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Astropoetica 9.2: Summer, 2011

Emily — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:50:38 +0000

Astropoetica is pleased to announce the launch of its summer issue, featuring:

As Others See Us, by Jared Carter
Galileo Flies at Midnight, by Mary A. Turzillo
Libration, by Christine Klocek-Lim
Cosmologies, by Patrick Kanouse
Emergent Property, by Howard V. Hendrix
Violent collision of stellar winds detected, by Christine Klocek-Lim
Hevelius, by Judith Skillman
Saving the Appearances, by Maryann Corbett
Separation, by Maryann Corbett
The Astronomer, by Judith Skillman
The Crab, by John Blakeslee
The Grand Design, by Danny Adams
Leonids, NM 14, by Gwen Wille
Upon Attending the Unveiling of Galaxy Messier 101, by Jennifer Clark
Observable Universe, by Audrey Walls
The Golden Fleece II after Susan Mitchell, by Barbara Regenspan
Warring Constellations, by Carmen Eichman
CDM, by Kayleigh Ayn Bohémier
A Day in the Life of the Universe, I, by Teegan Dykeman-Brown
I Still Have the Sky, by Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

Astropoetica gets a facelift

Emily — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 02:50:27 +0000

…or rather, should we say, she’s looking fresher after her little vacation? Proofs are out for the summer issue. Watch this space.

Astropoetica 9.1: Winter 2011

Emily — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 01:35:03 +0000

Astropoetica: Mapping the Stars through Poetry is pleased to announce the launch of its winter issue, featuring:

Invocation, by Aratus, translated by Aaron Poochigian
What Newton Knew, by Katie Fesuk
The Physics Major Agrees to Take the English Major Star Gazing, by Andrew Rihn
Bringing to Light, by Andrew Rihn
Saturn at First Sight, by O.J. Cade
Alexander von Humboldt Visits the Moon, by Sharon Mock
Circadian, by Katie Fesuk
The Diary of the Sun, by Trevor Price
Rebel Angels, by Pat Tompkins
A Hail of Pebbles and Dust, by Bogi Takács
Search, by Geoffrey A. Landis
Relativity Theory, by Kim Goldberg
Water on the Moon, by Ray Sharp
Bailly, by Robert Borski
The Reverend’s Fantasy, by Mark Blaeuer
Different Stars, Different Sky, by Aalix Roake
Earthrise, Viewed from Meridiani, Sol 687, by Geoffrey A. Landis
Starstruck, by John Philip Johnson
Saturn’s moon may have hidden seas, by Christine Klocek-Lim
Spirit at Troy, by Mary A. Turzillo
Phobos, Deimos, by Robert Borski
The Lives of The Stars, by Meg Smith
The Anonymous Stars, by Aratus, translated by Aaron Poochigian
Virgo, by Aratus, translated by Aaron Poochigian
Strategic Place, by Andrei Dorian Gheorghe
Progress, by Rae Spencer

Progress!

Emily — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 04:38:47 +0000

Proofs for the next issue have been sent! I will not tempt fate any further than to say that I hope to share this issue’s delicious verse with our readers soon.

Astropoetica Fall Update

Emily — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 03:48:54 +0000

Yes, we’re still here, and the next issue is nearly complete – hurrah! I’m still waiting to clear a few last details, but I should be sending out proofs shortly.

Current submitters should know that I do have a bit of a submissions backlog that I am working to cut down to size. I’m pulling some strings, so hopefully I’ll be caught up after the holiday weekend.

Thanks for everyone’s patience and understanding. I’m truly grateful.

