Anniversary Press

							PRESS COVERAGE FOR BELTWAY POETRY QUARTERLY'S TENTH
ANNIVERSARY and the publication of FULL MOON ON K STREET

PRINT JOURNALS
Where Guidebooks reprinted a poem by Sunil Freeman in their 2011 edition, distributed
to hotels across the DC region, and credited Full Moon on K Street as the source.

The Baltimore City Paper published "Beltways and Memes" by Geoffrey Himes on May
12, 2010. Himes writes, "It's a challenge to turn something as amorphous as a city
into poetry—especially a city dominated by bureaucrats, curators, and lobbyists.
But the poets in Full Moon appear determined to prove, as [Michael]Lally puts it in
his poem 'DC,' that Washington 'doesn't have to be a museum in the pits! Spies!
Ritual catalogue of dates!' How do you find the poetry, though, amid all that
marble and concrete? 'Where did the earth go?' [Grace] Cavalieri writes in
'Mapping DC (1966-2007),' 'Into Sterling Brown's voice . . . into the whine of the
guitar of Bill Harris at the "Pigfoot" club.'" He notes that 29 contributors live in
Maryland, and "Many of the poems in the volume originally appeared in the
terrific regional-poetry web site, beltwaypoetry.com, which Roberts has run since
2000." http://www.citypaper.com/arts/story.asp?id=20201

The Washington Post published a feature article about Full Moon on K Street on February
7, 2010, saying, "the first anthology of modern poetry to be wholly for, about and by
current and former Washington residents—teems with poets who've distilled the region's
lifeblood into verse over the past 50 years."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
dyn/content/article/2010/02/04/AR2010020405151.html?sub=AR

The Current Newspaper's family of neighborhood papers (The Northwest
Current, Georgetown Current, and Dupont Current) featured a review of the
anthology Full Moon on K Street in the January 13, 2010 issue. Calling the
anthology a celebration of "the built environment and how we live in it," they say,
"If you love D.C., even if you haven't read a poem since high school, you'll find
that the book is full of intriguing perspectives on familiar places and events...And
for newcomers--or those who want to send the book to folks back home--the
introduction to each poem explains the local references."
http://washingtonart.com/beltway/current.html

The Hill Rag reviewed the Tenth Anniversary Issue in January 2010, and
included information about the print anthology, saying, "What better place for a
poetry journal than the nation's capital?" The article includes quotes from
contributors Merrill Leffler, Teri Ellen Cross, and Naomi Ayala.
http://www.capitalcommunitynews.com/CCN_Website09/publicationhtml/papers/
HR/0110/TheLiteraryHill.html

GW Today, the campus newspaper for George Washington University, published
a "Washington Reading List" on January 27, 2010, recommending 8 books set in
DC. Full Moon on K Street is the only book of poems on the list. They write:
"This newly released collection features more than a hundred contemporary poems with
subjects ranging from D.C.’s monuments to its lawyers and half-smokes. Edited by Kim
Roberts, a former visiting poet at GW, contributors include Professor of English David
McAleavey and part-time faculty members Christina Daub and Ramola Dharmaraj."
http://www.gwu.edu/explore/gwtoday/artsculture/washingtonreadinglist

Bywords, the monthly newsletter of the University of Maryland Department of
English, included notice of the anthology, and all of its UofM connections, in the
January issue.
http://www.english.umd.edu/bywords

Park View United Neighborhood Coalition Community Newsletter, March 2010,
included a short article, "Park View's Kim Roberts Compiled Poetry Anthology
Focused on Washington"
http://www.parkviewunc.org


ONLINE JOURNALS & BLOGS
Blog This Rock posted a Holiday Gift List on December 2, 2010. Full Moon on K
Street was recommended in the anthologies section, with the note: "These poems
tell stories of change, beauty, decay, and hope as they trace the last 50 years of poems
about our national capital. Anyone who loves Washington, D.C.—or loves poems of
place—will love this book." http://blogthisrock.blogspot.com/search/label/Holiday Gift
Guide

Scene4 Magazine's December 2010 issue includes Kathi Wolfe's "10 Things to
Do Before You Die or During the Holidays." Topping the list of recommended
reading is Full Moon, which she calls "an engaging collection of poetry suberbly
edited."
http://www.scene4.com/1210/kathiwolfe1210.html

