The first two official reviews of She Returns to the Floating World, a Podcast, and Feeling Grateful

Yesterday, I was so excited to see The California Journal of Poetics had a review of She Returns to the Floating World. It was written by a poet whose work I admire very much, Gina Barnard, and she’s obviously an intelligent and thoughtful reviewer as well. (And I know how hard it is to write those reviews! So I doubly appreciate it!) It was my first official review!

Then this morning, I looked at The Rumpus and saw the second official review, this time written by Jessie Carty. I am feeling overwhelmed and grateful!

And J.P. Dancing Bear has posted the podcast of our radio interview from Wednesday night. Here it is:
http://outofourminds.posterous.com/out-of-our-minds-wjp-dancing-bear-guest-jeann

I am also brimming with happy poetry news for a few of my friends, who have not been able to post up their good news on blogs yet, but I’m looking forward to helping them celebrate soon!

So, the economy may be going to hell, the apocalyptic weather may be keeping us in a rainy netherworld while the rest of the country bakes in 100+ heat, but still these little good things give us hope, keep us going, remind us someone is listening, someone is reading, despite, despite.

A new review and help with my author photo

Hey you guys! I’ve got a new review of Mary Ruefle’s Selected Poems up at The Rumpus, so check that out! (Also, feel free to log in and comment on The Rumpus – Numbers Trouble)

Now I need your help picking out an author photo for She Returns to the Floating World. Comment on which one you like best! Thank you for your help. (These will disappear in a day or two.)

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New Poet’s Market, Book Trailers, Slush Piles and Paris Review

At July 23, 2010
By Jeannine Gailey
In Diane Lockward, Kelli Agodon, Poet's Market 2011, Poetry book trailers, The Paris Review, The Rumpus, the slush pile
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Received my Poet’s Market 2011 in the mail today, opened it up…and discovered my article on chapbooks had been published in this version! (It also appeared in last year’s.) Surrrrrprise! G out and get a copy. Learn more about why you should do a chapbook. And also a bunch of info on poetry markets.

I’m thinking about book trailers lately as I’m trying to think ahead about the new book. Diane Lockward had a good post today on Book Trailers and Book Promotion. Kelli did a post a while ago on how to make a book trailer with iMovie that you all might find useful. Is it possible to make a cool poetry book trailer? I wish I was better with video software, images, music, and editing. What was I thinking, studying writing when I should have been training to be a video editor?

Two encouraging posts on the slush pile at The Rumpus:
http://therumpus.net/2010/01/for-the-love-of-god-people-the-slush-pile-isnt-dead/
http://therumpus.net/2010/01/a-necessarily-incomplete-but-hopefully-helpful-list-that-proves-the-slush-pile-has-a-pulse/

In other news, apparently The Paris Review accepted a bunch of poets, then un-accepted them. This blog does a good job of discussing the issues. I don’t believe in un-accepting things if possible. As a journalist, I’ve had projects and articles killed – and in my brief time as an Acquisitions Editor at Microsoft Press, I saw book projects killed. As a poet and poetry editor, I would say it’s less common, maybe because there are no kill fees involved?