Submishmash Has a New Name

Submishmash, the one-stop submissions site, has a new name, Submittable.com. Read about the change here. But don't panic. Your old Submishmash links will continue to work; you just now have more options.

Powell's for Poetry

Here's a great way to celebrate National Poetry Month. Powell's Books is offering 15% off all poetry titles for the month of April. So now's the time to buy those books you've been coveting.

Hat tip to Shara Lessley, at whose blog I discovered this fact when I was following up on bloggers involved in The Big Poetry Giveaway. My drawing is open all month for that event, as are many other bloggers'; you can find out who and where here. You might even learn about something incidental, like I learned about the sale at Powell's.

Be Friends With All Nations

All Nations Press has a deal for all its Facebook friends. As long as you remain their friend on Facebook, you can enter their non-fiction and their poetry chapbook competitions for a one-time donation of only $12, instead of the usual $20 per entry. That means you can submit again and again on the strength of your one-time $12 donation. Check it out.

The Big Poetry Giveaway

Last year I participated in the Annual Big Poetry Giveaway as a recipient, and this year I'm happy to join in by offering two books to two lucky winners.

What is the Big Poetry Giveaway? It's a celebration of National Poetry Month, organized by poet Kelli Russell Agodon, in which bloggers hold drawings to give away 2 books of poetry (often one of their own and one of someone else's) to lucky winners. Go to Agodon's blog to find a list of other bloggers participating, or to sign up to participate as a giver of poetry yourself.

This year I am offering the following two books:

1) The Insomniac's Weather Report, by me.

2) Yuba Flows, an anthology from Hip Pocket Press including poetry by Kirsten Casey, Gary Cooke, Cheryl Dumesnil, Judy Halebsky, Iven Lourie, & Scott Young. I came to know about this anthology from the very talented poet Judy Halebsky, who is included in this edition.



To win, leave a comment below, with your name and a way to contact you should you win (can be an email address or a blog address or a website). I'll use a random number generator during the first week of May to determine winners. Stay posted for that.

Additionally, guest blogger Mari L'Esperance offers two books for the Big Poetry Giveaway at another post on this blog here.

Luther Lashes Out

"You are spiritual scarecrows and monk calves." Or so said Martin Luther. Also, "Your astute minds have been completely turned into stinking mushrooms." How about this gem? "You are like mouse-dropping in the pepper."

Want to get insulted by Martin Luther? There's a website for that. Check it out, when you're feeling uppity, or just too good about life in general.

Or for kicks. Guy had a way with words.

(And here's a Lutherism tailor-made for me: "Are you not making an elephant out of a fly? What wonder workers!")

Hat tip to Blue Montakhab for this link.