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01-04-2008, 09:09 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2001
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After unanticipated production delays, my collection—The Bard Double-Dactyled [Morningside College Press, $10; 75+ pp, perfect bound]—is finally available: 15 Shakespearean plays and 18 nursery tales recast into 223 double-dactylic (or double-amphibrachic) stanzas, with nary a single six-syllable word repeated. A handful of these have appeared on the Sphere over the years, to such responses as (shameless promo alert): “What a great poem! [signed] (green with envy)”; “Your two epic dactyls are magnificent”; “…hard to beat Jan’s submission here! WOW!”; “Wonderful stuff!”
Some of these verses have appeared or are forthcoming in Kiss and Part, ed. Gail White [Doggerel Days], Light Quarterly, Umbrella Journal, Folly, and Poetry Revolt. Contents:
<FONT >........ 3 Romeo and Juliet
........ 4 The Taming of the Shrew*
........ 6 Richard III
........ 8 A Midsummer Night’s Dream
...... 10 The Merchant of Venice
...... 13 I Henry IV
...... 15 Much Ado About Nothing
...... 18 Julius Caesar
...... 20 Hamlet*
...... 23 Twelfth Night
...... 25 King Lear
...... 27 Measure for Measure
...... 29 Macbeth
...... 31 Antony and Cleopatra*
...... 33 The Tempest
...... 39 Mary Had a Little Lamb
...... 41 Jack Sprat
...... 42 Three Little Kittens
...... 44 Wee Willie Winkie
...... 45 Chicken Little
...... 47 Humpty Dumpty*
...... 48 Little Red Riding Hood
...... 50 Mary, Mary
...... 51 Little Miss Muffet
...... 53 Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater
...... 54 The Tortoise and the Hare
...... 56 Jack and the Beanstalk
...... 59 Little Boy Blue
...... 60 The Three Little Pigs
...... 62 The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe
...... 63 The Grasshopper and the Cricket
...... 65 Little Bo Peep
...... 67 The 10 O’Clock Scholar
...... 71 Ode: Reflections on the Poetic Temper
............ from the Romantics to the Beats
*amphibrachs
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You can order through Morningside College, which will add charge for postage + handling, or if you prefer, send me $10 and I’ll send you a copy and pay postage (US addresses only). Unfortunately I have no accommodation for currency exchange, but will send to those overseas who send US funds and add $3 to help offset int’l postage. PM me for details or with any questions.
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01-04-2008, 09:12 AM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Grand Rapdis, Michigan, USA
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Congraulations, Jan. Will certain get a copy and add it to my growing "Eratophere" library.
dwl
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01-04-2008, 03:15 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Russellville, AR
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Congrats, Jan. You were overdue. I'll look to get your book.
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01-05-2008, 07:04 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Breaux Bridge, LA, USA
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Wonderful news!
The first Spherian book of 2008 - may there be many more!
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01-05-2008, 11:13 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Colorado
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I'm buying this one asap. Congrats, Jan!
Dave
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01-05-2008, 02:15 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Alexandria, Va.
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Congratulations, Jan!! What delightful news!!
Lo
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01-05-2008, 04:10 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: New Bloomfield, PA
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That's terrific, Jan! What a great way to start the year! The check's in the mail
Patti
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01-05-2008, 08:13 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Australia
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Many congratulations, Jan! I’ve admired your work here over the past few years. About time you had a book.
Can you provide a link for Morningside College Press?
Henry
[This message has been edited by Henry Quince (edited January 05, 2008).]
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01-05-2008, 09:26 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: New York, NY
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Delighted to hear the big news, Jan~~congratulations!
Terese
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01-06-2008, 12:12 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Sioux City, IA
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Thanks to all of you for your generous and most appreciated comments. I have responded individually via PMs where appropriate, but to address Henry's question:
Morningside is a small college and does not publish many books, but anticipating possible interest from Sphereans outside the U.S., I have asked the college bookstore if they can handle international orders via credit card. The situation has never arisen for them before, but they are checking into it, and as soon as I find out, I will let you know the details.
Jan
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