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In this E-Fishwrapper, Subtext TONIGHT (Golden Handcuffs Review release party), Blue Begonia Press First Book Award, Judith Roche wins American Book Award, Red Sky Reunion, Call for Duncan papers, FCC Hearing, new Carla Bley! Whatcom Poetry Series & lots of cool stuff I forgot.
1) Subtext continues its monthly reading series with a special evening to celebrate the Golden Handcuffs Review - Seattle Issue Launch. This issue of GHR was edited by Lou Rowan and Joe Donahue. The reading is at the Chapel Performance Space on 7 November 2007. The reading starts at 7:30pm. Subtext invites you to join the authors and artists, most of whom will be there to meet you and read from their work, tonight, November 7th.
About Golden Handcuffs Review: The world-renowned Harry Mathews has written about Seattle's own Golden Handcuffs Review, "In letters, there is nothing like Golden Handcuffs Review, and nothing better." Rick Moody adds, "Golden Handcuffs is among the handful of truly important contemporary literary magazines. It fights the good fight for work that would otherwise want for a champion, and for this reason I read each issue with great enthusiasm."
The new issue of Golden Handcuffs celebrates Seattle writers and artists, with new essays, fiction, poetry by Curtis Bonney, Rebecca Brown, Daniel Comiskey, April De Nonno, Christine Deavel, Joseph Donahue, Diana George, Randy Hayes, Jeanne Heuving, Sarah Mangold, Ezra Mark, J.W. Marshall, Bryant Mason, Robert Mittenthal, Paul Nelson, Doug Nufer, John Olson, Roberta Olson, Deniz Perin, C.E. Putnam, Cathleen Shattuck, Craig Van Riper, Nico Vassilakis, and Maged Zaher. The artwork is by: Jaq Chartier, Randy Hayes, Brian Smale, and Alice Wheeler. See http://www.goldenhandcuffsreview.com At the Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N, 4th Floor, Seattle, WA; in Wallingford, 1/2 block south of 50th St., 1 block east of Meridian; 206-789-1939
2) Blue Begonia Press First Book Award
Yakima - (from Dan Peters)
I'm sending this out in my capacity as an unpaid intern at Blue Begonia Press in Yakima. We’re trying to get this out to as many poets as possible.
This is a first for Blue Begonia Press and a great opportunity for first books out there.
Here's a video of Terry Martin (who will pick the mss) and Jim Bodeen talking about the invitation (Details below)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=KihtTyXW_5E
and also at
www.bluebegoniapress.blogspot.com
Pass it on and on --Dan Peters
Call for Book Manuscripts
Blue Begonia Press, independent publisher of poetry for thirty years, is accepting submissions of full-length manuscripts for publication in 2008 from poets residing in Washington State who have never published a full-length poetry book. (Chapbooks OK). We’re looking for well-crafted work that transcends the page, that moves us, that takes our breath away—poems of meditation, testimony, praise, exploration, protest, reflection, witness. Collaborative design process. Poet receives publication, 30 copies, regional distribution/promotion of book, and assistance scheduling/advertising featured readings. Deadline March 31, 2008. Send manuscript with cover sheet, title page, paginated table of contents, acknowledgments, #10 SASE for results, and $20 reading fee in form of check made out to Blue Begonia Press. Reading fee includes one copy of the book selected for publication. For complete submission guidelines and more information about Blue Begonia Press visit www.bluebegoniapress.com
3) Judith Roche Wins American Book Award!
The Before Columbus Foundation announces
Winners of the Twenty-Seventh Annual
AMERICAN BOOK AWARDS
Saturday, December 2nd, 4:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Oakland, CA — The Before Columbus Foundation announces the Winners of the Twenty-Seventh Annual American Book Awards. The 2007 winners will be formally recognized on Saturday, December 2 at Laney College Theatre, 900 Fallon Street in Oakland. The awards will take place from 4 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
The American Book Awards were created to provide recognition for outstanding literary achievement from the entire spectrum of America's diverse literary community. The purpose of the awards is to recognize literary excellence without limitations or restrictions. There are no categories, no nominees, and therefore no losers. The award winners range from well-known and established writers to under-recognized authors and first works. There are no quotas for diversity, the winners list simply reflects it as a natural process. The Before Columbus Foundation views American culture as inclusive and has always considered the term “multicultural” to be not a description of various categories, groups, or “special interests,” but rather as the definition of all of American literature. The Awards are not bestowed by an industry organization, but rather are a writers’ award given by other writers.
