September 19th forum announcement

Dear Poetry Fans,

Poetry & Poets in Rags

We have an excellent week, with important poetry news. For the first time, I leave it all to your discovery, because we have some IBPC judge updating to do.

It seems so soon, that the prelim e-mail to David Kirby has gone out--but fall is upon us. Of all we already know about his stellar bio, a selection in this year's Best American Poetry 2006, guest edited by Billy Collins, will be a late update for him. He begins his three-month stint reading the poems being workshopped as I write this.

But it's so soon that editor/poets Tree Riesener and Peter Krok have delved into their last month of poetry for us, as we await the results for September. They have been exceptional, and my thanks go out to them. Here is the link for your consideration in subscribing or submitting to their journal: The Schuylkill Valley Journal, and be sure to check out Tree's blog.

Also, watch for the upcoming announcement of a new book coming out by our former judge, editor and poet John Poch (2004).

Keep writing, but read too.

Thanks for clicking in.

Yours,
Rus

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