Astropoetica 8.1: Spring 2010

Emily — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:47:48 +0000

Astropoetica: Mapping the Stars through Poetry celebrates Global Astronomy Month with the launch of its spring issue, featuring:

Starfruit, by J. C. Runolfson
Comet Girl, by Claudine R. Moreau
The Moon and Venus, by Jim Culleny
Volcanoes on Io, by Melissa Frederick
Like Craters, by Stephanie Suhr
Deep Solar Minimum Blues, by Ann K. Schwader
Eros, by Melissa Frederick
Lithopedion, by Robert Borski
Dark River to Antares, by Stefanie Maclin
Heliopause, by Raul Garcia
The Reform of the Calendar, by Maryann Corbett
Orbit, by Jen D. Clark
Chant, by Raul Garcia
Total Lunar Eclipse, by Elissa Malcohn
Dying Butterfly, by Ann K. Schwader
The Crab Nebula, by Albert Melear
Not in Our Stars, by Maryann Corbett
Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation, by Stephen Lefebure
The Eighty-Eight, by Claire Webber
A Conclusion after the International Year of Astronomy 2009, by Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

Submissions Update

Emily — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:38:12 +0000

I have now responded to all submissions received prior to April 9, 2010. If you have not heard from me, please feel free to query.

Astropoetica 7.3: Fall 2009

Emily — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:34:49 +0000

Astropoetica: Mapping the Stars through Poetry celebrates the International Year of Astronomy with the release of its fall issue, featuring:

Duet for Leviathan and Glass, by Mary Alexandra Agner
Constellations, by Jim Culleny
Looking for the Comet Halley, by Barbara Crooker
Beyond These Thin Apartment Walls, by Emily K. Bright
Apparition, by Mary Alexandra Agner
When the Seeing is Good, by Shelly Bryant
Myth Of Aether, by Claudine R. Moreau
Dissolution of the Moon, by Rae Pater
River: 18, by Jeff Streeby
Missing A Comet, by Meg Smith
A Dark Matter, by Kath Abela Wilson
A Letter to the Moon, by F.J. Bergmann
Blue Hand, by G. O. Clark
Haystack Observatory, by Meg Smith
Mother of the Moon, by Dan Mitrut
Tilt Your Satellite Dishes, by Claudine R. Moreau
Observatory, by John Colvin
Black Hole Theorem: ‘The Great Alexander’, by Dave Shortt
Dumbbell Nebula, by Tree Riesener
Astro-Memorial, by Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

This issue is dedicated to the memory of Steliana Gheorghe, mother of longtime Astropoetica contributor Andrei Dorian Gheorghe. She was a dear friend of astropoetry and left us much too soon.

The Doors of the Body

Emily — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:03:22 +0000

One of my poetry professors often urged us to enjoy a leisurely après-midi de poésie, to step away from our own manuscripts and read, read, read what our contemporaries were publishing. As a student, I found it easy to take this advice, to curl up in the library for hours with a stack of journals, to scribble down thoughts and impressions, to breathe it all in. Inspired, provoked, or bored, I found it all so instructive and rejuvenating.

Of course, now, with so many demands and a gravity-defying toddler in the mix, I find it harder and harder to carve out those quiet afternoons of poetry. Working on Astropoetica is still rewarding and exciting, but it is structured, subject-specific reading, and the process of accepting and rejecting can hardly be described as leisurely. Now more than I ever I find those stolen hours for pure pleasure reading more and more precious.

Most recently I have been delighting in Mary Alexander Agner’s new collection, The Doors of the Body (Mayapple Press, ISBN 978-0932412-799). I admit upfront I am more fangirl than reviewer, so forgive me if I gush. Agner is deft of craft and fierce in voice. In The Doors of the Body, she gives fangs and heat and agency to the women of myth and fairy tale. A few of the included poems can be sampled on online, such as “Wear the Lighting” in Goblin Fruit, and “Sleeping Beauty” in Strange Horizons. Such delicious work! Check it out!

I have had the great joy of publishing Agner’s work in previous issues of Astropoetica, and two of her poems will be appearing in our next. I hope she can be persuaded someday to release a chapbook of her science-based poetry, because it too is absolutely divine.

One Man’s Cannibalism

Emily — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:48:21 +0000

I enjoyed the AP story “No Strain for Andromeda: Galaxy Is Cosmic Cannibal” about M31’s savage treatment of dwarf galaxies unfortunate enough to cross its path. If you have access to Nature you can read the nitty gritty here; otherwise, I recommend a peek at the Pan-Andromeda Archaeological Survey’s images and a trip to Astropoetica’s archives to read Greg Beatty’s fabulous “One Man’s Cannibalism.“