One 2007 American Book Award Winner:
Judith Roche, Wisdom of the Body (Black Heron Press)
For more information, images, or to arrange an interview, contact Kim McMillon at (510) 228-6775.
4) Red Sky Reunion, Friday, December 14, 2007 at the Hugo House. 7P Signup for Open Mic. Come to read your best recent work. Join features Paul Hunter and Marion Kimes as we reunite folks who miss what was the longest-running open mic on the West Coast for 25 years.
5) READING DUNCAN READING: ESSAYS ON THE POETICS OF DERIVATION
(Edited by Stephen Collis & Graham Lyons)
“No poet, no artist of any art, has his complete meaning alone. His significance, his appreciation is the appreciation of his relation to the dead poets and
artists” -T.S. Eliot, “Tradition and the Individual Talent”
“I draw my ‘own’ thought in reading Dante as from a well-spring.”
-Robert Duncan
Robert Duncan’s penchant for referring to himself as a ‘derivative” poet is well documented if not notorious—and the extent of his poetic derivations is readily apparent in his published works, where poem after poem enters into dialogue with a wide array of precursors and companions, great and small. Far from a
Bloomian striving against received tradition, however, Duncan’s derivations function simultaneously as poetics, as literary criticism, as self-reflection, indeed as reading. Whether read as a matter of influence, homage, or appropriation, Duncan’s poetics is clearly situated on a blurred line between the processes of reading and writing—a space where (self) expression and derivation (from others) blend so that
the poet’s “own” thought is, in practice, difficult to discern from the poet’s sources in “others” writing.What are the implications of this difficulty, this ambiguity? What possibilities issue from Duncan’s stance as at once reader and poet? How might Duncan’s derivations open out to a politics? An ethics?
READING DUNCAN READING will gather essays addressing both Duncan’s derivations from the work of other writers (the uses he makes of his sources), and derivations from Duncan’s work (the work of writers who have themselves drawn upon Duncan’s “well-spring”). The list of the former could include (but is certainly not limited to): Charles Baudelaire, William Blake, Robin Blaser, Paul Celan, Jean Cocteau,
T. S. Eliot, Dante, Sigmund Freud, Thom Gunn, George Herbert, H.D., James Joyce, Denise Levertov, George MacDonald, Gerard de Nerval, Charles Olson, Edith Sitwell, Jack Spicer, Gertrude Stein, Wallace Stevens, William Carlos Williams, and Louis Zukofsky. The list of those writers whose work may in some ways be read
as flowing from Duncan’s could include: Robin Blaser, Michael Davidson, Peter Gizzi, Susan Howe, Lisa Jarnot, Ronald Johnson, Robert Kelley, Michael Palmer, Peter O’Leary, and John Tranter, amongst others.
Abstracts of 250-500 words with contact information
should be sent to Stephen Collis, scollis@sfu.ca by no
later than January 31st 2008.
6) FCC HEARINGS IN SEATTLE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 from 4-11 pm!
From J. Glenn Evans: Urge all your friends to write the FCC opposing these proposed rules changes. Attend the hearing! The Federal Communications Commission is again attempting to rewrite America's media ownership rules. Potentially, companies could be allowed to own more TV and radio stations, giving us more commercialism, less independent journalism and music, and fewer diverse voices on the air. The consolidation of our media into even smaller number of owners will further endanger our democracy. It’s important that we fill the Town Hall and let the commissioners know how the Northwest feels about this. Hope to see you there!
The FCC will hold a public hearing on the issue at Town Hall Seattle on Friday, November 9 from 4-11 pm, giving you an opportunity to voice your opinion. More information on these issues, as well as this public FCC hearing and how you can testify, is available online at www.reclaimthemedia.org. I believe it is of utmost importance that you be aware of this FCC hearing so am forwarding this message on to you.
