Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Some News from this City and the Towns Around It

There's some exciting poetry news coming out of Fresno. My friend, acclaimed poet Brian Turner, has a second book, Talk the Guns, coming out in early 2010 from Alice James Books. Another poet friend, Mike Medrano, will have his first book, I Was Born in the Cavity of Sunsets, published in 2010. Jon Veinberg has a new book, The Speed Limit of Clouds, just out from C & R Press. And another poet friend David Dominguez, author of Work Done Right from the University of Arizona Press, has founded a new literary magazine along with Reedley College colleague Rick Garza: The Packinghouse Review. *

I'm busy with quite a few exciting projects these days: I'm guest editing two projects, one for Asian American Poetry and Writing (Los Angeles) as well as the forthcoming issue of the Rio Grande Review (El Paso). I'm grateful to the editors of both publications for inviting me to serve as Guest Editor. I'm also facilitating two separate book discussion meetings for the NEA Big Read on Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. These events are in late March, one at the Selma Public Library and the other in Fresno at the Talking Book Library for the blind. I'm also looking very forward to my reading on March 18 at CSU Stanislaus---please come if you're in the area. And last but not least, I am very excited about the invitation to read in New York City for Kundiman on November 8, 2009. I'll be reading with Sandy Tseng (book forthcoming! from Four Way Books, October 2009) and the one and only Lee Ann Roripaugh.

4 comments:

Ivy said...

Hi Lee, I'll be away in Berlin (for my b'day) while Brian Turner's going to be in Swansea (Wales) next month giving a reading. I wonder how long he's going to be here?

Good luck with your projects and upcoming readings!

Lee Herrick said...

Berlin for your birthday---how nice is that? I hope you have a great time. I'm not sure how long Brian will be in Swansea, but I can ask him and let you know. Good thoughts for all the good things going on.

Ivy said...

Thanks, Lee, that would be great! It'd be a shame to miss out on meeting a friend of yours when the opportunity is so close...

Oh, well, the trip to Berlin was originally scheduled for Christmas so this is a belated Christmas present, too. :-) I'm sure it'll be fun, exploring a new city!

Collin Kelley said...

All very good news! Best of luck with your projects!