Giveaway!

Here's your chance to win a free signed copy of Mendeleev's Mandala, my new book from Mayapple Press. You can't win if you don't play!

It's Here!

Well, technically, it's at my mother's place in California, and she will be shipping it here soon. And my author's copies are on their way too. Copies are available at Mayapple Press and regular online book venues (ie Amazon, etc.), but when possible, support small presses first! I'll have copies too, soon, so remember to support the writers too!

Last Chance

My new book Mendeleev's Mandala will be published on February 15th, so it's your last chance to get the special pre-order price from Mayapple Press.

Thanks to all who've ordered already--your books will ship soon!

A MOOC Point

Did you take the University of Iowa International Writing Program's MOOC course last year, How Writers Write Poetry? I did, and it was a good experience, and free.

If you don't know about it, watch this year's teaser video, featuring Claudia Rankine and Christopher Merrill, who will be the facilitators this year.

Poets who will also contribute to the course include: U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Hass, Kwame Dawes, Marvin Bell, Lia Purpura, Kazim Ali, Kate Greenstreet, Natasha Tiniacos, and many others.

And here's where you can register.

Classes start March 23rd.

Your Daily Bread (Loaf)

Two extraordinary things I ran across this week:

1) Mary Oliver gives a rare interview on Krista Tippett's podcast On Being. It includes the extraordinary and surprising story about how she wrote her very famous poem "Wild Geese," as well as discussions about her childhood and her recent health issues.

2) Poet Rachel Heimowitz gave me the heads-up on Bread Loaf Conference materials available online in the form of podcasts. Years of craft talks and readings are available, and you can download both categories together, or you can download just craft talks or just readings.