Sincerely,
J. Glenn Evans
Activist for a Better World
The Federal Communications Commission will hold the sixth and final public hearing on media ownership issues in Seattle on Friday, November 9, 2007. The hearing time, and location are as follows: 4:00 p.m. -11:00 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time)
Town Hall Seattle Great Hall
1119 Eighth Avenue (at Seneca Street)
Seattle WA 98101
7) Call for Artists and Stage Tech's!! (From Angel Latterell
Intersection: a spoken word opera
Friday & Saturday, December 7-8, 2007
Hugo House Theater
7:30pm
Tickets $12 at brownpapertickets.com , $14 at the door
more info www.spokenwordopera.org
We are wandering amongst ourselves
in a dark corner of brightness,
balancing on sidewalk stage lights.
At a bus stop in anywhere urban Seattle Intersection is a soup & sandwich moment served on daily life's ever changing menu. We cross paths with others on the street everyday, caught in the storyline of our own mind – but what is going on in the lives of the persons we pass? What brought them to this moment? How does our smile, our simple greeting of hello, or lack there of impact their own day-to-day play? Who are these strangers and what are we to them?
Through the combination of spoken word, modern dance, original jazz, blues and soul music Intersection is a new kind of performance art. Poetry speaks the heart, dance & music move us into recognition of the shared experience of urban existence. The three mediums together bring and undeniable synergy of feel to our unexamined sidewalk life.
Intersection includes a large cast of artists all amazing in their distinct fields. Featuring the original compositions of jazz artist and composer Dave Marriott, the oak-strong rhythms of Bassist Lamar Lofton, the percolating tunes of Tom Miller, and the soulful songs of Flora McGill – the music will be anything but background. Dancer/Choreographers Sarah Parton & Adrienne White shall display the poetics of movement to enlighten this sidewalk scene, bringing the spoken word of Angel Latterell, Amber Flame, and Seattle's own Spoonman to the narrative crescendo that is nothing less than opera.
Intersection will be an experience open for all to breathe into their recognition pours. As an accessible interaction drawing from what we think and feel.
Co-sponsored by Richard Hugo House.
Angel
8) New Carla Bley! Keith Jarrett! Manu Katche!!!
Carla Bley: The Lost Chords Find Paolo Fresu
Paolo Fresu: trumpet, flugelhorn
Andy Sheppard: soprano and tenor saxophones
Carla Bley: piano
Steve Swallow: bass
Billy Drummond: drums
U.S. Release date: November 6, 2007
From Carla: The closeness of sound that Andy Sheppard and Paolo Fresu share on this recording is a remarkable thing. They sound very much like one unit, extremely compatible in their approaches to their instruments. Was this a consideration from the outset, in inviting Fresu into the band?
Carla Bley is one of the most important figures in Jazz today. The intelligence of her compositions, the wit of her playing, the consciousness and sense of play she brings to the interplay of her groups is all quite remarkable. More on new releases from Keith Jarrett and Manu Katche in future Fishwrappers. http://www.ecmrecords.com ECM may be the coolest label in the world. Really. Who's #2?
9) Olympia Poetry Network: Please feel free to pass the e-mail on to other poets. Also, forgive me if you received this twice (or more!). I wanted to make sure everyone that is interested in entering the Jeanne Lohmann Poetry Prize for 2008 receives a notice. The following are the 2008 rules.
Cynthia R. Pratt
Olympia Poetry Network Board Member
Contest Rules
□ Poet must be a current resident of Washington State.
□ Contest begins: December 1, 2007.
□ Postmark deadline: January 31, 2008.
□ Limit of one poem per author, up to 2 pages in length, double spaced.
□ Must be original work submitted by author; no previously published works or works already accepted for publication.
□ Author's name must not appear on the poem.
□ Include a cover sheet containing the poem’s title, author's name, full address, phone, fax (if available), and e-mail.
□ “Lohmann Prize” should be indicated on both the outer envelope and the cover sheet.
□ Poems will not be returned.
□ Include either your e-mail address or a self-addressed stamped postcard to acknowledge receipt of the poem.
□ Include either your e-mail address or a self-addressed stamped envelope if you wish to receive a list of winners.
