New Poet’s Market, and a new house?
- At September 03, 2015
- By Jeannine Gailey
- In Blog
- 9
Got my shiny new contributor’s copy of the 2016 Poet’s Market in the mail yesterday, complete with Kelli Agodon’s happy face on the back, which included a reprint of my article on poets and collaboration and a new article I wrote on “Six Ways to Promote Your Book (Without Alienating Your Friends.)” I admit I love to get each year’s Poet’s Market, full of articles and market possibilities. Robert Lee Brewer deserves kudos for a job well done. It’s a nice way to start your September, with its calls for submissions and back-to-school briskness, new pens and updated Excel spreadsheets. I’ve already sent out two submissions and a book! (here’s a sneak peek below!)
Speaking of which, September is here! Seattle obliged anyone yearning for fall weather by inundating us with rain and wind. I ended August on a bit of a low note, spraining my ankle and then promptly getting some kind of devil stomach flu, but now I am hobbling around a bit and back to eating solid food again. I’m just hoping to be both capable of walking and eating at the same time during my Whiteley Residency on San Juan Island later this month! I haven’t done a residency in years, and I’m really needing this one – just time to write, and not concentrate on houses, or the politics of the poetry world, or anything else.
So, if you’ve been following the blog, you know we sold out house a bit ago, and have been in the awkward transition phase that involved looking at a lot of bad houses for way too much money for a longer time than anyone would find comfortable. But we may finally have a house (pending inspections next week…but I’m hopeful!) It’s in Woodinville, one of my favorite neighborhoods around Seattle, it’s a roomy one-story rambler, and has space for Glenn and I to each have our own offices as well as a guest bedroom. The kitchen has an espresso nook for Glenn’s coffee obsession and there are built-in bookcases right next to a window reading bench for me. If we get through the inspections with no problem, we should be in there by Halloween! So cross your fingers for me that everything goes according to plan with no more health dodges or lousy inspections! I’m wishing everyone a productive, brisk, beautiful September!
Kristin Berkey-Abbott
Fingers crossed for good fortune to smile on us all!
Sarah
I’m looking forward to getting my copy and reading your article. Sending good thoughts for the new home! I’ll be dealing with moving next summer, so here’s to new spaces and new adventures 🙂
Jan Priddy
fingers crossed!
Jeannine Gailey
Thank you!
Jeannine Gailey
Yes, to new adventures! I think you’ll enjoy the 2016 version (though of course I’ll always have extra affection for the 2015 version…)
Jeannine Gailey
Yes!
Yvonne Highins Leach
I have only good thoughts about you getting the house. I am in Snohomish so we’ll practically be neighbors! Can’t wait to hear how Whiteley goes. I applied for that one and am waiting word. Here’s to a productive September!
Jeannine Gailey
Thanks Yvonne! Yes, Snohomish isn’t far at all! Yes, very curious about the Whiteley, and really hoping I finally get some writing done! Thanks and good luck to you in September as well!
Marjorie Rommel
Here’s hoping your new house comes true! As for the Whiteley, my most recent residency was with a company of migrating cranes in Teton Valley in 2001, just prior to 9/11 — lovely, till the sky over New York began to fall. I hear peaceful and equally wonderful things about Whiteley — please do let us know how it goes?
And my goodness, Jeannine, DO take care of yourself!