Monday, April 9, 2012

Big Poetry Giveaway


Hello. I hope this note finds you well.

Molly has just brought the Big Poetry Giveaway to my attention and I quite like the idea. I have decided to join in and give away two books of poetry.

Would you like one?

The giveaway has officially begun and will run through midnight PST, April 30th, 2012.

I will be giving away two books.

1) The Recent History of Middle Sand Lake by Molly Sutton Kiefer
2) Blizzard of One by Mark Strand

Reading poetry is always a good idea, but I seem especially drawn to it in the spring. I purchased Molly's chapbook close to this time last year and just finished reading this book of Mark Strand poems. Two beautifully moving collections by two gifted poets.

Simply leave a comment below and I will select two winners during the week of May 1st. 

+++  update May 1, 2012  +++
The giveaway is now closed and the two selected recipients have been contacted.  Thank you for your participation.
Posted by Denise | Chez Danisse at 3:00 PM
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30 comments:

  1. amelia from z tasty lifeApril 9, 2012 at 6:09 PM

    Denise: I had to do a double take on the image! Poetry is my refuge, there is something about it that grabs my soul and makes it spin and move and then pause, unlike anything else. It was a big companion growing up , and now it's a lovely friend, than sits quietly next to me when i need it. I am not familiar with these poets you mention: of course, would love to be introduced to them (whether I win or not, I will look for more on them at the library)

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  2. Rachael | The Slow-Cooked SentenceApril 9, 2012 at 10:02 PM

    I recently read some of Strand's "Blizzard of One" out loud to my youngest at bedtime. He sank into sleep listening to the sounds and images.

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  3. WSAKEApril 10, 2012 at 12:41 AM

    great idea! i drifted a bit away from poetry in the last years so this would be perfect to jump back in!

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  4. the LadyApril 10, 2012 at 3:40 AM

    What a wonderful idea! I think I'll head to my library and see if I can check out these books- just in case some other lucky person wins.
    Thanks for sharing, Denise.

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  5. ChloeApril 10, 2012 at 3:33 PM

    i agree... spring is such a magical time for poetry.

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  6. AnonymousApril 10, 2012 at 4:16 PM

    Spring is the season that inspires me the most and a good poem to read on a rainy spring afternoon wit a cup of tea sitting in my favorite chair...AHHHHHHHH thanks for the chance to win...emurgajackson@yahoo.com...e*

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  7. Jenn/PaperPinwheelApril 10, 2012 at 6:43 PM

    i love how i always find out about new (to me) books on your blog!

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  8. KathleenApril 10, 2012 at 8:09 PM

    Happy to join in! I'm doing it, too!

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  9. MollyApril 10, 2012 at 9:23 PM

    Aw, Denise, how sweet! I suppose I don't need to win a copy of my own chapbook, but I'd love to be in the running for the Strand. xo

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  10. Jessica GoodfellowApril 10, 2012 at 10:27 PM

    Would love to join in! Jessica at www.jessicagoodfellow.com

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  11. Elsa MayApril 11, 2012 at 2:42 PM

    count me in - although I'm a little wary of having more books added to the toppling tower by my bed...

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  12. ReneeApril 11, 2012 at 3:06 PM

    please add me to the list--lovely blog too, by the way--Renee Emerson www.thisquiethour.blogspot.com

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  13. katrinaApril 11, 2012 at 4:32 PM

    i'd love to be included! thanks!

    robertkc@whitman.edu

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  14. AllysonApril 11, 2012 at 4:49 PM

    Hi, Denise! Please enter me in the contest!

    Allyson Whipple
    whipplea[at]gmail[dot]com

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  15. KateApril 12, 2012 at 1:25 AM

    I love the thought of more poetry circulating around. A poetry book in the post would make for a good day.

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  16. AndrewApril 12, 2012 at 11:23 AM

    Thanks for doing this!

    Andrew Ty
    eldritch00 at gmail dot com

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  17. AnnaApril 12, 2012 at 11:37 AM

    Wow. Free poetry? This is an excellent idea. I would love to have Blizzard of One.

    Thanks.

    annaveldt[at]gmail[dot]com

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  18. JanisApril 13, 2012 at 8:28 AM

    Poetry... Daniel finds it amusing that I can recite Resume by Dorothy Parker...in the voice of Jennifer Jason Leighs doing DP ;^)

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  19. JanisApril 13, 2012 at 8:50 AM

    found it... makes me giggle every time.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77Ip47PpiVs

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  20. Poet-NerdApril 13, 2012 at 12:10 PM

    Thanks for doing this. Please count me in. Nandini Dhar

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  21. Poet-NerdApril 13, 2012 at 12:10 PM

    Thanks for doing this. Please count me in. Nandini Dhar

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  22. AnonymousApril 14, 2012 at 7:49 AM

    Count me in!

    Tara Mae Mulroy
    taramaemulroy@gmail.com

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  23. Michael A. WellsApril 14, 2012 at 3:35 PM

    Me too! Count me in.

    Michael Wells

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  24. queencake and titangirlApril 15, 2012 at 11:22 PM

    this is such a lovely idea!thanks for taking part in it. best from berlin,anja

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  25. Vibeke April 16, 2012 at 7:32 AM

    count me in!: )

    vibeke

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  26. nancy at good food mattersApril 16, 2012 at 9:47 AM

    I'm in, and with a Mark Strand story. I attended a reading of his in 1971 at Vanderbilt University. In those days, he had graying wavy hair and wore an eye patch. He had a dark, wry sense of humor. Before reading "Sleeping with One Eye Open," he noted,"an apparent impossibility for some of us."

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  27. MollyApril 20, 2012 at 10:30 AM

    Please enter me, as well. Thanks!

    mollycspencer at gmail dot com

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  28. Shawnte OrionApril 30, 2012 at 6:09 PM

    One more entry, please.

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  29. AnonymousApril 30, 2012 at 8:23 PM

    A bit last-minute, but if it's not too late... :)

    Joseph Harker
    linksfreude@gmail.com
    namingconstellations.wordpress.com

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