Eileen R. Tabios is a poet working in multiple genres and in-between. She also loves books by writing, reading, publishing, critiquing, romancing and advocating for them. This blog will feature her bibliophilic activities with posts on current book engagements and links to her books and projects related to books.

Thursday, May 14, 2026

PRE-RELEASE NOTES: COLLATERAL DAMAGE BLUES (2)

(I’ll be posting here some Notes in anticipation of the 2027 release of one of my most ambitious projects, COLLATERAL DAMAGE BLUES (CDB). The book will be published by Marsh Hawk Press and I share its Author’s Note below to describe the book.) 

5/14/2026

Finished my first cut at proofing COLLATERAL DAMAGE BLUES. And I was reminded of several poets and writers who inspired some parts of my 2027 book. They inspired with their novels, poems, essay and even Facebook posts--I was just lucky to read their powerful or wonderful words. Writing can be a community. I feature images below (their names are either in the works or footnotes) and thank, in the order of the images:

 

Leny Strobel

Michelle Bautista 

Murat Nemet-Nejat

Janice Lee

Gina Apostol

Raymond de Borja

Jessica Hagedorn 

Sean Dougherty

Titania Buchholdt 

Tom Weso

 

COMMENTS: Thank you Michelle Bautista Leny Strobel Murat Nemet-Nejat (remember when I asked you for favorite Turkish poets?) Janice Lee Raymond de Borja Sean Thomas Dougherty Titania Buchholdt Denise Low-Weso (Tom was so charismatic on Facebook!)


 








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