There is a reason why during a tornado the clouds are green. The tornadoes pick up whatever vegetation is in their paths and that turns the clouds green. Since the tornadoes travel mostly over open land, this makes a lot of sense. But some day, I suppose, when all this land is settled, covered with buildings and houses, the clouds will change color. They will be gray with cement, lead, asbestos, or whatever is still legal to build with in the future. Or perhaps they will be clear, like the glass from the windows they pick up. They will be transparent.
'Unsuitable Princess' Tour and Other Readings
Jane Rosenberg LaForge reading from "An Unsuitable Princess" to a full house at the April 18, 2014, book party, held at the Mellow Pages Library in Brooklyn. Thanks for coming!
Coming in 2015
Jane's next reading will be on Jan. 11, 2015, time and location to be announced, as part of the Roar Shack Reading Series in Los Angeles; there is no announcement online yet.
The West Coast Book Tour ... Thanks, All!
Monday, May 19: Jane's West Coast launch started with a reading at Book Soup on the Sunset Strip. Here are more details from our favorite bookstore in Los Angeles.
Thursday, May 22, at 7:30 p.m. Reading and signing at the Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore in Redondo Beach, Calif. More details on Facebook.
Sunday, June 1, at 2 p.m.: Reading and signing at Book Passage in Corte Madera, Calif.
Read the reviews and other media coverage.
More appearances scheduled in January 2015. If you are interested in scheduling an appearance, please send Jane a message.
'If Water Were Religion'
"If Water Were Religion,'' which appeared in Crack the Spine (Spring 2013 anthology and online issue #55), has been nominated for the Best of the Net anthology (Sundress Publications). http://www.crackthespine.com/p/blog-page.html
The Peculiar Yesterday, Live in Seattle
Jane Rosenberg LaForge will be at next week's Association of Writers and Writing Programs conference in Seattle.
She'll be speaking on a panel with Debra Di Blasi, Dawn Raffel, Cris Mazza and Anna Joy Springer on memoirs in the 21st Century.
The panel, "The Peculiar Yesterday: The Memoir Today," is scheduled for 4:30 p.m to 5:45 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 27, in room 606 of the Washington State Convention Center, Level 6.
You can also meet Jane at the Jaded Ibis Press table (M12). Jaded Ibis is the publisher of Jane's forthcoming book, "An Unsuitable Princess," to be released in May 2014.
Are you on Twitter? Follow @JaneRLaForge and @JadedIbisPress. The hashtag for the AWP conference is #AWP14. See you there!
Making False Gods of the Famous
Over at Ink, Sweat and Tears, the poetry and prose webzine, Fiona Sinclair has reviewed Jane Rosenberg LaForge's poetry collection, "With Apologies to Mick Jagger, Other Gods, and All Women."
An excerpt:
"The author’s technique is to start with a concrete idea which then sparks a series of contemplations that are often metaphysical. However what draws the reader on is a fine use of lyrical rhythm with an often elegiac tone. This is not to say that the poems are depressing but take an honest look at aspects of humanity ranging from ageing and death to the modern obsession with making false gods out of the famous..."
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Coming Soon: 'An Unsuitable Princess'
Jaded Ibis Press announces that "An Unsuitable Princess" -- part memoir, part fantasy -- will be released this spring, with art by Mary Ann Strandell.
Advance praise:
"An Unsuitable Princess is a daring combination of old-school storytelling and the true wit of the best of contemporary memoirists." -- Michelle Hoover, author of The Quickening
"A quirky and compelling new class of literary mashup" -- Jess Winfield, author of My Name Is Will
"[A] tender and heartbreakingly candid reinvention of memory..." -- Kate Southwood, author of Falling to Earth
'Hollywood Dream Factory' Emerges
Earlier this month, Emerge Literary Journal's latest issue dropped, with the poem "Hollywood Dream Factory" by Jane Rosenberg LaForge. You can pick up a copy for $8.99 at Amazon. That would be nice of you. It also includes work by Jake Russell, Joseph Nicholas, Andrew Ruzkowski, Cara Schiff, Annalee Kwochka, Gael Goepfert, and many others. Jay Sizemore and others. Table of contents is here.
New Schedule of Poetry Readings
Jane Rosenberg LaForge will be reading her poetry on 7 p.m. Monday, July 15, with George Wallace and other poets, at Reif's Tavern, 302 E. 92nd St., Apt. 4R, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. The evening of music, comedy and poetry is sponsored by New York Eternal Radio (more details here).
On Sept. 25, Jane will be reading at the KGB Bar on the Lower East Side at an event celebrating the release of Great Weather for Media's second anthology, "The Understanding Between Foxes and Light." She has a poem, "Barring Leviticus," in the anthology.
And in October, Jane will be part of the Burning Rivers author tour, with readings in Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore and New York.
Please join us.
The NIght Before the Who Concert
Read this new poem from Jane Rosenberg LaForge at the Linden Avenue Literary Journal (scroll down a bit).
Three Readers
Jane Rosenberg LaForge, Michelle Valois and Kristin Bock after the April 20, 2013, reading at the Montague Bookmill. Thanks to all who came, and thanks to Michelle and Kristin for the invitation.
