Yes, I've been publishing poetry in small magazines since the 80's. I may have been wearing a mullet when I wrote some of them. And I always dreamed about having a book collection out there in the market, but I never took much action to make that happen.
But my poetry book, Bootjack, is being printed, or at least in the queue for being printed. It's the second book publication from Pasque Press, the publishing arm of the South Dakota State Poetry Society. The book features some poems about South Dakota, but there are also many travel and literary subjects. It would be great to have that in hand before Christmas time. Many of the poems are very recent, but some date from those mullet days. I'm proud to having it come to fruition, and if you're reading this, you'll be hearing more about it soon.
If you're not familiar with bootjacks, they were a standard item in the houses where people wore cowboy boots. Bootjacks made it easy to get your tight boots off, which can be tough if you like your boots nice and snug like I do. And bootjacks were a required project in our high school shop class, so everyone (all guys, back then, no girls), took one home, cowboy boots or no cowboy boots.
Check out the other holdings from the South Dakota State Poetry Society and the opportunities there at sdpoetry.org. They publish Pasque Petals, a twice-yearly magazine that focuses on poems and poets with a South Dakota connection. And they host contests and workshops. This year they're also hosting Poetry on the Road events throughout South Dakota. If you have a chance to get to one, you'll hear good SD poets and have a chance to read poems of your own at the open mic!
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