CD recording of Johnson reading poems will accompany book. Book Launch party at Bowery Poetry Club with invitations to NYC media. 92nd St. Y reading scheduled. Direct mail campaign to relevant bookstores, academic institutions and journals. Individual book budget-$4000. Advanced copies available through Booksense. CBSD galleybox program. Russell Banks is writing an introduction and the blurb. Postcard campaign.
The author of five previous collections of poetry and numerous record albums that have sold millions of copies, he is known world-wide for his fusion of lyrical verse and reggae (dub). He is only the second living poet to be published in Penguin's distinguished Modern Classics series.
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