Word Gatherer: Life in a Time of Saturn Rising

Poet-fans!

My poem "cool Li?: a Riddle" (part of my Xiaomei saga) is forthcoming in Fifth Wednesday Journal.
http://www.fifthwednesdayjournal.com/

If you’re in the Chicago area, check out the release party (info below).

xoxo,
Ching-In

The entire editorial staff of Fifth Wednesday Journal are proud to
invite our contributors, friends, and supporters to celebrate with us
release of the Inaugural Issue of Fifth Wednesday Journal at the
following locations.

Wednesday, 31st of October, 2007
  Buonaro’s Cafe
  300 East 5th Avenue 105
  (Fifth Avenue Station, Restored Furniture Factory)
  Naperville, IL

Beginning at 6pm –

A family style Italian dinner (specialty of the house: Chicken Marley –
salad, chicken, pasta, and dessert) is priced at $17 per person,
including tax and tip.
You are asked to let us know (5thwedjournal@comcast.net)
at least a week in advance if you wish to order this dinner. Name and
number in your party will be sufficient. Our host, Ron Buonaro, wants
to have enough staff present to provide his usual excellent service.

You may also order from the menu. Or enjoy just coffee and dessert. Or even fast.

Dinner is an option, not a requirement, so come and celebrate with us.
Cash bar.

About 7:15 –
Our program will include readings by some of our contributors

In the unlikely event that you have not purchased your subscription to
Fifth Wednesday Journal, order blanks and copies of the Inaugural Issue
will be available.

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Sunday, 4th of November, 2007
  Jak’s Tap
  901 West Jackson Boulevard
  Chicago, IL

Gather with some of this area’s finest citizens, poets, writers,
photographers, as well as friends and supporters of literature and art.

Beginning at 1pm –
Coffee and soft drinks will be available.
Food and stronger beverages may be purchased in the restaurant/bar.

About 2:00pm –
Our program will include readings by some of our contributors.

You will be given an opportunity to subscribe to Fifth Wednesday Journal and/or purchase copies of our Inaugural Issue.

                                                Hi friendlies!

My
poem "fob" is in the Trans issue of Tea Party (http://www.tparty.org),
which just came out last week. It’s a great magazine which has
published lots of poets of color and other great stuff in the past!

xoxo,
Ching-In