tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42508706063691117712024-02-20T12:31:09.772-08:00Poets and PatronsLinda Wallinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07223225956052967905noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250870606369111771.post-22358485061341197372019-03-05T05:39:00.002-08:002019-03-05T05:39:57.866-08:00April Poetry Fest<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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in Chicago will be on April 27, 2019, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.</div>
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Linda Wallinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07223225956052967905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250870606369111771.post-19503364509501396662019-02-05T13:12:00.001-08:002019-02-05T13:12:48.635-08:00February Workshop<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="s1">I would like to introduce our presenters from ______________ school. Please give them your attention. As an appropriate audience member, you are reminded to be polite and respectful and please don’t interrupt the speaker. If you have questions, please save them until the end. You might have to jot a note down to remember it. At that time, raise your hand and wait to be called on. Now please enjoy learning something new from your SIT 2019 presenters.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Jenene Ravesloot has written five books of poetry. She has published in <i>The Ekphrastic Review</i>, <i>After Hours Press</i>, <i>Sad Girl Review</i>, <i>DuPage Valley Review</i>, the <i>Caravel Literary Arts Journal</i>, <i>Connotation Press: An Online Artifact, Packingtown Review, The Miscreant, Exact Change Only</i>, <i>THIS Literary Magazine</i>, and other online journals, print journals, chapbooks, and anthologies. Jenene is a member of The Poets’ Club of Chicago, the Illinois State Poetry Society, and Poets & Patrons. She has received two Pushcart Prize nominations in 2018.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div>
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<span class="s1">In this workshop, we will be evaluating American noir poems, minus the hardboiled detective and the femme fatale of “Roman noir.” This is the noir poem of the down-and- out, whether victim, suspect, or perpetrator who is directly connected to the crime or crimes. This is the noir poem of the “Big City,” plunged into shades of gray rather than black and white. Our poems will present a world of doomed lovers and losers, told in direct, lean, and gritty lines. Here, the powerless struggle with a system that appears to be aligned against them. In this world it would appear no one gets away clean. But perhaps this is the opportunity to create a more hopeful noir poem, one that begins to address the inequities of our present power system. Perhaps this is the time for a new kind of noir poem written by those whose voices are just beginning to be heard. If time permits, each participant will also draft a noir poem.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>Me and Pretty Mary at the bar, Bobby flipping burgers in the back, killing roaches with frozen steaks. Juli walking through the door,<br />
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Linda Wallinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07223225956052967905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250870606369111771.post-74806007981518797942018-09-05T16:39:00.002-07:002018-09-05T16:40:10.668-07:00September Thoughts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
My September Thoughts have been posted on the Poets and Patrons website. https://www.poetsandpatrons.net/president/<br />
Linda Wallin</div>
Linda Wallinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07223225956052967905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250870606369111771.post-75972934366481968792018-08-30T16:41:00.000-07:002018-08-30T16:41:05.068-07:00Contest Submissions Due by Sunday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Be sure to get your poems in the mail by Sunday. Contest deadline is September 1, 2018. If you want to see the rules, go to poetsandpatrons.net.</div>
Linda Wallinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07223225956052967905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250870606369111771.post-40266832300594592392015-04-23T06:49:00.002-07:002015-04-23T06:49:40.367-07:00Poets and Patrons Workshop Saturday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Thinking about writing a love poem? Worried that it might sound more like a greeting card than a message from the heart? Avoid the schmaltz syndrome by signing up for a decidedly unsentimental love poetry workshop with Marilyn Taylor. Her experiments with voice, image and form will have you writing poems that favor "attitude" over platitude-- and and are just about guaranteed to have the recipient swooning. And even if they don't, you'll have learned some valuable techniques for expressing emotion in your poetry more effectively and gracefully than ever before.<br />
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Marilyn L. Taylor, former Poet Laureate of the state of Wisconsin (2009 and 2010) and of the city of Milwaukee (2004 and 2005), is the author of six collections of poetry. Her award-winning poems and essays have appeared in many anthologies and journals, including Poetry, The American Scholar, Able Muse, Measure, Ted Kooser’s “American Life in Poetry” column, and the recent Random House anthology titled Villanelles. Marilyn taught poetry and poetics for fifteen years for the Department of English and the Honors College at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She also served for five years as a contributing editor and regular poetry columnist for The Writer magazine, where her “Poet to Poet” column on poetic craft appeared bi-monthly. She is currently a member of the board of directors for the Council for Wisconsin Writers, and sits on the advisory board of Western State Colorado University’s low-residency MFA program. She recently moved from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Madison where she continues to write and teach.</div>
