This year’s National Poetry Month poster showed up in the mail, sent from the Academy of American Poets. It celebrates not just poetry, but “the important and enriching role that letter writing has played in the lives of poets.” It’s a good reminder of that kinship between poems and letters – I think of the correspondences between […]
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Thanks to all who turned out for our first 2012 Synergies, “Poemgrass: a Poet and a Banjo,” with special thanks to poet Peggy Shumaker and musician Robin Child as well as volunteer coordinators Jeremy Pataky and Susanna Mishler. Coming up: statewide Resolve to Write events, when we gather to share our writing resolve for the
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First, Kim, I love the title. But I have the idea that your writers are probably revealing that working in a national park is no vacation, really. Or is it? What did your essayists love best or least about the experience? Who is drawn to this kind of work and should we all hurry to
First, a big thanks to those of you who are using a small part of your PFD checks to support 49 Writers by joining and donating.We appreciate your support of programs that benefits Alaska’s writers and books. While we’re on the subject of support, we’re enjoying a great response to our book bag fundraiser. If
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Wait — it’s Friday. Wait again — it’s FIRST Friday. That means gallery openings and free food in downtown Anchorage — as well as our contributing literary event on the Raven Place porch, at 415 L St next to Snow City Cafe. Stop by from 6 to 8 p.m. to meet Sherry Eckrich of the
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It’s that time of year when we beat winter blahs by planning for summer, and it’s tough to imagine anything more invigorating than a chance to work on your writing in the heart of the Wrangell Mountains at the Wrangell Mountains Writing Workshop (WMWW); this year, it’s July 17-24, and scholarships are available. As part
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Did you know that the Kachemak Bay Writer’s Conference sold out last year? I didn’t. Now might be a good time to reserve a space; and now is the perfect time to learn more about the keynote speaker, Li-Young Lee, pictured at left. Thanks to Jeremy Pataky for this thoughtful summary of the Alaska writing
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Today we welcome Jeremy Pataky, a new guest blogger who has agreed to supply us with three winter blogposts in addition to this book review. Jeremy Pataky directs the Wrangell Mountains Center, and lives in Anchorage and McCarthy, Alaska. He earned an MFA from the University of Montana. We are very happy to have him
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