Dear Poets,In less than 3 months poets from all over the Pacific NW & beyond will gather in the golden hills of Tieton for LiTFUSE Poets’ Workshop, featuring Dorianne Laux, Christopher Howell, Andre Feriante, Lauren Zuniga, Alice Derry & more. Please join us! Joining with fellow poets amidst natural beauty to explore poetic craft is a way of embracing what matters most. [See Dorianne’s new chapbook here: http://bigbridge.org/BB17/chapbook.html
If you are already registered, please share our website with your friends: www.litfuse.us/litfuse-2013.html The 2013 Schedule is online, and it is so varied & delicious! I am grateful for the amazing faculty committed to sharing their spark with us. CLICK HERE to view the schedule. CLICK HERE to register for LiTFUSE on Brown Paper Tickets. To read all about our astonishing 2013 faculty, please CLICK HERE. Clickety-clickety-click! There is still room in nearly every regular class and event during the LiTFUSE weekend. If you are interested in the Jennifer Sweeney Master Class – hurry! – there’s only one spot left! If you miss that one please don’t fret – we’re offering another master class under the gentle wizardry of former Alaska writer-laureate Peggy Shumaker on Friday evening. Poets UNiTE! m |
Winter in America (Again Poets Respond to the Nov 2024 Election
In the call, we stated: “We are looking for words that come from thoughtful reflection and compassion for the loss we feel for ourselves and this country. (Please no screeds.)” Still, we got many poems that were filled with righteous anger, on which we passed. The book features many poems that offer suggestions, pathways and even self-care tips for the new Winter in America. That very phrase “Winter in America” comes from Gil Scott-Heron, and was used by the editors as a sort-of invocation to Gil’s spirit and legacy. I
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