This is such a labor of love, and such a wonderful chapbook. Let's all support it. And speaking of support, I was in my local library yesterday where a copy of The Lineup #3 was displayed on the checkout counter. And they are eagerly anticipating #4.
I read somewhere that people have asked Gerald So why The Lineup isn't available as an ebook, and it's because the formatting gets lost in the conversion. And poetry is so much about format. I kind of like the fact that it's only available in print, although I believe you might be able to get a PDF file. ?? It's a chapbook that, in my opinion, captures a very specific time in crime-fiction writing, and I applaud Gerald for his years of dedication to this very special project.
update: The first three issues of The Lineup are available from Lulu.com as PDFs.
Everything you need to know about the Lineup #1, #2, #3, and #4 can be found here:
POETIC JUSTICE PRESS
The Lineup #4 (2011)
Edited by Gerald So with Reed Farrel Coleman, Sarah Cortez, and R. Narvaez
Poems by Ken Bruen, Michael Casey, Reed Farrel Coleman, David Corbett, Mary Agnes Dalrymple, Mary Christine Delea, Jeanne Dickey, H. Palmer Hall, Paul Hostovsky, David Jordan, Laura LeHew, Thomas Michael McDade, Peter Meinke, Keith Rawson, Chad Rohrbacher, Stephen Jay Schwartz, Nancy Scott, Kieran Shea, J.D. Smith, J.J. Steinfeld, John Stickney, Caitlin Elizabeth Thomson, Randall Watson, Charles Harper Webb, Steve Weddle, Germaine Welch
As you can see, The Lineup #4 has...well, a great lineup of writers/poets. I hesitate to single anyone out, but I especially enjoyed Paul Hostovsky's Stealing the Bowling Shoes.
I thought I'd end with my contribution to last year's Lineup #3.
Home
Sun sinks behind barren trees
Temperature drops to twenty below
The dogs know the way
The sled moves silently over
A broken path, cut that morning
Through northern wilderness
The distracted moon reveals a frigid landscape
An eerie glow as harnesses jingle like dull bells
The dogs know the way
Lamp in the window
Barks of excitement
A final sprint for home
No vocal command
Their master unmoving, one small hole between his eyes
The dogs know the way
Thanks for your support, Anne. The first three issues of The Lineup are available from Lulu.com as PDFs. Issue 4 is not available in e-form yet because I'm working on a solution that preserves the integrity of the poets' lines as written regardless of e-readers' font-resizing features. I've almost got it...
ReplyDeleteGerald, thanks for that info! I'll update my post! :)
ReplyDeleteI think So Dark For April would be a great band name.
ReplyDeletehey hey i like that one
ReplyDeleteI remember reading that one last year. I like it even more.
ReplyDeletethanks patti and steve!
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