I think this is okay to post here, but I'm not totally sure. Julene is one of my good friends and I worked in the trenches with her at the Lifelong AIDS Alliance as an HIV/AIDS case manager. I've listened to her poetry performed, and it's nothing short of amazing... She's right up there with Michael Klein.... So, if anyone's interested or wants to take a foray into one of the greats of modern poetry, read on below... Dear friends -- Please forgive the self-promotion, but I want (need) to let you know that my chapbook Case Walking: An AIDS Case Manager Wails Her Blues is available for pre-order from Finishing Line Press. Postcards have been sent announcing the publication. There is much to behold and admire, much to be moved by, in these passionate and engaged poems that-individually and collectively-comprise a report from the front in the valiant war against AIDS, a report delivered by a poet with an unflinching heart and an all-seeing eye." Roy Jacobstein, M.D., M.P.H., author of A Form of Optimism, winner of the 2006 Samuel French Morse Poetry Prize Assuming you are interested in getting a copy and that your recreational reading includes subjects such as social work, the state of AIDS in America, secondary trauma, grief, loss and memorials for our many losses, then it is to your advantage to order during the advance sales period since shipping, within the United States, is free I'm following up now to pass along further info. The publication date is August 18, but the size and even the fact of publication depend on advance sales of a certain number of books. Obviously, this is important to me. There is also an advantage to you, though (assuming, of course, that you are interested in getting a copy at some point and further assuming that your recreational reading includes such light subjects such as social work, the state of AIDS in America, secondary trauma, grief, loss and memorials for our many losses): Orders received during the advance sales period are shipped free. You can order directly from the Finishing Line website by selecting "New Releases" from the menu on the left and using PayPal. Or, if you prefer, you can use the form below.[/font] If you've already placed an order, I do apologize for bothering you instead of thanking you. Regardless, thanks very much for your kindness, patience, and support. I promise not to do any further arm-twisting.[/font] Julene T. Weaver (Please mail all orders to the Finishing Line Press address below or order online at www.finishinglinepress.com click on “New Releases”) Please send me ______ copy(ies) of Case Walking: An AIDS Case Manager Wails Her Blues, by Julene Tripp Weaver, at $14.00 per copy. Enclosed is my check (payable to Finishing Line Press) for $__________ Name Address City/State/Zip Finishing Line Press Post Office Box 1626 Georgetown, KY 40324 CREDIT CARD ORDER FORM Visa/Mastercard (circle one) Name as it appears on the card:____________________________________________________ Credit card number:_____________________________________________________________ Expiration Date:___________ Card Verfication Number(3 digit number on back of card—on the far right):_________ Total amount to be charged (include shipping if ordering after 7/18/07: ) $__________________ send to: Finishing Line Press Post Office Box 1626 Georgetown, KY 40324 -- Julene Tripp Weaver 5201 22nd Ave NE Apt #201 Seattle, WA 98105 (206) 524-4496 newroots@drizzle.com http://www.drizzle.com/~newroots "Do you not see how necessary a World of Pains and troubles is to school an Intelligence and make it a soul?...Call the world if you Please "The vale of Soul-making." John Keats
