Author Archives
B.J. Omanson’s poems in this issue are from a collection of poems about the Spoon River valley in Illinois where he was raised. Other poems from this collection have appeared in The Hudson Review, The Sewanee Review, Shenandoah & elsewhere. Most recently he wrote the annotations for the poems of a “lost” WWI poet whom he rediscovered, John Allan Wyeth, whose book of poems, This Man’s Army: A War in Fifty-odd Sonnets was republished by the University of South Carolina Press in 2008, with an introduction by Dana Gioia. Omanson’s current project, Where the River Darkens: An Experiment in Autobiography & Poetry, can be seen at http://forgottenstair.wordpress.com.
Cross
this Bridge at a Walk, is now available from
Wind Publications in Kentucky.
Its sixteen narrative poems recount
incidents in America’s history from the
Revolution to the present, with cameo
appearances by Mother Ann Lee, Emily Dickinson,
Scott Joplin, and Bix Beiderbecke.
To read sample poems from the book, go to
“Coxey’s Army,”
“Spirea,” or “Jesus
Walking on the Water.”
We offer to anyone who contributes $20
or more to The New Formalist a free hard
copy of Alfred Dorn’s latest book, Visits and
Vistas, signed by the author. This book is a limited
edition of 50 signed and numbered copies, and only 20 of
them remain available. They will be given to
contributors on a first-come, first-served basis.
Copies of Alfred Dorn’s earlier books are offered by
on-line booksellers for prices as high as $175, and signed
copies of his books are very scarce. Don’t delay!
