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The Poetry Tent at Flor y Canto, Alley Cat Books, San Francisco, April 2019 The photo above is a reflection on National Poetry Month April 2019, which was filled with poets and poetry, in spaces large and small, and in person. I took part in a reading curated by the indomitable Amalia Alvarez as part…
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I didn’t know that Toni Morrison had written poems. I found out today, as I was looking for lesson ideas for my students. Here is “Eve Remembering” from the collaborative book Five Poems with illustrations by Kara Walker. https://poets.org/poem/eve-remembering For more Toni Morrison, here are excerpts from an interview from the All Arts Vault: https://allarts.org/programs/all-arts-vault-selects/the-all-arts-vault-toni-morrison-cpc9ku/
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Yesterday, as I was taking a neighborhood walk in between running errands, I turned the corner on Russell Street at Claremont Blvd. and continued walking downhill. I got about two houses in and heard barking and saw a sudden flash of white out of the corner of my eye. A rather large white dog, a…
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https://youtu.be/l6vYV79dHCw Jazzmeia’s medley of Afro Blue, Eye See You, and Wade in the Water seem perfect for this moment in time.
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I woke up yesterday morning with the thought that doing is overrated. I just want to be. The past two days had been insanely overwhelming with work emails, more news about the virus’ spread, deaths, dysfunctional government actions, sincere efforts to work toward our collective health, what’s being underreported, what is missing, extended shelter at…
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Thinking about taking your writing classes or workshops online? Wordpress has some solutions.
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Sundress Publications recently announced this call for those whose AWP Panel were canceled. Deadline for proposals: April 1, 2020
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So, I’m taking this opportunity to jot down or type up a few thoughts that I may expand on at a later time. Please note that there is a sense of humor imbued in several of these thoughts; in others there is a sense of wonder. I’m employing “hmmmm..” as often as I can.
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The shock for me was that I’d forgotten about the event altogether. I had instead focused on what I needed at the time.
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Joyce E. Young 