[New-Poetry] Re: ANNOUNCING A NEW RELEASE FROM WAVE BOOKS: State of the Union: 50 Politica...

[JforJames at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/1/2008 3:41:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time,  
info at wavepoetry.com writes:

Dear  Friends and Supporters of Wave Books,

We are pleased to introduce to  you a timely and significant volume of
poetry from Wave Books: State of the  Union: 50 Political Poems, an
anthology co-edited by Joshua Beckman and  Matthew Zapruder, featuring
the work of a dynamic gathering of fifty  contemporary American poets.

AVAILABLE NOW:
STATE OF THE UNION: 50  POLITICAL POEMS

As we traverse this time of heightened social and  political
engagement, State of the Union offers a spectrum of poems that  enact
and catalyze the critical and imaginative thinking necessary  in
responding to the complexity of the time. 

The anthology features  work by John Ashbery, James Tate, Fanny Howe,
Anselm Berrigan, Eileen  Myles, Terrance Hayes, Albert Goldbarth,
Catherine Wagner, Tao Lin, Michael  Palmer, Lucille Clifton, Joe
Wenderoth, John Yau, Richard Siken, CAConrad,  Rebecca Wolff, Peter
Gizzi, Juliana Spahr, Wang Ping among many  others.

As we continue to be arrested by William Carlos Williams's  utterly
timeless forewarning---that "It is difficult / to get the news  from
poems / yet men die miserably every day / for lack / of what is  found
there"---we turn, ritually and reflexively, to poems. 

Visit  State of the Union here: http://www.wavepoetry.com/catalog/66

In  September and October, Wave Books is co-sponsoring and organizing
a series  of readings nationwide in conjunction with, and in the
spirit of, State of  the Union, with readings in Berkeley, Chicago,
New York City, Philadelphia  and Washington D.C. For information and
updates on these readings, as well  as related events and ephemera,
please visit the Wave Books Calendar  here:

http://www.wavepoetry.com/calendar

Or State of the Union's  Facebook page here:  
http://www.facebook.com/pages/State-of-the-Union-50-Political-Poems/3572170142
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Stay  tuned to the Wave Books website for information about a
forthcoming blog of  political and poetic discourse, PoetryPolitic: A
Blog in 50 Days, which  will run from September 15th through November
4th. 

ALSO AVAILABLE:  
JOHN GODFREY'S CITY OF CORNERS

"While others are busy catching  their own reflection in the
storefront of poetry, Godfrey goes to work on  the damage and squalor
of the overlooked. His genius rings true." (Peter  Gizzi). 

Visit City of Corners here:  http://www.wavepoetry.com/catalog/65

FORTHCOMING TITLES

Stay  tuned for announcements on the softcover release of James Tate's
Dreams of  a Robot Dancing Bee and Charles Borkhuis's translation of
Franck Andre  Jamme's New Exercises. 

SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION

There is still  time to get all of our 2008 titles in one fell swoop!
Please read the  following for complete information:

SOFTCOVER SUBSCRIPTION: SIX BOOKS  FOR $50
http://www.wavepoetry.com/catalog/64

HARDCOVER SUBSCRIPTION:  LIMITED EDITIONS FOR $295
http://www.wavepoetry.com/catalog/63

Thank  you all for your continued support, and happy September to  you.


Brandon Shimoda
Director of Marketing, Wave Books
1938  Fairview Avenue East, Suite 201
Seattle, Washington 98102
(206)  676-5337

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