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21 Apr. 2008--Flash animation promo for Ed's next book

Thanks to Landon Garside for his creative vision and hard work in putting together the following flash animation promo for "If the radiance of a thousand suns": Songs of the American Hiroshima

20 Apr. 2008--Reading in Germany

I will be the feature reader at the ekamina/Sissikingkong reading series in Dortmund, Germany on 17 June, 2008. I plan to read selections from solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short as well as "If the radiance of a thousand suns": Songs of the American Hiroshima. Special thanks to Martina Pfeiler (U. of Dormund) and Wolfgang Kienast (host of the series) for making this event possible.

More information to follow here:

Ekanima calendar

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01 Feb. 2008--BLOG link

I received some recent e-mail about the location of my BLOG. Please click here for redirect to my writing space on Blogger.com.

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21 Jan. 2008--New Dell XPS M1530

Well, I finally decided to treat myself to something I've wanted for some time now: a new laptop. My Dell Inspiron 600m still does the job, but with the university making the transition toward a Vista platform combined with the fact that my technology is almost four years old, I decided to take the plunge and order a new Dell XPS M1530.

The specs on this new machine are just over the top: Blu-ray drive, 4GB or RAM, Intel Duo 7700 with 4MB cache, 256 MB Nvidia graphics card, etc. The laptop should ship before 4 Feb. and once I receive it, I'll be sure to post additional comments for those in the market for a new machine. Pricey, yes, but from all the reviews I've read, the new XPS series from Dell stands head and shoulders above comparable platforms. Picture featured below:

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17 Jan. 2008--"If the radiance of a thousand suns": Songs of the American Hiroshima picked up for publication

I am pleased to announce that Six Bad Apples Press has agreed to publish my forthcoming ms. "If the radiance of a thousand suns": Songs of the American Hiroshima, scheduled for release in fall 2008.

Thank you to Jennifer Rumford and Theresa Edwards for agreeing to work with me on this project.

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17 Jan. 2008--Reading at North Country Community College

A special "thank you" to Professor Stacey Mascia for her hard work in bringing me to North Country Community College.

PRESS RELEASE – for immediate publication / broadcast:

Poet Carvalho to read on NCCC’s SL campus

SARANAC LAKE – North Country Community College is honored to announce twice-nominated Pushcart Prize poet (2004-2005) Edward Carvalho will be on the Saranac Lake campus to read from his recent work solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short (2007, Fine Tooth Press) on Thursday, Feb. 7, at 7 p.m.

Carvalho’s poems –– once described as "original, innovative, imaginative and brutal" –– have appeared along with his essays, reviews, and critical papers in numerous journals throughout the country. His recent essay, "Reinventing Cultural Coalition through Political Imagination in Selected Wartime Poems of Langston Hughes and Martín Espada" was accepted for publication in Lingyan Yang's forthcoming book Intellectual Intersections.

He holds an M.F.A. in creative writing from Goddard College (2006) and is currently researching the poetry of Walt Whitman while enrolled as a doctoral candidate in the Literature and Criticism program at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Additionally, he is also the recent recipient of that university’s Twentieth and Twenty-First Annual IUP Doctoral Fellowships and employed there as editorial assistant for the Works and Days journal. A native of Connecticut, he now spends his time in Indiana, Pennsylvania and Boston, Mass.

Since its release in March 2007, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short has received critical praise from various literary circles in the Northeast. In April 2007, the book placed 95 out of Amazon.com's top 100 in the U.S. Single Authors / Poetry category.

The reading and open discussion is free to the public and begins at 7 p.m. in the Petty Lecture Hall in S-19 at the Saranac Lake campus site. This appearance is made possible by the NCCC Programming Committee. Books for sale will be signed by Carvalho. North Country Community College is celebrating its 40th year, and is sponsored by Essex and Franklin counties as a unit of the State University of New York.

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05 Jan. 2008—New Year, New look, New news

Several new things on tap for the new year:

First and foremost--the biggest announcement of all: I'm officially done with all doctoral coursework requirements, including candidacy, second language proficiency, and research. I have to say, it feels good to move toward my specific research interests and preliminary work on dissertation.

The Book Nook here in Indiana, PA (Philadelphia Street) has recently agreed to stock solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short. News on other stocking locations in Western PA forthcoming.

American Hiroshima updates: In anticipation of the arrival of my next poetry ms., I've taken some time to revamp the look of the Web site to a more Hiroshima-themed landscape. At present, I remain hard at work on revisions and drafting new materials for the third and final section. At the same time, I continue to shop for a publisher. With tenacity and a little luck, I hope to have this collection of poetry on store shelves by year's end.

Second book project: Currently guest-editing Dr. David Downing's Works and Days journal on Academic Freedom and Intellectual Activism in the Post-9/11 University. Release date Sept./Oct. 2008.

As you can see from the above, this year proves to be even busier than last (never thought that could be possible!).

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2 Oct. 2007—On Tuesday, 25 Sept. I read for Drs. Sherwood and Craig's reading series UnCommon Words at the Indiana, PA Commonplace Coffeehouse. Dr. Sherwood was kind enough to record the event and post it to the UnCommon Words Web site.

Link to MP3 audio here

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31 July 2007—An excerpt of Doug Holder's (Boston poet critic and publisher of Ibbetson Street Press) review of solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short follows below.

To read the full review, please click here.

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"The title indicates a Hobbesian view of the world, and Carvalho’s book is not for the faint of heart, but I couldn’t call the book bleak. It is full of humor, original language and insights."

