Hire an Editor/Proofreader!
In addition to being a poet who enjoys regular feedings, I’m also a rockstar editor and proofreader.
Check out my new Hire an Editor page, and then email me at hollypainter(at)gmail(dot)com so that we can discuss how to fix up/save/polish that dissertation/paper/personal statement you really can’t stand to look at one more time without throwing up.
Three New Poems at Spork Press
Hey all,
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I had three new poems published last month in Spork. Somewhat confusingly, I have two more poems coming out next month in Sport.
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You can check out “The day will be beautiful”; “Turn Back Your Clocks”; and “Save Radio New Zealand” in the online journal named for the hybrid plastic cutlery.
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You can check out “We Get On” and “Uretiti” next month in the print journal that attests to the Commonwealth’s confusion concerning plurals. See also: math/s.
Kickstarter!
Note: the following project is currently suspended as I’m travelling outside NZ at the moment.
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I am currently collaborating with geologist Brooke Murphy on a Kickstarter project! Kickstarter is a fun way to fund projects with the backing of people from all over the world. Contributors receive rewards, creators receive funding, and no money changes hands unless the entire funding goal is met.
For our Kickstarter project, we’re going to fossilize a poem in a swamp in the Waitakere Ranges of West Auckland, New Zealand at a site that will remain undisturbed for centuries to come.
Think of it like a reverse dinosaur excavation. But instead of bones, we’re using shells, and instead of forming rib cages or fancy feet, they make letters and words. Best of all, we’re putting it into the ground. And no dinosaurs or other beings will be harmed in the process. To watch a video of us explaining the project, click here.
To make all this happen, we need money and letters (of the alphabet, not correspondence, though we like mail, too). The money will go toward project costs including materials, equipment, and transport. The letters will be the building blocks of the poem itself.
In addition to a range of other awesome rewards, everyone who contributes $1 or more is invited to submit his or her initials or those of a friend. Using (all of and only) these letters, I will write the poem to be fossilized.
To contribute to the project and have your initials included in a fossilized poem that will hopefully last until the sun engulfs the earth in 7.5 billion years, click here.
Some People I’m Not
It turns out that, despite my mother’s assurances, I am not an entirely special snowflake.
Or perhaps it’s that the name Holly Painter is imbued with too much awesome creativity for one person to manage.
In any case, there is another poet called Holly Painter, also North American, also my age, and also reasonably similar enough looking to give my own parents pause when viewing her spoken word youtube videos.
And if my own parents were confused, then what hope is there for the rest of you?
So. I am not that Holly Painter. I am this Holly Painter. You can read some of my poetry on the Links page.
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If, however, you are looking for Holly Painter the spoken word/slam poet, she is here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheHollyPainter
And if you’ve gotten quite confused and ended up here in search of Holly Painter the artist, she is here: http://www.hollykpainter.com/
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But, since you’re here, you might as well look around, ay?
This is just a small thing, but I made a slight addition to the Hire a Poet page.
Sometimes, people want their poems faster because they’ve forgotten things. Like birthdays. Anniversaries. Etc.
If you’re requesting a faster turn-around time because you’ve already missed it and you’re in trouble, I will cover you this once. I will get your poem done ASAP instead of the usual 10 day turn-around (for an additional charge), and, if you’d like, I will also help you out with a note of apology from me for taking so long on your poem (wink). Alternatively, if you’re going to own up to this one, I am here to write a combination birthday/anniversary – apology poem.
We all forget things sometimes.
Just don’t let it happen again.
(If you don’t already know it, your email service very likely comes with a calendar that you can use to set up reminders of important dates, a day, a week, a month in advance. Go do this now.)
Welcome to Adopt a Poet
This is not Adopt a Child. I feel weird about making the comparison between myself and the quite seriously impoverished children out there. But here’s how they are the same: When you sign up to sponsor a child in need, it’s because you believe that it’s worthwhile to help individual children, as well as to support the larger effort toward poverty, disease, and hunger eradication.
Similarly, it’s not just The Arts that need your assistance. It’s the artists (poets, writers, musicians, filmmakers, etc), too. I am one such artist.
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My name is Holly Painter, and I am the poet in Adopt a Poet. I hold a BA in English and Philosophy from the University of Southern California and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Canterbury (Christchurch, New Zealand). And I write poems. And also novels. Well, one novel so far, but there will be more.
The problem is money.
I don’t have much.
But you can help.
I’m trying to raise $5000 to pay my tuition for a PhD in English and Creative Writing at the University of Auckland. Traditionally, poetry is not one of the more lucrative art forms, but I thought I’d give this a try.
Please look through my tabs for a few ways that you can adopt or hire me and help me reach my goal. And if you’re interested, email me at hollypainter(at)gmail(dot)com. Thank you!