Linda Wallinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07223225956052967905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250870606369111771.post-51582874221513183662015-02-24T16:46:00.002-08:002015-02-24T16:46:17.081-08:00Write! Chicago March 14th<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello Poets!<br /><br /> The next Write! Chicago outing of Poets & Patrons is scheduled for Saturday, March 14, at the Ukranian Institute of Modern Art. We will be viewing “Convergence: A Poetic Dialogue” which is an exhibition of collaborative works created by twenty pairs of visual artists and poets. Two of the poets will be giving a reading at 2:00 pm. Also on display from the permanent collection is “Abstract Way” featuring art that seeks to break away from the traditional representation of physical objects by exploring form and color.<br /><br /> We will meet at the Institute when it opens at noon for our tour and afterwards adjourn to Shokolad (Ukranian for chocolate), a bakery café down the street, to write and share.<br /><br /> The Institute is located at 2320 W. Chicago Avenue, west of the Kennedy Expressway, near Western Avenue. Unfortunately it is not easily accessible by public transportation, but street parking is readily available. The closest parking lot is several blocks southwest at 4116 N. Artesian, near the intersection of Western and Grand.<br /><br /> There is no admission charge to the Institute but a donation of $5-10 is suggested. If you plan to join us, please contact Debby Rohde at debby.rohde@sbcglobal.net.<br /><br />Caroline Johnson<br />http://jupiter-caroline.blogspot.com</div>
Linda Wallinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07223225956052967905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250870606369111771.post-24250404823672283232015-02-01T17:24:00.002-08:002015-02-01T17:24:30.253-08:00February Workshop<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Please join us February 28, 2015 when <strong>Al DeGenova</strong> will lead a workshop on Confessional Poetry. More details will be available soon.</div>
Linda Wallinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07223225956052967905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250870606369111771.post-1176994700852325702014-10-11T17:32:00.001-07:002014-10-11T17:32:54.974-07:00Awards Ceremony and Haiku Workshop<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Dear Poets,<br /><br />Please join us Saturday, October 25, at the Hinsdale Public Library, 20 W. Maple Street, Hinsdale, for an afternoon of poetry. The event will commence at 1 p.m. with a reading of the winners of the 2014 Poets and Patrons Contest, followed by a workshop on haiku and senryu led by Charlotte Digregorio. Light refreshments will be served.<br /><br />Attached is the workshop announcement, a list of the winners of the 2014 Poets and Patrons contest, and a list of the winners of the 2014 Helen Schaible International Sonnet Contest.<br /><br />The event is free and open to the public. The Hinsdale Public Library is located one block north of the BNSF Metra train station (Hinsdale station).<br /><br />Caroline Johnson, President<br />Poets and Patrons of Chicago<br />http://jupiter-caroline.blogspot.com</div>
Linda Wallinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07223225956052967905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250870606369111771.post-15860977744557249332014-10-08T15:21:00.001-07:002014-10-08T15:21:29.662-07:00More Haiku<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Dear Poets and Friends,<br /><br />Learn all about haiku, enter an audience haiku contest, and view a Japanese brush painting exhibit (sumi-e and haiga).<br /><br />Come to the Glenview Public Library, 1930 Glenview Rd., Glenview, IL, Sunday, Nov. 9 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.! Please see the attached flyer and register with the Library.<br /><br />Hope to see you there!<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />Charlotte Digregorio</div>
Linda Wallinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07223225956052967905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250870606369111771.post-74780032022850072122014-10-04T17:08:00.001-07:002014-10-04T17:08:33.405-07:00Chicago Haiku Society<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The next meeting of the Chicago Haiku Study Group will take place on Saturday, October 11th from 2-4pm at<br />D&Z Bookstore<br />5507 W. Belmont Ave.<br />Chicago, IL 60641<br />We will continue our study of the critical prose of Peter Yovu. Following this the group will critique individual haiku. If you would like your haiku critiqued, please bring 10 copies of up to 6 unpublished haiku. We will also discuss possible future programs. For further information, contact Lee Gurga at gurgalee@gmail.com<br /><br />There is free parking available about a block from the D&Z Bookstore. The address of the garage is at 3140 N Central Ave.—right around the corner!</div>
Linda Wallinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07223225956052967905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250870606369111771.post-89480015802039589392014-10-03T08:06:00.000-07:002014-10-03T08:06:00.276-07:00Write! Chicago the 18th, Awards the 25th<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Our contest is over and the winners will get to
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for some inspiration? Join us Saturday, Oct. 18, as Write! Chicago
ventures to the Gage gallery at Roosevelt University, 18 S. Michigan
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<span style="color: black;">The Gage Gallery at Roosevelt
University is Chicago’s premier space for showcasing contemporary
critical social photo-documentary (Newcity Art). The Gallery exhibits
work that is consonant with the mission of the University and its
ideals of social justice. It serves the academic goals of the
University by hosting numerous public lectures, panel discussions, and
symposia, which allow groups to learn about, and discuss, the important
social issues of our time. Gallery exhibitions have explored themes
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view the exhibit, then convene to write and go to lunch. It has been
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walk to. To RSVP, please e-mail Caroline Johnson at twinkscat@aol.com.
