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Wompo Publishers Newspaper
News this week:
1. B. Morrison, Monday Morning Book Blog
2. Lesley Wheeler reflects
3. Ann E. Michael muses
4. Sawtooth Poetry Prize
5. Beltway Poetry Quarterly
6. Ellen Moody's blogs
(back issues of the newspaper are archived at the Wompo
festival of women's poetry here: wompherence.proboards.com ).
1. B. Morrison, Monday Morning Book Blog
www.bmorrison.com/blog/
- The Beginner's Goodbye, by Anne Tyler
2. As poems from a 2011 Fulbright begin to see print, Lesley Wheeler reflects on how writing germinates and the process of gleaning poems from a tough period.
lesleywheeler.org/2013/12/27/remembering-foreseeing-and-missing-the-pacific/
wheelerlm@wlu.edu
3. Ann E. Michael muses on learning how and what to ignore at annemichael.wordpress.com/2013/12/28/ignore-more/ and considers the idea of artist and other studios and spaces at annemichael.wordpress.com/2013/12/16/studio-space/
4. On January 1, the Sawtooth Poetry Prize -- judged this year by the fabulously awesome Mei-mei Berssenbrugge -- will open for entries. Ahsahta has one of the best records for publishing women (aside from women-only presses) out there, and we have a very eclectic list (Rusty Morrison to Lisa Fishman, Kate Greenstreet to Susan Tichy, Karla Kelsey to Kirsten Kaschock -- say that three times fast) and this year Kerri Webster (Grand & Arsenal) joins our staff of readers.
The prize is $1,500 + 25 copies of the book, entry fee $25. I hope you'll consider sending us your manuscripts.
If you don't know Ahsahta's books, amble over to
ahsahtapress.org and browse through the catalog, which posts sample poems from each.
5. ANNOUNCING THE WINTER 2014 ISSUE OF BELTWAY POETRY
The newest issue of Beltway Poetry Quarterly is out, an exciting collection of poems by six featured poets. Volume 15:1 includes: Caryn Lazzuri, exhibitions manager at the Folger Shakespeare Library; Karl W. Carter, Jr., a lawyer and author of two books; Michelle Chan Brown, winner of the Kore First Book Award and an editor at Drunken Boat; Joanne Rocky Delaplaine, a yoga teacher who has become well known locally for her workshops that combine movement and poetry; Cacayo Ballesteros, associate professor at St. Mary's College of Maryland and founding editor of Zozobra Publishing; and Doug Lang, recently retired from 37 influential years of teaching writing at the Corcoran College of Art and Design. This diverse group of authors, whose influences range from academic to experimental styles, share a love of the elastic and playful nature of language. We are proud to showcase a longer selection of work by each author than literary journals typically present, from five to seven poems by each. Each poet's web page also includes an image by a local visual artist.
This issue is made possible by a grant from the DC Commission on the Arts. We are indebted also to our web master, Patrick Calder. In-kind support for this issue came from the DC Shorts Film Festival and Dan Vera. The journal is edited by Kim Roberts.
Beltway Poetry Quarterly is an award-winning online journal publishing notable authors from Washington, DC and the surrounding jurisdictions. Issues are free:
www.beltwaypoetry.com.
6. Ellen Moody's blogs
6.1. Saving Mr Banks: Mary Poppins, the book, explicated:
ellenandjim.wordpress.com/2013/12/26/saving-mr-banksmarypoppinsthebooksexplicated/
6.2. Nebrasks: Diane Arbus, with a steel soul & compassionate heart.
ellenandjim.wordpress.com/2013/12/30/nebraska/
6.3. Austen's letters to Murray: Emma published
reveriesunderthesignofausten.wordpress.com/2013/12/30/austens-letters-130-and131-to-john-murray-mon-11-dec-1815-from-hans-place/
6.4. A Sherlock mini-episode:
austenreveries.wordpress.com/2013/12/28/a-sherlock-mini-episode/
6.5. A word about the Yahoo listservs:
austenreveries.wordpress.com/2013/12/29/a-word-about-the-yahoo-listservs/
6.6. Just now harrowing, harrowed: 2014 begins:'
austenreveries.wordpress.com/2013/12/31/just-now-harrowed-harrowing-2014-begins/
6.7. Last year at the Kennedy Center, this year chez nous:
austenreveries.wordpress.com/2014/01/01/last-year-at-the-kennedy-center/
News this week:
1. B. Morrison, Monday Morning Book Blog
2. Lesley Wheeler reflects
3. Ann E. Michael muses
4. Sawtooth Poetry Prize
5. Beltway Poetry Quarterly
6. Ellen Moody's blogs
(back issues of the newspaper are archived at the Wompo
festival of women's poetry here: wompherence.proboards.com ).
