write
8. All communications will be acknowledged within one week
9. We are regretfully unable to pay contributors for content at this stage
Please send all contributions and other communications to RengaRenku@gmail.com (RengaRenku AT gmail DOT com)
We look forward to hearing from you.
Norman Darlington
Moira Richards
Journal of Renga & Renku
http://tinyurl.com/23n4yl6
Moira Richards
mr@intekom.co.za
SUBMISSION CALL : 3LIGHTS AUTUMN 2010
Berry Blue Haiku's first online issue
To all our contributors, and to everyone who sent feedback and support, we couldn't have gotten here without you. And to our readers, we hope you enjoy this first issue, and perhaps feel inspired to write a haiku or two of your own. Please send us your feedback, questions, and ideas. Let us know you're out there!
Send email to berrybluehaiku@gmail.com
If you enjoy this free sample issue of Berry Blue Haiku and would like to purchase a subscription, please visit our ONLINE STORE. A one year digital subscription (4 issues) can be purchased for $4.99. Our next issue, due out September 15th, will also be available at a one issue price of $1.75.
We are also currently in need of haiku and nonfiction material for our September issue. For submission information, please visit our blog at www.cobaltcrowproductions.com. Thank you.
Peace and blessings,
Gisele LeBlanc
Executive Editor, Berry Blue Haiku
Cobalt Crow Productions
Simply Haiku, Summer 2010, Vol. 8, No. 1 is ONLINE
An end to the rumors.
THE MOMENT YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!
Simply Haiku didn't shut down. Only I and Sasa Vazić, co-owners of the Journal have the authority to do that, and why would we put an end to a journal that has become a beacon light illumination to the English speaking Japanese short form poetry world?
After a half year hiatus, Simply Haiku is online
and ready to rock the world like never before, with an exciting issue, featuring newly discovered pearls and wise old masters of Japanese short form poetry's golden heritage!
The International Journal of English Language Japanese Short Form Poetry, SIMPLY HAIKU, is read by over 6,000 people worldwide, and the number after this new issue will increase. Many view the journal as the beacon in their endeavors to write high quality haiku, tanka, and related genres. Today, the staff of Simply Haiku presents the fruit of hard work, sweat, a true team spirit, and sheer determination, to give back to you the gift some thought they could silence.
http://www.simplyhaiku.wordpress.com/
One Hot Summer Issue!!!
Scholarship, fine art and poetry, videos and music, the best in scholarship; a warmer, personalized spirit, packed into a journal unlike any other journal of its kind on the planet.
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Summer 2010, Vol. 8. No. 1
Co-Owner, Co-Publisher, Co-Editor in Chief
~ Robert D. Wilson
Co-Owner, Co-Publisher, Co-Editor in Chief
~ Sasa Vazić
Simply Haiku
Editor ~ Robert D. Wilson
Simply Haibun
Editor ~ Kala Ramesh
Simply Haiga
Summer 2010 guest editor ~ Natalia L. Rudytchev
New editor ~ Silvija Butković
Simply Tanka
Summer 2010 guest editor ~ Pamela A. Babusci
New editor ~ Amelia Fielden
A Showcase of Liam Wilkinson - Modern Free Verse Tanka Poet
Editors Showcase
Features
Interview with Andy Pomphrey by Sasa Vazić
Interview with Chen-ou Liu by Robert D. Wilson
Make Haibun New through Chinese Poetic Past: Basho's Transformation of Haikai Prose
by Chen-ou Liu
The Chinese Influence on Japanese Short Form Poetry by Robert D. Wilson
Konoshima's Tanka new translations by David Callner
A Crown of Roses - live poetry reading by Sayumi Kamakura
Defining Haiku by Robert D. Wilson
Interview with Marc di Saverio by Robert D. Wilson
Reviews
white fish by Ikumi Yoshimura a review by Robert D. Wilson
Breast Clouds by Noriko Tanaka - a review by Robert D. Wilson
Reprints
Interview with Professor Wang Ping by Daniel Kane
What Does It Mean to Read Haikai Linked Verse? A study on Haikai Linked Verse
by Toshiko Yokota
Interview with Ion Codrescu by Jeanne Emrich
Interview with Hortensia Anderson by Robert D. Wilson
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Tanka Online is pleased to announce its July update
Tanka Online is pleased to announce its July update, featuring Australian poet, Kathy Kituai, her poetry, and “Writing Inside Out: an Interview with Kathy Kituai by Amelia Fielden.” Visit our tanka gallery for new verses by Jeanne Emrich, Michael McClintock, Margaret Chula, Tom Clausen, Amelia Fielden, and Mariko Kitakubo. Also, check out our latest addition to the TO Bookstore, Weaver Birds, by Amelia Fielden and Saeko Ogi. Visit www.tankaonline.com soon.
Issue 4 of Prune Juice : Journal of Senryu & Kyoka has been published