News in the World of Heathen Poetry & Prose:
Poetry books, story books and devotionals: Calls for submissions,
upcoming & newly published works
Raven Radio
- New Heathen Radio !
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Raven Radio will be a weekly show starting at 11:00
am Mountain Time, for the first time on air on Sunday February 7th 11:00AM.
The show format will be 1 hour long set into 15 minutes blocks.
Discussion topics will be of course Asatru, Homelife, Heathen Kids, Kindred
announcements, book reviews, live interviews. We need your ideas to make this
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related. We need Heathen musicians to come out of the wood work. Get your stuff
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A collection of 14 modern legends based on the myths of the
Vikings. 284 pages.
Available
here at Amazon.com, and at Barnes&Noble.
Mist, Gyðja of Kenaz Kindred, has put out a Call for
Submissions:
From the author of "FULLTRÚI, Working With Patron Gods & Goddess in the Ásatrú
Pantheon" comes a new book entitled "Nine Worlds".
The
book will feature: articles, songs, music, poetry, meditations,
and family trees of all clans living in or around the nine worlds.
We are currently seeking: information about any of the nine worlds, beings
residing there (including descriptions/family heritage etc),
poems/rituals/meditations and or other devotionals to ANYONE, articles, essays
and other info about any of the Clans or Nine World residences, runes or runic
associations/rune sets belonging to or associated with various clans as well as
any and all relevant information. Please do not submit works which denigrate any
of the gods, goddesses, or other beings. We are also looking for modern myths
and retellings of any stories, as well as offering suggestions etc.
We are willing to provide a copy of the book to anyone that significantly
contributes, as well as pay a flat fee of $10.00 for authors that provide large
amounts of information (full details about the flat fee will be provided on our
web site) To send any submission, please email
mist@kenaz.ca with NINE in the
subject line. All authors will have to complete a Contributing Author release
form, which can be found on our web site or sent by email or regular mail.
Expected Deadline: December 2010. Web Site:
http://www.kenaz.ca, see Fog World Publications, In The Works
"Boar,
Birch and Bog: Prayers to Nerthus" by
Nicanthiel Hrafnhild, available at Gullinbursti Press.
Featuring original poetry, tales based on lore and UPG, and rituals for holy
days associated with Nerthus,
this book explores three of Her major facets, and their spheres of influence:
Valor, Fertility and Holiness.
"FULLTRÚI, Working With Patron Gods & Goddess In The Ásatrú Pantheon"
is now available at LULU:
http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/fulltr%c3%9ai/7942834
The author is Mist, Gyðja of Kenaz Kindred, http://www.kenaz.ca .
Feel free to circulate this!
Call For Submissions: Frey Devotional (November 2009)
I am putting together a devotional anthology for Frey (because I love
Frey!) with the working title “Honey, Grain, and Gold.” I am looking for:
1) Prayers to Frey, of any kind. Under 100 lines.
2) Poetry for/about/from Frey. Under 100 lines.
3) Frey-relevant rituals, of any kind. Under 2000 words.
4) Frey-relevant recipes.
5) Essays about your personal experience of Frey, or your devotional activity
towards Frey, or how honoring Frey has changed your life, or similar topics.
Between 500 and 5000 words.
6) Devotional songs for Frey, either with sheet music, or with a recording you
can send me.
7) Traditional songs (past copyright or with permission) that you find
particularly Frey-relevant.
8) Frey-related images suitable for printing in black and white, such as images
of Frey, photos of Frey/Vanic altars or ritual items, or exceptionally
inspirational nature/farm/grain photos. (The original must be at least 300dpi at
final print size. If you didn’t make the image yourself, I need some kind of
documentation of copyright permission.)
Please do not send me writing that complains about or criticizes other people’s
spiritual beliefs or practices.
Send submissions to Joshua: joshuatenpenny@yahoo.com. Files can be Word
doc, Open Office, plain text, or pasted into the email.
Include your full legal name and your address, so I can send a release, and what
name you want used in the book.
Thanks, and please pass this along wherever you feel it is appropriate.
"Kindertales: Stories Old and New for the Children of the Folk" by Freydis Heimdallson, Heidi Graw and John T. Mainer
from
Heathen Freehold Society of B.C.
This illustrated story-book includes retellings of favourite myths and original tales written by Heathen parents that will appeal to children of a variety of ages, from very youngest on up.
Find out why the moon changes phases, and the story of Sleipnir, Odin's famous eight-legged steed. Discover why rabbits are so closely associated with Ostara (the goddess Easter), and why the Easter Bunny hides eggs. Read the story
of how Santa Klaus started his work, and how a goatherd protected his flock from a grasping shepherd.
All these stories and more are tucked away in this lovely book! All proceeds go to support the non-profit Heathen Freehold of BC, dedicated to the revival of the ancient ways of the Nordic tribes.
Available
here at lulu.com.
"Full Fathom Five: A
Devotional to the Norse Gods and Goddesses of the Sea" by Galina Krasskova.
The book is a compilation
of prayers to Ran, Aegir, Their Nine Daughters, and Njord. Contributions for
this devotional came not only from the US but also from Europe (England and
Germany). It is a full-color devotional with beautiful photographs and
illustrations on nearly every page. It offers a moving compilation of poems,
prayers and personal accounts from people who love and honor these Gods. Respect
for the ocean and its bounty is also discussed by those who have found that
loving Gods of the sea means preserving that which is Their body.
Available here at lulu.com
and
here at Amazon.com .
"Water from the Well And Other Wyrd Tales of
Odin" by Laure Lynch
In her second Odin devotional collection, two novellas and two short stories take the
reader on a moving and profound exploration of critical turning points in
the life of the Norse god Odin:
The slaying of Ymir, the births of His son
Bragi and His feral daughters the Valkyries, His alliance with the rune
spirits, and the arrival in Asgard of the mysterious goddess Saga.
In the
course of these adventures, fresh insights into the nature of this
much-maligned deity are revealed through the eyes of women whose roles in
His life are usually overlooked- His mother Bestla, His Etin-bride Gunnlod,
and the Norns Themselves.
Completing this offering is a selection of
evocative poetry, allowing brief glimpses into the author's very private,
passionate and tender relationship with the god she serves.
Available
here on Amazon.com .
"From the Heart, For the Heart" by Tracy Nichols.
A collection of essays, prayers, and poems about the Trickster Loki.
Available at
http://www.lulu.com/content/1409136 (as print or download).
.
"A Devotional: Honoring Thor and Family" is available through
Lulu.com here:
http://www.lulu.com/content/1098448 .
It was a lot of hard work and a labor of love. In Frith! Robert Etter, retter1970 AT cox.net