In this book update, Greg Luti shares his latest progress on the novel *Hit of Henry* and his poetry collection *Clearance*, featuring a teaser scene where Sam teases Tom for pursuing the elusive Henry. Progress on Hit of Henry and Clearance I am working on Hit of Henry, my novel about a mysterious ball player, and Clearance, my poetry collection. Hit of Henry has the plot basically outlined, and I just have to go over a few parts. The story is done. Clearance is about 80 pag

In this book update, Greg Luti shares his current progress on the poetry collection *Clearance*, including his goal of compiling around 120 poems and the process of refining older work for the book. Aiming for 120 poems I am going through all the poems I wrote up a while back and seeing which ones are done and putting them into a collection. So far, I have about 10 poems that are done. There are plenty more for me to do. I have a feeling that one afternoon, I may just take al

A book update can offer readers an early look at new work. In “Two Poems from Clearance,” Greg Luti shares two poems from his upcoming poetry collection — one a lighthearted dialogue about a scheduling mix-up — while discussing the process of compiling older poems into a new book. Compiling the poems I am putting together the poems that I wrote before I started this blog into a collection. I have a handful already put into the book, which I am going to share a few here. I am

Greg Luti announces his upcoming poetry book titled “Clearance” in this book update, sharing the ironic and humorous reason for the title choice while explaining his decision to focus on compiling existing poems rather than continuing work on his novel Hit of Henry. Title of the Next Poetry Book The title of my next poetry book will be called Clearance, for the simple reason that I enjoy the name of it, and the joke is fairly obvious. Clearance is probably where the book is g

A book update can mark the beginning of a new creative project. In “New Poetry Book Coming,” Greg Luti reveals that he is compiling a new poetry collection from poems he wrote a year or two ago — before he began regularly blogging — while noting that work on Hit of Henry remains on hold as he prioritizes the blog and editing. A New Poetry Book in the Works About a year or two ago, before I started posting poems on this blog, I wrote up enough poems for another poetry book. I

Greg Luti shares a new chapter preview from Hit of Henry in which Tom takes his intern Nate to Walden Park — the site of a pivotal past event — as Nate questions why such an ordinary, rundown place could possibly matter so much. Tom took the intern Nate to the park where the hit happened, that is Walden Park, the park where nothing really ever happens. No games of any purpose are ever played there, and no people of any significance are ever seen there. The most that anyone ev

Greg Luti shares the official synopsis for his novel *Hit of Henry* in this book update — an intimate literary fiction story about ambition, family, and the complicated cost of chasing success.