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New book by Nolcha Fox!!!!!!

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Obed Ladiny said:
Congrats on your new poetry book, Nolcha! Can't wait to start reading it! I hope to afterwards share my thoughts about it at Amazon.
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i was lucky enough to get to read this book in manuscript...it's really really good! and the thing i like most about Nolcha is that she hits the (literary) line hard, gets up and does it again...and again! she's a hard-working writer...a good one to emulate.
 
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John Yamrus said:
i was lucky enough to get to read this book in manuscript...it's really really good! and the thing i like most about Nolcha is that she hits to (literary) line hard, gets up and does it again...and again! she's a hard-working writer...a good one to emulate.
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Yep. Having read some of her poems here at OAF, I know and agree that I'm in for a treat!:)
 
Obed Ladiny said:
Yep. Having read some of her poems here at OAF, I know and agree that I'm in for a treat!:)
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i've been publishing for 52 years now (my first book came out in 1970) and rarely have i seen someone work harder than her...she treats the job of a write LIKE a job...with respect...and she does that job EVERY DAY...she doesn't hang around talking about the great things she's gonna write...she doesn't wait for "inspiration"...she gets out and does the j.o.b.!!!!!
 
John Yamrus said:
i've been publishing for 52 years now (my first book came out in 1970) and rarely have i seen someone work harder than her...she treats the job of a write LIKE a job...with respect...and she does that job EVERY DAY...she doesn't hang around talking about the great things she's gonna write...she doesn't wait for "inspiration"...she gets out and does the j.o.b.!!!!!
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52 years? Wow, you've been grinding. I feel like a baby--and I'am.:D That's inspiration right there.

So far, I've purchased one of Dan Flore's books and Nolcha's. I'd add one of your collections to my library. Ebook or paperback.

I probably been guilty of inspiration seeking. Somehow, I'll find my way eventually.
 
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Obed Ladiny said:
52 years? Wow, you've been grinding. I feel like a baby--and I'm.:D That's inspiration right there.

So far, I've purchased one of Dan Flore's books and Nolcha's. I'd add one of your collections to my library. Ebook or paperback.
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none of my books are available on ebook...the newest is a "career retrospective"...SELECTED POEMS: THE DIRECTOR'S CUT...and i'm proud to say it briefly hit #1 on Amazon in its category (poetry). it's expensive, but it's the best look at my stuff you'll ever find. it's my 36th book. all 542 pages of it.

Amazon product ASIN 0578284138
 
and "grinding" is a good word/description. when i talk to young aspiring writers i tell them that the most important thing is to DO THE WORK...that's what i'm proudest of...in those 52 years i've had 2,757 poems published in magazines and anthologies...and while that sounds like a lot...and is...it got done one poem and one day at a time. anyone can do it. believe me...i did.
 
John Yamrus said:
none of my books are available on ebook...the newest is a "career retrospective"...SELECTED POEMS: THE DIRECTOR'S CUT...and i'm proud to say it briefly hit #1 on Amazon in its category (poetry). it's expensive, but it's the best look at my stuff you'll ever find. it's my 36th book. all 542 pages of it.

Amazon product ASIN 0578284138
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Holy smoke!:eek: And 36th book? Dammmmmn!!! Well, I better be grinding and push back on self-doubt.:)
 
silent lotus said:
dear Obed

some years ago i wanted to meet up with you for lunch
do a book swap with you
you said you thought your books weren't yet worthy

i hope that you do focus on dissipating that self doubt


a warm smile
silent lotus

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Self-doubt is a creeper for sure.:)
 
John Yamrus said:
none of my books are available on ebook...the newest is a "career retrospective"...SELECTED POEMS: THE DIRECTOR'S CUT...and i'm proud to say it briefly hit #1 on Amazon in its category (poetry). it's expensive, but it's the best look at my stuff you'll ever find. it's my 36th book. all 542 pages of it.

Amazon product ASIN 0578284138
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John's book is really worth the read. It's a romp, lots of fun!
 
Obed Ladiny said:
52 years? Wow, you've been grinding. I feel like a baby--and I'am.:D That's inspiration right there.

So far, I've purchased one of Dan Flore's books and Nolcha's. I'd add one of your collections to my library. Ebook or paperback.

I probably been guilty of inspiration seeking. Somehow, I'll find my way eventually.
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@Obed Ladiny, your poems are powerful, and well worth the read. You need a minimum of 10 poems for a chapbook, so I bet you could put one together now. I recommend submitting to Alien Buddha Press.
 
John Yamrus said:
and "grinding" is a good word/description. when i talk to young aspiring writers i tell them that the most important thing is to DO THE WORK...that's what i'm proudest of...in those 52 years i've had 2,757 poems published in magazines and anthologies...and while that sounds like a lot...and is...it got done one poem and one day at a time. anyone can do it. believe me...i did.
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Yup, learned from you. I'll need a few more years to beat the number of poems you've written, and I'm working on it! Thanks for the inspiration!
 
Nolcha Fox said:
Yup, learned from you. I'll need a few more years to beat the number of poems you've written, and I'm working on it! Thanks for the inspiration!
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it's been estimated that over the course of his career, Bukowski published something like 7,000 poems in countless magazines...if you had started writing at a younger age, you would have KILLED that number...as it is, my nearly 3,000 published poems is well within your reach! for anyone paying attention, if i were to guess, i wouldn't be surprised if Nolcha EASILY gets 10 poems a week accepted by magazines...do the math. which is why i say that she's a great example for aspiring writers on how to do the job...and do it right.
 
John Yamrus said:
i've had 2,757 poems published in magazines and anthologies
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i feel the most important one for every poet is probably the first one

at one point i stopped counting mine
as i really have not much interest in the career home run numbers for poets

John you and i have joked a number of times about how the rejection letters
are probably ten fold compared to the ones that get accepted

i haven't sent any out for review in ages


silent lotus

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Obed Ladiny said:
Self-doubt is a creeper for sure.:)
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sir, if you DO get my new book, i'd love to hear yr thoughts.
and, for shits and giggles, here's the front and back cover of the Albanian edition of one of my recent books:

POEZI TE ZGJEDHURA BALLINA.jpg
 
John Yamrus said:
it's been estimated that over the course of his career, Bukowski published something like 7,000 poems in countless magazines...if you had started writing at a younger age, you would have KILLED that number...as it is, my nearly 3,000 published poems is well within your reach! for anyone paying attention, if i were to guess, i wouldn't be surprised if Nolcha EASILY gets 10 poems a week accepted by magazines...do the math. which is why i say that she's a great example for aspiring writers on how to do the job...and do it right.
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I get a minimum of 3 poems published every week. More depending on which magazines are publishing on any given week. Those minimums come from:
  • Medusa's Kitchen Seed of the Week (Kathy posts a word or phrase writing prompt every Tuesday)
  • Medusa's Kitchen Ekphrastic Challenge (Kathy posts a photo every Friday)
  • The Writers Club (posts every Saturday, accepts one poem every week)
I love Medusa's Kitchen because Seed of the Week and the Ekphrastic Challenge keep my poetry wheels turning in my brain.

I also get published maybe once a month in The Gorko Gazette, and Whispers and Echoes.
 
when you're on Amazon getting Nolcha's new book, you might also pick up copies of her two other FINE books...The Big Unda and My Father's Ghost Hates Cats.
 
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