Friday, January 25, 2013

"Won't You Celebrate With Me" -- What We Ask of Flesh Book Release Party, Sat. 2/16



The time has finally arrived for the debut of my second book, What We Ask of Flesh, and I'm having a little book release bash on my campus to celebrate. I'd love to see all of my friends and family there, so please drop in if you can. Here are the details:

WHAT: Book Release Party

WHEN: Saturday, February, 16, 2013 from 3:00 - 5:00 PM

WHERE: Old Dominion Univeristy Village Bookstore, 4417 Monarch Way, Norfolk, VA 23508

INFO.: Please come and bring as many guests as you'd like (yes -- friends, children and significant others are invited too!) to share music, laughter and words with us in celebration of the release of my second book, What We Ask of Flesh, forthcoming from Etruscan Press. If you can't attend the party but would still like an autographed book, simply order from my website and I will mail your copy to you ASAP.

To promote the book's release, Etruscan has posted my author Q and A on their website and an excerpt from What We Ask of Flesh including Patricia' Smith's bang-up introduction, so please visit Etruscan Press to take a look. Feel free to leave comments and let me know what you think!

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Fast Animal Nominated for a National Book Award!

                 
                When I was 16, I moved clear across the country to help mend my grandmother and find a new way a being. I loved books more than boys and bought dozens of old paperbacks at thrift stores near my grandmother's house. I spent hours in her back room or in my Aunt Carolyn's bay window  discovering princes and poets, humanity's horror and happenstance. This is the way I found Tim Seibles. His book, Hurdy-Gurdy, fell into my heart and hands and I was hammered by its deft music. I remember, so clearly, reading the poem "Trying for Fire" sitting up in my bed and feeling a little faint, a little dizzy. My head was blaring, heart banging, I couldn't breathe. I'd never had that kind of reaction to anything (the closest visceral, gut reaction before then had come from music), certainly no book, and I'd read plenty by then--many that I loved beyond telling--but none moved me like the work of Tim Seibles in that moment.
                Years later, after I sought him out and followed him (and a boy) to ODU then weaseled my way onto his advisees list so I could sit in his office and marvel once each term, he told me I was a poet, and that this poet's life was possible, even in a stark and dire world. He sent me to Cave Canem (praise be), then to Bennington, then eventually back to Etruscan Press. He has colored so much of the timeline in my life and I am so grateful to know him this morning and know that now (finally) a great many others will love his fire, too. He is, indeed, a Fast Animal, a brilliant mind, an open eye and heart.
                

Monday, August 13, 2012

Teaching at The Muse Writers Center!



Well, I am jumping in head first this fall; I've started my new gig as the Director of Writing and Faculty Development at my alma mater and have finally linked up with the good folks at The Muse to teach a poetry workshop on formal verse. I'm psyched about all this good work going on in the world and about what we'll be creating soon! Please come join the party if you can. Here are the details:

Inventive Forms: Exploring Formal Poetry

This course is designed for beginning or experienced poets who are interested in learning more about formal verse and various poetic forms. We will study works by various formalists including: Basho, Sonia Sanchez, Shakespeare, Wanda Coleman, Robert Frost, Sterling Brown, A. Van Jordan, Martin Espada and others. We will learn about several forms during each class and these will include: the haiku, sonnet, villanelle, sestina, ghazal, blues form, bop, abecedarian, hybrids and many more. Poets will write original poems in form to be discussed in our workshop. Work will be submitted prior to each class and will be discussed by the group on each meeting date.
Sundays, 4-6:30 p.m. (bi-weekly)
a 4 week session beginning October 28
Instructor: Remica Bingham
Open to: poets with some workshop experience
Meets: October 28, November 11, 25, December 9
Session cost: $155 ($145 returning students)
Seats Remaining: 8

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Good Things on the Horizon...


It has been more than a year and a great many things have happened in my life. Much to my father's chagrin, I put down the blog and Facebook (gasp!) to focus on living and writing for a while. Fortunately, I was able to get some real work done and fruitage of all that labor will be making its way into the world soon:


Friday, February 11, 2011

What's the word???

From remicalbingham.blogspot.com



Thanks to lover of poetry and poet Rafael Alvarado, I did a blog talk radio interview yesterday about Conversion and my writing process. Billy Burgos was a great host and I answered a few questions I've never been asked before. Click here to listen to the full interview and let me know what you think!

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

All Kinds of Good...

This is a busy, busy time! There is so much going on that I thought I'd add a few links here to keep folks abreast of some of the excitement:

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Pre-Order this Book! Demetrice Worley's "Tongues in My Mouth"


I was working on another post when I got the news that a fierce poet and good friend, Demetrice Worley, may have a delay in the release of her debut book, Tongues in My Mouth. Do yourself a favor in the New Year and pre-order a copy today! Check out the details from the poetess herself:

My book publisher has informed me that because of slow advance orders for my poetry book, he will be forced to move back the publication date for my book by several months UNLESS advance orders are received within the first two weeks of January 2011.
Advance copies of Tongues in My Mouth are only $9 (+2.50 for shipping and handling), and you can order them on-line at the Main Street Rag Bookstore's Coming Soon page.
According to Nikki Giovanni, national and international poet, “What an opus Demetrice Anntía Worley has created with Tongues in My Mouth. The stark and beautiful truths she explores are ones we ought to know and begin to view. This book needs to be on every desk. Thank you Demetrice Anntía Worley, for your insight. For your bravery. For your soul stirring. Tongues in My Mouth is an important book.”

More detailed information about my book is available on my Tongues in My Mouth blog and ont my Main Street Rag Author's Page.
Without your support, I will not be able to do three book readings in March and April 2011 and the wonderful book launch party I am planning will not occur.

Please order your advance copy today and send me a message letting me know you placed your order. When I receive your message I will send you a Tongues in My Mouth 2011 Calendar. In addition, I will have solid advance book order numbers to show my publisher the interest in my poetry.
If you have already ordered a copy, please send me a message and I will send you the Tongues in My Mouth 2011 Calendar, and I will add your order to the number of advance orders placed.

Please share this information with any of your friends that you think might be interested in buying my book.
Thank you in advance for your support.
Yours in Poetry and Peace,
Demetrice Anntia Worley