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Linda Wallinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07223225956052967905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250870606369111771.post-40075271949067042522014-08-28T12:06:00.001-07:002014-08-28T12:06:02.449-07:00Contest Deadline Looms!!!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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$45, $20, $10 and three HMs in each category. Non-members may enter
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RELIGIOUS POEM (open to all)
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HUMOROUS POEM (open to all)
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SOCIAL CONSCIENCE (open to all)
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MINIATURE POEM (open to all)
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NATURE (open to all)
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MIDWEST THEME (open to members and Chicagoland residents)
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CHICAGO ART and/or ARCHITECTURE (open to members and
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CHICAGO NEWS, POLITICS, & HISTORY (open to members and
Chicagoland residents)
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CHICAGOLAND WATER: Waterways, Fountains, or other (open to
members and Chicagoland residents)
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CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOODS (open to members and Chicagoland
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman,Bold'; font-size: 12pt;">Categories
#1 through #7 are open to all. Categories #8 through #12 are open to
members and other persons living within 100 miles of Chicago. Poems
must be in
English and unpublished. Poems may not be entered if they have won
earlier cash
awards from Poets & Patrons. Do not enter the same poem in two or
more
categories. Line limit: 60 lines. Miniature poem: 12 lines.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman,Bold'; font-size: 12pt;">Type
or computer-</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman,Bold'; font-size: 12pt;">generate
on 8 1⁄2 x 11” standard paper. Use no unusual fonts or
</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman,Bold'; font-size: 12pt;">graphics.
Send 2 copies of each poem. In the upper right-hand corner of each
copy,
place number, category, form of poem (for Formal) and the title of the
poem. At the
top left of one copy, place ID (name, address, web address, and phone
number of
poet). Do not staple pages together, unless your poem takes a second
page. Label
these p. 1 and p. 2. Organize your entries by category number, first
the identified
copy, and then the unidentified copy. Please send all entries flat, in
a single mailing,
using first class mail, postmarked no later than September 1, 2014. Be
sure to
enclose your check ($15; $12 for members) made payable to Poets &
Patrons, Inc.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman,Bold'; font-size: 12pt;">If
you want a winners’ list, enclose SASE.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman,Bold'; font-size: 12pt;">Send
entries, inquiries, and fees to: Barbara Eaton, Contest Chair, 416
Gierz
Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515-3838. Poet retains all rights. Poems
will not be
returned. Judges are out-of-state professionals, and their decisions
are final.
Winners will be notified in mid-October, and awards will be presented
at the
Awards Celebration in late October. Winners will also be posted at
</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Times New Roman,Bold'; font-size: 12pt;">www.poetsandpatrons.net</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman,Bold'; font-size: 12pt;">.
