Just For Fun Friday 05/09/2014
Happy Mothers’ Day – Past and Present Four Generations – Gracie Corn Westmoreland ( Great Grandmother), Flora Westmoreland Johnson ( Grandmother), Irene Johnson Glass ( Mom) and Gayle Glass ( ahem…..) Bottom Photo – Irene Glass and Gayle Glass
In the Company of Writers
A few months ago I extolled the virtues of writers’ retreats. Now, I’m going to ramble about conferences. Yes – it’s that time again. In Arkansas, the Arkansas Writers’ Conference is being held the first weekend in June. Following that, White County Creative Writers’ Annual Conference is held the first Saturday of Labor Day weekend. […]
Vive La Difference!
One of the most prominent observations made at the Lucidity Poetry Retreat last week was the diversity of talent that was present. Some of us write like Robert Service, some like e.e.cummings, some like Billy Collins, Maya Angelou, etc. There were approximately 40 poets in attendance, and the stylings were almost as varied. The minds […]
Just For Fun Friday 04/25/2014
Did you carry a poem in your pocket yesterday? Here at the Lucidity Poets Retreat, in Eureka Springs, AR, with the lovely Ozarks as a background, we didn’t have to…our group of 40-some-odd poets walked around all day with books and notebooks full of them. The Lucidity poets have created an anthology, called April in […]
Legacy of the Laureates
Have you ever wondered about the position of Poet Laureate of the United States? Would it surprise you that, far from being just an honorary title, it’s actually a job? Originally called the Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, in 1986 the title was changed to Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry. It is […]
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