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.

Saturday, December 30, 2017

OVER A THOUSAND PAGES OF THE ALPHABET


It's always good to stop by Green Apple Books in San Francisco where I bought the above tome simply because it's an over a thousand-page poetry book.  Good for you, Ron Silliman! I respect ambition in poetry!

Here then is my last 2017 an update on moi Recently Bought Poetry List of books by poets or about poets/poetry.

Black Radish 2018 Title Subscription:
PRE- by Barbara Tomash, Foreign Native by Lisa Samuels, muted blood by mónica teresa ortiz, CORPOREAL by Jean Vengua, The Beautiful by Dana Teen Lomax, Superzer0ic by Nicole Mauro

Belladonna Series 2018 Chaplets, which comes with bonus chaplets by Jai Arun Ravine, Amelia Bande, Constance DeJong, Fred Moten, Sawako Nakayasu, Zohra Saed, Cat Tyc, Simone White, and Mina Zohal.

            MOUTHS by Claire Marie Stancek
            A MANUAL FOR NOTHING by Jessica Anne
            YOU DA ONE by Jennifer Tamayo
            THE GOSPEL OF REGICIDE by Eunsong Kim
            BEAST MERIDIAN by Vanessa Angelica Vallarreal
            THE LADIES by Sara Veglahn
            THESE DAYS OF CANDY by Manuel Paul Lpez
            NATALITY by EG Asher

THE YEAR WE TURNED DRAGON by Metta Sama

AUGURIES OF INNOCENCE by Patti Smith

THE BOOK OF WHAT REMAINS by Benjamin Alire Saenz

LESSONS ON EXPULSION by Erika L. Sanchez

IN MAD LOVE AND WAR by Joy Harjo

KALI’S BLADE by Michelle Bautista

GO WITH ME by Jared Hayes

ANYJAR by Jaimie Gusman

FORGET IT by Anastacia Renee

SEARCHING FOR A MUSTARD SEED, memoir by Miriam Sagan

AFTER IRA AFTER HARVEY by Ivy Alvarez, Mary Kasimor, Agnes Marton, Lisa Melnick and Eileen Tabios

THE ALPHABET by Ron Silliman

PALM TO PINE by Sunnylyn Thibodeaux

LANDSCAPE WITH YELLOW BIRDS by Jose Angel Valente, Trans. by Thomas Christensen

BOOK OF CORD by Leona Chen

DAWN by Jordan Scott

BREEZEWAY: NEW POEMS by John Ashbery

QUICK QUESTION: NEW POEMS by John Ashbery

THE WILD CHILDREN OF WILLIAM BLAKE by John Yau

EKSTASIS by Kevin Killian and Peter Valente

AFTERLAND: POEMS by Mai Der Vang

A.VASE by Alison Gibb

CHARM FOR SURVIVORS, SELECTED PAINTED BOOKS & SEQUENCES by Jesse Glass

HOMMAGE A GUY by Bruno Neiva

APPLES & OTHER LANGUAGES by Camilla Nelson

SEA FEVER by Steve Willey

A POETRY OF ELEPHANTS edited by Valerie Morton

EVIDENCE OF FETUS DIVERSITY edited by Eileen R. Tabios

LOVE IN A TIME OF BELLIGERENCE by Eileen R. Tabios

MANHATTAN: An Archipelago by Eileen R. Tabios

AMNESIA: Somebody’s Memoir by Eileen R. Tabios

SUN STIGMATA (Sculpture Poems) by Eileen R. Tabios

EXCAVATING THE FILIPINO IN ME by Eileen R. Tabios


IMMIGRANT: HAY(NA)KU & OTHER POEMS by Eileen R. Tabios


Friday, December 29, 2017

EVIDENCE OF FETUS DIVERSITY


It's an early HAPPY NEW YEAR with the release of 2018's EVIDENCE OF FETUS DIVERSITY from Moria's Locofo series! Click HERE and scroll down, or here are direct links to

a free .PDF read

or to order a print copy for the very reasonable $5 each

Here's my Editor's Note:

In mid-December 2017, media coverage revealed how, under the Trump administration, officials at The Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the nation’s top public health agency, are discouraged from using a list of seven words or phrases:

vulnerable
entitlement
diversity
transgender
fetus
evidence-based
science-based

While first reported as a “ban,” the matter was subsequently fleshed out to be one of gauging the political temper of the times and CDC staff then concluding that these words would be best avoided in order to garner Administration support for its various (proposed) programs. Such conclusion is not as sexy headline-making as “ban” but probably a more nuanced assessment of the Administration’s inclinations. So what does it mean to avoid words like “transgender,” “fetus,” and “science-based”? What does it mean to avoid the word “entitlement”? This anthology’s poets respond.

