Monthly Archives: January 2012

Demanded Dignity

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Last night I read the three poems I entered into UNL Amnesty’s poetry contest and Demand Dignity benefit concert at Meadowlark Coffee & Espresso. I posted two videos on YouTube.

The funny thing about technology is that one always wants to try something new. For this reading, I was a little worried that the sound from the steamer for the milk and the coffee grinder would overpower the bands and the poets. Also, I wasn’t sure what kind of sound system would be set up to amply voices. So, to make a long story short, I used a wireless mic with the video camera and then synced the audio from the mic to the video for a clearer audio. I think it turned out great for this new experiment with recording.

Technology aside, it was great reading and a fantastic turnout. I’m really glad I had this opportunity to participate in raising $$$ for an important cause.

A local reading & January news

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Earlier this month, I submitted poems to the UNL Amensty’s Demand Dignity poetry and lyrics contest. I was among the top five finalist! Yay! They’ve invited me to read at their benefit concert this Saturday.

Reading (poetry) in UNL Amnesty’s Demand Dignity benefit concert
8:00 p.m., Saturday, January 28, 2012
Meadowlark Coffee & Espresso, 1624 South St., Lincoln, NE 68502

I hope to see you there!

In other contest and award news, forthcoming in my chapbook THE PUPPET WIFE, my piece “Pantomime: A Tragedy” was selected for the 2011 “Best of Spittoon” award, which includes an actual spittoon. I get a spittoon. They’re going to send me a spittoon. How cool is that? My father had a few spittoons around the house when I was a kid and I always thought they were kind of neat and a little bit sinister. I’m very excited to get my own.

In other news, I’m up in UNL’s January newsletter. I have poems in the current issues of Miller’s Pond, in the anthology Sunrise from Blue Thunder, the anthology Flashlight Memories (now available in ebook), and forthcoming in ABZ and The Adroit Journal.

Bloggers over in The Modcloth Blog discussed their love of chapbooks and posted this lovely picture of recent chaps they’ve been reading.

I’m delighted to see my little chapbook MY IMAGINARY in the bottom left hand corner.

Finally, late last year I created a BRANDING GIRLS giveaway on Goodreads.

 

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Branding Girls

by Laura Madeline Wiseman

Giveaway ends March 11, 2012.

See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.

Enter to win


What is the coolest, craziest, and most unbelievable thing is the number of people who have entered to win. As of right now as I’m typing this blog post, there are 203 people requesting a copy of BRANDING GIRLS. 203! My press run was only 250. I’m very sure I’ve sold 47+ copies. I don’t think there are 203 copies available. The contest ends in March, but it’s 203 and counting. Amazing.

my broadsides are in a show!

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I cannot believe this! OMG. My broadside collaboration with Kate Renee that I did last summer while I was a writer-in-residence at the Prairie Center of the Arts got into a show. A show! How cool is that?

I’m set to read at the Opening and Reception for Belles Lettres. Here’s the info I have right now:

Reading (poetry) in the Belles Lettres Opening
7:00-10:00 p.m., Friday, March 2, 2012
Altered Esthetics, 1224 Quincy Street NE, Minneapolis, MN

 

Show (poetry) Broadside Collaboration with artwork by Kate Renee
March 1– 29, 2012
Belles Lettres, Altered Esthetic, Minneapolis, MN

I’m so excited! My poetry will be in an art gallery, on a wall, illuminated with flattering lighting, and people who are carrying around little drinks and snacks will get to stand before it and gaze with their artistic eyes. I will be one of those people and I will be thrilled.