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March 2: Karen Skofield Comes to Stone Soup
The winter is ending without really ending. Stone Soup is starting up again, but I haven't really stopped going. It's been tough to update, so if you haven't seen anything here by Monday, check out the Stone Soup website, which will say things like "Karen Skofield is featuring tonight at Stone Soup!" She's an exciting up and coming auther who promises to bring some new faces to Stone Soup, which always excites me. See her sample poem from Oddball Magazine's Stone Soup Servings (which is also part of her new book), and I'll see you tonight.
New Poetry Chapbook/Sneak Peek from Jason Wright
If you were fortunate enough to attend the Mr. Hip Presents reading on
February 28th, you had the chance to pick up this new chapbook from
Freak Machine Press. From North Quincy to JFK gives a preview of Oddball Magazine editor (and recent Mr. Hip reader) Jason Wright's manuscript Train of Thought,
a collection of poems inspired by Jason's commute on the MBTA red line.
The book will hopefully be out some day, but you can get a sneak
preview in these pages. I hit a snag in printing more this past
weekend, so I hope to have more available at Stone Soup Poetry next
week. Until then, corner Jason and he might have one for you.
BILiNE Volume 2 Features Three Poets from Oddball Magazine
I am thrilled that I can start making announcements regarding Volume 2 of Best Indie Lit New England (BILiNE), which will hopefully be coming out by April. I'mm proud to say that I played a small part in this upcoming collection.
Jason Wright and I were selected for the volume's editorial board late last year, serving alongside several other editors of both online and print journals around New England. Not only did we lend support to some strong work that will be appearing in the book, but three poets that were first published in Oddball Magazine were selected by Jason and me and accepted by the rest of the group for inclusion in the book. You can click here for links to the selected poems by Toni Bee, José Gouveia and Chris Warner. I especially want to thank the late José Gouveia's wife, Josy for permitting us to reprint what was likely the last poem to be published by her husband in a literary journal before he passed away.
Keep an eye out for it. Thanks again to Thomas Dodson and Victor D. Infante for the opportunity. This was an exciting new step for both Jason and myself. It's also encouraging me to finally Oddball involved with the Pushcart Prize people.
Jason Wright and I were selected for the volume's editorial board late last year, serving alongside several other editors of both online and print journals around New England. Not only did we lend support to some strong work that will be appearing in the book, but three poets that were first published in Oddball Magazine were selected by Jason and me and accepted by the rest of the group for inclusion in the book. You can click here for links to the selected poems by Toni Bee, José Gouveia and Chris Warner. I especially want to thank the late José Gouveia's wife, Josy for permitting us to reprint what was likely the last poem to be published by her husband in a literary journal before he passed away.
Keep an eye out for it. Thanks again to Thomas Dodson and Victor D. Infante for the opportunity. This was an exciting new step for both Jason and myself. It's also encouraging me to finally Oddball involved with the Pushcart Prize people.
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