Here’s a new audio recording of a Ghost Girl poem. I actually recording it awhile back for Quiddity. The poem is a response to Sarah Water‘s Fingersmith, the first novel of hers that I read and my favorite, with Tipping the Velvet as a close second. Both of her novels were made into films.

Ghost Girl Dreams Again of a Con, a Murder, and another Life

I’ve been busily working on getting everything ready for Branding Girls (Finishing Line Press, 2011). I’ve contacted two of my favorite poets who will be writing blurbs for the chapbook. I’ve got the bios written, the author photos taken, and the acknowledgments updated. I’ve compiled the mailing addresses for the postcard promotion during pre-sale of the chapbook, which isn’t as easy as one might think. For example, I wanted to make sure and send my high school AP English teacher a postcard. She supported my writing and always encouraged me. She entered a poem I wrote to the Des Moines National Poetry Festival the year I was in her class. It was there I gave my first poetry reading, ever, at the Des Moines Art Center. And she gave me a copy of Emily Dickinson as a graduation gift. (You are the greatest, Mrs. K!) She retired the year I graduated and thus, finding her mailing address was a bit tricky. Also, I found the perfect art for the cover. A few years back, I attended an art festival and purchased an adorable piece from pincurl girls. I contacted Pincurl Girls and asked about having the art on my cover. I recieved a yes! Yeah! Here’s a teaser of the cover:

I love her. Isn’t she super cute!