News release from Mayor Stoney’s office, Richmond, VA, September 17, 2020: Richmond, VA — The City of Richmond has launched the Richmond Poet Laureate Program to highlight gifted artists in Richmond and use the literary arts to provide support in an unprecedentedly challenging time. With the freedom to develop their own projects during their term, … Read more
Ekphrastic Poem Book Giveaway The Circling Rivers’ ekphrastic poetry book giveaway ended September 1. The premise: Send an ekphrastic poem, winner gets a signed copy of Ken Pobo’s ekphrastic poetry collection, Loplop in a Red City. We’re very grateful to the poets who sent their work — and thankful we didn’t have to play judge. … Read more
Whew! Who’s feeling a bit crispy at the edges — and not only because of August heat? More and more, I find myself turning to poetry, for beauty (even if at times gritty), for consolation, and most of all to touch base with reality — real reality, that is, unmonetized, unbranded, unafraid. Your ongoing interest … Read more
NOW AVAILABLE All Circling Rivers books are now available in hardcover. That means you’ll be more likely to find them in your local lending library. If you don’t find them there, please request them! (Circling Rivers books, paper and hardcover, are available to booksellers and libraries via Ingram or direct from us.) BOOK GIVEAWAY The featured … Read more
Featured Poet Book Giveaway & a poet’s C-19 message To help keep poetry out of isolation, Circling Rivers is hosting a series of Featured Poet Book Giveaways. Our featured poet for this giveaway is Erin Wilson. Publication day of Erin’s At Home with Disquiet passed, well, quietly. No celebration gathering or bookstore reading. So let’s throw a little … Read more
HEADLINE NEWS Erin Wilson’s poetry collection At Home with Disquiet will be on sale March 24, 2020.Read about the book here Check our EVENTS page for upcoming author appearances. Gift-wrapped, author-signed books are available from Circling Rivers. Shipping is free to US addresses. here CR WRITERS Erin Wilson discusses her poems long-listed for the Canadian CBC Literary Prize here || Read a poem by Erin that’s not … Read more
Lots of businesses say “thank you” this time of year — and so will I. Very sincerely. Circling Rivers’ list of titles is small and careful. We give our books, and our writers, the best we’ve got. We know that a book, crafted in words from its writer’s heart, offers wisdom, good company, and appreciation of … Read more
CIRCLING RIVERS WELCOMES… We’re very happy to welcome poet Erin Wilson to Circling Rivers! We will publish Erin’s debut collection At Home With Disquiet in Spring 2020. We discovered Erin’s beautiful work, her poems “A Meal of Meditation Not at the Zhongli Night Market” and “Gentrification,” at Ron Slate | On the Seawall UPCOMING EVENTS September 20–21 | Elizabethtown, … Read more
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BIG WALT! It’s hard to believe it’s merely coincidence that Pride Month immediately follows Walt’s birthday. (In fact, Pride’s month commemorates the “Stonewall riots” of June 1969, when gay men fought back against ongoing police harrassment and raids at the Stonewall Inn, NYC.) Walt did not present himself as a gay man in … Read more
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BIG WALT! In honor of Walt Whitman’s 200th birthday on May 31, Circling Rivers is offering signed copies of the paperback With Walt Whitman, Himself, by Jean Huets, for $30 (regular price is $34.99), with free shipping to US addresses. Get it here. Of the book, Bryan Monte of New Amsterdam Quarterly says, “With Walt Whitman, Himself is … Read more