Dry weather this year
Color fades on dying
trees
We are water
I am excited to announce
that my new book, We are Water, is in the final stages of production.
I review the final draft at the printer tomorrow, and hope the print run will
be complete next week.
This book is a very small
product, featuring haiku and color photographs. The photograph and matching
haiku appear on facing pages, and the poems are inspired by the nature
photographs. In technical terms, they are ekphrastic.
Initial production will
be a short run, due to the cost of color printing, and the book will be
available from the author and through a local book store. Five of
my poem/photograph combinations are also available as post cards at Star
Line Books in Chattanooga. I am looking into an ebook version of We are
Water, but the unique size and shape may make electronic publishing
difficult.
I began looking at my
photographs (originally shot on 35 mm slide film and digitized more recently)
and writing matching haiku after reading The Art of Haiku by Stephen
Addiss. I also had the opportunity to participate in a church art show with my
poetry last summer. I produced a poster of a longer poem and a poster of
one of my photographs as companion pieces. I have since produced four
poetry posters (also known as broadsides), with signed and numbered copies
available at Star Line Books and from the author.
I am also pleased to
announce that the writers book club I organized had its first meeting on
February 2nd and will meet again at Star Line Books, on Thursday,
March 30th at 6:00 PM, We will discuss Anne Lamott’s book, Bird
by Bird, an excellent resource for writers wishing to develop their craft.
www.rayzimmermanauthor.com
