tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202404302024-11-01T03:39:17.934-07:00Poemeleon: The BlogThe official blog for Poemeleon: A Journal of Poetry, and home of the contributor interview series The Habitual Poet.
Check back frequently for submissions information, news, and updates.Cati Porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10855727017652177110noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20240430.post-45447084549818472502010-02-10T11:44:00.001-08:002010-02-10T11:50:06.305-08:00Poemeleon: The Blog moved to the Poemeleon website Dear Readers: In the interest of consolodation, ease of navigation, and my own belief that simpler is better, I have decided to move Poemeleon: The Blog over to the Poemeleon website and will be consolidating the NewsBlog with The Blog, all in the interest of efficiency and in concert with some other organizational changes we've made. Bear with us while we continue to streamline our operation. Cati Porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10855727017652177110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20240430.post-10003694865493591862010-01-22T15:15:00.000-08:002010-01-25T07:06:27.661-08:00The Habitual Poet: Grace Marie GraftonInstallment #18: : :The Habitual Poet is an ongoing series of contributor interviews. If you are a Poemeleon contributor and would like to participate copy & paste the Q's from below and e-mail your answers to: editor@poemeleon.org.: : :ReadingQ: Where do you prefer to get your books? The library.Q: How many poetry books do you think you own, and what percentage of these have you actually Cati Porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10855727017652177110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20240430.post-461227725601262592009-12-31T09:51:00.000-08:002009-12-31T10:12:36.755-08:00The Habitual Poet: Robert KrutInstallment #17: : :The Habitual Poet is an ongoing series of contributor interviews. If you are a Poemeleon contributor and would like to participate copy & paste the Q's from below and e-mail your answers to: editor@poemeleon.org.: : :Reading:Q: Where do you prefer to get your books?Los Angeles has a lot of great independent bookstores—Skylight, Vroman’s, Stories, Book Soup—I buy at those Cati Porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10855727017652177110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20240430.post-44002082962596981542009-11-05T10:11:00.000-08:002009-11-05T11:25:10.399-08:00The Habitual Poet: Ann Fisher-WirthInstallment #16: : :The Habitual Poet is an ongoing series of contributor interviews. If you are a Poemeleon contributor and would like to participate copy & paste the Q's from below and e-mail your answers to: editor@poemeleon.org.: : :ReadingQ: Where do you prefer to get your books?I get my books from lots of places. In Oxford, MS, where I live, we have a fantastic independent bookstore, Cati Porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10855727017652177110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20240430.post-59403486261604549452009-10-29T10:04:00.000-07:002009-10-28T14:56:25.891-07:00The Habitual Poet: Andrea PotosInstallment #15: : :The Habitual Poet is an ongoing series of contributor interviews. If you are a Poemeleon contributor and would like to participate copy & paste the Q's from below and e-mail your answers to: editor@poemeleon.org.: : :ReadingQ: Where do you prefer to get your books?At local bookstores, preferably an independent bookstore or good usedbookstore.Q: How many poetry books do youCati Porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10855727017652177110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20240430.post-38672410124341141932009-10-28T14:58:00.000-07:002009-10-28T15:01:04.298-07:00Nominees for Best of the Web and othersHere are the recent nominations we have made for works appearing in Poemeleon in the last two issues. Congratulations to everyone on this list, and to everyone whose work we have published. If we could nominate all of you we would! Nominees for the 2010 Best of the Web Anthology (Dzanc Books): Jo Scott-Coe, for "Not So Gay at the YMCA" (The Gender Issue) Diane Seuss, for "Baby goodbye" (The Cati Porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10855727017652177110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20240430.post-86178414094741866172009-10-28T12:39:00.000-07:002009-10-28T12:55:39.827-07:00The Winner of the Mystery Box Contest is...Here.(This may be anti-climactic for some, but I'm playing catch-up on the posts and I certainly don't want to miss out on making the big announcement on this blog. You might have noticed that the poll has been removed from the sidebar. That is because a NEW Mystery Box Contest is in full swing. Check it out here.)Cati Porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10855727017652177110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20240430.post-19566403765155259832009-10-28T12:29:00.000-07:002009-10-28T12:36:34.616-07:00The Gender IssueThe Gender Issue is now available online. Visit the website to read new work by:Tony Barnstone, Charles Harper Webb, Diane Seuss, Jeannine Hall Gailey, Stephany Prodromides, Ching-In Chen, Michelle Bitting, Jennifer K Sweeney, Sherry Chandler, Andrea O'Brien, Kathryn Stripling Byer, Roy Jacobstein, Richard Garcia, Lafayette Wattles, Marbrook Djelloul, Bernard Henrie, and lots lots more!Also Cati Porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10855727017652177110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20240430.post-42743044457703796302009-10-03T14:07:00.000-07:002009-10-03T14:12:51.795-07:00West Hollywood Book Fair tomorrow! Come by and listen to Michelle Bitting, Ching-In Chen, Chella Courington, Jeannine Hall Gailey, Robert Krut, and Paul Lieber, 3 -4 pm, the Lounge Stage. For more information visit the WeHoBookFair website or click this link to download a PDF of the flyer for our event, where you can also pick up a Poemeleon sticker and be the first to see the latest Mystery Box in person.