Monday brings the weekly batch of no-fee competitions/contests, paying submission calls, and jobs for those of us who write (especially those of us who write fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction). (more…)
In which I participate in David Abrams’s “Sunday Sentence” project, sharing the best sentence I’ve read during the past week, “out of context and without commentary.”
“Diversity matters. Not only in what we look like, or what religion we practice, or in whom we love, but also in how we live our lives, including the order in which we go about things, the seasons in which we are able to create art.”
Source: Robin Black, “What’s So Great About Young Writers?” (The New York Times)
And yes, I included two sentences–because, I think (and hope that you’ll agree), I needed to.
Writing-related resources, news, and reflections to enjoy over the weekend. (more…)
Every Friday My Machberet presents an array of Jewish-interest links, primarily of the literary variety.
Shabbat shalom!
How I Participated in a Poetry Reading from the Comfort of My Own Home
Late Sunday afternoon, I returned from a lovely day’s event in southern New Jersey and noticed the following Tweet:
PSH Live Open Reading in 15 minutes. Tune in and listen and/or call in and read! 2-3pm (pacific) http://t.co/4CGcqjiZzc
— Poetry Super Highway (@PoetrySuperHwy) April 19, 2015
I’d started following Poetry Super Highway on Twitter during this National Poetry Month. Their daily prompts are among those I’ve been seeing (thanks to C.A. LaRue). And, as mentioned last week, I’d submitted a poem for inclusion in Poetry Super Highway’s annual Holocaust Remembrance Issue.
I didn’t plan to call in to the reading. But I RTd the announcement. And then I was encouraged to call in.
So I did. (more…)