poetry
A Poem in Homage
Poem for Mom By Priscilla Galligan Priscilla Galligan (@cillagalligan) is a researcher, grant and freelance writer. She has [...]
Moms in Lit
Responding to our invitation to include noteworthy mothers in literature in our May Mom Project, Gary Iorio recalled, In one of Vance’s [Bourjaily] classes we were doing ‘Comic Novels,’ or ‘Humor In Literature.’ We read A Mother’s Kisses by Bruce Jay Friedman. The mom’s name was Meg, and she was unforgettable. I can’t nominate the mother from The Grapes [...]
Professional Practices: Part 2
Conflicting Views By Eric Olsen In my previous post, I talked about the panel discussion I moderated at the AWP meeting in Boston titled “What We Wish We’d Known.” Panelists included four Iowa Writers’ Workshop grads — my classmates Jane Smiley and Doug Unger, and a couple grads from a generation later — Vu Tran [...]
Books by Tom Titus’ Bed
Dr. Tom A. Titus is author of the memoir Blackberries in July: A Forager’s Field Guide to Inner Peace, a year-long chronology of old orchards, bay clams, wild mushrooms, and spawning salmon, a hunting and gathering of his spirit that became a reunion with the land and the traditions of four generations. Tom is a [...]
A Poem for Valentines
Among the Tall Englemann Spruce By Dan Guenther Dan Guenther is the author of four novels, most recently Glossy Black Cockatoos, the 2010 Colorado Authors’ League award selection for genre fiction. His collection of selected poems, The Crooked Truth, is the 2011 Colorado Authors’ League poetry award winner. This drizzly morning the Black-capped Chickadees chase one another [...]
What Do New Writers REALLY Need to Know? Part 8
Ten Nuggets of Hard-Won Knowledge By Jeffrey Abrhams This is the eigth in a series of posts leading up to the AWP Conference at which Eric Olsen will moderate a panel on “What We Wish We’d Known.” Please join us in Boston Saturday, March 9, 1:30-2:45 pm, in room 206 of the Hynes Convention Center. Oh youth! How [...]
What Do New Writers REALLY Need to Know? Part 7 cont’d
When the Writing Life Finds You, Part B By Geri Lipschultz And I wish I’d known that any writer needs an editor, someone you trust to read your work carefully and give you honest feedback. But I wasn’t thinking about publishing, at first, but just performing writing on the level I wished to perform it. [...]
February Calendar
Feb 3 — An author panel discussion with Jane Smiley, Ellen Sussman, and Meg Waite Clayton on women’s literature vs. chick lit. Palo Alto Jewish Community Center, 3921 Fabian Way, Room E104, Palo Alto, CA 9 – 9 pm. $10 members; $15 nonmembers. (650) 223-8699, boxoffice@paloaltojcc.org.Feb 4 – 10 - Joe Haldeman at 29th Annual Winter Star Party, Scout [...]
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