All Shall Be Well
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| Julian of Norwich (1342-c1416) |
Reader’s Choice Award in China
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| Yan River Reader's Choice Award |
Hélène Sanguinetti and Exacting Clam
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| Hélène Sanguinetti at Mémo d’Oullins |
That is the title of Cindy Hochman
's latest book, whose wonderful poems combine Plath-like gravitas and
Dorothy Parker street savvy. All the wit you enjoy in Cindy’s Monday Facebook posts on English grammar animates this volume as well. As editor of First
Literary Review-East, she works her powers of
discrimination to create an utterly delightful and satisfying read. Highly
recommended!
Honoring Jeff Beck
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| Jeff Beck (1944-2023) |
Creative Opportunities
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| Kevin Pilkington |
Nick Flynn, Memoir as Bewilderment, Maine Media Workshop, July 10-14, $1450
Green Linden Press Chapbook open call, by March 20
Kevin Pilkington, Best Words—Best Order Poetry Workshop, Maine Media Workshop, July 17-21,
$1396
The Poet anthologies, call for poems on suicide, by March 31; and addiction, by April
30
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| Federico García Lorca (1898-1936) |
Wildhouse Poetry Chapbook Contest, $25 fee, by April 15
Writing the Walls, a literary response to artwork at the
Hudson Valley MOCA, by February 5
New and Recent
Releases
Joanne M. Clarkson, Hospice House (Moonpath Press)
Jim Daniels, The Human Engine at Dawn (Wolfson Press)
Cindy Hochman, Telling
You Everything (Unleash Press)
Nathalia Holt, Wise
Gals: The Spies Who Built the CIA and Changed the Future of Espionage (G.P. Putnam’s Sons)
Mark Saba, Flowers
in the Dark (Kelsay
Books)
Meredith Trede, Bringing Back the House (Broadstone Books) pre-order
Creative Workshops
John McMullen Poetry Workshop, 6pm, fourth Wednesdays
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| Photo by Marcus Paulos Prado |
ModPo, University of Pennsylvania’s free
poetry course and global community
Norwalk
Poetry
Workshop, first and third Mondays, 6:30pm; email poet_laureate@norwalkpl.org to register
The Peekskill Writing Table, serious critique for writers, second
and third Tuesdays via Zoom; email tpwritingtable@gmail.com
The Poets Salon, led by Ed Ahern and Alison McBain of Fairfield Scribes Press, 10am, every second Saturday
Writers and Artists Lunch Conversation, second
Fridays, noon
February Events – ET
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| Suzanne Cleary |
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| devorah major |
Facebook, February 13, 6:30pm, Poetry Chat: Let’s Talk About Imagists with poet Christina Rau; register (free event): info@babylonarts.org
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| Robert Savino |
QED Astoria and on Facebook, February 26, 7pm, Poets of Queens, tickets here, $10+EventBrite fee
Now through March 5, New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Virginia Woolf: A Modern Mind, free: register here
Monthly Readings
– ET
First Sunday, 4pm, Poetic License (Austin)
Every Tuesday, 2pm, Spoken Word World (Paris)
Every Tuesday, 7pm, Curley’s Diner
Third Fridays, 7pm, Hudson Valley Writers Center
Open Mic – click
third Friday for details
Frequent Saturdays (check Facebook),
5pm, LitBalm
Broccoli-Cheddar Soup
This recipe, from vegetarian
blog Love and
Lemons, seems perfect for the raw
damp weather we’ve been having in New York. Some of you asked what vegetarian
chicken broth is—it is Edward and Sons Not-Chick’n
Bouillon Cubes from Whole Foods. Click on link
below for the crusty croutons which seem like a must. Stay warm!
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 medium yellow onion,
chopped
½ teaspoon sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper
3 garlic cloves, chopped
¼ cup all-purpose flour
2 cups whole milk or unsweetened
almond milk
2 cups vegetarian
chicken broth
3 cups chopped broccoli florets
1 large carrot, julienned or finely chopped
½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
8 ounces shredded cheddar cheese, about 2 heaping cups
Homemade
croutons, for serving, optional
Melt butter in large pot over medium heat. Add onion, salt, and
several grinds of pepper and stir, 5 minutes, or until softened. Stir in garlic
and cook for another minute, then sprinkle in flour and whisk continuously 1-2
minutes, or until flour turns golden. Slowly pour in milk, whisking
continuously. Add broth, broccoli, carrot, and mustard, and stir. Simmer 15-20
minutes, or until broccoli is tender. Gradually add cheese, stirring
after each addition, until all cheese is melted and soup is creamy. Season to
taste and serve with croutons, if desired.
ʼRound the Net
Poet Jean-Luc Pouliquen on presenting “Gaston Bachelard, les poètes et la poésie” recently at Rencontres Philo in La Valette-de-Var (France), and on his book which further
explores Bachelard
Poet Robert
Fanning on having composer David Biedenbender perform “in a field of stars” based on
Robert’s poem “Infinity Room,” and both talking about it, at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Northwest
Arkansas to a packed audience
Art historian
and translator Beth
Gersh-Nesic on her superb essay, “André Salmon's ‘The Fable Of The Tin Fish’
Explained and Explored in the Met Museum's ‘Cubism And the Trompe L'Oeil
Tradition’’’
Poet John C.
Goodman for this excellent essay, “Obscurity in Poetry,” that explains the development of varied traditions
in poetry
Poet Cindy
Hochman on her new book, Telling
You Everything, and the latest issue of First Literary Review-East
Photographer and
poet Michael Holstein on being named
the Westchester Art Council’s Volunteer of the
Year
Author Nathalia Holt on having Wise Gals selected as the BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week
Poet, essayist, and
translator J. Chester Johnson, interviewed by Cornelius Eady, on speaking about
the Elaine Race Massacre in this Poets House podcast
Poet Jerry T. Johnson on his forthcoming
book A Coldness from Finishing Line Press
Poet and artist Meg Lindsay on her painting in Intima; upcoming poem in inScribe; another poem, painting, and
essay in April Tinnitus Today; and juried work at the Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery, February 9-April 1
Yorktown Poet Laureate John McMullen for sharing this poignant analysis of a Whitman poem, and another on Leonard Cohen’s use of religious imagery
Poet
and artist Giorgia Pavlidou on the Rain Taxi review of her latest book, Lit Balm reading (0:56), and video of a recent reading from Athens
The New York Public Library for sharing its Top Checkouts of 2022
Bassist Larry
Schwartzman for this video of Jeff
Beck and Rosie Bones Live at the Hollywood Bowl (2017)
Cellist and music archivist Jay Shulman on this Classics
Today review of Laura
Newell: The Philharmonia Recordings (Artek, 2022)
Poet and watercolorist Linda Simone for this fun visual of childhood pop culture (zoom in)
Poet and filmmaker Bob Zaslow for this animation of his children’s book, The
Mayfly and the Methuselah Tree
Change of Pace
The annogram schedule is changing as a way to produce a more thoughtful newsletter, and to allow me more time for creative pursuits: I plan two spring issues in April and June, a fall one in September, and a holiday November/December issue. It is amazing what we all are accomplishing! Please continue to send your news; I can share your glad tidings in past tense if need be.
Until next time,
