Part II From my balcony, I survey the yellow air, Reading where I have written, "The spring is like a belle undressing." From “Of the Surface of Things” by Wallace Stevens, which appears in Harmonium, published by Alfred A. Knopf. … [Read more...]
Contributors have been busy — Smith, Somlo, Hilbert, Meno, Kirk, Kerlikowske, Miller, Bass and Swist
J. Scott Smith ("Heartbeat") has a new story "Silence" in Luna Station Quarterly, which is a magazine focused on speculative fiction by up and coming women authors. Patty Somlo ("Starting to Breathe") has a new story "Where He Took His First Breath" in The Write Room. Donna Hilbert ("Flowers" and "In Quintana Roo") has a new guest blog on NEXTV's ALL LIT Up blogpost by James Goertel. I also wrote a guest essay ("In Service of Poetry") for ALL LIT UP. Many thanks to … [Read more...]
Meeting Philip Levine and getting to know two fine & dedicated poets
Well, after the crowds and action of AWP, I am back in my basement office, only now I have new friends and new books to read and discover. But I'll save that list of new friends and new books for a later blog, and tell you today about the top highlights of the conference. One highlight was meeting Susan Yount and Margaret Bashaar who were my tablemates. Have you heard of Arsenic Lobster Poetry? If not, look it up. And I am not the only who thinks you should. The journal … [Read more...]
Laissez les bons temps rouler — AWP here we come!
Weighed Words is super excited to be going to the Associated Writing Programs Conference and Bookfair February 29 to March 3 at the Chicago Hilton and Palmer House, and we hope you will stop by. Our table is C6 and we are sharing it with Hyacinth Girl Press and Arsenic Lobster Journal. The keynote address will be given by Margaret Atwood. Another presentation we are stoked to see features U. S. Poet Laureate Philip Levine (who contributed to Solace in So Many Words) and … [Read more...]
Listen to this!
When we read Solace in So Many Words on December 11, 2011 at Woman Made Gallery, we were recorded for the Chicago Amplified series and our reading is now up at the WBEZ site for your listening pleasure. You will hear Nina Corwin, me, Kathleen Kirk, Pamela Miller, Joan Corwin, Kathleene Donahoo, Carol Kanter, D. J. Lachance, J. Scott Smith. In addition to works by the contributors present, we also read the work of Elizabeth Kerlikowske, Jodi Kanter, Jan Bottiglieri, … [Read more...]
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