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> Date: February 25, 2008 4:43:24 PM EST
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> TANKA NEWS published a new entry entitled "MET Press Launches Atlas
> Poetica : A Journal of Poetry of Place in Modern English Tanka" on
> 2/25/2008 4:43:16 PM, written by DMG.
> MET Press Launches Atlas Poetica : A Journal of Poetry of Place in
> Modern English Tanka
> Modern English Tanka Press Launches Atlas Poetica : A Journal of
> Poetry of Place in Modern English Tanka
> The premiere edition of Atlas Poetica : A Journal of Poetry of
> Place in Modern English Tanka includes over 500 poems from 42 poets
> representing more than 20 countries and 12 languages. New from
> Modern English Tanka Press, the Atlas brings a new level of
> innovation, artistry, and appreciation to poetry of place in the
> tanka form and its variants. With the launching of the Atlas
> Poetica, we invite all readers to see the places of the world
> through the eyes of poets, and to find in poetry the maps that will
> lead them to explore the multitude of meanings manifest in their
> own special places.
> Baltimore, Maryland – February 25, 2008 – Following the tremendous
> interest raised by its Landfall anthology, Modern English Tanka
> Press launchedAtlas Poetica : A Journal of Poetry of Place in
> Modern English Tanka to further explore tanka poetry of place from
> around the world. Edited by M. Kei, the inaugural issue features
> content in twelve languages by more than forty poets from around
> the world. A unique feature of the journal is side by side
> presentations of poetry in its native language and English
> translation. The 8.5" x 11" format provides ample room for tanka
> sequences, sets, and prose, as well as the traditional individual
> format.
> About the Editor:
> M. Kei lives in Perryville, Maryland, USA, where he crews on board
> a skipjack, a traditional wooden sailboat used to dredge for
> oysters on the Chesapeake Bay. His intense love for the
> intersection of land and water and the people who live and work
> there informs his work as editor of Atlas Poetica. He previously
> edited Fire Pearls : Short Masterpieces of the Human Heart
> (Keibooks, 2006), and has published over six hundred tanka poems
> and two hundred and fifty other poems. He compiles the Bibliography
> of English-Language Tanka, as well as A History of Tanka Publishing
> in English, and various articles.
> For media inquiries or to arrange an interview with the editor,
> contact M. Kei by e-mail at MKei (at) atlaspoetica (dot) com.
> Publication information at:www.AtlasPoetica.com. Publisher
> information at: www.ModernEnglishPress.com.
> This journal is available from stores.lulu.com/modernenglishtanka
> and from major booksellers; or from the publisher. Complete
> information and mail order form are available online at
> www.modernenglishtankapress.com.
> Price: $12.95, two issue subscription: $25.00. ISSN: 1939-6465. 76
> pages, 8.5" x 11", perfect binding, 60# cream interior paper, black
> and white interior ink, 100# exterior paper, full-color exterior ink.
> About Modern English Tanka Press:
> Modern English Tanka Press is an independent equity publishing
> house in Baltimore, Maryland, dedicated to producing books and
> periodicals of lasting literary value. A family business, we treat
> our customers and partners in publishing like family. Our
> publications are produced using modern print-on-demand production
> and distribution methods. We publish tanka, haiku, and other fine
> poetry. Our special mission is to promote the tanka form of poetry,
> to educate newcomers to tanka about this most ancient poetic form,
> and to work for wider publication of tanka in both specialty and
> mainstream poetry venues. To those ends, we publish the journals
> "Modern English Tanka," "Atlas Poetica," and "Modern Haiga" and
> special edition books of tanka, haiku, and other fine verse. We
> operate www.TankaCentral.com, the internet megasite for tanka, with
> its popular "Tanka News" blog, and the poetry web
> hub,www.ShortVerse.com.
> Contact:
> Denis M. Garrison, owner
> Modern English Tanka Press
> 443-802-1249
> Email to dmg (at) themetpress (dot) com.
> www.modernenglishtankapress.com www.modernenglishtanka.com
> www.atlaspoetica.com
> www.shortverse.com www.tankacentral.com www.tankanews.com
> www.modernhaiga.com
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