Last year, I gave away my book (Midnight Voices) and Pablo Neruda’s Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair.

This year, I am giving away the following two books:

Midnight Voices by me. I publish 32 Poems Magazine and have had poems appear in New South, The Georgia Review, and other places. You can learn more about my background at my poetry website. If you win, I will sign the book for you and send it to you for Zero Dollars.

Midnight Voices by Deborah Ager

The second book is Mortal Geography by Alexandra Teague. This book is one of my favorite contemporary collections. I will be sad to part with it, and I will buy another to replace it. Please feel welcome to read this sample poem or this poem, which appeared in 32 Poems Magazine.

Remember to leave your name in the comments to enter this contest. I will choose a winner toward the end of April and mail out the two books in early May.

Get more information on Kelli Russell Agodon’s Blog.

I’m pleased to announce that Dan Johnson won a copy of my very own Midnight Voices.

Shelly Holder won a copy of Pablo Neruda’s Twenty Love Songs and a Poem of Despair.

Please email your address to deborah (at) 32poems [.] com.

Karen Maezen Miller and Kelli Russell Agodon gave me the idea to give away TWO books in celebration of National Poetry Month.

It’s hard to give away books I like. That’s part of the reason I want to do it.

The Skinny on the Free Book Giveaway

I will pack up the book and send it to you at no charge. There will be two winners — one for each book. Leave your name in the comments. I will pick winners at random.

For the “book by someone else part,” I am giving away Pablo Neruda’s Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair translated by W.S. Merwin. This particular edition includes drawings (possibly ink and charcoal) of women every few pages between the poems. The small book will probably make you happy.

Verse collection by Pablo Neruda, published in 1924 as Veinte poemas de amor y una cancion desesperada. The book immediately established the author’s reputation and became one of the most widely read collections of poetry written in Spanish. The 20 love poems of the title poignantly describe remembered affairs with two women: a girl from the poet’s native town of Temuco and a classmate at the University of Santiago. The collection begins with intensity, describing sensual passion that slackens into melancholy and detachment in the later verses. The closing poem, “A Song of Despair,” hopelessly dwells upon bitter emotions. — The Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature

The second book is my own Midnight Voices. I will sign it for you and send it to you for Zero Dollars.

Midnight Voices by Deborah Ager

Remember to leave your name in the comments to enter this contest. I will choose a winner towards the end of April 2010.