This anthology was created within a week after the editor’s Call for Work. Just a week, which is to say, this collection is just the tip of a response. The words are just beginning.

—Eileen R. Tabios

Editor

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My gratitude to the anthology participants:

Jose Padua
Metta Sáma
Barbara Jane Reyes
Mark Young
Janice Lobo Sapigao
Aileen Cassinetto
Dina Paulson-McEwen
Agnes Marton
Lurana Donnels O'Malley
Sasha Archer
uyen hoang
Carol Dorf
Tania Perez
Elly Nobbs
Gillian Parrish
Ed Go
Melinda Luisa de Jesús
Sheila Bare
richard lopez
Surazeus Simon Seamount
Stephen Paul Miller
Beth Baugh
Eileen R. Tabios
Veronica Montes




MY FIRST BOOK IN 2018

is an edited one: a book put together in 7 days to match the referenced 7 Discouraged Words for the CDC. Look for it! Meanwhile, here's cover and participants:

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Saturday, December 23, 2017

HUH. I HAVE A FAVORITE SPORTS POEM?


I think I actually have a favorite sports poem! That would be "Uruguay-Ghana 2010" by Tuvia Ruebner, translated from the Hebrew by Lisa Katz and Shahar Bram!

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And here's my latest blurb for a forthcoming book:
Apocalyptics by C. Derick Varn
When each heartbeat is a floodlight, poems erupt like those in C. Derick Varn’s Apocalyptics. Wittgenstein said, and as used as epigraph to one poem, “You get tragedy where the tree, instead of bending, breaks.” Some of these poems “bend” but some also go all the way to “break.” The results transcend tragedy, though. How can it be otherwise when the results are poems, including some that set “language on fire”—as in “You’re always / claiming the high road as it washes / away.”

Speaking of publications, here's my latest Relished W(h)ines update of recently imbibed books and wines.  As ever, please note that in the Publications section, if you see an asterisk before the title, that means a review copy is available for Galatea Resurrects!  More info on that HERE


PUBLICATIONS
GAP GARDENING: SELECTED POEMS by Rosmarie Waldrop, edited by Nikolai Duffy with author (haven’t read her in years but was reminded just how great is her THE REPRODUCTION OF PROFILES—probably one of my top ten poetry reads)

THE BOOK OF CORD by Leona Chen (unexpectedly—as I hadn’t known her work—one of the most powerful poetry reads I’ve experienced this year. LinkedInPoetry Recommendation (LPR) # 274) 

THE END OF SOMETHING by Kate Greenstreet (so resonant, so smart. LPR #273)

SAY THRONE, poems by No’U Revilla (fabulous!)

VENTURE OF THE INFINITE MAN by Pablo Neruda, Trans. by Jessica Powell (interesting, fascinating… LPR #272)

LATE BEAUTY, poems by Tuvia Ruebner, Trans. by Lisa Katz and Shahar Bram (excellent, with a particularly stellar poem: “Uruguay-Ghana 2010” which is now my favorite sports poem ever)

THE SAD SONGS OF HELL, poems by Brent Cunningham (intelligent and, at times,  amusing)

SISTA TONGUE, poetry by Lisa Linn Kanae (deservedly historic)

BACKSTORIES, poems by Jonathan Penton (a feat! Interesting, intriguing and wise)

A TALE OF MAGICIANS WHO PUFFED UP MONEY THAT LOST ITS PUFF, poetry by Kaia Sand (elegant and witty, which is also impressive given its topic)

THIRTEEN WAYS OF LOOKING AT THE BUS, poems by Gizelle Gajelonia (ingenious, witty, charming)

ACHING FOR MANGO FRIENDS, poems by Jacinta, Galea,’i (moving)

DAWN, poems by Jordan Scott (great poems as befits the superb design by Jeff Sanner—another beautiful object from Tinfish)

ANYJAR, poems by Jaimie Gusman (terrific!)