1. B. Morrison, Monday Morning Book Blog
www.bmorrison.com/blog/
- The Beginner's Goodbye, by Anne Tyler
2. As poems from a 2011 Fulbright begin to see print, Lesley Wheeler reflects on how writing germinates and the process of gleaning poems from a tough period.
lesleywheeler.org/2013/12/27/remembering-foreseeing-and-missing-the-pacific/
wheelerlm@wlu.edu
3. Ann E. Michael muses on learning how and what to ignore at annemichael.wordpress.com/2013/12/28/ignore-more/ and considers the idea of artist and other studios and spaces at annemichael.wordpress.com/2013/12/16/studio-space/
4. On January 1, the Sawtooth Poetry Prize -- judged this year by the fabulously awesome Mei-mei Berssenbrugge -- will open for entries. Ahsahta has one of the best records for publishing women (aside from women-only presses) out there, and we have a very eclectic list (Rusty Morrison to Lisa Fishman, Kate Greenstreet to Susan Tichy, Karla Kelsey to Kirsten Kaschock -- say that three times fast) and this year Kerri Webster (Grand & Arsenal) joins our staff of readers.
The prize is $1,500 + 25 copies of the book, entry fee $25. I hope you'll consider sending us your manuscripts.
If you don't know Ahsahta's books, amble over to
ahsahtapress.org and browse through the catalog, which posts sample poems from each.
5. ANNOUNCING THE WINTER 2014 ISSUE OF BELTWAY POETRY
The newest issue of Beltway Poetry Quarterly is out, an exciting collection of poems by six featured poets. Volume 15:1 includes: Caryn Lazzuri, exhibitions manager at the Folger Shakespeare Library; Karl W. Carter, Jr., a lawyer and author of two books; Michelle Chan Brown, winner of the Kore First Book Award and an editor at Drunken Boat; Joanne Rocky Delaplaine, a yoga teacher who has become well known locally for her workshops that combine movement and poetry; Cacayo Ballesteros, associate professor at St. Mary's College of Maryland and founding editor of Zozobra Publishing; and Doug Lang, recently retired from 37 influential years of teaching writing at the Corcoran College of Art and Design. This diverse group of authors, whose influences range from academic to experimental styles, share a love of the elastic and playful nature of language. We are proud to showcase a longer selection of work by each author than literary journals typically present, from five to seven poems by each. Each poet's web page also includes an image by a local visual artist.
This issue is made possible by a grant from the DC Commission on the Arts. We are indebted also to our web master, Patrick Calder. In-kind support for this issue came from the DC Shorts Film Festival and Dan Vera. The journal is edited by Kim Roberts.
Beltway Poetry Quarterly is an award-winning online journal publishing notable authors from Washington, DC and the surrounding jurisdictions. Issues are free:
www.beltwaypoetry.com.
6. Ellen Moody's blogs
6.1. Saving Mr Banks: Mary Poppins, the book, explicated:
ellenandjim.wordpress.com/2013/12/26/saving-mr-banksmarypoppinsthebooksexplicated/
6.2. Nebrasks: Diane Arbus, with a steel soul & compassionate heart.
ellenandjim.wordpress.com/2013/12/30/nebraska/
6.3. Austen's letters to Murray: Emma published
reveriesunderthesignofausten.wordpress.com/2013/12/30/austens-letters-130-and131-to-john-murray-mon-11-dec-1815-from-hans-place/
6.4. A Sherlock mini-episode:
austenreveries.wordpress.com/2013/12/28/a-sherlock-mini-episode/
6.5. A word about the Yahoo listservs:
austenreveries.wordpress.com/2013/12/29/a-word-about-the-yahoo-listservs/
6.6. Just now harrowing, harrowed: 2014 begins:'
austenreveries.wordpress.com/2013/12/31/just-now-harrowed-harrowing-2014-begins/
6.7. Last year at the Kennedy Center, this year chez nous:
austenreveries.wordpress.com/2014/01/01/last-year-at-the-kennedy-center/