Friday 13 November 2009

audio poem for Cordite

A while ago I talked about recording poetry for the first time, and while I never returned to tell you I submitted some of these recordings to Cordite for their EPIC issue, I did.

And this morning, in my inbox, I discovered one of those fabulous emails we all like to receive from editors. Yes, Cordite are publishing (that word doesn't seem quite right, somehow) a piece called 'Solitaire'. It's a piece I wrote after my grandmother passed away and is one of my favourite poems because I think I captured her well. It seems to have gone down well at gigs when I've perform it too, which also helps.

Naturally, I've been doing a happy dance since reading the email. Which I admit I did the other times Cordite published my work too, but this time is different. This is the first time I've made an audio submission. Ever. To anyone. I'd actually felt an accomplishment in just having submitted them. I mean, there's always something encouraging about having a go at something new. But being accepted is just fab. Of course. And also a little scary, although perhaps that's just becasue I have to now send them a mug shot to accompany the piece.

Cordite: EPIC is due to go live next month, and I'll be sure to let you know when it does.

NaNo update: current word count is 26,022.

5 comments:

Laurie Steed said...

Congratulations Tiggy! You are going great guns. Thanks for having me at p 17 launch, it went really well...so many talented people : )

Tiggy Johnson said...

Thanks Laurie, and you are welcome, but don't go forgetting you are one of them

Leonie said...

Congrats, saw the note on FB just got around to reading your post.

Maxine Beneba Clarke said...

Congratulations Tiggy - our voices will be together! Looking forward to hearing the poem.

Tiggy Johnson said...

Thanks Leonie and Maxine. M: looking forward to sharing space with you, and btw, absolutely loved your performance at the GDS launch.