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman,Bold'; font-size: 12pt;">POETS
& PATRONS HONORED SPONSORS
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman,Bold'; font-size: 12pt;">Camile
Balla
<br />
Charlotte Digregorio
<br />
John Gordon<br />
Eve Lomoro<br />
Donna Pucciani
<br />
Tom Roby<br />
Jenene Ravesloot<br />
</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman,Bold'; font-size: 12pt;">Judith
Tullis<br />
Bakul Banerjee
<br />
Barbara Eaton
<br />
Caroline Johnson
<br />
Wilda Morris <br />
Beth Staas<br />
Linda Wallin<br />
W. Clement Stone<br />
</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman,Bold'; font-size: 12pt;">The
daughters of Helen Schaible
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Linda Wallinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07223225956052967905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250870606369111771.post-18443204545111812602014-08-05T08:05:00.000-07:002014-08-05T08:05:27.569-07:00Poets and Patrons August Workshop<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Algerian'; font-size: 16pt;">August
23, 2014 - POETS AND
PATRONS CRITIQUING WORKSHOP:
EKPHRASTIC POETRY </span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Algerian'; font-size: 16pt;">–
</span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Algerian'; font-size: 16pt;">writing
poems
about other art<br />
forms
</span><br />
<span style="color: #c0504d; font-family: 'Arial,Bold'; font-size: 14pt;">Led
By Donna Vorreyer
and Cynthia Gallagher.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Arial,Bold'; font-size: 10pt;">Ekphrastic
poems are poems<br />
written about works of art,<br />
paintings, sculpture, or photo-<br />
graphs. Most definitions include<br />
poems about architecture, films,<br />
novels, symphonies, operas,<br />
and other arts as well. You can<br />
find a large number of examples<br />
of Ekphrastic poems side-by-side<br />
with the works of art that inspired<br />
them at
</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Arial,Bold'; font-size: 10pt;">http://valerie6.myweb.uga.edu/ekphrasticpoetry.html</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial,Bold'; font-size: 10pt;">.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Arial,Bold'; font-size: 10pt;">Donna
Vorreyer</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt;">’s
collection, </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial,Italic'; font-size: 10pt;">A House of Many
Windows</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt;">, is
available from Sundress Publications. Her work has appeared in
many journals including </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial,Italic'; font-size: 10pt;">Rhino</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt;">, Redactions</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial,Italic'; font-size: 10pt;">, Lablettter,
Linebreak</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt;">,
</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial,Italic'; font-size: 10pt;">Cider
Press Review</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt;">,
</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial,Italic'; font-size: 10pt;">Stirring</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt;">, </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial,Italic'; font-size: 10pt;">Sweet, wicked
alice</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt;">, and </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial,Italic'; font-size: 10pt;">Weave</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt;">.
Her fifth chapbook, </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial,Italic'; font-size: 10pt;">We Build Houses
of Our Bodies </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt;">was released
in late 2013 by Dancing Girl Press and her second full-length
manuscript </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial,Italic'; font-size: 10pt;">Washed with
Hymns and Singing </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt;">is slated for release
in 2016.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Arial,Bold'; font-size: 10pt;">Cynthia
Gallaher </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt;">is
listed on Chicago Public Library's "Top 10
Requested Chicago Poets." Her most recently published
chapbook "Omnivore Odes: Poems About Food, Herbs and
Spices" was published by Finishing Line Press (2013). She holds
a degree in the History of Art and Architecture from UIC and is
working on a new manuscript "Leaning Tower of Touhy and Other
Ekphrastic Poems."
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt;">Join us for this
Poets & Patrons
Workshop Saturday, August 23, at
1:00 p.m. in Room 6N (</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial,Bold'; font-size: 9pt;">on the third
floor </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt;">of
the </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial,Bold'; font-size: 9pt;">Harold
Washington
Library </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt;">at
400 S. State Street.)
</span><span style="color: red; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt;">NOTE:
THIS ROOM IS ON THE
THIRD FLOOR. LIBRARY STAFF
MEMBERS MAY NOT BE ABLE
TO TELL YOU WERE WE ARE
MEETING..
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt;">Some members
will gather at
</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt;">Panera’s on
the south</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt;">east
corner of
State and Congress (diagonally
across the street from the library)
between 11:30 and noon, to eat
lunch or drink a cup of coffee or tea
and socialize before the meeting.
You are welcome to join us there</span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt;">.
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<span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Arial,Bold'; font-size: 12pt;">Donna
Vorreyer and Cynthia
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial,Bold'; font-size: 9pt;">"Landscape
with the Fall of Icarus"
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt;">William Carlos
Williams (1962)
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt;">According to
Brueghel
when Icarus fell<br />
it was spring
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt;">a farmer was
ploughing
his field<br />
the whole pageantry
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt;">of the year was
awake tingling
near
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt;">the edge of the
sea
concerned<br />
with itself
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt;">sweating in the
sun
that melted<br />
the wings' wax
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt;">unsignificantly
off the coast
there was
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt;">a splash quite
unnoticed
this was<br />
Icarus drowning
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial,Bold'; font-size: 10pt;">Upcoming
Workshops:
</span><br />
<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Arial,BoldItalic'; font-size: 10pt;">October
25 at the Hinsdale Public Library:
reading of winning poems from our
annual contest, and a workshop on
Haiku, led by Charlotte Digregorio.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Arial,Bold'; font-size: 10pt;">Write!
Chicago Workshop:
</span><br />
<span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Arial,BoldItalic'; font-size: 10pt;">August
14, Peggy Notebaert Nature
Museum
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt;">Contact
Caroline Johnson at
</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt;">twinkscat@aol.com
</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 10pt;">or
708-839-1699 for
more information.
