tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996753044552511588.post9166966405603373741..comments2023-09-23T05:06:53.430-08:00Comments on 49 Writers: A Bright Spot in Winter: a guest post by Vivian Faith PrescottAndromeda Romano-Laxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16988887975016816552noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996753044552511588.post-19962845012745460572013-02-24T16:16:53.173-09:002013-02-24T16:16:53.173-09:00I joined late and am still catching up reading all...I joined late and am still catching up reading all the comments in order -- so, I'm more of a lurker than an active participant this time. But I always appreciate this online event, both as a live discussion and as a stored resource. Thank you all!<br />Andromeda Romano-Laxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988887975016816552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996753044552511588.post-83743136883915015312013-02-24T15:13:48.852-09:002013-02-24T15:13:48.852-09:00Hope everyone has a great day! Thanks Sandy for ho...Hope everyone has a great day! Thanks Sandy for hosting!<br /><br />Erinhttp://www.beingpoetry.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996753044552511588.post-39753262631762093312013-02-24T15:11:36.604-09:002013-02-24T15:11:36.604-09:00Thank you all for sharing...and for organizing thi...Thank you all for sharing...and for organizing this! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996753044552511588.post-33744980263897710082013-02-24T15:11:04.317-09:002013-02-24T15:11:04.317-09:00Maybe in this issue, we could devote a page to the...Maybe in this issue, we could devote a page to the prize - with the winner and some of Andy's poetry. <br /><br />To all, please submit to Cirque at cirquejournal@yahoo.com. The deadline is Spring Equinox and the issue comes out on the Summer Solstice. <br /><br />Thanks, all. This has been delightful. But, too, fast. John Morgan, Emily Wall, we absolutely appreciate your time. The pages I created will remain in place until the host collapses. Prior years can also be found. <br /><br /><br />For those who have been following and not posting - a quick post to say "good-bye" would allow us to get a feel for our audience. <br /><br />I'll monitor for the next twenty minutes or so. <br />Sandra Klevenhttp://www.heartworksak.net/poet_2013.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996753044552511588.post-30272302596948013152013-02-24T15:08:56.694-09:002013-02-24T15:08:56.694-09:00Ela, I do believe a Ning would allow certainly for...Ela, I do believe a Ning would allow certainly for a variety of subgroups - fiction, nonfiction, poetry...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996753044552511588.post-70594648326588104902013-02-24T15:08:48.403-09:002013-02-24T15:08:48.403-09:00It's been wonderful to chat with you all. I...It's been wonderful to chat with you all. I'm heading to the bookstore in Sitka this week to buy John Morgan's Form of Feeling. And I already have Emily's books. And I'm looking forward to reading Erin's new book when it comes out. Thank you for this opportunity Sandy! Happy Writing everyone. Vivian Faith Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037496619980707677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996753044552511588.post-2243424843909483602013-02-24T15:07:34.434-09:002013-02-24T15:07:34.434-09:00Thanks for setting this up, Sandy. I really enjoy...Thanks for setting this up, Sandy. I really enjoyed doing it. Ela, I have been to Greece but had no idea it was your specialty. I heard a poet make that suggestion once and know several others who've spent time there.Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996753044552511588.post-45544057616159773512013-02-24T15:06:46.667-09:002013-02-24T15:06:46.667-09:00Erin: Yes! Let's work on this. FB me or emai...Erin: Yes! Let's work on this. FB me or email me and we'll talk more.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06276896346709199428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996753044552511588.post-15107171259232826042013-02-24T15:04:23.750-09:002013-02-24T15:04:23.750-09:00The Andy Hope Award was established at Cirque to h...The Andy Hope Award was established at Cirque to honor my friend and fellow poet Andy Hope. He died of cancer a couple years ago. I ran the idea by Ishmael Hope, Andy's son, and Ish thought it was a good idea, too. So with Ish's blessing I established the prize. <br /><br />Andy's poetry was what one would consider "political" as Andy was very involved in Alaska Native politics especially Alaska Native Education. But one of my favorite Andy Hope poems is full of Tlingit humor. <br /><br />I established the award at Cirque because I wanted more people to know about Andy as a writer. To me it seemed that only folks in SE Alaska were aware of Andy's poetry and prose. Vivian Faith Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037496619980707677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996753044552511588.post-55600249608826538422013-02-24T15:04:13.246-09:002013-02-24T15:04:13.246-09:00
