How Many Slices Make Up a Whole?
Finding my tribe PART ONE
When we were first getting to know each other, a friend asked, “So, who are your people?” I wasn’t sure what she meant at first. “You know, who do you hang out with, where do you go, what groups do you belong to?” Yikes. I’m not a joiner. Online workshops and Zoom poetry readings are more my comfort level.
I am only now realizing the importance of this question.
Before my husband, Kent, died, he was my tribe.
Over the years, I have found my tribes. Plural. Tribe: people we call our own. Thanks to my Stone Ridge Library Writing Group tribe, led by Catherine Arra, I am proud to announce that I received first place in Anthology’s 2024 Poetry Competition for my poem Through the Membrane. It’s an amazingly beautiful magazine.
Thanks to my International Women’s Writing Guild Tribe, I am hosting the reading for our latest anthology: Write Forward: A Constellation of Voices on Thursday, June 26th at 12:00 ET. You can register for the Zoom here. I have two previously published poems in the anthology, “Dear Grandchildren of Our Grandchildren” (Grand Dame Literary) and “Dressing Mom” (Ponderings).
The Modern Widows Club is my latest find. I attended their “Health and Wellbeing Day” in Heathrow, Florida. My tribes grow. More on the experience later. That’s why I need a Part Two for this post.
I am excited to attend the double book launch from AIM Higher Press, whose mission is (in part) “… cultivating & conserving the vibrancy & essentiality of the arts.” How cool is that? Join the Zoom HERE. One of my favorite humans, Joshua Davis, will be there, and I can’t wait to meet Christina Cook.
UPCOMING
Thursday, June 26: The International Women’s Writing Guild Reading Write Forward: A Constellation of Voices. You can register for the Zoom here.
Sunday, June 29: Attending AIM Higher Press Book Launch. “[They] publish books that blur boundaries, negate binaries, interrogate, confound and delight.
Monday, August 11-Friday, 15 The International Women’s Writing Guild “Writing and Wellness Retreat” PLEASE JOIN US in person or online!
MY KITCHEN TABLE MFA CONTINUES…
Amidst & Betwixt: Fresh Shapes for Our Poetry and Prose with Marj Hahne
Speculative Poetry: Writing Past the Apocalypse with Stacey Balkun through The Poetry Barn.
The Poet's Powers: Four Routes toward Weirder Work with Joshua Davis through The Poetry Barn.
Lisa - "kitchen table MFA" - love this concept!