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The Devil's Wine
Tom Piccirilli posted this at Shocklines:
From Publisher's Weekly:
THE DEVIL’S WINE
Edited by Tom Piccirilli. Cemetery Dance (www.cemeterydance.com), $40 (360p) ISBN 1-85767-070-4
Without apologies, 19 masters (and mistresses) of contemporary horror fiction reveal themselves in a poetic mood in this anthology of mostly previously unpublished verse assembled by Stoker-winner Piccirilli (The Night Class, etc.). Known for the nasty violence of much of his fiction, Jack Ketchum shows a gentler side in such poems as “Hoboe” and “Sleeping Woman.” Ray Bradbury, whose poetry is by now as familiar to fans as his fantasy, contributes such whimsies as the self-referential “The Other Me,” in which he wonders, “Did R.B. write that poem, that line, that speech?” Joe Haldeman brings the same wickedly endearing wit to a poem like “Audience Participation,” about an elderly moviegoer’s revenge on some annoying teenagers, as he does to his fiction. Other notable contributors include Peter Straub, Charles De Lint, Peter Crowther and Elizabeth Massie. This is a rich feast, fit for a king, and indeed he is here too-Stephen King. Such poems as “The Dark Man” and “Harrison State Park ’68,” reprinted here for the first time after some 30 or more years, are good enough to make readers hope the Master Spellbinder revisits his muse more frequently. (July)
Forecast: The King poetry, originally published in small venues during his college years, alone should ensure a sellout of the first printing.
The long wait is almost over! THE DEVIL'S WINE will be back from the printer's in the next few days and start shipping shortly thereafter. It's been a long road, and I appreciate everyone who's pre-ordered the anthology.
From Publisher's Weekly:
THE DEVIL’S WINE
Edited by Tom Piccirilli. Cemetery Dance (www.cemeterydance.com), $40 (360p) ISBN 1-85767-070-4
Without apologies, 19 masters (and mistresses) of contemporary horror fiction reveal themselves in a poetic mood in this anthology of mostly previously unpublished verse assembled by Stoker-winner Piccirilli (The Night Class, etc.). Known for the nasty violence of much of his fiction, Jack Ketchum shows a gentler side in such poems as “Hoboe” and “Sleeping Woman.” Ray Bradbury, whose poetry is by now as familiar to fans as his fantasy, contributes such whimsies as the self-referential “The Other Me,” in which he wonders, “Did R.B. write that poem, that line, that speech?” Joe Haldeman brings the same wickedly endearing wit to a poem like “Audience Participation,” about an elderly moviegoer’s revenge on some annoying teenagers, as he does to his fiction. Other notable contributors include Peter Straub, Charles De Lint, Peter Crowther and Elizabeth Massie. This is a rich feast, fit for a king, and indeed he is here too-Stephen King. Such poems as “The Dark Man” and “Harrison State Park ’68,” reprinted here for the first time after some 30 or more years, are good enough to make readers hope the Master Spellbinder revisits his muse more frequently. (July)
Forecast: The King poetry, originally published in small venues during his college years, alone should ensure a sellout of the first printing.
Comments
WOOHOO! I preordered this thing ages ago, it seems. SO happy to know that I'll have it in my grubby little hands soon.
I'm the one that's getting beat over the head... because I spend my money on mundane things like... food...
-- Mike Arnzen, gorelets.com
I'm in awe. I'd love to see (forgive my nosiness) a complete list of what you've got on preorder!
Seeing the name Centipede Press there, I can assume one of them is the "'Salem's Lot" special edition. Can't tell you how jealous I am...
I recently took advantage of an offer from Cemetery Dance to buy $200 worth of credit for $99. With that, I ordered (and received) "Triage" and "Trick Or Treat." On pre-order is "Taverns of the Dead," "Walpuski's Typewriter," and "Mondo Zombie." And, on a previous pre-order: "The Century's Best Horror Fiction" and "The Road To The Dark Tower."
Let us know how that copy of the "Lot" turns out...
Blu
so far since jan. i've gotten:
not king related:
signed limited "Lost Boy Lost Girl" by Peter straub
lettered "trick or treat"
lettered "the folks"
king related:
signed UK 1st ed. of salem's lot
limited Dark Dreamers
limited THE GIRL NEXT DOOR
signed trade THE GIRL NEXT DOOR
UK 1st ed. umneys last case
two US D.T. 6 trade eds.
artist of the DT 6
signed limited ed. of the DT 6
limited ed. of quietly now
a lettered edition of DT 1 - the gunslinger
cavalier oct 73 mag (w/ story gray matter)
playboy 1/83 (w/ The Word Processor)
on the way i have:
U.K. 1st trade of DT 6
german 1st trade of DT6
lettered edition of quietly now
proof of devil's wine
trade of devil's wine
artist ed. devil's wine
deluxe limited salem's lot
2 trade copies of Girl who loved tom gordon-popup
2 copies (i hope) of the limited Girl who loved tom gordon-popup
a trade SK trivia
a lettered edition SK trivia
limited trade of Great Ghost Stories
a publisher copy of the lettered edition of Great Ghost Stories
limited trade of Century's Best Horror
a publisher copy of the lettered edition of Century's Best Horror
the signed limited HardBack cemetery dance mags issues 50-54
the signed limited "the road to the dark tower" + the limited bookmarks and free trade paperback
PLUS:
i'll be getting the US/UK trades, artists, proofs, and limited signed limiteds for DT 7 when they are ready to order.
AND:
.... with my lifetime membership, i also will get all the cemetery dance limiteds, gravetales mag. limited, and cemetery dance mags. that are to be released
and i know i've probably missed out on something...
yes... it is an expensive habit. don't even want to think about adding it all up right now.
~S.B.
you can see it in the King's Closet page here:
http://groups.msn.com/KingsCloset/general.msnw?action=get_message&mview=0&ID_Message=1160&LastModified=4675477752355491127
~sir boomme
known in other worlds as S.B.
aka. terry from austin
aka. lins boo
aka. boo
aka. vocal snarky
aka. Sir B.S.
aka.SBS
Wow.
Sincerely,
Blu