So little is visible
I am continually astounded by how this work has grown, the shape it has grown into, the opportunities that have presented themselves, and how they have changed my thinking.
Editing + Recalibrating
Toward the end of last week I got sick with a 24 hour thing that left me pretty beat up and dehydrated and I am sort of getting back to myself (I didn’t drink coffee for TWO DAYS). My sister brought me all kinds of things to eat and drink and I got back into…
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When I say thanks (again)…
Some stuff, since it’s been a while! Upcoming events at Brookdale Community College, Word Up NYC, and L’Etage Philadelphia. Happy/Sad in Philly is going to be so good, so double plug for that. I am over the moon that A Constellation of Half-Lives was selected by Beltway Poetry Quarterly as one of the top ten books of 2019.…
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Everything is the Prompt
I am teaching some classes online and it’s incredible and wonderful but I think it might have me a little blogged out. A couple of things coming–we’ll be holding a CBAW event in Dallas on October 14 to kick off some new programs (details TBA very very soon), I’m reading in St Paul, Minnesota (details…
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the love of hard work
I’m moving between my laptop and the big pieces of paper tacked on the wall, and reading and doing things and stressing about not doing things. I’m having this reminiscent of grad school weight gain thing, which is not my favorite. But it’s all totally worth it because something really cool is happening. CBAW launched…
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What would you burn?
Summer is ending and school is starting and there are things to do and while I’ll miss sitting by the pool (the five or six times I did it this summer), I’m ready. I have a busy fall of teaching and am really looking forward to the school supply trip, the focus and organizing and…
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Breaking it Apart to Prove it’s Whole
I’ve been thinking a lot about measurement and proving, and just spent a few days receiving a great deal of data. I am working with an incredible, capable team to develop ways to measure the benefits of our creative writing workshops, but I also feel really, really, really certain that breaking it apart and looking…
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Coincidence
Things I’m obsessed with: This Life by Vampire Weekend (I’ve listened to it probably 150 times), 44+ (give or take) people I met at the Bush Institute last week, and Joy Harjo being the Poet Laureate the United States of America needs. Boston Boston Boston! Brandon Melendez, Amelia Bane, and I are coming to read…
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Talking About Trees
Dearest friends, I’ve got a fundraising campaign going for the next month–CBAW is trying to match a foundation grant. If you can help us out, or know someone who can, please consider passing the information along. Here’s a link to the campaign. With the help of the community, we can bring art, music, improv, and…
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