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News & Events Winners of Write Action Prose and Poetry Contest, 2009 Write Action is proud to announce the following winners in the 2009 Prose and Poetry Contest. To read the winning entries, view 2009 Prose and Poetry Contest Winning Entries (pdf). Adults Category Poetry 1. Opening Chorus - J. Kates 2. Boston Mounted Police - Colleen Chatterton 3. Green Frog Moon - Diana Whitney Prose 1. Orion Rising In a Neighboring Sky - Susan Johnson 2. Demise - Elayne Clift 3. View of the World - Lissa Weinmann Youth Category Prose 1. Closet Runner - Marty Cain Poetry 1. re- - Colin Seifer
Write Action To Present Workshop On Contemplative Poetics Date: Saturday, October 10 Times: 10:00 AM-5:00 PM with a lunch break Location: Marlboro Graduate Center Cost: $15 covers a Xerox hand-out During the morning session, participants will be introduced to a variety of poetic forms and works that exemplify a contemplative view. We will read and examine works from Asian traditions, indigenous peoples, and Western contemporary poets. In the afternoon, we will engage in simple writing exercises to “loosen” the mind from fixed mind to arrive at fresh perceptions as a basis for creative work. Open to both beginners and advanced poets and writers. Led by Jacqueline Gens, a co-founder of the New England College
MFA Program in Poetry where she has been co-director since 2001.
For many years she worked at the Naropa Institute and for the late
poet Allen Ginsberg studying contemplative poetics.Her chapbook,
Primo Pensiero, with a foreword by Anne Waldman, was published in
2008 by Shivastan Press. She is a member of the board of directors
for Write Action.
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Write Action T-shirts are now on sale. Be the first on your block––or cow pasture––to have this cool article of clothing! Available in men’s and women’s styling, pre-shrunk 100% cotton, with Write Action’s distinctive logo/mascot, our literary cow, on the front. Designed and drawn by artist Aaron Distler, Brattleboro native, alumni of the Putney School and Rhode Island School of Design. The T-shirts come in five (5) colors: gold, black, cobalt blue, red, and lavender. Women’s style has a lower neck-line and cap sleeves. It is available in black, blue, and lavender. Men’s standard T-shirt styling comes in all colors except lavender. Sizes for both men’s and women’s styles are S, M, L, XL. T-shirts cost $12, payable to Write Action, via PayPal on the Write Action web site (writeaction.net) or send a check to Write Action, PO Box 822, Brrattleboro, Vt 05302. Be sure to include size and color. Please add $2 for shipping and handling. Order Your Write Action T-Shirt Now Other Views Of Write Action T-Shirts
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