Sandy, I hope I can be part of that illustrious c...<br />Sandy, I hope I can be part of that illustrious company if I do move outside.<br /><br />Emily and Erin, the gentleman I first mentioned who brought up the online critique group idea is a fiction writer--I wonder if there could be different sub-forums. It should be easy to get the word out, and I think people will be hungry for it. Small a community as we are, what with snow etc, we can get far flung.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774112046752150254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996753044552511588.post-30819766049485123812013-02-24T15:02:48.182-09:002013-02-24T15:02:48.182-09:00Hey everyone,
Thanks for spending some time to tal...Hey everyone,<br />Thanks for spending some time to talk - especially John and Emily. Thank you Vivian for rousting this up. I will continue to do some research, but I just found two free possibilities for private "communities." <br /><br />There are lots of considerations though. Emily, I'll be in touch and perhaps we can figure some things out together. Vivian, you too! <br /><br />Is there an AK meeting at AWP this year? If so, I want in!<br />Erinhttp://www.beingpoetry.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996753044552511588.post-11370105572112972672013-02-24T15:02:32.915-09:002013-02-24T15:02:32.915-09:00I'll just say thanks to all of you for being h...I'll just say thanks to all of you for being here and especially to Sandra for hosting this! I feel quite encouraged after our afternoon, and I'm looking forward to seeing all of you out and about in cyberspace.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06276896346709199428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996753044552511588.post-89584059687521649622013-02-24T15:01:29.170-09:002013-02-24T15:01:29.170-09:00Yes, Emily, I love your description of Jessie. Sh...Yes, Emily, I love your description of Jessie. She does amazing things! And the Salmon poets make for a great community. It's one of the reasons I keep going to AWP. Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996753044552511588.post-47657150115637233152013-02-24T15:01:04.116-09:002013-02-24T15:01:04.116-09:00I'll wrap up at about 3:05 to allow for final ...I'll wrap up at about 3:05 to allow for final posts. sandy Klevenhttp://www.heartworksak.net/poet_2013.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996753044552511588.post-81380733270799409562013-02-24T14:59:01.208-09:002013-02-24T14:59:01.208-09:00Erin & Vivian: Thanks for thinking about this...Erin & Vivian: Thanks for thinking about this. I will too. I'd love to find a really simple way for us to just post poems and the rest of us to comment on them. I have two friends I swap with now, but I'd love a larger, looser group for this.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06276896346709199428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996753044552511588.post-38063266150296682512013-02-24T14:57:36.491-09:002013-02-24T14:57:36.491-09:00Many who live outside remain connected. Maybe, th...Many who live outside remain connected. Maybe, this association we are developing is a permanent arrangement. For, instance, when Dylan Thomas traveled, in the US, he moved from one poet friend to another. They all did (speaking of these guys of the 1950s). KTarr relocated to FLA, but remains well connected and is here now to teach Spiritual Writing for 49 Writers. Burwell is in Santa Fe but I cannot do Cirque without him. It's a three person job (designer Paxson Woelber being the third). Morgan? You spend a bit of time in Bellingham, as does Pataky. Again just a quick review. There are no doubt more. Sandy Klevenhttp://www.heartworksak.net/poet_2013.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996753044552511588.post-92157933716701518352013-02-24T14:56:41.415-09:002013-02-24T14:56:41.415-09:00I met Jessie Lendennie, the publisher of Salmon, a...I met Jessie Lendennie, the publisher of Salmon, about a dozen years ago when she came up to Fairbanks. Jerah Chadwick was the connection then. She lives in Ireland but has always loved Alaska and actually has owns cabin somewhere up here. Then a few years ago at the AWP conference in New York, she asked if I had a new manuscript. I did and that became Spear-Fishing on the Chatanika.Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996753044552511588.post-91892308760606639732013-02-24T14:56:24.554-09:002013-02-24T14:56:24.554-09:00In regards to online groups, my Blue Canoe Writers...In regards to online groups, my Blue Canoe Writers uses FB plus we meet face to face. I think you can use FB to share files in your "Group" and post feedback. If your members are on FB, anyway, that would work. But some folks forget to check group messages or Private messages on Facebook. So you have to consider that. <br /><br />Yahoo groups is also user friendly. But I tried one of those free online group hosting services and, yikes, I needed a PhD in html to figure it out. Vivian Faith Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037496619980707677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996753044552511588.post-33094483100898297692013-02-24T14:54:21.205-09:002013-02-24T14:54:21.205-09:00Emily, let me do some snooping. A private Ning sou...Emily, let me do some snooping. A private Ning sounds like the best format for an online community of Alaskan poets that would be secure enough to run critiques on. I'll let you know what I discover.<br /><br />I like the idea, and it does seem like a good fit as an addition to Being Poetry!Erinhttp://www.beingpoetry.