No sooner had I returned from my wonderful trip to Miami for the JAHLIT symposium than I was off again for a quick trip to Boston. I feel so far from “caught up” on things that I can’t seem to slow down and write a proper post. So for now, I’ll just share with you this lovely photo that was taken in Miami at my “creative keynote” appearance. Credit to photographer (and JAHLIT co-director) Monica Osborne. (more…)
Three quick things:
1. Busy writing up a talk that I’ll be presenting at a conference next week.
2. The latest addition to my “brief book reviews” is a timely read just ahead of the Veterans Day holiday: FIRE AND FORGET: SHORT STORIES FROM THE LONG WAR edited by Roy Scranton and Matt Gallagher (Da Capo Press).
3.It’s not every day that I share billing with Randy Rainbow! My thanks to Donna Kaz, this month’s AWP “In the Spotlight” writer, for the generous shoutout.
Three quick things:
1. Sent the full-length poetry manuscript to two contests over the weekend. Please wish me luck!
2. Been working on the November issue of The Practicing Writer newsletter. So please be sure to sign up if you aren’t already a subscriber. (And remember that you can still make use of much that’s included in the current [October] issue.)
3. If you aren’t already following John Sibley Williams on Twitter or Facebook, please consider doing so. You’ll discover a lot of wonderful poetry (his own, and others‘) and you’ll find out about developments as the first of his two 2019 collections approaches publication. (Over the past few days, for instance, there’s been both another amazing endorsement and pre-order news. I’ve said it before, and I’m sure I’ll be saying it again—it’s not easy to keep up with him! But it’s certainly a privilege to be contributing to his publicity efforts.)
That’s what’s new here. How about with your writing practice?
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