Luminous Press will be releasing my chapbook I Have a Bird to Whistle: 7 Palinodes later this month. I’ll post links when available. Many thanks to editors Iskandar Haggarty and Julia Ortiz for publishing this collection.
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Robert, congratulations! I love the title and I am sure the work is stellar.
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Thanks, Tre! I’m really pleased with it.
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You’re most welcome and that’s very good! That’s truly what matters.
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It is indeed!
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Congratulations, Robert! I like the title–and cover, too.
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Thanks, Merril. The title is from an old blues song by Robert Johnson, whose music somehow slipped into a poem…
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Oh, yes, of course.
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Congratulations!
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Thanks very much!
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You are welcome š
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nice! congrats to you and it looks great
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Thanks, Beth. It’ll be nice to have it in hand.
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Looks great, congratulations!
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Thanks, River. I’m excited about it.
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You’re welcome.
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Thank you, Leslie. The book was accepted just about a year ago, so it’s been a long time coming!
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Congratulations!
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Thanks, Andrew.
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You’re welcome.
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Impressive title.. !! ā¤
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Thanks to Robert Johnson!
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Super! (And congrats, of course)
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Thanks, Jazz! The poems veer from my usual sphere, so I’m really pleased that they found a home.
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Fantastic news! Congratulations!
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Thank you!
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Congrats, Bob!
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Thanks, Ken. I’m really pleased about it.
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Good news indeed. congrats! (K)
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Thanks, Kerfe!
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It does look wonderful. The site says ‘sold out’? Did I misread it. Anyway, all the best, and I will get one somehow.
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They’ve not put up the link yet, but should do so soon. It seems they’re unable to ship internationally, so I’ll be handling that myself.
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Does this mean that your book will come in the form of twin poems each time? Any way I admire your opinion greatly and if you have time can you check out this Work
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I’m not certain that I understand your question. This chapbook consists of seven poems, each of which contains three parts. Here’s an example: https://robertokaji.com/2017/09/14/palinode-hands-hours-light/
I’ll be certain to look at your work. Thank you.
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You are so amazingly prolific, Bob! CONGRATULATIONS!
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Thanks, Luanne! I’m mostly just consistently persistent! š
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Reblogged this on Leigh's Wordsmithery and commented:
Give your beloved–or yourself!–a truly memorable #Valentine’s Day present: #poetry from Robert Okaji’s newest chapbook, I Have a Bird to Whistle. It’s available now on pre-order in the U.S. from the publisher, Luminous Press (at Gumroad here: https://gumroad.com/l/KNeFt), and directly from Mr. Okaji if you’re international. Get one before its official release day, Feb. 25th, 2019, when it might fly away forever on the wings of swift sales/sails!
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Thanks so much for reblogging this, Leigh!
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Ah! Something nice to look forward to in these troubling times!
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Thank you, Curtis. Good to hear from you!
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