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt;">The optional
assignment for August is to write an ekphrastic poem, i.e., a poem
inspired by a painting or another creative work. The poem can be free
or formal
verse. Poems submitted in advance will be critiqued at the meeting, if
the
author is present. You are always free to ignore the assignment and
submit
another kind of poem instead.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt;">Members may mail
their poems to Wilda Morris, 499 Falcon Ridge Way,
Bolingbrook IL 60440, </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial,Bold'; font-size: 9pt;">by </span><span style="color: red; font-family: 'Arial,Bold'; font-size: 9pt;">August
13</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial,Bold'; font-size: 9pt;">, </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt;">or (preferably) email
them to
</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt;">wildamorris@ameritech.net
</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt;">by </span><span style="color: red; font-family: 'Arial,Bold'; font-size: 9pt;">August
17 </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'; font-size: 9pt;">(put P
& P in the subject line). If
mailing, send a check for $5 per poem submitted ($10 for non-members),
made
out to Poets & Patrons. (Non-members may attend a couple of
meetings before
deciding to join. Or send $20 for 2014 membership and $5 with a poem
for
critique). If you email your poem(s) bring your check to the workshop
or mail it to
Beth Staas at 1634 Barnsdale Road, LaGrange Park IL 60526. E-mail
questions
(or late poems) to Wilda. If you do not get a reply to an e-mailed
poem, call
Wilda at 630/739-2983 to be sure your poem was received. You may send a
maximum of two poems for critique; the fee must be paid for each poem
submitted.
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Linda Wallinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07223225956052967905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250870606369111771.post-90617588020973438242014-08-05T08:04:00.002-07:002014-08-05T08:04:40.579-07:00Haiku Events <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Haikuists</h3>
<br />
Please note two upcoming events and please RSVP:<br />
<br />
Saturday, Aug. 16 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Winnetka (IL) Public
Library, 768 Oak St., Winnetka, there will be a three-hour critique.
You can bring poems to share or just come to listen and learn. <br />
<br />
There is free parking both at the Library and across the street in the
Village Hall area. As the time gets closer, I will know how many people
will be attending and how many copies of your poems you should bring. <br />
<br />
Critique is always beneficial for attendees, and many report having gotten poems published that we worked on collectively.<br />
<br />
Saturday, Aug. 23, at 8 p.m. at Madame ZuZu's Tea House, 582 Roger
Williams Ave., Highland Park, IL, I will be hosting a poetry open mic.
It is sponsored by Highland Park Poetry. Please attend and bring your
best poems to share, whether haiku or other forms. (Read only tasteful
poetry!) Madame ZuZu's has a nice ambiance, and many area poets and
residents show up regularly.<br />
<br />
Charlotte Digregorio<br />Midwest Regional Coordinator<br />Haiku Society of America </div>
Linda Wallinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07223225956052967905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250870606369111771.post-24127327924685305952014-08-05T08:03:00.003-07:002014-08-05T08:03:31.351-07:00Write! Chicago August 14, 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;">Write! Chicago<br />
</span></h3>
Dear Poets,<br />
Join us Thursday, August 14, for the next Write! Chicago outing as we
venture up north to the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum for a fun-filled
afternoon.<br />
The museums hosts many exhibits. Some include:<br />
Nature's Struggle: <br />
Survival & Extinction<br />
Take a guided journey through the history of biodiversity in three
distinct time periods: 1820, 1905 and 2014. Experience the difference
in our environment over time, the causes of those changes, and the
startling consequences of our everyday actions.<br />
The Dreams of Martha<br />
Watercolors by Kristina Knowski<br />
2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the death of the last known
passenger pigeon, fondly known as Martha. Knowski’s work invites us to
uncover the mystery and fragile beauty of these long lost and
threatened animals.<br />
Judy Istock Butterfly Haven<br />
The Judy Istock Butterfly Haven is the museum's internationally
renowned signature 2,700 square foot greenhouse. Home to more than
1,000 butterflies (75 species), the haven is the perfect tropical
retreat.<br />
<br />
Other exhibits include “Prairie Splendor” (photography), “Rare
Nature: Endangered Species Print Project,” “Extreme Green House,”
“Mysteries of the Marsh,” “Nature Trails,” “RiverWorks,” and “Birds of
Chicago.” If we can’t find a poem here, we are not poets!!<br />
<br />
Thursdays are suggested donation days for Illinois residents. Normal
admission is $9 for adults, and $7 for students and seniors (60+).<br />
The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum is located at 2430 N Cannon Dr,
Chicago, IL 60614, or just off of Lake Shore Drive at Fullerton
Parkway. It seems like driving is the best way to get to the
museum, and free parking is available on Cannon and Stockton Drive. <br />
