Just my opinion for what its worth, but the best new author for 2009 is Small Desk Press’ spectacular new prose poet Sara Fran Wisby. Her book Viva Loss is possibly the most imaginative release in the small press in the last ten years.

Please read my review of this book at Full of Crow

Katrina Jensen is one of my grad school comrades, and she is a super talented poet who gets her stuff out there when she’s not busy bustin’ it down South Norcal Way!

Please check out this fine poem of hers at the fine magazine “Literary Mama:”

UNTITLED by Katrina Mariah Jensen

A quick announcement for my forthcoming gig as e/print chap editor for Full of Crow Press:

http://www.fullofcrow.com/fall09updates.html

Many thanks to Lynn Alexander for this opportunity!