Barbies at Communion: and other poems by Marcus Goodyear was just named an honor book for 2010 by the Englewood Review of Books. The work was named a runner-up in the category of “Best Poetry Book for 2010.”
Published by T. S. Poetry Press, Barbies at Communion is about the poetry of the everyday. In late May, TweetSpeak Poetry hosted a poetry jam on Twitter in honor of Barbies. And you can read our interview with Marcus Goodyear here.
Congratulations, Marcus.
Editor and Twitter-Party-Cool-Poem-Weaver at Tweetspeak Poetry
Glynn Young lives in St. Louis where he retired as the team leader for Online Strategy & Communications for a Fortune 500 company. Glynn writes poetry, short stories and fiction, and he loves to bike. He is the author of the Civil War romance Brookhaven, as well as Poetry at Work and the Dancing Priest Series. Find Glynn at Faith, Fiction, Friends.
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Maureen Doallas says
Just terrific! To be in the company of Luci Shaw and Seamus Heaney, no less!
L. L. Barkat says
I am so pleased about this. So, so pleased. 🙂
Marcus Goodyear says
Last night I was running around the house like the father in A Christmas Story, saying, “It’s a major award… frageelay. Must be Italian.” There was much rolling of the eyes.
L. L. Barkat says
Here, there is much smiling. It is an important recognition of your work.