It's wonderful to appear in zines, in periodicals, to publish chapbooks, e-books, and all; but the poet really arrives when he/she publishes the first trade book. It gives me great delight to announce that two of our staff have arrived. Phil Hoy, publisher of Waywiser, is bringing out first collections by Deborah Warren and Clive Watkins early '03. Sample poems and early comments can be read here: Deborah's URL is
http://www.waywiser-press.com/warren.html The URL for Clive's
page is
http://www.waywiser-press.com/watkins.html .
Warmest congratulations to both for this milestone in their careers. As a Waywiser author I'm delighted to welcome them to our list.