The Coffee Philosopher blog included a brief review on October 22, saying, "The
volume is a fine reminder that Washington, DC is a living, breathing cultural city.
It is not just museums and monuments for the dead nor is it just a place where
the federal employees go to work. Washington is also a town filled with activists
and organizers, who help create a wonderful bohemian vibe...Full Moon on K
Street is partly a chronicle of the side of Washington you can't see on C-SPAN."
http://coffeephilosopher.wordpress.com/2010/10/22/full-moon-on-k-street/

Black Pearls Magazine ran an interview in their July issue, "An Intimate
Conversation with Kim Roberts." They asked about sources of inspiration, and
literary legacy. http://edcmagazine.blogspot.com/2010/07/intimate-conversation-
with-kim-roberts.html

Gently Read Literature published a review by Mike Maggio on July 1, 2010, that
calls the anthology "vital" and "a unique glimpse into the heart and soul of the Capitol
City through the eyes of long-time residents who have experienced first hand its life and
history." He concludes: " This book is a great read and a treasure well worth preserving
for future generations." http://gentlyread.wordpress.com/2010/07/01/in-brief-mike-
maggio-on-full-moon-on-k-street-poems-about-washington-dc/

New Pages published a review by Kimberly L. Becker on June 1, 2010, calling
the book "a resplendent bouquet accompanying editor Kim Roberts’s 'love letter' to the
City." She quotes excerpts from poems by Essex Hemphill, Joel Dias-Porter, and Tina
Darragh, and singles out poems by Minnie Bruce Pratt and Ramola D as "showstoppers."
http://newpages.com/bookreviews/2010-06/index.htm - Full-Moon-on-K-Street-Ed-Kim-
Roberts

Harriet, the blog of the Poetry Foundation, published a review by Annie Finch on
April 26, "Place, Time, Consciousness: Three New Political Anthologies." Of Full
Moon on K Street, Finch writes: "The book is full of surprise and humor and energy,
from Michael Lally opening a poem, 'DC, do you wanna dance?' to Esther Iversen’s
'tribute' to Bush’s second inauguration... Fresh and memorable poems from a true range
of voices. An additional unique charm is that each author bio ends with a sentence giving
concrete information about DC evoked by that poet’s poem...All around, this is a fun and
unique anthology and a great introduction to the very cool world of DC poetry."
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2010/04/place-time-consciousness-three-new-
political-anthologies/

The Devil's Accountant published a review on April 19, 2010. They write: " These
are great poems. Good poetry alone however, cannot make for an important anthology.
The editor plays a nearly equal part in such considerations, and in the case of this very
provincial collection editor Kim Roberts has done a marvelous job...as a reader of poetry
and a person quite familiar with other landmark anthologies I can confidently say that
Roberts has assembled just that: a landmark. This is important work, not just to the
community of Washington, D.C., but to the nation at large. No doubt part of that national
interest is born of the fact that this anthology deals with our nation's capital... From the
founding role of D.C. artists in what eventually became transplanted and known as the
Harlem Renaissance to the protest poetry of the Bush presidency, with many a sun-baked
or moonlit edifice between, Full Moon On K Street is remarkable as much because of the
city as the poets' individual talents."
http://www.devilsaccountant.com/2010/04/front-list-back-list-full-moon-on-k.html

The Montserrat Review published a "Best Books for Spring Reading, 2010" list,
compiled by Grace Cavalieri, which included Full Moon on K Street among the
top six anthologies.
http://www.themontserratreview.com/BestBooksforSpring,2010.html

The Poetry Foundation selected Beltway Poetry Quarterly as its Featured Site in
, "Around the Web," noting that the journal "prides itself on its ability to capture
the full scope of life in our nation's capital."
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/aroundtheweb.html
Also, a notice on "Harriet," the Poetry Foundation's blog on January 14, 2010,
states, "It's a good winter for poetry in the nation's capital...our friends at the
Beltway Poetry Quarterly...have begun celebrating their tenth anniversary in
style."
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2010/01/beltway-
poetry/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A
+HarrietTheBlog+%28Harriet%3A+The+Blog%29

