[Alex Pepple]

Announcing . . . ABLE MUSE PRESS

I'm delighted to introduce, The Able Muse Press! This press will publish books and periodicals that enhance and supplement the online presence of the Able Muse -- essentially, usher the next, errr, chapter of Able Muse / Eratosphere! The goals of the Able Muse Press are:

- To publish a print version of Able Muse on an annual to semi-annual basis.

- To launch the press with the release of Able Muse Anthology, featuring the best of the work published in Able Muse over the years since its inception. That's the best selected from over a decade of poetry, fiction, essays, interviews, book reviews and art & photography!

- To publish one or more volumes from emerging or established poets and writers from Able Muse / Eratosphere and beyond.

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Coming Soon . . . ABLE MUSE ANTHOLOGY

The Able Muse Anthology celebrates the Able Muse, the first decade and more of the best we've published in poetry, fiction, essays, interviews, book reviews, and art & photography. The Introduction to the Able Muse Anthology is by Timothy Steele, with blurb from Dana Gioia and others.

The Able Muse Anthology includes work by established and emerging writers, including Mark Jarman, Rachel Hadas, Stephen Edgar, Rhina P. Espaillat, Geoffrey Brock, Timothy Murphy, Jennifer Reeser, Annie Finch, Dick Davis, X.J. Kennedy, A.E. Stallings, Richard Moore, R.S. Gwynn, Richard Wakefield, Julie Kane, Alan Sullivan, Chelsea Rathburn, Deborah Warren, Kim Bridgford, Diane Thiel, Leslie Monsour, Len Krisak, Dolores Hayden, Thaisa Frank and several others -- Eratosphereans and non- .

The Able Muse Anthology will be released around May, 2010, and the complete list of poets, writers, essayists and artists included and the pre-order information will be available soon.

Cheers,
...Alex

[Janice D. Soderling]

What a line-up. Congratulations on conceiving and implementing this impressive task.

[Catherine Chandler]

Alex,

Very exciting news! The line-up of poets listed for the introductory anthology is impressive! All the best in this endeavor.

Cathy

[Gail White]

An idea whose time has come. I'll be eagerly looking forward to this.

[Susan McLean]

Great news! Getting another book publisher who is not just open to writing in form, but enthusiastic about it, is a wonderful development.

Susan

[Maryann Corbett]

What Susan said. The best of luck with your next new venture, Alex.

[Rory Waterman]

I somehow failed to notice this. What a wonderful idea - and a lot of work. Good luck!
Rory

[Adam Elgar]

More great achievements from Able Alex - wondrous!