Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Guest Blogger & Giveaway Host: Mari L'Esperance

I'm happy today to have a guest blogger, poet Mari L'Esperance. Mari joins us as part of the Big Poetry Giveaway. Welcome, Mari!

Big Poetry Giveaway 2012

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Jessica has generously agreed to let me "borrow" her blog to announce my participation in the NaPoMo poetry giveaway. I'm giving away a copy of my book The Darkened Temple, which was awarded a Prairie Schooner Book Prize and published by the University of Nebraska Press in 2008. Along with my book, I'm giving away a brand-new, hardcover copy of Yusef Komunyakaa's The Chameleon Couch (2011 Farrar, Straus and Giroux).
The Darkened Temple by Mari L'Esperance
The Chameleon Couch: Poems

If you're interested, please let me know in the comments section and be sure to include your email address and/or blog URL. On May 1 I'll do a random drawing of all interested parties and notify the winner by email. Thanks so much and happy reading! —Mari L'Esperance (www.marilesperance.com)
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18 comments:

  1. MariApril 10, 2012 at 10:41 AM

    My thanks to you, Jessica!

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  2. ErinApril 10, 2012 at 3:02 PM

    Goodness, what wonderful choices. Please count me in.

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  3. Carol BergApril 11, 2012 at 12:08 AM

    me too! me too!

    BergCaro (at) gmail (dot) com

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  4. KathleenApril 11, 2012 at 12:11 PM

    Happy to join in! And I am doing it, too, at:

    http://kathleenkirkpoetry.blogspot.com/

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  5. Jessica GoodfellowApril 11, 2012 at 2:24 PM

    Count me in too, Mari!

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  6. MariApril 12, 2012 at 5:38 AM

    Thanks for your interest, everyone! And to Jessica, again, for being such a generous host. Stay tuned...

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  7. AllysonApril 12, 2012 at 8:47 AM

    Please add me!

    Allyson Whipple
    whipplea[at]gmail[dot]com

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  8. MollyApril 12, 2012 at 1:41 PM

    Would love to be entered!
    - Molly
    www.mollysuttonkiefer.com
    www.mapsandpoetry.blogspot.com

    (molly dot sutton dot kiefer at gmail dot the rest)

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  9. AndrewApril 13, 2012 at 3:21 AM

    Thanks for doing this!

    Andrew Ty
    eldritch00 at gmail dot com

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  10. Poet-NerdApril 14, 2012 at 4:12 AM

    Thanks for doing this. Please count me in. nandini

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  11. Tara Mae MulroyApril 14, 2012 at 11:48 PM

    Count me in!

    Tara Mae Mulroy
    taramaemulroy@gmail.com

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  12. Michael A. WellsApril 15, 2012 at 7:34 AM

    Please count me in on the drawing.

    Thanks!

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  13. ReneeApril 18, 2012 at 11:09 PM

    please add me to your drawing!
    Renee
    thisquiethour at gmail dot com

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  14. MollyApril 21, 2012 at 2:30 AM

    Please enter me, as well. Thanks!

    mollycspencer at gmail dot com

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  15. MariApril 22, 2012 at 6:55 AM

    Thanks, everyone (and Jessica). I'll post again on May 1 with the name of the lucky winner (and will send an email, too). —Mari

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  16. Shawnte OrionMay 1, 2012 at 10:08 AM

    It took me awhile to figure out what was going on here, but I would love to be entered, as well.

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  17. Joseph HarkerMay 1, 2012 at 12:19 PM

    If it's not too late, I'd like to drop my name in...

    Joseph Harker
    linksfreude@gmail.com
    namingconstellations.wordpress.com

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  18. MariMay 2, 2012 at 2:07 AM

    Thanks, everyone, for participating! I've used a random name selector to choose the two winners:

    - Carol has won a copy of my poetry collection _The Darkened Temple_ (2008 U. of Nebraska Press)!

    - Michael has won a copy of Yusef Komunyakaa's _The Chameleon Couch_! (2011 FSG)!

    I'll be emailing the winners shortly with the news and to get snail mail addresses for mailing your winnings.

    Congratulations to both winners and a VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU to Jessica for hosting me on her blog so I could participate in the Big Poetry Giveaway for National Poetry Month! —Mari

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