––Doug Holder, Editor and Publisher (Ibbetson Street Press)

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9 July 2007—

JULY 14th - 7:00 p.m.
THE COMMONPLACE COFFEE HOUSE

Presents:

THE POETRY of EDWARD CARVALHO
as he explores his vision of an AMERICAN HIROSHIMA.

THE FICTION of JUSTIN WATTS
as he reads excerpts from his new manuscript including
TAINTED – A novel of political ideology intertwined
with one man's fall and his redemption.

13 May 2007—solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short on Amazom.com's TOP 100 bestselling new & future releases: Tremendous news--I learned recently my book placed 95 on the April 16 list for the Poetry/Single Authors/United States classification on Amazon.com. See cached link by clicking here and be sure to read through the other titles (and notable authors) solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short was up against. .

11 May 2007—New readings/signings booked for solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short promotional tour in Metro-Boston, Maine, and Connecticut: (for more listings, click here)

8/18/2007 Gallery X
New Bedford, MA: Saturday, 18 Aug. 2007, 3 p.m.:
Boston Book Release Party for solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short. Thanks to John Landry of Gallery X for agreeing to host this poetry reading and signing. Copies of solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short will be available for purchase at $12.95 per copy. Watch for advertising in metro-Boston newspapers.

8/18/2007 Out of the Blue Gallery
Cambridge, MA: Saturday, 18 Aug. 2007: 8:00 p.m.: Ed will be co-featuring with Cambridge's own, Lo Galluccio at the OPEN BARK reading series located at Out of the Blue Gallery, 106 Prospect Street, Cambridge, MA.
Copies of solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short will be on hand for purchase and signing at $12.95 per copy.
Thanks to Deborah Priestley and Mike Amado for booking this event.

8/21/2007 Acoustic Coffee
Portland, ME: Tuesday 21 Aug. 2007: A return to Portland, Maine for the Acoustic Coffee reading series (thanks to host, Nathan Amadon). Look for more dates during August as I make various stops in the Northeast to promote solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short.

8/24/2007 Barnes and Noble
Danbury, CT: Friday, 24 Aug. 2007:
Book signing and reading at Barnes and Noble, 15 Backus Avenue, Danbury Square Mall, Danbury, CT 06811 (203) 730-2733 Copies of solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short available for purchase. Watch for local press in Danbury's News Times.

04 May 2007—Direct purchase details for signed/inscribed copies of solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short posted online: Just as the headline says, a link has been created on this domain for instructions on how to purchase signed/inscribed copies of my latest book. Click here for more information.

15 Apr. 2007—More press for solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short—See The Penn article from Joleen Kish, "Doctoral student unveils book of original poetry" by clicking here (Thanks to Joleen and photographer, Landon Garside, as well as the staff at The Penn for their gracious coverage).

26 Mar. 2007—solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short—
NOW AVAILABLE from AMAZON.COM—Yes, it's official: solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short has been released and is available for purchase through all major resellers. Click here to order your copy today from Amazon.com

26 Mar. 2007—solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short RELEASE PARTY results: First and foremost, thanks are in order to all of the IUP students and faculty members who attended the release party for solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short. What a success. More than 40 people in attendance, which, if you've ever organized a poetry reading, is an astonishing turnout. Pre-orders were tallied with more than 20 copies sold; additional orders are continuing to come in.

Thanks should also go to IUP's The Penn for recent media coverage in support my work. You can read Jennifer M. Woolston's complete review online at their site by clicking here.

15 Mar. 2007 – solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short AVAILABLE IN ONE WEEK! Perhaps there is something to be portentous to say that solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short is officially released to the world on the "Ides of March" (you know, the whole Caesar assassination plot thing?) Even more bizarre, is that I was born on July 12—reportedly a birthdate shared with none other than Julius Caesar. Make what you will of such connections, be they cosmic or coccal. In some respects this could symbolize nothing more than the creative process is one part celebration of life and one part diminishment by death.

But this is a CELEBRATION, make no mistake about my ancillary ruminations above. The book is finished; I have seen the proofs (which are utterly incredibly—wait until you see the paper quality and the cover art—it will blow you away!). JJ Sargent of Fine Tooth Press has constructed a preliminary link on his main page—finetoothpress.com— with some blurbs, etc. The active link to Amazon for ordering should be up in about a week. I do, however, have 100 copies of the book coming directly to me here in PA. If you want a signed copy, e-mail me using the link provided and provide the address and zip code so that I can calcuate shipping and handling costs for you.

28 Feb. 2007 - Pre-release reviews of solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short are starting to roll in. See the following excerpt from Indiana University of Pennsylvania Literature and Criticism doctoral candidate, Jennifer M. Woolston, featured below:

"Carvalho comments upon (among other things) the frustrations presented by wireless communication, traditional creation stories, animal rights, prostitution, serial killings, and political happenings, all within the pages of solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short. Carvalho also presents countless clever references to canonical authors such as Shakespeare and Beckett, proving that this doctoral student has read all of the pre-requisite masters, and is well on his way to becoming a master himself. If Henry Miller, Walt Whitman, and Edgar Allan Poe had an intellectual love child, this book may well have been the result. You don’t need to 'get' every single allusion this author makes; but you do need to wrap your hands around a copy of this book. [. . .] His work challenges you to think about man’s struggle within a plethora of haunting, daunting, and complex social conditions." —Jen Woolston