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05-15-2013, 03:26 PM
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Shameless self-promotion
I was very chuffed today to receive a copy of the Japanese literary journal 'Coal Sack' in which my book 'Passing through the Woods' is reviewed and extensively quoted. Alas, I do not know whether the review is positive or negative, since I cannot read Japanese.
I was equally chuffed to receive a royalties statement--and a cheque--from my publisher for the period January-March 2013 saying that 23 books have been sold. This was a surprise, since the book came out a year ago and you don't expect them to sell after the first few months, particularly if you don't promote them.
So I'm feeling well-disposed towards the poetry world at the moment (but will keep the day job).
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05-15-2013, 03:32 PM
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You may be shameless, but you are Big In Japan!
Congrats.
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05-15-2013, 03:56 PM
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Wonderful news, David. Congratulations!
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05-15-2013, 04:23 PM
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Congrats, David. No shame allowed, except this:
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Originally Posted by E. A. Robinson
The shame I win for singing is all mine,
The gold I miss for dreaming is all yours.
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05-15-2013, 09:56 PM
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Congratulations, David. That's wonderful!
Bonnie
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05-16-2013, 02:06 AM
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If I knew the Japanese for "Congratulations!" I'd be writing it here. Many congratulations indeed!
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05-20-2013, 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Rick Mullin
You may be shameless, but you are Big In Japan!
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Absolutely correct, Rick. The reviews in British mags have been few and far between.
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05-21-2013, 09:19 AM
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I was featured in Gendaishi Techo once. A Japanese academic, Professor Fukuma Kenji came to "make interview" with me and his wife Keiko brought me a gift of the loveliest piece of woven silk I have ever seen.
He had been particularly moved by a poem I had written about an ash crook and asked if I would show it to him. He ran his fingers delicately over the sheep-teethmarks that I had described and handed it back with a kind of quiet reverence.
After they left, I held the silk against my cheek and wondered what would have happened if I had had to confess to having made the whole thing up.
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05-21-2013, 05:07 PM
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Translated into Japanese! O joy!
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05-21-2013, 08:50 PM
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Congratulations David! I enjoyed reading about your book in Amazon.
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