Vrzhu "Bullets of Love" blog included information on the anthology, the editor,
and upcoming readings (plus plenty of great photos of DC sites) on March 20,
2010:
http://vrzhu.typepad.com/vrzhu/2010/03/march-22poets-corner-radio-show-
featuring-a-reading-from-the-anthology-full-moon-on-k-street-poems-about-
washington-dc.html

ART(202), The monthly journal of the DC Commission on the Arts and
Humanities, included a notice of the anthology in the January 2010 issue in their
"In the Know" column: http://issuu.com/thedcarts/docs/jan2010artnews

"Chez Robert Giron" published a review of the anthology, "Make That Full Sun on
K Street," quoting poems from Jose Emilio Pacheco, Richard Peabody, Venus
Thrash, Rebecca Villarreal, and Belle Waring,. Published on February 12.
http://chezrobertgiron.blogspot.com/2010/02/make-that-full-sun-on-k-street.html

"Blog This Rock," the blog for the Split This Rock Poetry Festival, published an
excerpt from the Washington Post review, with links, on February 10.
http://blogthisrock.blogspot.com/2010/02/washington-post-article-about-full-
moon.html

"The Dressing," Karren L. Alenier's blog on Scene4 Magazine, published a
review of the Folger Shakespeare Library anniversary reading for Poet Lore and
Beltway Poetry. Of the new anthology, released that evening, Alenier says, "Full
Moon on K Street is a graphically handsome volume that will serve as a literary
historian's reference and a unique tour of Washington, DC."
http://www.scene4.com/karrenlalondealenier/2010/01/full_moon_on_poetry_120_
plus_1.html

Georgetown University's web site lists the anthology publication in its January
20th posting, "Newsmakers," noting that faculty member David Gewanter is
included.
http://explore.georgetown.edu/news/?id=47956

The George Washington University blog "GW English News" noted on January
11, 2010 that a number of the contributors to Full Moon on K Street are currently
and formerly associated with GW English.
http://gwenglish.blogspot.com/2010/01/full-moon-on-k-street-new-anthology.html

The Washington City Paper blog, "Arts Desk," recommended the anniversary
reading at the Folger Shakespeare Library on January 11, 2010.
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/books/2010/01/11/tonight-a-
celebration-of-local-poetry-at-the-folger/

The Washington Examiner blog on January 11 also recommended the event,
commenting mainly on Poet Lore's anniversary, but giving a nice nod to Beltway
Poetry as well:
http://www.examiner.com/x-14902-DC-Literature-Examiner~y2010m1d11-
120Year-anniversary-of-local-literary-magazine-Poet-Lore

The Park View blog, serving my neighborhood in DC, included a notice on
February 9, 2010, "Park View's Own Kim Roberts Compiles First Poetry
Anthology Focused on Washington":
http://parkviewdc.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/park-views-own-kim-roberts-
compiles-first-anthology-focused-on-washington/

The Barrelhouse blog noted the anthology release on January 11 in its
"Contributor Quick Hits":
http://www.barrelhousemag.com/word/?p=1963

The Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts website noted the anthology
release in the January 2010 News from Former Artist Residents:
http://www.khncenterforthearts.org/ourresidentsimages/ResidentNews.htm

Culture Capital listed the reading at Writers Center in February in their online
calendar:
http://culturecapital.com/event.php?id=8358

Maureen Thorson's blog, st*rnosed mole, mentions the anthology, the Folger
reading, and the Tenth Anniversary issue, in three different posts:
http://www.reenhead.com/mole/mole.php

Abdul Ali's blog, Words Matter, included the anthology in his January 10, 2010
posting, noting, "I'm very honored to be a part of this anthology of such distinguished
writers. I believe I’m the youngest poet listed in the anthology as the content is in
chronological order by birth year."
http://abdul-ali.com/2010/01/10/january-is-here/

Joseph Ross's blog included advance notice of the anthology's upcoming
publication on November 11, 2009:
http://www.josephross.net/JosephRoss.net/Blog/Entries/2009/11/11_Full_Moon_
on_K_Street%3A_Poems_about_Washington,_D.C._.html
He also included information on his publications page
http://www.josephross.net/JosephRoss.net/Publications.html

Sarah Browning's blog included advance notice of Full Moon on K Street, with
information on how to pre-order copies, on December 22:
http://sarahbrowning.blogspot.com/2009/12/celebrating-beltway-poetry-
quarterlys.html