The big news is Martìn Espada chose my manuscript, Requiem for the Orchard as the 2009 Akron Poetry Prize winner. The book is scheduled to be released in the Spring of 2010!
Here's the link: Akron Poetry Prize
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Thanks to all of you for putting up with my poem-a-day marathons in August. 3/4ths of the poems in the manuscript have arisen from this exercise.
3 days ago
14 comments:
Congratulations, Oliver! Excellent and exciting news. I'll be looking forward to the book.
Wow!! Big congrats!
Wonderful news! Congratulations!
Best wishes,
Seth
Awesome news Oliver! What's gonna be on this cover? What's the title?! :) Nancy
Congratulations! This is fantastic news for you!
Wahoo, ODLP! I'm loving the recent books from the series. I look forward to reading the book as soon as it is out!
Congratulations, Oliver! Awesome news. Can't wait to read it.
Great news! Congratulations, Oliver.
Congrats!
Thanks you guys! I'm very honored and excited!
Very exciting. Congrats!
Woo hoo! Congrats, and thanks for posting your poems in August.
Felicidades, Oliver.
That's awesome! Congratulations!
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