My first video for the week has some really good news in it:
In the vid I mention The Laurel Review and the issue of Poets & Writers in which Shape of a Box gets a shout out. The final big news was that my book is now available for pre-order direct from the publisher! Pick up a copy of Paper House for only $10! (international rates are also available) For an additional 5% off those who visit my blog get the coupon code of J158IN to use a checkout. Thank you so much to everyone who has supported me. I didn’t get to mention everyone in the Poet’s Note of the book but you readers here just have to know how much you guys mean to me!
Up next is NC’s new Poet Laureate Cathy Smith Bowers. Who, incidentally, read an initial version of Paper House when it was still my thesis called Making a Paper House. Cathy reads a poem from her newest book, The Candle I Hold Up to See You and talks about it bit. Short vid but she is just so spectacular in the way she can weave the every day with the darkness and the humor. If you click through to watch it on youtube you can watch additional vids for NC Arts:
and the final video is not poetry but is one of my other loves, good stories,
Marianne Villaneuva reads an excerpt of her story that is in Growing up Filipino: Stories for Young Adults. This is another one that if you click through and watch on YouTube you can watch other videos by user geminipoet which include poetry as well as these multi-cultural vids of writers reading from their stories.
That wraps up our Video Wednesday (instead of Tuesday) but if there are vids you want to link to leave them in comments and if there is anything you’d like me to talk about in a vlog let me know!
You look so blissed out in this video Jessie, holding your book and it must makes me smile because you’ve worked so hard for it. I’ll be over there to buy my copy, you know it!
I’m incredibly happy for you girl!
thanks Val!! I think making that video really cemented for me that hey this is my book and I’m so happy about it!!
Great news on the book Jesse.
I know we’ll have it on our bookshelf as soon as Val can get it.
I look forward to reading it.
Oops, it should read Jessie, not Jesse. Sorry, can’t type.
Great to know the book potentially has two readers!
oh! I’ll have to order your book _ I love supporting poets/writers I “know” or from the area! Congrats!
Me too! Drop me an email
if you want to swap
I finally got to your video! Happy for ya! I just got my budget done for some other things I had ordered, so I will be getting yours and Bryans book soon.
I loved Cathy Smith Bowers poem…reminded me of my own mother, but in a different way…
Watching the third now…and again Congrats!
Thanks again E! The hardest part for me of all of this is trying to sell the books but if I want people to have them that is the only way! Unfortunately I can’t afford to give them away
Warmest congrats to you Jessie, I’m happy for you
I will be buying your book, soon.
You are so cute in your video, so full of life
Margie
you are so sweet Margie. Thanks!!
I really enjoyed your video, Jessie. You were so excited!!! And I can totally relate. You voiced some of the same things I am feeling and I really think it’s cool we’re going through these ‘motions at the same time. Congrats on Shape being mentioned! That’s a big deal! That’s your baby!
It is so much fun sharing this time with you Bryan! I get to watch you go out there first too no less!!!
You should make some more videos of you reading your work or some Mp3′s. I want to see and hear ya!
Congrats on the book, Jessie! Also, I love your videos. You’re really a natural at it. You also come off as a really down to earth people person.
Thanks Cary
I call it netroversion. I might have a hard time speaking up the first time I meet people in person but man stick a camera in front of me and I can babble!