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It is well, it is well with our soul [by tree turtle]
Serious writers must sometimes explain that writing is not a hobby, not a leisure pursuit, and not a luxury. Rather, it is the most essential practice of our lives. Audre Lorde said it best:…
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This just in: Writing About Art in Barcelona
10-DAY POETRY WORKSHOP WITH SHARON DOLIN AT JIWAR: BARCELONA INTERNATIONAL RESIDENCE FOR ARTISTS MAY 31-JUNE 9, 2015 Joan Miró, The Caress of a Bird, Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona Live at Jiwar, a heritage house…
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Writing is just another way of caring about other people [by tree turtle]
It is Saturday July 28, 1990 at the now defunct Frederick Douglass Creative Arts Center on West 96th Street in New York City. I am at a middle school children's writing workshop. Improbably, I…
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Ursa Major (poem by Laura Orem at Zócalo Public Square)
*PHOTO COURTESY OF LOÏC LAGARDE. Old she-bear, pentin her rocky den,gnaws a footpaddry as dust, solitary rakes in sticksand scratches the scarthat marks a hunter’smis-aimed lead. Shaking the iceoff her frozen fur, she licksthe…
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This Week at KGB: Yolanda Wisher, Star Black & Sandra Simonds
KGB Monday Night Poetry is pleased to present… Yolanda Wisher, Star Black & Sandra Simonds Monday, March 9, 2015 Hosted by John Deming and Matthew Yeager Series founded in 1997 by David Lehman and Star…
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tree turtle, Guest Author March 9-13
This week we welcome tree turtle as our guest author. A longtime peace-builder dedicated to spreading mettā (or loving-kindness) in the Buddhist tradition, tree turtle is a Pushcart-prize-winning and Maryland State Arts Council fellowship-winning poet, essayist,…
