Trying to discover what we'd been up to after three weeks of fairly acute amnesia, we discovered this book: 100 AMERICAN POETS AGAINST THE WAR: A PROTEST ANTHOLOGY, edited, selected, and introducted by Christian K. Narkiewicz-Laine.
This puzzled us, as we had no recollection of submitting a poem to said project, nor of having heard of said Introductor, and moreover we make a general if unrigorous policy of not being a poet against the war in any official sense. But a little investigation is a fascinating thing. It turns out that the Metropolitan Arts Press publishes three other books in its "Literature" line, each of which is a collection of poems by Christian K. Narkiewicz-Laine. Continuing on to the only other section of the online catalog, "Art/Architecture Books," one discovers volumes on "New American Architecture" and "New Chicago Architecture," on the writings of Louis Sullivan, and gathering artworks by "the children of Chernobyl."
Needless to say, all these titles are written or edited, selected, and introducted by the estimable and tireless Christian K. Narkiewicz-Laine. For those interested in ordering, the email address given is lodged in the UK, though charges for shippping and handling suggest that items will be mailed from North America; meanwhile, the main office is in Athens. We are excited to see our work represented under the aegis of this energetic and relentless personage!
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