galleys to pre-pub media; 150+ review copies and press material sent to key media;book pitched in person by in-house publicist to trade media;full-page feature in in-house catalog;catalog sent to individual poetry readers (15k) and to purchased lists of poetry teachers (5k) andacademic libraries (2k);featured on Press website;displayed at appropriate conferences; select print advertising; submitted to all relevant awards and prizes
Jacob Saenz was born in Chicago and raised in Cicero, IL. His poems have appeared in Pinwheel, Poetry, Tammy, TriQuarterly and other journals. His poetry has also been anthologized in The Open Door: 100 Poems, 100 Year of Poetry Magazine and The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop. A CantoMundo fellow, he’s been the recipient of a Letras Latinas Residency and a Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowship. He serves as an associate editor for RHINO.
“More than a thought experiment, Jacob Saenz’s debut collection
Throwing the Crown quietly defies the old narratives that portray
young men in cities like Chicago as anonymous statistics and
cautionary tales.” - Gregory Pardlo, from the introduction
“Saenz’s skillful and rich lyricism is abundant with internal
rhyme, staccato anapests and dactyls, and athletic extended
metaphors.” - Gregory Pardlo, from the introduction
“Jacob Saenz has penned an American lyric, and has reinvigorated
language for our time.” - Gregory Pardlo, from the introduction
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