MEMORY CARDS: SIMONE WEIL SERIES, poems by Susan M. Schultz (as ever, stellar. She’s so active, thus known for many things. But she’s actually one of the great poets of our timememo)

FRESH ROSES, poems by Sheila Murphy (lovely)

THE FUTURE ONLY RATTLES WHEN YOU PICK IT UP, poems by David Giannini (a pleasurable read)

APOCALYPTICS, poems by C. Derick Varn (see above blurb)

AUGURIES OF INNOCENCE, poems by Patti Smith

HEAVEN IS ALL GOODBYES, poems by Tongo Eisen-Martin

THE FUTURE ONLY RATTLES WHEN YOU PICK IT UP, poems by David Giannini (a pleasurable read)

OUT OF THE QUESTION: SELECTED POEMS (1963-2003) by Lewis Warsh

THOUSANDS, poems by Lightsey Darst

THE TERRITORY IS NOT THE MAP, poems by Marilia Garcia, Trans. by Hilary Kaplan

THE STORY OF SOMEONE ELSE, poems by Soledad Marambio, Trans. by K.T. Billey

LANDSCAPE WITH YELLOW BIRDS, poems by Jose Angel Valente, Trans. by Thomas Christensen

WHAT’S HANGING ON THE HUSH, poems by Lauren Russell

PALM TO PINE, poems by Sunnylyn Thibodeaux

THE RUINED ELEGANCE, poems by Fiona Sze-Lorrain

THE EVERYDAY ENGLISH DICTIONARY, poems by Ivy Alvarez

GATHERING SPARKS, poems by Paul Pines

VAGENDA OF MANICIDE AND OTHER POEMS by Melinda Luisa De Jesus

THREE, poems by Hannah Kezema

SHIVA MOON, poems by Maxine Silverman

PLAINTIVE MUSIC, poems by Ron Domen

THE NEW NUDITY, poems by Hadara Bar-Nadav

THE BOSSES, poems by Sebastian Agudelo

GATHEREST, poems by Sasha Steensen

‘80S PINK, poems by Stacy Szymaszek

CATCALL, poems by Holly Melgard

INSOLVENCY, INSOLVENCY, poems byt Jeremy Hoevenaar

MY IDA, poems by Simone Kearney

BOYS QUARTER, poems by Chukwuma Ndulue

AUGURIES OF INNOCENCE, poems by Patti Smith

EVEN NOW THE EMBERS, poems by Djelloul Marbrook

CATARACTS, poems by Raymond McDaniel

pH NEUTRAL HISTORY, poems by Lidija Dimkovska, Trans. by Ljubica Arsovska and Peggy Reid

FORGET IT, poems by Anastacia Renee

GO WITH ME, poems by Jared Hayes

NITRO NIGHTS, poems by W.S. Di Piero

BLACK GENEALOGY, poems by Kiki Petrosino with illustrations by Lauren Haldeman

THE GALLOPING MAN AND 5 OTHER POEMS by Gregory St. Vicent Thomasino

THE GETTY FIEND, poems by Ken White

[], poems by Mina Zohal

METRO BOOMIN WANT SOME MORE NIGGA, poems by Simone White

CONSUMES ME, poems by Cat Tyc

WOMAN. HAND/PEN., poems by Zohra Saed

TIME PORTAL, poems by Jai Arun Ravine and Greg Wood

From SOME GIRLS WALK INTO THE COUNTRY THEY ARE FROM, poems by Sawako Nakayasu

From DAY, poetry by Fred Moten

JEWELRY, poems by Constance DeJong

THE CLOTHES WE WEAR, poems by Amelia Bande 

A WORD FOR IT, poems by Warren Slesinger

PYRRHONIC, poems by Stephanie L. Erdman

STUDIED DAYS, POEMS EARLY & LATE IN APPALACHIA by Richard Hague

DOVETAIL: POEMS,  CONVERSATIONS AND A CONVERSATION by Kimiko Hahn and Tamiko Beyer

