News media make much of the division between traditional print publishing and digital book formats, generally positing the distinction as an either/or choice meaning the extinction of one or the insignificance of the other. But introducing any book, print or digital, is typically a multimedia project--or it should be.

My forthcoming book of poetry began as text alone. I don't think my publisher does e-book editions, and the…

Actually, I always loved lists, but there's something faintly sinister about arranging people on a spreadsheet, isn't there? Right now, I'm up to four lists related to publicizing "god-chaser," my forthcoming poetry book: mailing and email addresses, editors and writers to send review copies to, others to give complimentary copies and potential venues for readings.

I use lists all the time to counter my tendency to forget everything and my other tendency to have the same ideas again…

After a few months playing hermit, I came out of hiding a few weeks ago to find a fantastically active poetry scene. My favorite reading, East of Edith, is on hiatus, but I've still managed to get to at least one poetry reading a week since I came out of hibernation: Poetry & Beer,…