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The Creative Process–The Writing Process–Blog Tour 2014
Susan Rich invited me to be part of this blog tour, which is focusing on writers in all different genres. You can read the answers to her four questions right here on her blog, The Alchemist’s Kitchen. Susan was among the first poet friends that I made in Seattle, and her support and friendship has…
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My Poetry Marathon Gathers Speed! Please Help!
Wow, it doesn’t seem possible that I have reached Day 21 in my Poetry Marathon for Tupelo Press! That’s 21 poems I have written, one each day, this month. Today’s is “Crossing to Friday Harbor,” which is on the Tupelo 30/30 Blog. If you DONATE to the press (please visit the 30/30 Blog for how)…
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December Poetry Marathon!
Dear Friends: I am participating in Tupelo Press 30/30 Project! To give back during the holidays this year I am in a “marathon” for the month of December with nine other poets, writing a poem every day, and raising funds for Tupelo Press. I invite family, friends, and colleagues to sponsor me in my poetry marathon…
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Invite Poets to your Book Club w/ A Poet at Your Table
Please read Midge Raymond’s great piece about this group (which includes yours truly!) A Poet at Your Table – A Rare Opportunity for Book Groups In cooperation with Seattle Arts and Lectures Poetry Series and Crab Creek Review It’s one thing to hear a poet perform in a large auditorium … but what if you…
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The Big Poetry Giveaway 2013
To celebrate National Poetry Month, I am participating in the 2013 version of the Big Poetry Giveaway. I am offering up a free copy of my Floating Bridge Chapbook, Lamp of Letters, along with a copy of Nikky Finney’s Head Off & Split, winner of the National Book Award. All you need to do is…
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AWP Conference
AWP to me is kind of like an annual marriage—for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, til death do us part. And the gathering of all of the writer friends in my life! Pretty much! Everybody please come to my Panel Presentation at AWP. Dancing about Architecture Writing at the Intersection of Language,…
Categories: Special Events
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Yakima River Poems Wanted!
POETS:::ONLY a FEW MORE DAYS to send in your Yakima River poems to A Sense of Place. Do you have a Yakima River-located poem? We are taking submissions for a special Yakima River sub-anthology of A Sense of Place, that will be part of a year-long exhibit at CWU’s Museum of Culture and Environment. We…
Categories: Writing Opportunities
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May 2011 flashback
Click hear to listen to My Jack Straw Productions podcast! The recording is from my May 2011 Jack Straw Writing Fellows reading in the Jack Straw studios. Being a fellow for 2011 was a fantastic experience that introduced me to warm, generous people and talented writers. I was privileged to meet my fellow “fellows” and…
Categories: Writing Life
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Opportunities Abroad with Writing!
Attention all writers and lovers of art and travel!! Here are two great writing trips for summer adventures! Speaking in Pictures: A Poetry Workshop Concerning Art Leader: Susan Rich (http://poet.susanrich.net/) One-week Residential Workshop Retreat Arrival: Saturday, 4 August 2012 Departure: Saturday, 11 August 2012 The question is not what you look at, but what you…
Categories: Writing Opportunities
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Speaking in Pictures: A Poetry Workshop Concerning Art Leader
One-week Residential Workshop Retreat Arrival: Saturday, 4 August 2012 Departure: Saturday, 11 August 2012 The question is not what you look at, but what you see. ·Henry Thoreau Poetry and painting are sister arts according to the Greeks. It’s a natural collaboration to focus on ekphrastic poetry. Ekphrastic poetry simply refers to our poems inspired…