(P.S. I know, Cati Porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10855727017652177110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20240430.post-38764614150376627652009-09-25T15:28:00.000-07:002009-09-26T12:50:35.851-07:00The Habitual Poet: Charles Harper WebbInstallment #14: : :The Habitual Poet is an ongoing series of contributor interviews. If you are a Poemeleon contributor and would like to participate copy & paste the Q's from below and e-mail your answers to: editor@poemeleon.org.: : :ReadingQ: Where do you prefer to get your books?I buy from independent stores when I can, but in fact am more likely to get the books from the library or, Cati Porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10855727017652177110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20240430.post-17288526353750919432009-09-22T10:04:00.000-07:002009-09-22T11:09:09.652-07:00The Habitual Poet: Jason BredleInstallment #13: : :The Habitual Poet is an ongoing series of contributor interviews. If you are a Poemeleon contributor and would like to participate copy & paste the Q's from below and e-mail your answers to: editor@poemeleon.org.: : :ReadingQ: Where do you prefer to get your books?I’d prefer to get them from a really awesome bookstore, but I usually get them from Amazon or directly from Cati Porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10855727017652177110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20240430.post-11297969633351918352009-09-14T12:20:00.000-07:002009-09-14T15:54:39.399-07:00The Habitual Poet: Deborah BogenInstallment #12: : :The Habitual Poet is an ongoing series of contributor interviews. If you are a Poemeleon contributor and would like to participate copy & paste the Q's from below and e-mail your answers to: editor@poemeleon.org.: : :ReadingQ: Where do you prefer to get your books?Everywhere. I buy online, new and used. I buy audiobooks and put them on my Ipod for running. I own a Kindle Cati Porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10855727017652177110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20240430.post-30474556961629172162009-08-11T10:12:00.001-07:002009-09-09T10:22:51.435-07:00The Habitual Poet: Barbara CrookerInstallment #11: : :The Habitual Poet is an ongoing series of contributor interviews. If you are a Poemeleon contributor and would like to participate copy & paste the Q's from below and e-mail your answers to: editor@poemeleon.org.: : :ReadingQ: Where do you prefer to get your books?From other writers at readings. Q: How many poetry books do you think you own, and what percentage of these Cati Porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10855727017652177110noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20240430.post-11273924573887749922009-08-11T10:03:00.001-07:002009-09-03T09:18:17.366-07:00The Habitual Poet: Martha SilanoInstallment #10: : :The Habitual Poet is an ongoing series of contributor interviews. If you are a Poemeleon contributor and would like to participate copy & paste the Q's from below and e-mail your answers to: editor@poemeleon.org.: : :ReadingQ: Where do you prefer to get your books?Used bookstores and local bookstores.Q: How many poetry books do you think you own, and what percentage of Cati Porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10855727017652177110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20240430.post-13475533058517543572009-08-11T10:02:00.003-07:002009-09-03T09:24:08.240-07:00The Habitual Poet: Janice D. SoderlingInstallment #9: : :The Habitual Poet is an ongoing series of contributor interviews. If you are a Poemeleon contributor and would like to participate copy & paste the Q's from below and e-mail your answers to: editor@poemeleon.org.: : :ReadingQ: Where do you prefer to get your books?I prefer to buy them from independent bookshops, and always end up with an armload when I am in a city. But I Cati Porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10855727017652177110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20240430.post-73972174054787176022009-08-11T10:02:00.001-07:002009-09-03T09:18:17.367-07:00The Habitual Poet: Lucia GallowayInstallment #8: : :The Habitual Poet is an ongoing series of contributor interviews. If you are a Poemeleon contributor and would like to participate copy & paste the Q's from below and e-mail your answers to: editor@poemeleon.org.: : :ReadingQ: Where do you prefer to get your books? I have a number of sources: readings and book signings; used bookstores (good for finding single-volume Cati Porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10855727017652177110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20240430.post-7166794681535696552009-08-11T09:52:00.000-07:002009-09-03T09:18:17.368-07:00The Habitual Poet: Diane SeussInstallment #7: : :The Habitual Poet is an ongoing series of contributor interviews. If you are a Poemeleon contributor and would like to participate copy & paste the Q's from below and e-mail your answers