My chapbook, Stealing Dust, was published by Finishing Line Press, so I always try to support Finishing Line writers…I have known for some time that Kristin Berkey-Abbott ‘s chapbook will be out this summer and that the press is currently taking preorders. (Note to those who don’t know much about Finishing Line Press: the number of preorders determines printed copies. So it’s important to the poet to get as many preorders as possible).
Imagine my surprise (in a good way) when I looked at Finishing Line Press’s summer lineup — some of my favorite poets have chapbooks coming out. Susan Grimm, one of the poetry editors for The Barn Owl Review, has a collection set to be released in late July. I worked with Susan a few years ago at Chautauqua and have been watching the poetry world for news of upcoming work. And finally, (Big excitement and drumroll, please), I discovered that Pittsburgh poet Lori Jakiela has a new collection coming out! The title of her chapbook? The Mill Hunk’s Daughter Meets the Queen of the Sky. Now, come on all you working-class writers…you have to be at least a little bit curious about the poems in this collection!
My invitation to you? Take a look at Finishing Line Press today and see what upcoming collections you could support!
The Scrapper Poet 
Kathleen Kirk Said:
on April 21, 2011 at 4:09 pm
Thanks for this announcement! (I have two FLP chapbooks, and know of other poets & editors with books coming out soon, too! Hoping to read & review some in my own blog & at Fiddler Crab Review, home of the poetry chapbook review!!)
Kristin Berkey-Abbott Said:
on April 22, 2011 at 12:04 pm
Thanks for the link! I’ll check out the other authors you mention. And soon, perhaps, one of us should look at a map and see if we could organize a Finishing Line Press tour of some type. I’m game for cross-country travel! (but I reserve the right to change my mind as gas prices soar)
Kathleen Kirk Said:
on April 24, 2011 at 9:30 pm
Love Kristin’s idea! Also would love to visit PA again (where my dad grew up) and FL (where I grew partly up)!!