Local Poetry Artist Available Online

Local poetry artist Alice Shapiro is bravely opening herself up to the world's ire or praise from anyone who cares to critique her poems on publisher unbound CONTENT's book blog.

Saltian is an Old English word that means "to dance." Shapiro's book is loosely based on a Shakespearean monologue in his play As You Like It where seven categories of humankind are discussed.

Since June 8, every day for 51 days, one of the poems from Saltian will be posted at http://booksblog.unboundcontent.com/ along with a critique by a member of the editorial board. The post will then be open to the general public for additional critiques and comments. When the book is released this Fall, the names of everyone who submitted a legitimate comment will be published on Saltian's acknowledgment page.

"I got the idea from John Kremer's newsletter where he talked about Robert Kiyasaki's similar project for his new business book," Shapiro said.  "I simply adapted it to poetry since that's all I think about these days." 

"I'm a big fan of Alice's first two poetry books, but this work transcends them both," said  Publisher Annmarie Lockhart of unbound CONTENT. "It's got such a majestic theme, but each poem really rises to its piece of the grand scheme."

One of two posters, also designed by Shapiro, are currently available for sale at http://www.zazzle.com/poetnomics* A second poster will include the names of every contributor.

Saltian will be Shapiro's third collection of poems. She was nominated for a Pushcart Prize and Georgia Author of the Year. Lockhart and Shapiro have collaborated on several poetry projects in the past. http://aliceshapiro.com

Unbound CONTENT is an independent press based in New Jersey and specializes in poetry in all media. http://www.unboundcontent.com. For personal appearances or interviews with Annmarie Lockhart about the WIP: Saltian project, please contact annmarie@unboundcontent.com.