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Bette & Pam, Emily, Dave, & Rich, We're listening in as a WR 121 class at BMCC in Pendleton. Thank you for sharing so much of yourselves as writers. My students are falling in love with your works. And thank you to Fishtrap for helping me start a new chapter of my life--albeit coincidentally. I headed to my reading on January 17th of this year with an extra suitcase in the car and escaped a bad chapter in my life and started over. Fishtrap might have saved my life. ~Shaindel Beers

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I didn't set out for that to be the title of the book. The first poem in the book was meant to be an homage to Hawkings' theories, and that was the title of the first poem. My other working titles weren't that good, and my publisher suggested we name the book after the first poem.

Since titles aren't copyrightable, I didn't see a reason to disagree. Thanks for asking!

~Shaindel

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I have a new poem at the Best American Poetry website. Please make comments if you have time.

http://thebestamericanpoetry.typepad.com/the_best_american_poetry/2009/09/origins-a-poem-by-shaindel-beers.html

Thank you,

Shaindel

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Hi, Doris,

Thanks so much for your kind words--and for sharing this episode! If you'd like to find me on Facebook or email me at sbeers@bluecc.edu, I'll add you to my updates list. I do have upcoming readings in Portland in October as well.

Take care,

Shaindel

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Thank you, Everyone, for your kind words about the interview. I've had terrific responses and have been emailing back listeners all day so far.

If you're interested in buying a signed copy of my book directly from me or just keeping up with what I'm up to and knowing when I'm giving readings in your area, please find me one of the following ways.

Via email, please email sbeers@bluecc.edu and let me know you'd like to be added to my announcements list.

On Facebook, you can add me as a friend by visiting:

http://www.facebook.com/people/Shaindel-Beers/521563806?_fb_noscript=1

On Twitter, I am at: http://twitter.com/shaindelr

I also have events calendars at the author sites Goodreads.com :

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2798132.Shaindel_Beers

and  RedRoom.com:

http://redroom.com/author/shaindel-rebekah-beers

My next Portland event is a reading and book-signing at Broadway Books, September 14th at 7 p.m.

If you are a writer interested in submitting work, please check out Contrary Magazine, where I'm the Poetry Editor:

http://www.contrarymagazine.com/Contrary/Summer-2009.html

Take care and be well,

Shaindel

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