Altarwise by Owl-Light: Me!

Where's that title from?

Altarwise by Owl-Light

I.

Altarwise by owl-light in the half-way house
The gentleman lay graveward with his furies;
Abaddon in the hangnail cracked from Adam,
And, from his fork, a dog among the fairies,
The atlas-eater with a jaw for news,
Bit out the mandrake with to-morrow's scream.
Then, penny-eyed, that gentleman of wounds,
Old cock from nowheres and the heaven's egg,
With bones unbuttoned to the half-way winds,
Hatched from the windy salvage on one leg,
Scraped at my cradle in a walking word
That night of time under the Christward shelter:
I am the long world's gentleman, he said,
And share my bed with Capricorn and Cancer.

-- Dylan Thomas

19 July 2010

Me!

I tend to feel somewhat reluctant about self-promotion. I don't have anything against it in principle; however, by nature, I am just averse to calling attention to myself.

That being said, this post is all about self-promotion. First, behold the latest issue of Gulf Coast, which features two of my poems. More importantly (for you), the issue also features a ton of wonderful writing by other writers. It is a hefty beast of literary wonderment.

Please note that if you subscribe to Gulf Coast, they will donate subscription proceeds to the Gulf Restoration Network.

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Also, in the latest issue of Third Coast, you can find my review of Angela Shaw's The Beginning of the Fields. Both the journal and Shaw's book are highly recommended.

I don't know if anyone still reads this blog, but if anyone is out there, now you have a couple of good suggestions for excellent summer reading. I am honored to be included in these excellent journals, and I hope you will check them out.

2 comments:

Julie Platt said...: MC,

I still read your blog, and I am really happy you are in Gulf Coast and in Third Coast.

I hope things are going okay for you. Miss you a lot.; 22.7.10
M. Cherry said...: Thanks, JP. I miss you, as well. Oh, the old days . . .; 23.7.10