Tag: publicity
Posted on December 31, 2020
by Lesley Wheeler
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It’s exasperating when people refer to a work of art as “great” as if that were an objective pronouncement. Great for what? The idea that there could be stable, neutral criteria by which literature could be judged more or less worthy is at best… Continue Reading “A Very Good Anti-Best List”
Posted on January 24, 2020
by Lesley Wheeler
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THIS is the best thing about this week: a stunning cover for my forthcoming poetry book, featuring a painting called “Censer” by Ida Floreak and designed by Nikkita Colhoon. Nikkita’s work was one of the draws, for me, in working with Tinderbox Editions–all her… Continue Reading “She’s in a state, all right”
Posted on June 26, 2019
by Lesley Wheeler
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Q: I question the worth of my writing on a near-daily basis. Is there a way to just get over it? A: Okay, okay, I admit it, that question comes from Dr. Ms. Poetry Professor herself, but it’s a genuine one. If you have… Continue Reading “Dear poetry professor: self-doubt”
Posted on July 13, 2016
by Lesley Wheeler
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Lately I’ve been reading in a fragmentary way–journalism, parts of books, letters in archives–in the shadow of crises. Too much death and division in the news; too many friends ill. The latest small, stupid pain came from a hornet’s sting Sunday. I guess the… Continue Reading “Book promotion, reading, butt-sitting”
Posted on January 17, 2016
by Lesley Wheeler
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I’m not the only writer who’s fascinated by the processes of inspiration, composition, and revision, but horrified by the processes of self-promotion. And I do mean full-on gothic trauma complete with repressed guilt rising monstrously from a shallow grave and chasing me through the… Continue Reading “How and why”
Category: UncategorizedTags: Barrow Street Press, being tired of hearing about Brooklyn, Ben Lerner, Eileen Myles, Frank Bures, Hampden-Sydney Poetry Review, Hampden-Sydney Review, Kenyon Review, process, productivity, publicity, Radioland, salamander, self-promotion
Posted on September 21, 2015
by Lesley Wheeler
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My new book of poems, Radioland, is now available for purchase! My own box is supposed to arrive today, although I live in such a small town we don’t receive daily UPS delivery, so it could be tomorrow. I’m jittery with suspense. In the meantime, I thought… Continue Reading “Hey you out there in radioland!”
Posted on September 4, 2015
by Lesley Wheeler
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Now my daughter is off in radioland–away at college but constantly present in my imagination, and intermittently present through texts and posts. A message with cheerful emoji has such an instant calming effect on my blood pressure–it’s amazing that when I went to Rutgers,… Continue Reading “Crazed poet-parent launches daughter and book”
