Newest promotion. Join the commotion.

We've been thinking lately on the matter of promotions. Each month, we usually have a title that enjoys free shipping for that entire month. This month, April, we have two titles. Albany: a Bio in Poemtry by Ben Ohmart, and Where I'm Coming From by Jay Walker. Why?

Because it's National Poetry Month and we've always enjoyed good poetry.

So until April 30, any orders for either of those titles through our website will receive FREE domestic shipping, or greatly reduced international shipping.

But that's not all. We've been thinking of other promotions.

To continue with the poetry theme for April, we've decided to open a short little raffle. Between now and midnight EST of April 30, you're invited to send in a rhymed couplet. Doing so will enter you into a raffle in which a randomly selected entree will receive a FREE copy of Albany or Where I'm Coming From.

You can submit your entry as a comment to this post (either on Facebook or Blogspot) or e-mail your entry in to info@merryblacksmith.com.

Good luck!

--John

p.s. Stay tuned for more Merry Blacksmith news coming up about a great new SF collection by Don D'Ammassa, and a new, updated edition of The Joy of Booking by Bud Webster, author of ther Locus-recommended Anthopology 101.

And poetry, too

And you know...we also publish poetry.

It's true. Our most current offering is Jay Walker's long-awaited second book, Where I'm Coming From, a collection of poems that express the Rhode Island experience through the poet's eyes and heart. But Where I'm Coming From is not just a love letter to Rhode Island; it’s a declaration of the status of his emotional journey to the ultimate destination of peace, love & nakedness for all. Walker writes about everything from world issues to the aspects and events of his own life and art.

On the horizon, we're happy to be introducing a new volume of poetry from Ben Ohmart, Albany: An Autobio In Poemtry.

Stay tuned for samples from each.

Cheers!

--John