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996753044552511588.post-90666563349636786362013-02-24T14:52:48.412-09:002013-02-24T14:52:48.412-09:00Ok, about Salmon. I found Salmon Poetry through T...Ok, about Salmon. I found Salmon Poetry through Tom Sexton. I heard him read years ago and when I was ready to send out Freshly Rooted and looking for presses, looked back through Tom's early books and found them.<br /><br />Salmon is an independent press in Ireland and they publish almost exclusively poetry (I think your book John is one of the few prose books they've done).<br /><br />Salmon seems to be exist almost magically--they get funding through the government in Ireland, and are able to publish quite a few poetry books each year--more than most poetry presses. Jessie Lendennie is the publisher and she's...well...generous, smart, hands-off, desperate, funny as heck, and somehow able to make poetry books in this day and age. <br /><br />The thing I love best about Salmon is the group of poets they publish. I've met some amazing writers and we Salmon poets keep touch online and have formed this loose community of writers that stretches all across the U.S. and of course to Europe too. Salmon is publishing some truly remarkable poets and I count myself very lucky to be working with this press.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06276896346709199428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996753044552511588.post-81621244092469751672013-02-24T14:48:50.558-09:002013-02-24T14:48:50.558-09:00Sandy, I like the observation about collegiality a...Sandy, I like the observation about collegiality and a small community of bright and observant literary citizens. As I contemplate the possibility of moving Outside, one of the things I wonder is whether there's anywhere else with quite this kind of community of poets. Vivian and others can attest that thanks to the Internet, we can remain part of the community even Outside, though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774112046752150254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996753044552511588.post-10282532796576481912013-02-24T14:48:26.163-09:002013-02-24T14:48:26.163-09:00I can barely believe that we are down to just 13 m...I can barely believe that we are down to just 13 minutes. Urghhh... In this year's format, I like the fact of having just two poets (officially). There's been less of a traffic jam and clearly you feel okay writing longer posts. I think when we had as many as four, people tried to be brief, even though we had a longer span of time. I think I'll go longer and stick with two poets next year. But there are two other things I want to cover... One is this marvelous publisher Salmon Poetry who apparently both of you found independently (maybe Tom Sexton was the link). Can you share something about working with this Irish press? And Vivian, please share the inspiration behind the Andy Hope Award. I am making this a longer post and perhaps my last but to say over and out... Cirque submission deadline is Mar 21. Don't worry about going over time, here. No one is going to cut us off but I do want to respect the time you set aside for this venture. Cirque can be found full-text at www.cirquejournal.com Back to you~ Sandy Klevenhttp://www.heartworksak.net/poet_2013.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996753044552511588.post-8553965987246310072013-02-24T14:47:12.888-09:002013-02-24T14:47:12.888-09:00John: Yes! I love the idea of an online writer&#...John: Yes! I love the idea of an online writer's workshop. What would be the best medium to create this? Vivian? Erin? You guys have done some terrific online work with Facebook groups and blogs. <br /><br />How would we do this?Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06276896346709199428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996753044552511588.post-47800961840383669292013-02-24T14:45:43.801-09:002013-02-24T14:45:43.801-09:00Sandra—I’m really encouraged by what you said here...Sandra—I’m really encouraged by what you said here, and I think you’re absolutely right. <br /><br />I first got a sense of this community growing closer last year at AWP. There were several parties and dinners for anyone from Alaska, and they were magical. I remember sitting in this pub in Chicago across from a couple of Fairbanks writers I was just getting to know and marveling that we’d come all this way to hang out. But there was an immediate sense of closeness and interest in each other’s work and that continued beyond AWP. I spent some wonderful time with James Engelhardt there (the new acquisitions editor for the U of A press) and we swap poems with each other regularly. <br /><br />Your post is really solidifying something that’s been in my mind since I read Vivian’s post this week—that it’s not just about loneliness or parties or contacts, but about the way we shape each other’s work. And I’m intrigued by the idea of an “Alaskan Aesthetic” or group emerging from this community of writers.<br />Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06276896346709199428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5996753044552511588.post-31523936052375286442013-02-24T14:44:47.116-09:002013-02-24T14:44:47.116-09:00John, wow! I speak modern Greek fluently, am an an...John, wow! I speak modern Greek fluently, am an ancient Greek scholar, and adore the place. What a psychic suggestion. Have you been there?<br /><br />I appreciate the recommendation not to teach if you don't love it. 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