<br />
We will meet at 11 a.m. by the entrance. As usual, we will
disperse to view the various exhibits individually, then convene to
write and share and eat lunch.<br />
<br />
To RSVP, e-mail Caroline Johnson at twinkscat@aol.com. A group of
us will be carpooling from the western suburbs, so if you want to join
our group, let us know in your e-mail.</div>
Linda Wallinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07223225956052967905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250870606369111771.post-15258042959001310282014-06-29T14:36:00.002-07:002014-06-29T14:36:36.916-07:00Write! Chicago July 12, 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Dear Poets,<br /><br />Join us Saturday, July 12, for the next Write! Chicago event at the Chicago Historical Museum, 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago. We plan to meet at 11 a.m. at the entrance of the museum, and depending on the number of people who attend, either have a self-guided tour or just view the exhibits individually. <br /><br />New exhibits include a photography exhibit on the nation's railroads (Railroaders: Jack Delano's Homefront Photography), a photography exhibit on Urban Chicago (Vivian Maier's Chicago), and an exhibit entitled "Lincoln's Chicago." There are also many, many permanent exhibits about the rich history of Chicago and Illinois.<br /><br />A visit to the museum could inspire you to write poetry about Chicago. Remember that there are at least 4 categories in the upcoming Poets and Patrons contest dedicated to Chicago!<br /><br />The normal admission price to the museum is $14 for adults (with audio tour), $12 for seniors and students. If we have at least 10 people going, we can organize a self-guided tour and the admission price will be $2 cheaper. If you could RSVP to Caroline Johnson at twinkscat@aol.com by Tuesday, July 8, that would be great.<br /><br /><br />Directions<br />Address<br />The Chicago History Museum is located at the south end of Lincoln Park, on the corner of Clark Street and North Avenue,1601 North Clark Street.<br />CTA logo<br />Public Transportation<br />The Museum is easy to reach via public transportation. CTA buses 22, 36, 72, 73, 151, and 156 stop nearby. The Brown Line Sedgwick station and Red Line Clark/Division station are also located approximately one half-mile from the Museum.<br /><br />Parking<br />Public parking is conveniently located one block north of the Museum at Clark and LaSalle Streets; enter on Stockton Drive.<br /><br /><br /></div>
Linda Wallinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07223225956052967905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250870606369111771.post-35312410010754863312014-05-09T18:56:00.001-07:002014-05-10T18:36:51.722-07:00Poets and Patrons Contest 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Dear Poets,<br />
<br />
It's time again to start thinking about the Poets and Patrons contest, which is a unique national contest with a Chicago focus. This year we have expanded categories for a total of 12--7 are open to anyone, and 5 are open to members only or those who live within 100 miles of Chicago. Several of those categories also have a Chicago-related theme.<br />
<br />
If you are a member, you also get a discounted rate--$12 to enter one poem for each of the 12 categories ($1 per additional poem). For non-members, it costs $15 to enter the contest, and $2 per additional poem. See the attached contest guidelines.<br />
<br />
Not a member? Now might be a good time to join. Our next workshop will be June 28 at the Harold Washington Library. To join, send a check for $20 payable to Poets and Patrons to our treasurer, Beth Staas, 1634 Barnsdale Rd, #105, La Grange, IL 60526.<br />
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We hope you will join in the fun and spirit of crafting poems related to our windy city.<br />
<br />
Poetically,<br />
<br />
Caroline Johnson, President<br />
Poets and Patrons of Chicago<br />
<br />
Caroline Johnson<br />
http://jupiter-caroline.blogspot.com</div>
Linda Wallinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07223225956052967905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250870606369111771.post-5305648748935672642014-04-09T16:32:00.001-07:002014-04-09T16:32:41.419-07:00Oak Park Library Sunday April 13 at 2 PM<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Dear Poets,<br /><br />Looking for something to do this Sunday? Want an afternoon of poetry? Why not come out to the Oak Brook Public Library to hear some great poets read their stuff.<br /><br />ISPS is sponsoring a Juried Poetry Reading this Sunday, April 13, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at the Oak Brook Library, 600 Oak Brook Road, Oak Brook, 60523. A total of 17 readers will be reading.<br /><br />The readers include: Joan Colby, Bill Marr, Jenene Ravesloot, Tom Roby, Curt Vevang, Debby Rohde, Pam Larson, Nancy Schaefer, Beth Staas, Judith Tullis, Joe Glaser, Marilyn Giese, Gary Ketchum, Dan Miller, Wendy Morris, Caroline Johnson, and Carolyn Hellman.<br /><br />We are hoping to provide some light refreshments. There will be time before and after for some socializing...Also, the room seats 100, so feel free to bring family and friends. If you are bringing some people, please e-mail me at twinkscat@aol.com. The librarian wants us to have some kind of tally.<br /><br />Caroline Johnson<br />http://jupiter-caroline.blogspot.com</div>
