Category: Writing Opportunities
Posts that focus on opportunities for writers, both in terms of publication possibilities and opportunities to write on retreat.
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A Late Letter from Umbria:Poetry & Piero della Francesca Workshop
In March I had the chance to participate in a short workshop in the region of Umbria in Italy — under the auspices of Civitella Rainieri—with poet Mark Wunderlich and art historian Dana Prescott. It was remarkable to travel with a small group of artists and writers to see frescoes and altarpieces in small museums,…
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Full Circle for The Daughter’s Almanac
Manuscripts in progress are laid out on the desk. Moleskine journal is being filled. The first blog entry in over a year attempted. Today I brought my new book, The Daughter’s Almanac, as a gift for the library at La Muse — a singular event in my life– because I wrote some of the poems…
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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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Yakima River Poems Wanted!
Categories: Writing Opportunities
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…
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Opportunities Abroad with Writing!
Categories: Writing Opportunities
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…
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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…
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Poets on the Beach Conference, September 9-11, 2011
Hey fellow poets! Are you longing to spend some inspiring days by the ocean? In a literary-themed hotel on the coast of Oregon? Here’s your chance. “Dwell in Possibility” ~ Emily Dickinson Join Kelli Russell Agodon and Susan Rich for the first Poets on the Coast Weekend Writing Retreat September 9-11th, 2011 at the Sylvia…