[Ned Balbo]

I hope it's not too obnoxious to share this appeal for sales from U. of Notre Dame Press, the publisher of my second book Lives of the Sleepers (2005). As promised in the heading, the collection received the Ernest Sandeen Prize and a ForeWord Book of the Year gold medal.

If you like Dante, Petrarch, Eurydice, Lewis Carroll, Hitchcock & Vincent Price (in his House of Wax role), you might enjoy it--they're all sources for (or characters in) the poems.

Through August 15th, a copy costs only $5 if you enter the sale code at checkout (NDEOVR11; then click "Update" to see the $5 price appear).

All the info (straight from today's publisher's e-mail) is copy/pasted below. And, for your convenience, so is a link to the book. (Note: the posted poem "First Thaw" used to be in blank verse till the text got crowded by the webpage.)

If you end up taking a look, there are lots of other great books (poetry and poetry criticism) well worth considering, too.

Thanks & have a great August, Ned

Direct link to book: http://undpress.nd.edu/book/P01015

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Message from Press below, with special sale code for checkout:

LAST CALL for ONLINE OVERSTOCK SALE

Greetings,

Our "Five-Bucks-a-Book" Sale has been very successful, thanks to your support.

The $5 price holds until August 15--so if you've meant to shop the sale but haven't, here's a gentle reminder to act now.

Happy summer from the University of Notre Dame Press!

The fine print:
All sales are final; no returns.
Sale is online only. Questions? Call 574.631.4909 or e-mail emcknigh@nd.edu
Offer applies only in the United States and Canada.
Individual orders only.
No back orders for out-of-stock items.
Standard shipping only (no overnight, 2-day deliveries, etc.).
No combining this sale with other offers.
Use sale code NDEOVR11 at our website's shopping cart to receive the $5.00/book price; then click "Update" to see the $5 price appear.
Feel free to forward to friends.

[Ed Shacklee]

Thanks, Ned!

[Janice D. Soderling]

Order placed. So looking forward to reading it.

[Ned Balbo]

Thanks, Janice. That's how we all sell poetry: one book at a time!

[Ed Shacklee]

Actually, you've sold at least two recently.

[Gail White]

Never one to pass up a poetry book at 2/3 off the regular price, I've just ordered this one.

[Quincy Lehr]

I beat the rush when I got it in 2008.

[Maryann Corbett]

Mass confession time. Me too.

[Ned Balbo]

Maryann, Gail, Janice, Quincy, & Ed, thanks again for ordering the book.

Since this is the last week of UND Press' special super-cheap deal (see 1st post in this thread), I thought I'd post 3 sample poems--a risky strategy, I know, since reading them may have the opposite of the desired effect...!

In any case, a taste of what you'll find, & thanks again for taking a look.

"Desire: A Bestiary [Magnificent Frigate-Bird]":
http://www.versedaily.org/2005/desirebestiary.shtml

"Fire Victim":
http://www.americanlifeinpoetry.org/columns/271.html

"Aristaeus Forgiven":
http://frostfoundation.home.comcast....1215/balbo.htm

[Charlotte Innes]

I'll get it Ned. Sorry I'm a bit late with this. Good luck with everything!
Charlotte