Marly Youmans's Blog, page 2

                                            CLICK ME, says Alice's video, though rather shyly.VISUAL ARTon this page and the pages of Seren of the Wildwood is the splendid handiwork of Clive Hicks-Jenkins.WISEBLOOD NEWSLETTER Eep! I've been posting away on social media and entirely forgetting the blog. But here I am, and HERE's today's newsletter from Wiseblood Books, focusing on Seren of the

Art on this page by Clive Hicks-JenkinsWISEBLOOD NEWSLETTER Eep! I've been posting away on social media and entirely forgetting the blog. But here I am, and HERE's today's newsletter from Wiseblood Books, focusing on Seren of the Wildwood and Dana Gioia's translation of Seneca’s The Madness of Hercules. Interesting letter with links for pre-orders (better hurry if you want a pre-order price--and

in-process detail, jacket/cover imageby Clive Hicks-Jenkinsfor Seren of the WildwoodMy TinyLetter newsletter, The Rollipoke, went out to subscribers early this morning. This time I'm opening it up to the public, as it is the first announcement for Seren of the Wildwood (Wiseblood Books, March 6, 2023.)Here's the full address, which you are welcome to share: https://tinyletter.com/Marly_Youmans/

1,From the Wiseblood Books End-of-2022 newsletter:Seren of the Wildwood, a long fantasy story in verse by Marly Youmans, forthcoming in March of 2023. Youmans is an award-winning author of over fifteen books, including, most recently, Charis in the World of Wonders. Appreciating the way in which Seren "whispers to our fractured souls," Makoto Fujimura calls the poem "an adventure that is at once

I'm on a panel talking about the short(ish) film, "Why Beauty Matters," in Delhi's lovely old public library  on the 13th. at 2:30... Regional friends, come see the movie and discuss!* * *Small new poem: Old Women on the Churchyard Wall at Better than Starbucks. I've been stretched thin this year and haven't sent much out. Maybe by the end of the year...

My beautiful child!FAVORITE LINE AT THE COUNTY FAIR"The Beautiful Child Contest is now underway at the Cow and Sheep Barn." Last night I went to the Schoharie County Fair with my husband and youngest--Demo Derby! Royal Hannaford Circus! Gaudy rides! Crazy carnival eats! And all the joys of beribboned rabbits and hares, cows and sheep and friendly goats.CHARIS IN THE WORLD OF WONDERS, AGAINHurrah

From a recent North Carolina Literary Review zoom reading: three of my poems from a wild-and-free sequence influenced by the paralIelism of Hebrew poetry (via the lovely rhythms of the King James Bible) and a Yoruban form. Yep, a real Silk Road set of poems... And not formal in the way you may associate with my poems.I never watch myself, so I can't make any promises...

                                                      Amethyst ReviewNew Writing Engaging with the SacredFly to "Otherworlds"

Forthcoming from Wiseblood BooksDear Readers,Our horizon of forthcoming publications is afire with good things — so many, in fact, that I can't help sharing a few highlights:1. Seren of the Wildwood, a long fantasy story in verse by Marly Youmans, with cover and interior illustrations by Clive Hicks-Jenkins. Youmans is an award-winning author of over fifteen books, including, most recently, 

Here's a little postscript to the prior post!            *   *   *That is, here's another poem, my first in Light, edited by poet Melissa Balmain..."The Wish for Queen Alice"            *   *   *Read the whole amusing issue: Winter/Spring 2022 ISSUE: Table of Contents            *   *   *