Linda Wallinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07223225956052967905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250870606369111771.post-28495725566301963402014-04-05T15:44:00.003-07:002014-04-05T15:44:49.550-07:00Poetry Workshop with Tom Roby and Jenene Ravesloot<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Today I attended the poetry workshop of Tom Roby and Jenene Ravesloot. It was amazing! There were several people who have written poetry for a while and also some complete newcomers. We used the hub and spoke method of putting ideas down. We freewrote for as long as we needed while Tom and Jenene walked around helping us. Then we tried to discern what the words were trying to tell us, with more advice from Tom and Jenene. I highly recommend you attend their next workshop on April 12, 2014 at the <span class="_5ini fsm fwn fcg"><a class="_5inl" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=190478600990195" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sulzer-Public-Library/190478600990195" id="js_34">Sulzer Public Library</a> from 1 to 3 PM. It's 4455 N. Lincoln Avenue and I learned today that the parking meters stop north of Montrose. Free on the street parking! Woot! How often does that happen? There is a good Pub on the corner on Montrose and Lincoln also. I had a good brunch with lots of interesting people to write about.</span></div>
Linda Wallinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07223225956052967905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250870606369111771.post-14404241456971473202014-03-31T09:00:00.002-07:002014-03-31T09:00:16.658-07:00Sandra Marchetti speaks at Naperville Writers Group<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Dear Poets,<br /><br />Come out to Nichols Library, 200 West Jefferson Ave., Naperville, this Wednesday evening, April 2, from 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. for a special presentation of poetry, sponsored by the Naperville Writers Group. The event, moderated by Ray Simon, will feature keynote speaker Sandra Marchetti, along with other poets.<br /><br />Please read the attached flyer for more information.<br /><br />Caroline Johnson<br />http://jupiter-caroline.blogspot.com</div>
Linda Wallinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07223225956052967905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250870606369111771.post-24432281220352387192014-03-31T08:30:00.000-07:002014-03-31T08:30:06.653-07:00CRADLE OF AMERICAN HAIKU FESTIVAL 4<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
There is going to be a CRADLE OF AMERICAN HAIKU FESTIVAL 4, July 25-27, 2014 in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. We have lots of good, interesting workshops and presentations, lots of good haiku, lots of food, and lots of good fun planned. I hope you can all come.<br />
The history and purpose of the Festival has been to honor famous Midwest Haikuists. THE CRADLE OF AMERICAN HAIKU FESTIVAL 1 honored Raymond Roseliep, the second FESTIVAL honored Robert Spiess, the third honored Don Eulert and Jim Bull. This one is honoring Randy Brooks, Lee Gurga and Charlie Trumbull.<br />
Some of the workshops and presentations we are planning are: Photographic Haiga; Editing Your Haiku for Publication; Teaching Haiku (this will be directed towards workshops rather than the classroom); Oral Interpretation of Haiku; Kukai (stressing the various types of kukai); Haibun;<br />
“Between Basho and Ban’ya (Bypassing Barthes: A New Brand of Haiku); Jun Fujita – the first Tanka Poet Published in the US; a panel discussion by our honored guests on where haiku has been and where it is going followed by a short critique session; a ginko walk; open readings both Friday and Saturday nights; and hopefully a renku party.<br />
If you have a presentation you would like to make or an idea for a workshop, please let me know – at this point, nothing has been set in stone and the schedule has not been set.<br />
As in the past, THE FOUNDRY BOOKS will sell your books for you during the Festival. We will take 1.00 per book to cover our expenses. Please bring 2 copies of the list of the books you are selling (one for the customers to use and one for the desk so that Kelly has a master list to help her).<br />
The FESTIVAL will also include the quarterly meeting of the HAIKU SOCIETY OF AMERICA.<br />
The fee for the FESTIVAL will be $45.00 which includes the opening reception, all workshops and presentations, snacks and beverages during the weekend, and Saturday night dinner at the Walker House.<br />
Check www.mineralpoint.com for accommodations and to make your reservations. The Walker House will give us a lower rate on meeting rooms, etc. if several stay there. Places are filling up fast, so I suggest you make your reservations soon.<br />
I’d also appreciate it if you can let me know if you plan to attend so I have a general idea of how much food, how many dinner reservations and how much meeting space we will need. If I know by mid-July that will be good.<br />
If you have any questions, please email and I’ll do my best to answer.<br />
Thanks, and I’ll see you in July!<br />
Gayle Bull<br />
THE FOUNDRY BOOKS<br />
105 Commerce Street<br />
Mineral Point, WI 53565<br />
info@foundrybooks.com<br />
608-987-4363</div>