to: editor@poemeleon.org.: : :ReadingQ: Where do you prefer to get your books?We have a nice used bookstore in Kalamazoo--Kazoo Books. If I can find what I want there, that's my preferenceCati Porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10855727017652177110noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20240430.post-25288641955204301882009-08-11T09:50:00.000-07:002009-09-03T09:18:17.368-07:00The Habitual Poet: Christina LovinInstallment #6: : :The Habitual Poet is an ongoing series of contributor interviews. If you are a Poemeleon contributor and would like to participate copy & paste the Q's from below and e-mail your answers to: editor@poemeleon.org.: : :ReadingQ: Where do you prefer to get your books?I prefer to get them from independent booksellers, but that's not always possible. I also like to buy books atCati Porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10855727017652177110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20240430.post-63796412633597295822009-08-11T09:08:00.000-07:002009-09-03T09:18:17.368-07:00The Habitual Poet: Ann E. MichaelInstallment #5: : :The Habitual Poet is an ongoing series of contributor interviews. If you are a Poemeleon contributor and would like to participate copy & paste the Q's from below and e-mail your answers to: editor@poemeleon.org.: : :ReadingQ: Where do you prefer to get your books?From my friends, and from small independent bookstores...though I admit to the occasional Amazon habit.Q: How Cati Porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10855727017652177110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20240430.post-39713884860614306272009-07-29T17:43:00.000-07:002009-09-03T09:18:17.369-07:00The Habitual Poet: Alex GrantInstallment #4: : :The Habitual Poet is an ongoing series of contributor interviews. If you are a Poemeleon contributor and would like to participate copy & paste the Q's from below and e-mail your answers to: editor@poemeleon.org.: : :ReadingQ: Where do you prefer to get your books?Order directly from the publisher if possible.Q: How many poetry books do you think you own, and what Cati Porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10855727017652177110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20240430.post-30586996231982059592009-07-23T06:33:00.000-07:002009-09-03T09:18:17.369-07:00The Habitual Poet: Catherine DalyInstallment #3 : : : The Habitual Poet is an ongoing series of contributor interviews. If you are a Poemeleon contributor and would like to participate copy & paste the Q's from below and e-mail your answers to: editor@poemeleon.org. : : : Reading Q: Where do you prefer to get your books? I rephrase this, where do I actually get my books? At readings, mostly. AWP. Book swapping. Cati Porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10855727017652177110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20240430.post-65225849777539981652009-07-20T08:04:00.000-07:002009-09-03T09:18:17.370-07:00The Habitual Poet: Jendi ReiterInstallment #2: : :The Habitual Poet is an ongoing series of contributor interviews. If you are a Poemeleon contributor and would like to participate copy & paste the Q's from below and e-mail your answers to: editor@poemeleon.org.: : :ReadingQ: Where do you prefer to get your books?Amazon.comQ: How many poetry books do you think you own, and what percentage of these have you actually read?Cati Porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10855727017652177110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20240430.post-19217129547848376102009-07-19T07:55:00.000-07:002009-09-03T09:18:17.370-07:00The Habitual Poet: Tony BarnstoneInstallment #1: : :The Habitual Poet is an ongoing series of contributor interviews. If you are a Poemeleon contributor and would like to participate copy & paste the Q's from below and e-mail your answers to: editor@poemeleon.org.: : :ReadingQ: Where do you prefer to get your books?I prefer getting them new at a good literary bookstore (such as Vroman’s in Pasadena) so that the author gets Cati Porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10855727017652177110noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20240430.post-66815483184760351062009-07-05T14:14:00.000-07:002009-07-21T09:21:22.086-07:00Lavina Blossom's poem, "Three" (from the humor issue) featured today on Best New Poems OnlineHope you've all had a wonderful Independence Day! I spent mine watching the fireworks through the lens of a camera trying to get a decent shot, while also trying to hold my hands over my son's ears to shield them from the noise, then this morning read Shaindel Beers' A Brief History of Time.Just a couple of really quick FYI's as we still have a few hours left of this holiday weekend: First, the Cati Porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10855727017652177110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20240430.post-43538469419138081822009-06-28T10:05:00.001-07:002009-07-21T09:23:18.092-07:00Two days left to submit to Gender IssueHi folks,Happy summer, and hope you're all finding time to write!Just FYI: June 30th is the last day you can submit work for the issue devoted to the exploration of gender-related themes. To view the guidelines and to submit (if you haven't already) go here:http://www.poemeleon.org/submission-guidelines2/.If you happen to miss that deadline, or don't have anything that fits the issue, there's Cati Porterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10855727017652177110noreply@blogger.com0