CERTAIN MANOEUVRES, poems by Lydia Unsworth

SEA SUMMIT, poems by Yi Lu, Trans. by Fiona Sze-Lorrain

PALINDROME, poems by Pauletta Hansel


DIRECTIONS FOR USE, poems by Ana Ristovic, Trans. by Steven Teref and Maja Teref

THE AWFUL TRUTH, poems by Diana Hamilton

THE ROOTS OF WISDOM, poems by Zang Di, Trans. by Eleanor Goodman 

RESISTANCE, RENAISSANCE, REVOLUTION AND EVOLUTION, poetry by Patrick A. Howell plus guest artists

THIS NEW YEAR, poetry broadside by Sheila Murphy (annually a blessing)

ZERO DISTANCE: NEW POETRY FROM CHINA edited by Liang Yujing

MINT JULEP, Issue One, literary journal edited by Lila Dunlap

THE POETRY PROJECT #253, Dec. 2017/Jan. 2018, edited by Marwa Helal


EVIDENCE OF FETUS DIVERSITY edited by Eileen R. Tabios

ARTFUL, essays by Ali Smith

THE DECOLONIZED EYE: FILIPINO AMERICAN ART AND PERFORMANCE, essays by Sarita See

WHAT I TALK ABOUT WHEN I TALK ABOUT RUNNING, autobiographical essays by Haruki Murakami

INDIAN CREEK CHRONICLES: A WINTER ALONE IN THE WILDERNESS, memoir by Pete Fromm

ITALIAN SHOES, novel by Henning Mankell

CAROLINE: LITTLE HOUSE, REVISITED, novel by Sarah Miller

DAUGHTERS OF THE DRAGON, novel by William Andrews

TESTIMONY, novel by Scott Turow

ENEMY OF THE STATE, novel by Vince Flynn


WINES
2014 Mondavi cabernet
2016 Cliff Lede sauvignon blanc
2014 QUPE syrah
2016 Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Demi-Sec
2016 Eponymous Proprietary White Carneros
2014 Calera pinot noir Central Coast
2015 Frog’s Leap zinfandel
2014 Truchard pinot noir Carneros NV
2015 Ferdinand Albarino
2010 Trefethen Reserve cabernet NV
2007 Saxum Booker Vineyard
2012 Les Clos Chablis
2012 Dancing Hares cabernet
2016 Bedrock Evangelho Vineyard Contra Costa County
2015 Ch. Belleflont-Belcier
2015 Ch. Chauvin
2015 Couvent Des Jacobins
2010 Couvent Des Jacobins
2003 Ch. Dassault
2015 Ch. Fombrauge
2012 Ch. Fombrauge
2015 Ch. Fonplegade
2015 Ch. Fonroque
2015 Ch. Grand Corbin
2015 Ch. La Tour Figeac
2015 Ch. Laroze
2015 Ch. Le Prieure
2015 Ch. Ripeau
2015 Ch. Yon Figeac
2014 Ch. Yon Figeac
2010 Saint Marigold chardonnay Sonoma Coast
2001 La Rioja Alta Vina Ardanza Reserva Especial
Krug NV
1958 G. Conterno Barolo Reserva
Vega Reserva Especial L-016 (1990, 1991 & 1994)
1994 Taylor’s Fladgate
2012 Limestone Tinto Negro Mendoza
2010 Clos Mogador Priorat
2008 Schramsberg J Schram Sparkling Wine
2009 Trimbach Cuvee Frederick Emile
2009 Malartic Lagraviere Blanc
2014 Chateau Grillet Viognier
2001 Louis RemyLatricieres Chambertin
1985 Shafer Napa Cabernet
1994 Oliveira Malvazia Madeira
2001 Sandrone La Vigne
2016 Kongsgaard 2016 Albarino NV
2011 Jean Et Sebastien Dauvissat Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses
2010 Favia Rompecabezas Amador County
1985 Silver Oak Cabernet NV

2010 Raveneau Blanche Chot