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Wednesday, April 03, 2013

Selling like hotcakes!

Elizabeth Adams of Phoenicia Publishing

In honor of National Poetry Month, paperback editions of all Phoenicia Publishing full-length poetry books are on sale for the price of $12.50 rather than the usual $13.95. Titles included are:

Thaliad - Marly Youmans

70 Faces: Torah Poems - Rachel Barenblat

Angels & Beasts - Claudia Serea

Ancient Lights - Dick Jones

Mercy Island - Ren Powell

"Take advantage of the excellent price, and support poetry and independent publishing at the same time!" -- Beth Adams.

I own paperback or hardcover copies of each of these except one--shall have to rectify that omission!--and can recommend them. In addition to reading some wonderful poetry, you may enjoy the immaculate design work of Phoenicia: it is no less than stellar.

Addendum after a day of car repairs:

Marly Youmans shared a link.

a few seconds ago

Okay, so MAYBE I was being radically optimistic when I said Phoenicia's poetry books were selling like wild, crazy, madly-spinning hotcakes. But you know, they could, they really could, and you could help by sharing this and other posts! Phoenicia Publishing paperbacks are on sale for the length of National Poetry Month, books by Rachel Barenblat / Dick Jones / Ren Powell/ Claudia Serea / Marly Youmans. They're just as tasty as the tastiest hotcake, they last a whole lot longer, and they feed the mind and spirit as well as, in emergency, the body. Some hardcovers also available via Phoenicia.

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Dale12:58 PM, April 03, 2013
Beth is doing a wonderful job, there!
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Marly Youmans3:33 PM, April 03, 2013
Yes, indeed she is. She is such a great designer, and has taste in every area one could desire in a publisher.
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Alas, I must once again remind large numbers of Chinese salesmen and other worldwide peddlers that if they fall into the Gulf of Spam, they will be eaten by roaming Balrogs. The rest of you, lovers of grace, poetry, and horses (nod to Yeats--you do not have to be fond of horses), feel free to leave fascinating missives and curious arguments.

Youmans (pronounced like 'yeoman' with an 's' added) is the best-kept secret among contemporary American writers --John Wilson, editor, Books and Culture. Marly Youmans is a novelist and poet out of sync with the times but in tune with the ages --First Things. I cannot recommend an author more than Marly Youmans, whose fantastic prose is absolutely gorgeous & haunting --novelist Sebastien Doubinsky. Youmans, one of the biggest secrets of contemporary American fiction, writes with freshness & beauty --Jeffery Beam.

HER BOOK-CHILDREN

CHARIS IN THE WORLD OF WONDERS (Ignatius Press, 2020)
THE BOOK OF THE RED KING (Phoenicia Publishing, 2019)
MAZE OF BLOOD (Mercer University Press, 2015)
GLIMMERGLASS (Mercer University Press, 2014)
THALIAD (Montreal: Phoenicia Publishing, 2012)
THE FOLIATE HEAD (UK: Stanza Press, 2012)
A DEATH AT THE WHITE CAMELLIA ORPHANAGE (Mercer University Press, 2012)
THE THRONE OF PSYCHE (Mercer University Press, 2011)
VAL/ORSON (UK: P. S. Publishing, 2009)
INGLEDOVE (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2005)
CLAIRE (Louisiana State University Press - Poetry Series, 2003)
THE CURSE OF THE RAVEN MOCKER (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2003)
THE WOLF PIT (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2001)
CATHERWOOD (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1996)
LITTLE JORDAN (David R. Godine, Publisher, 1995)

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Wednesday, April 03, 2013

Selling like hotcakes!

Marly Youmans shared a link.

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