This year I’m joining the Big Poetry Giveaway organized by Kelli Russell Agodon over at Book of Kells Poetry Giveaway 2014. What a marvelous idea she had five years ago to spread the poetry love around! I’m giving away 3 books. To enter to win, post a comment saying which book/books you’d love to receive, and at the end of National Poetry Month I’ll choose a winner for each book by some manner of random drawing.
My 3 books, beloved for different reasons, are:
A Wreath for Emmett Till, an astounding cycle of poems by Marilyn Nelson. In a royal crown of sonnets, she reflects on the life and death of Emmett Till, the difficulty of finding language for this kind of grief, and the on going nature of violence and remembrance. Because this was released as a Young Adult book, waaaaaaayyy too many poets I love don’t know the work.
Legs Tipped with Small Claws, a 2012 chapbook from Joan Larkin in which insects and jazz and brittle sharp writing combine to be a huge delight in a small book. Joan gave me an autographed copy, so I’m passing on one I bought.
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Another amazing little book that few folks seem to know, a 1954 book Langston Hughes wrote for children about the nature of rhythm in the world. I've found it so invaluable that I buy used copies whenever I come across them. To you, Dear Poetry Lover, I'm willing to pass along one of these!
Again, to enter, post a comment saying which book/books you'd like to be in the running for. Easy!
This Frenzy 
What a great idea! I would love to try out for the Langston Hughes Book of Rhythms.
I’d love to read all of these, Elliott. If I win, I’d be happy with any of these three. I love that you’re participating in this! Have a great rest of your week.
Elliott! I would love them all, but especially the Nelson and Hughes!
love,
Mai
Happy Poetry Month! I’d love to win any of these
Cheers,
Allyson
What a great giveaway! I’d love to be put in the drawing for Legs Tipped with Small Claws – insects and jazz, now there’s a great combination!
Juliet.M.WIlsonATgmail.com
craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com
I would love any one of these books. Please enter my giveaway as well.
Rebecca
Hey Rebecca – what’s your website?
Here I am
Callingdrbombay.blogspot.com
Thank you~
count me in please š
(also, I was all too late to join the Giveaway! officially but decided to pirate it and will be giving away few books. Feel welcomed to drop by and see if there is something in there for you)
Toss my name in, please! I’d love any of these books. š
my email: srivastava[dot]priyanci2611[at]gmail[dot]com
Thanks and Happy Poetry Month!
All of these sound great. Please count me in.
oops! forget email address
Lnshofke(at)yahoo(dot)com
my blog is http://lind-guistics.blogspot.de/
Andrea Blythe – andreablythe at hotmail dot com
*crosses fingers*
I’d love the chance to win any one of these; they all look great! Thanks so much for doing this. My name is Brian Wong and my e-mail is: thebripod@gmail.com
I’d love to win any of these. Hope you enter my drawing too. Best, Deb
Throw my name in the hat please. Thank you!
Please enter my name into the drawing! And i am doing a giveaway on my blog too: http://www.reneeemerson.com/2014/04/the-big-poetry-giveaway.html
Elliot,
Please enter my name in your drawing. Fingers crossed that my name will be chosen! Thanks so much, Marianne Mersereau, marianne4art@yahoo.com
I’d love to enter! I’d be a proud owner of any of these books. I’m particularly interested in the John Larkin.
Best,
Sammi Bryan
bryansammi@gmail.com
Joan Larkin!*
They all sound great, but especially Larkin and Hughes! Please toss my name in. Thanks!
quidam87@gmail.com
These all look good – I love Langston Hughes and am always looking for poems good for sharing with young folks. Thanks for stopping by my own giveaway!
Please count me in! The Hughes looks fantastic but any of these will do. Thanks for doing this!
Last minute entry here. Hope I didn’t miss the cutoff. Would love to win any of these.
Mary W. Jensen
feywriter@hotmail.com
Thanks for participating! Please add me into the hat!
If it’s not too late, please add me in… š
Joseph Harker, linksfreude at gmail dot com
Emmett Till please!
I would love to have The Book of Rhythms in my collection. It inspires me to start writting again.
Sorry – the give away was from April 2014. Long gone!