Archive for February, 2009

Updates, shmupdates…

Alright, alright. Papa Ayikwei’s throwing his weight around, and it’s been a while since I’ve posted anything here, so here I am.  I’m busy as usual, with lots of good things happening.  I’ve recently refreshed http://www.jsamlarose.com, and while there’s still quite a bit of work to do before it feels like home, I feel much [...]


On the stove…

New book coming: Bottle of Nights New pubs cooking–a couple done: “A Gerald Bird” in Mythium: The Journal of Contemporary Literature http://mythiumlitmag.com/ due out in the fall. “Art” and “Night in Topeka” to wed works of visual artists at the Artist’s Gallery in Columbia, Maryland http://www.artistsgallerycolumbia.com/Our%20Artists.htm. Dodge-Like Poetry Festival (no-lie, that’s what they call it) [...]


The Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets

So, I arrived from a British Council-linked trip to India to find a press release about the Michael Marks Awards for Poetry Pamphlets. I’m very pleased about the awards for two reasons: 1) there is an award for both authors and publishers 2) I can’t help but feel that we contributed to the higher profile [...]