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     Joel (Joel) Username: Joel Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 91.110.189.181 |
Just to let you know that my third collection of poems, The Autumn Myth, will be published by Arc in September of this year. This is a book that took years to come together, and combines some intensely personal stuff with some embittered commentary on recent political issues. It's not like the happiest of books, but if any of you feel like buying it I hope you will find it worthwhile. | ||
| Mick Curtis (Mick) Username: Mick Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.179.199.185 |
Good stuff, Joel - I'm not the world's biggest poetry fan (although possibly one of the tallest) but I'll certainly give it a go. | ||
| Craig (Craig) Username: Craig Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 75.4.237.130 |
I'll only read it if everything rhymes. | ||
| Mick Curtis (Mick) Username: Mick Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.182.155.197 |
"There once was a young man called Joel"... | ||
| Weber (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.176.105.56 |
Who lived in a very big hole | ||
| Tony (Tony) Username: Tony Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.132.173.248 |
Is this about Puff the Magic Dragon? Didn't he frolic in it? (sorry Joel!) Poetry is tough to write. Like making mental jewellery. | ||
| Jonathan (Jonathan) Username: Jonathan Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 91.143.178.131 |
Sweet as. Send us a link when it's up and I shall purchase myself a copy. | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.64.121.35 |
Yes. I like to read poetry so am looking forward to it, Joel. | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 194.32.31.1 |
Well, I'm able to make online purchases again due to getting a Prepaid MasterCard (long story) and will finally be able to read some of Joel's fiction - you can't find it for love nor money in the shops over here. Where would be a good place to start? | ||
| Tony (Tony) Username: Tony Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.132.173.248 |
The internet. | ||
| Weber (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.176.105.56 |
I found a copy of the Blue Mask in waterstone | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 194.32.31.1 |
Our branch of Waterstones is shit, Weber, but I'll keep my eyes open... was it in the general fiction section? | ||
| Mick Curtis (Mick) Username: Mick Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.182.155.197 |
I just ordered The Blue Mask and From Blue to Black online. Will probably take 'em to FCon and ask young Joel to sign them for me. | ||
| Weber (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.176.105.56 |
It was in the Crime section. | ||
| Joel (Joel) Username: Joel Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 217.37.199.45 |
At one time both novels were in the Cult Fiction section of the Birmingham Waterstones. This being apparently because they did a Google search and found me described by another writer as "the biggest cult I've ever met". | ||
| Joel (Joel) Username: Joel Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 217.37.199.45 |
It's not for me to suggest what you should buy, Stevie, but you may not find anything of mine in the bookshops unless you order it. I think everything apart from The Earth Wire (1994) is still in print. | ||
| Weber (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.176.105.56 |
"There once was a young man called Joel Who lived in a very deep hole, He thought it quite nice and ate lots of mice and sometimes a tasty fried vole" | ||
| Joel (Joel) Username: Joel Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 217.37.199.45 |
There was a young man named Weber Who liked to make with the limericks Because his name rhymed with nothing And therefore the abuse had to be more innovative Which presented only a temporary challenge xxx | ||
| Weber (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.176.105.56 |
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| Gcw (Gcw) Username: Gcw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.153.237.52 |
 .... Joel, is de man of the moment, I have just finished 'From Blue To Black' & 'The Blue Mask' is next up. I loved 'From Blue to Black', It's an era and a vibe I am very familiar with as I would have been the same age as the characters, and it would be quite easy to replace say, Edwards No.8, with the Norwich Arts Centre (where Richey stamped 'for real' into himself). Tell me Joel, would Triangle's Cambridge date been the Boat Race or the Junction if the tour had gone ahead?.. This book made me feel nostalgic for a time & a place...s'funny, last night I was rehearsing in the local pub top room, the conversation turned to politics..I had my new skinny jeans on, the bootcuts have been put away until fashion permits again...I had an epithany which made me smile, but scared me too... It's 1979 again. gcw | ||
| Ian Alexander Martin (Iam) Username: Iam Registered: 10-2009 Posted From: 64.180.64.74 |
I grew-up in British Columbia, and even so, the above makes me react in only one way: NOOOOOOO!!!!! | ||
| Ian Alexander Martin (Iam) Username: Iam Registered: 10-2009 Posted From: 64.180.64.74 |
The BBC have an 16-page Election Night Party Pack (photo masks, bingo cards based on phrases spoken by the commentators, Hung Parliament / Hangman), and it includes some "did you know..." facts on the General Election. Such as this: So the parallels continue, it seems. | ||
| Joel (Joel) Username: Joel Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 217.37.199.45 |
There once was a young man named Weber Who lived in the Vale known as Ebbw, And argued with Craig Though the issue was vague: 'Are Murray mints better than Trebor?' | ||
| Frank (Frank) Username: Frank Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 85.222.86.72 |
Congrats, Joel. Look forward to it. | ||
| Weber (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.176.105.56 |
You know Ebbw is pronounced EbbOO so that doesn't actually rhyme... There is a town called Llanbedr which would do it though | ||
| Weber (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.176.105.56 |
What can you do with the name Marc? | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 195.166.117.210 |
I'm not the world's biggest poetry fan either, but I own Joel's other poetry collections and they're excellent. I'll be getting this one, too. | ||
| Joel (Joel) Username: Joel Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 217.37.199.45 |
There was a young fellow named Marc Who liked to go down to the park And stroll through the trees. When you're down on your knees They all look the same in the dark. | ||
| Craig (Craig) Username: Craig Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 75.4.255.32 |
That would have to be a vague argument indeed, since I've no idea what Murray or Trebor mints are.... | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 194.32.31.1 |
Murray mints are much nicer than Trebor.  | ||
| Richard_gavin (Richard_gavin) Username: Richard_gavin Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 65.110.174.71 |
This is *great* news, Joel. Congratulations. Intensely personal poetry is the best kind. I'm really looking forward to The Autumn Myth. | ||
| Joel (Joel) Username: Joel Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 91.110.141.101 |
This book's shown on the Arc website now: http://www.arcpublications.co.uk/catalogue/index.php?description_id=409 ...or you can click on the small image of the front cover on the home page of the website. Gorgeous cover, one of the best I've had. The book should be available in early December. | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 195.166.117.210 |
There's a hardback edition? Nice. That'll do for me. | ||
| Frank (Frank) Username: Frank Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 85.222.86.21 |
Congrats, Joel, stellar stuff. I'm still waiting for the Polish postal service to deliver 'The Witnesses Are Gone.' | ||
| Joel (Joel) Username: Joel Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 91.110.203.177 |
Just received some advance copies of The Autumn Myth... it's a really nice production. The paperback has strong matt card covers. The interior typesetting is exemplary – and unless my eyes deceive me the poems are set in Palatino.  |