Posts Tagged “bending light into verse”
I know the stain of his voice. What he needs to close his mouth completely. There was a time when I was able to call him a name and there was a time when I was able to curdle a voice. I felt the haunch and rigor of his throat. I felt the importance of [...]
What are we celebrating? Bending Light into Verse has released IN THOSE DAYS WE. AND! You can now get the print version from Amazon You can also check it out for $FREE at ISSUU IN THOSE DAYS WE is an attempt to look backward into our collective past, and to make flesh of the ghosts [...]
“Photographed. As if we had ever really been here or part of anything, anywhere. Or able to choose. Begin it or end. Or aim. As if we’d been given names.” – Kathryn Rantala, MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
Data file recovery complete: telephone cables arranged in cedilla, icicles accent aigu. A light meter teeter-totters—overcast, the selenium shot—like a spirit level bubble, wavering. Shannon, Reykjavik, Santa Maria, on HF radio, U- or V-: “the night ark / adrift, / & water- / divided, the / stars.” -Andrew Zawacki originally published in Conjunctions 56: Terra [...]
somewhere a childhood that was not mine i remember as my own its sudden burst of trees, its carefully planted stars just outside the frame, its chaff swirling back into uncut wheat, back into seed, back into your hands that once dug up six inches of hard earth and believed that enough to reach China. [...]
Spread the word! Bending Light into Verse III is officially released. Softcover print version available for preview & purchase at Blurb: Bending Light Into Verse III Online viewing or PDF download – available $free at Issuu Bending Light Into Verse III
Bending Light into Verse is ecstatic to announce the exceptional contributors to Volume III. Follow Bending Light into Verse on Facebook or Twitter for updates. Contributors include: Andrew Zawacki BL Pawelek Claudia Lamar Ed Makowski Eryk Wenziak Felino Soriano Helen Vitoria Howie Good J.D. Nelson John Sibley Williams Joseph Quintela Keith Higginbotham Kristina Marie Darling [...]
Joe’s Smoke & News is the title of Doug Draime‘s latest ebook. The description on Smashwords reads: “A subtle, nostalgic, and haunting vision of loyalty, lust, and loneliness in 1950s Indiana–written by small press legend Doug Draime, and presented by mendicant bookworks”. Available here: Joe’s Smoke & News
Bending Light into Verse V2 contributor Helen Vitoria has recently announced Thrush Poetry Journal. Why the name THRUSH? According to their site: “Thrushes are a species of bird, the songs of some are considered to be among the most beautiful in the world. We love that and that is how we feel about poetry.” Congratulations, [...]
The release event was a great success! David Tomaloff was able to capture the audio from the event. Audio clips will be posted soon. Extra special thanks to Matt Specht, who was the emcee for the evening. Also, a big thank you to Straylight Literary Magazine for hosting the event. And last, but certainly not [...]
Stephanie Lecci was kind enough to invite Jennifer and David Tomaloff to discuss Bending Light Into Verse II on 89.7 FM WUWM’s Lake Effect. This interview aired Friday at about 10:20 am. The audio of the program is available to listen to or download on the Lake Effect site. Click here to listen
Thanks to Kelly Mackay, a last minute interview was scheduled on AM 1050 WLIP’s show “Happenings Radio Q&A.” I spoke with the show hosts, Frank and Kim Carmichael. The interview aired at 2:40pm Friday, April 15th. This show will be rebroadcast Monday, April 18th from 12 am – 2 am (the interview will likely be [...]
Jason Behrends has posted a nice little review on Bending Light into Verse II on What to Wear During an Orange Alert. Thank you Jason!!
The theme this week at 52|250 was another world. I submitted my photograph titled the light and it was accepted. Thank you Walter Bjorkman! This photograph was taken last May in the Northwoods. The glow of green and fire-red/orange, along with the sound of the wind slithering through the pines made this particular night feel [...]
Bending Light into Verse contributor, David Tomaloff, was recently interviewed by Robert Vaughan on 89.7 WUWM Lake Effect’s Flash Fiction Friday series. You can hear the flash interview and David read his writing titled WE LOST THE CHILDREN, ONE BY ONE (originally published by HOUSEFIRE). David’s interview starts at ≈5:45ish see: Flash Fiction Friday, Danger and [...]
Open publication – Free publishing – More bendinglightintoverse Aquire Available for preview & purchase at Blurb: Bending Light Into Verse II (premium paper) Bending Light Into Verse II (standard paper) PDF version – available $free at Issuu Bending Light Into Verse II Photography by: Jennifer L. Tomaloff Featuring written works by: Felino A. Soriano Doug [...]
Four photographs accepted at Guerilla Pamphlets. Watch for the new photography section of the Guerilla Pamphlets website. I will update when the photographs are available for viewing. Thank you, editor, Archey P Caane!
Bending Light into Verse v.2 contributor, Paul Scot August, will be interviewed by none other than Bending Light into Verse v.2 contributor, Ed Makowski with Stephanie Lecci on 89.7 WUWM: Lake Effect. Tune in at 10am to hear the interview as it airs, and then go here to listen to it again. Yes, it’s going [...]