A. Jarrell Hayes

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I'm delighted to share a video of my featured performace at Last Rites on March 25, 2012. I read from my latest poetry collection The Poets Are Dead? Enjoy!



Special thanks to my co-host Pa...

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I'm here to share the "Best of 30th Year Poetry" for March 2012. These are the poems that have gotten the most notes (likes and reblogs) on Tumblr. And the winners are . . . *drum roll*

"Summer Sleep" (6 notes)

"Utopia" (4 notes)

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My poem-a-day blog 30th Year Poetry is off to a great start. Here are the poems I've written so far:

"Birthdays"

"Death Days"

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My poem "Shaving Cream" recently won 2nd place in the Cash Awards competition held by Lucidity Poetry Journal. It was published in the Winter 2011 issue of the journal.

You can read the poem here:

"Shaving Cream"

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A. Jarrell Hayes

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Bold Book Blog has a new review! I review Love Taps: Mynes by Jerome Dickens and JoVonna Rodriguez, a beautiful and inspiring collection of love poems, love emails, and love letters. Read the full review here.

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A. Jarrell Hayes

For a while Amazon has had a 4-for-3 promotion on books and some other items. Essentially, when a customer orders 4 eligible items, the lowest-priced item is free. (For official details and conditions, click here.) There are literally hundreds of thousands of books in this promotion. Seven of my books are included in this promotion (they are listed below).

If you're planning on bu...

I discuss my ebook The Poets Are Dead? with Joey Pinkney in the segment 5 Minutes, 5 Questions.

Read it here.

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A. Jarrell Hayes

I'm having a big year-end sale on my website. Free shipping or $2 off fantasy novellas and poetry chapbooks. Click here to see what's on sale.

Please share with friends and family. Books make great gifts. Thanks.

Words = Life,

A. Jarrell Hayes

The Poets Are Dead? No, they aren't. Sure, some poets are dead, but there are still plenty living poets out there (ahem, I'm one). However, for many people in the world, poetry only exists as words written by dead guys they were forced to read and interpret in high school and college. (I could get into my thoughts on the subject, but I suggest reading Billy Collins's poem "Introduction to Poetry.")

But poetry goes beyond that. If we take time to observe,...

I'm pleased to announce my title To Woman, From Man is the September Book of the Month in A Writer's POV magazine. The feature includes an interview. Read it here:

http://www.fromawriterspovmagazine.com/bookofthemonth.htm