Linda Wallinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07223225956052967905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250870606369111771.post-3280967433687968612014-03-25T19:34:00.000-07:002014-03-25T19:34:16.884-07:00Chicago Haiku Workshop<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The next meeting of the Chicago Haiku Workshop will take place on Saturday, March 29th from 2-4pm at<br /><br />D&Z Bookstore<br />5507 W. Belmont Ave.<br />Chicago, IL 60641<br /><br />Lee Gurga will make a brief report on the HSA meeting this past weekend in Atlanta, Georgia. Following this the group will critique individual haiku. If you would like your haiku critiqued, please bring 10 copies of up to 6 unpublished haiku. We will also discuss possible future programs. For further information, contact Lee Gurga at gurgalee@gmail.com</div>
Linda Wallinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07223225956052967905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250870606369111771.post-11311593575169894672014-03-21T16:35:00.001-07:002014-03-21T16:35:33.026-07:00Poetry Month is Coming<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Tom Roby and Jenene
Ravesloot are proud to announce a very exciting set of writing workshops as
part of the Chicago Public Libraries’ 2014 Poetry Fest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The workshops will explore and discuss
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</span>Three of the four workshops are scheduled from 1-3 pm for the first
three Saturdays in April at Sulzer Regional Library. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each will focus on one of the basic activities
in creating poems: inspiration, formulation, and presentation, using an aspect
of the general topic of Spring in Chicago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>These workshops will culminate in a performance in which the poets will
read their completed poems from 12-1 pm in the Harold Washington Library Center
as part of the Poetry Fest events on the final Saturday of National Poetry Month.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The performances will be backed by the improvised
sounds and music of Omniphonic’s Lem Roby on his synth guitar. Since the
workshops are dialogic and cumulative we are asking for a commitment to all
four workshops from the participants, if possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These are open workshops.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We look forward to seeing you there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Poetry Workshop Series<br />
Engaging the Muse in Spring I<br />
Tom Roby & Jenene Ravesloot </div>
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Saturday, April 5, 1 PM <br />
Sulzer Regional Library<br />
4455 North Lincoln Avenue<br />
Free Admission<br />
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Poetry Workshop Series<br />
Engaging the Muse in Spring II<br />
Tom Roby & Jenene Ravesloot </div>
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Saturday, April 12, 1 PM <br />
Sulzer Regional Library<br />
4455 North Lincoln Avenue<br />
Free Admission<br />
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Poetry Workshop Series<br />
Engaging the Muse in Spring III<br />
Tom Roby & Jenene Ravesloot </div>
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Saturday, April 19, 1 PM <br />
Sulzer Regional Library<br />
4455 North Lincoln Avenue<br />
Free Admission</div>
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Poetry Workshop Performance<br />
Engaging the Muse in Spring IV<br />
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Saturday, April 26, 12 PM <br />
Harold Washington Library Center</div>
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400 South State Street</div>
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Linda Wallinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07223225956052967905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250870606369111771.post-41149338706894815692014-03-13T10:20:00.005-07:002014-03-13T10:20:50.227-07:00Another Poetry Event<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Antler & Jeff Poniewaz, Two Milwaukee Poet Laureates in one day?<br />
Saturday May 3, 2014; Unity Temple, 875 Lake St. (Kenilworth & Lake) Oak Park, IL (2-4 pm & 8 pm).<br />
Antler Workshop, 2-4 p.m.--(Tickets $15 now available - order now as space is limited)<br />
Jeff Poniewaz Reading?doors open 7:30, open mic 8; Feature at 9</div>
Linda Wallinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07223225956052967905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250870606369111771.post-77985868249120250522014-03-07T15:55:00.000-08:002014-03-07T15:56:15.887-08:00Open Mic Saturday, March 8<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Monthly Open Mic beginning March 8, 2014 - sponsored by Naperville Writers Group (NWG), Illinois State Poetry Society (ISPS), and Poets and Patrons of Chicago.<br />
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Time: Second Saturdays, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.<br />Location: Wicked Good Café, 790 Royal St George Dr #140, Naperville, IL 60563<br />(331) 457-5566. The café is easily accessible from Ogden Avenue and there is a big parking lot.<br />
<br />Authors and poets are encouraged to present their short works for eight minutes or less. Poetry, reflections, flash fictions and excerpts from longer stories are ideal for this event. Since children might be present at the venue, readers are requested to be considerate. The event will be mildly moderated.<br />
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