Long in the making, as I recall. Congratulations and the best of luck. xA On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 3:41 PM, David Bircumshaw <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Well done indeed, Mark. > > best > > dave > > 2009/4/8 Mark Weiss <[log in to unmask]> > >> Re: the goodies--what a wonderful imagination you've got. >> >> They've put a page up at their website: >> http://www.ucpress.edu/books/pages/10708.php. Pub date is Nov. 1. _ >> >> The Whole Island: >> >> >> Six Decades of Cuban Poetry_, 672 pages. The oldest work was published in >> 1944, the newest hasn't been published yet. >> >> It's 1944 because that's when Lezama Lima founded his journal Orígenes. As >> good a dividing line as any. >> >> >> >> At 05:51 PM 4/8/2009, you wrote: >> >>> Congrats to Mark to see UC Press finally has this project moving into >>> public light/life. >>> >>> Mark, When is the actual pub date? How big is it? What is the real >>> title/scope? >>> Is the State of California using is vast fiscal reserves to put you on the >>> road on a cross country tour that will include a few of the poets? >>> Will the Obama White House invite you to celebrate the book with the >>> re-opening of USA cultural/econ/etc. ties to Cuba?? >>> >>> Stephen V >>> http://stephenvincent.net/blog/ >>> --- On Wed, 4/8/09, Mark Weiss <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>> From: Mark Weiss <[log in to unmask]> >>> Subject: help, b/c >>> To: [log in to unmask] >>> Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 2:13 PM >>> >>> UC Press, publisher of my forthcoming Cuban Poetry anthology, has asked >>> for >>> "e-mail lists where it might be useful to announce the publication of the >>> book." I only know of three, aside from Poetryetc: Wompo, Poetry Poetics >>> and Practice, and British and Irish Poetry. I truly need other >>> suggestions. The >>> book should be of broad interest among poets and poetry readers. >>> >>> Thanks in advance. >>> >>> Mark >>> >> > > > -- > David Bircumshaw > Website and A Chide's Alphabet > http://www.staplednapkin.org.uk > The Animal Subsides http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html > Leicester Poetry Society: http://www.poetryleicester.co.uk > -- Editor, Masthead: http://www.masthead.net.au Blog: http://theatrenotes.blogspot.com Home page: http://www.alisoncroggon.com