What a surprise in my email! “You won!” Georgia and I decided to send the book out during the first of the year flurry of deadlines, and I found this local contest. Now every poet and their grandma will be sending work to Communications categories seemingly set up as sister contests (for journalists) to the well-know Zia Awards by the NMPW. Well! So be it. Our little after-travel book re Berlin, Germany, now has us dreaming of other after-travel books of photos and poems–so let the contests roll. At this point, I have so many irons in the fire, the flame barely gets enough oxygen. Add a possible trip to Greece in April 2019.
Notes on Serenity, my forthcoming book about loving an addicted child, written as a source of solace, survival, and introspection, is also meant to inspire others to speak up and out in whatever way they can. Silence won’t make the epidemic go away. Sharing of experience for me is practicing the art of making poems, making our story accessible to those who speak poetry, and maybe even for some who don’t. So that’s keeping me busy–getting to the finishing touches.
I recently gave a fun workshop at Jules’ Poetry Playhouse and another is in the works for two or maybe three Saturday sessions in the fall. The focus will be to Read, Discuss, and Write like Poets Laureate–specifically, the women who held that title. The idea is to get inspired by some of the reviewed work, and write our own. Should be fun. Stay tuned on Jules’ newsletter for Playhouse
Earth Day April 22 Jennifer (Dime Stories) and I will have a table for showing and selling local authors’ books. Send Jennifer or me a note if you want to sell for an hour or two. She’s trying to distribute the hours. I’ll be at the table from opening at 10am til noon. It’s a fun party; highly recommend.