Entre La Claridad - Post 1

Dear Readers:

Again, I am providing reading material from another blog.  This one you should be familiar with, Tercets, a lovely blog written by my friend and colleague Elisa A. Garza.  The only thing is that this information is just a bit outdated, since the giveaway already took place. However, I encourage you to read about her new poetry chapbook, "Entre la claridad."


January Giveaway:

Yes, it is time for another giveaway of my new book, Entre la claridad. For those of you who missed the announcements last month, this a chapbook (a small book) of poems mostly about the women in my family and their experiences in two cultures, across several generations. The poems are written in English, with some Spanish words and phrases.

The link highlighted above includes an excerpt, and there you will find links to two additional excerpts. Also, you can listen to recordings of some poems from the book at the Audio Page above, by clicking on the links to radio broadcasts I recorded last year. Be sure to let me know what you think of the poem excerpts or the radio programs!

I know several of you missed the opportunity to enter the last drawing during the busy Advent and Christmas seasons, so the entry requirements will be the same. There are multiple ways to enter, which means you can have multiple entries. Someone in my family will draw the winning name on the evening of Sunday, January 15^th.

The key to each entry requirement is to let me know after you have completed the action(s) requested below that you wish to enter the drawing. Just leave a comment, or send an e-mail.

• Follow this blog using the blue button in the left sidebar, or by subscribing via e-mail at the top of the right sidebar. New followers or subscribers get two entries!


• Announce the book on the social media platform of your choice. The easiest way to do this is to use the Facebook, twitter, or Google Plus One buttons at the bottom of this post or in the right sidebar. Or, get creative. My publisher quoted from the end of this blog post when she posted a link to the blog with a picture of the book on Facebook.


• Like the Entre la claridad page on Facebook.

If you already follow or subscribe to this blog, have announced the book on social media, or have liked the FB page, all you have to do to enter is tell me you want to participate in the drawing! If you wish to announce the book on social media a second time, that can get you another entry also.

The next drawing, later this month, will be a second chance drawing for those who did not win this or any of the previous drawings, so you either win this time, or you get another chance to win.

If you want to buy Entre la claridad, it is available for $7.00 from Mouthfeel Press. Take a look at the other books from the press while you are there; you’ll see a selection of books by innovative and talented poets.

Also, my poem “Bat Bridge” is included in the new collection of poems about the sacred by Mutabilis Press, Improbable Worlds. Reading an anthology is a good way to familiarize yourself with poetry. You can read about and buy that book here.