Yay! We’ll be having a proper book launch for forgotten trees Bruce McKenzie Booksellers! I’ve invited Helen (Lehndorf) and Tim (Upperton) to come and read some of their poems as well, so it will be a great night. 6pm, June 12th Bruce McKenzie’s, George Street, Palmerston North.
Author: Sean Monaghan
forgotten trees package arrived
Very excited! The package from the States arrived last night – the book and CD look great together. I’d forgotten (no pun intended) that I’d ordered silver CDs … wow they’re so shiny! Now I’ll get to planning the book release party with Bruce at the bookshop.
Squish
Busy with new projects – creativity handbook, story, new music, plus decluttering the house (seems to be popular at the moment, who am I to fight fashion). Hope to put some new music up on archive.org soon. Really this is a nothing post – just letting you all know that I’m still around.
Dawn, New Life track on ccmixter.org
Flat out busy, as always
I’ve started work on a new album, generating some lovely lush new sounds. Still not sure if it will be just a Venus Vulture album or a Sassere multi-media item with soundscape/writing/art/photography. Leaning towards Sassere – I’ve got some nice new photos and writing ideas and it would be good to follow up forgotten trees with something. I’ve come to the end of this round of marking – whew 58 portfolios to get through. I’ve also just finished Jiang Rong’s novel Wolf Totem which I’ll be reviewing for the Christchurch Press. Then on with another couple of writing projects too.
forgotten trees _is_ available
Looks like a little glitch on the website – the book and CD are now available. I probably just mis-uploaded the refreshed page to the site. I’ll get it sorted soon. Meanwhile – just click here to buy. Little glitch on cafepress too – it looks like the spine of the book is showing instead of the cover.
forgotten trees book correction
Just a couple of last minute things to tidy on the book, then it’ll be all go. Should get it done today and have the whole thing set on Saturday. The CD (in paper envelope) is available. Will update the website when we’re ready.
forgotten trees official release to happen on Saturday 19th
forgotten trees is complete now – the initial release will be the book with the CD in a paper envelope. Once we get the sizing sorted, the CD will be available in a jewel case. Both available here.
Forgotten trees book of photos and poems nearly ready
I been changing and tweaking the poems and I’m now in the process of finishing off the book. I’ve whittled over 60 of the best poems down to about 45, culled about 50 photos from over 200 I liked. The document is almost ready to go to press, just waiting on our isbn.
Great News – Forgotten Trees as a book!
I had some poems I’d been working on and I’ve decided to make Forgotten trees into a three-level piece: music, graphics and text. There will be a 100 page book of photos and poems to complement the CD. Get both, read the book and look at the photos (which are new, not available electronically through the website) and listen to the music in the background (with a cup of herbal tea, perhaps). Intended release date is April 19th – at the moment just working through a sizing problem with the CD tray insert.