□ Winners will be announced in April 2008. They will be invited and urged to read their work at the awards ceremony on June 18, 2008, in Olympia , Washington . Please keep your calendar open for that date.
□ There is no fee to enter this contest.
□ Send poems to: OPN P.O. Box 1312 Olympia , WA 98501
10) Whatcom Poetry Series now 501(c)(3)
Board of Directors— James Bertolino, Pres. • Anita K. Boyle • Susan J. Erickson
5581 Noon Road, Bellingham, WA 98226 • 360-398-7870
Dear Fans of the Whatcom Poetry Series:
We are excited to announce that in early September we applied to the Internal Revenue
Service for federal non-profit status––501(c)(3)––for the Whatcom Poetry Series. The
early response from the IRS suggests that non-profit status should soon be granted.
This means that we can apply for grant support for Whatcom Poetry Series readings
and workshops. We would then be able to pay the featured poets, and won’t need to
continually dig into our own shallow pockets to cover the various expenses involved in
putting together a poetry series––one that has become known around Washington as
first-rate. We want to schedule three events for Winter and Spring, 2008––starting in late
January. In the past few days, our committee has sent out grant applications to two local
agencies, and will continue searching for other grant possibilities.
You can help us get the series going again. We may not have grant money as soon as
January, so we are asking our poetry-loving community to pitch-in as sponsors for one or
more readings. Those who can donate $100 or more will be identified as a sponsor for a
reading, be listed on the posters and other promotional materials, be thanked personally at
the reading, and receive a special, personalized poetry gift.
Depending on such variables as travel expenses for our featured poets, we expect the cost
for each reading will run from $600 to $1000. If you can help us, please send your check,
in any amount, made out to “Whatcom Poetry Series.” Mail it to:
James Bertolino
Whatcom Poetry Series
P.O. Box 28907
Bellingham, WA 98228
As an addition to The Poet As Art reading series, the Whatcom Poetry Series plans to hold
workshops taught by well-known poets from around the Pacific Northwest, often by the
featured poets from our series. Keep your journals ready and your pens handy, for you
won’t want to miss these energizing writing opportunities.
Sincerely,
James Bertolino
October 23, 2007
10) 2008 Jack Straw Artist Residency Programs
Application deadline: Friday, November 16, 2007
NOTE: This year there is a separate application for the Writers Program. Please make sure to download the correct form.
Questions? Call or email Van Diep, Arts Manager, at (206) 634-0919 or van@jackstraw.org.
The Jack Straw Writers Program was established in 1997, and to date, the program has included more than 140 Pacific Northwest writers who represent a diverse range of literary genres.
The purpose of the Jack Straw Writers Program is to introduce local writers to the medium of recorded audio; to encourage the creation of new literary work; and to present the writer and their work in live readings, in a published anthology, on the web, and on broadcast radio. Each year an invited curator selects the participating writers from a large pool of applicants based foremost on artistic excellence. Writers receive training in vocal presentation, performance, and microphone technique to prepare them for studio recording and live recording at public readings. Their recorded readings and interviews with the curator are then used to produce features on our web site, for radio broadcast, and for internet podcasts.
OK, Lit Fuse lived up to its billing. It was good to gather with other NW poet/teacher/writers and connect with folks from East of the Cascades. We do not do it often enough, although I am doing my part, traveling to the Tri-Cities to read for Leonard Orr at WSU Tri-Cities on Friday.
Subtext, consistently the most provocative and intelligent reading in Seattle, features the best literary magazine based in Seattle tonight and I am delighted to be a part of it. I hope to see you in their gorgeous space tonight.
It was great to meet Susan Schultz of Tinfish Press and see the Tinfish nook while I was on O'ahu. Some of those sunset pictures came out quite well. See my Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=16473&l=6c47f&id=752038625 for details.
Hey, I am officially competent in my job! It is so good to get that reinforcement! I am the best Office Skills manager on the Rez!
Finally, Ma & Pa would be celebrating 50 years of wedded bliss tonight if it weren't for the simple fact that, though they live under the same roof, they've been divorced for years. Still, Happy would-be 50th Ma & Pa!
xoxo President Postcard.
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