The Robot Scientist’s Daughter Book Tour Starts Today: In Real Life AND Virtual!!
- At April 16, 2015
- By Jeannine Gailey
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Today’s the day! Tonight is the kickoff of my book tour and the Seattle book launch event for The Robot Scientist’s Daughter with MC Evan J. Peterson and opening reader Kelli Russell Agodon at the lovely Jack Straw Cultural Center at 7 PM (readings with champagne reception following!) Robot swag! Radiation poetry!
Thanks to The Rumpus, who featured my poem “Apocalypse (with HGTV Magazine)” today!
And my official virtual tour, a blog book tour, kicks off today too, with an interview by Serena at Savvy Verse and Wit! You can read about why Ilya Kaminsky and Dorianne Laux were inspirations for writing The Robot Scientist’s Daughter, why it was the most difficult book for me to write, who my favorite under-appreciated poets are, and why I believe social media is a good thing for poets.
In this brief interview on favorite poets at the Straight Forward blog, I discuss one of the poems I memorized when I was eleven, a most memorable poetry reading experience, and totally cheat when asked who my favorite poet is!
And, just to prove that the review life of a poetry book can last years instead of months, just as my fourth book makes its Seattle debut, here’s a lovely review of Unexplained Fevers at The Spark, the Alternating Current blog, by Julia Hy.
Well, since I’m posting this at 1:30 AM on the day of the reading (reading jitters anyone?) I should go to sleep so I’ll be awake in time for the book launch! Hope to see some of you there in real life, and those who can’t make it, hope you find the interviews and reviews entertaining!
It’s almost my birthday, as well, which always makes National Poetry Month a little more fun (and likely to have parties involved) – and this year we’ve got a parade of – because of some crazy weather – lilacs, cherry blossoms, tulips, azaleas, rhododendrons, an apple blossoms – all at the same time! Here’s a little puffy pink “sakura” cloud action to cheer your month! Happy April!