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“The Emergence of Hopepunk in Poetry” by Nancy Lynee Woo (excerpts from MFA thesis for Antioch/LA, Winter/Spring, 2021)
It was thrilling to meet Nancy Lynee Woo at AWP 2022 at the panel I moderated entitled, “The Value and Use of Eco Poetry Anthologies in a Time of Environmental Crisis” and to read her MFA thesis for Antioch/LA, “The Emergence of Hopepunk in Poetry, ” Winter/Spring, 2021.
Thrilled that Here: Poems for the Planet is featured in this wonderful poetry newsletter by Eunice "Nicie" Johnson Panetta
This is a wonderful poetry newsletter by Eunice "Nicie" Johnson Panetta which I recommend, called the Frugal Chariot: Your weekly guide to exceptional books about nature, climate, and place.
Thank you so much to @miraclemonocle for publishing my poem, “Joy Had No Use for E,” a poem written without the letter E, in its exciting Issue 18…
Thank you so much to @miracel_monocle for publishing my poem, “Joy Had No Use for E,” a poem written without the letter E, in its exciting Issue 18…
Issue 18 of Miracle Monocle
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A rich and varied forest of words by 130 terrific poets speaking about and to the trees they have known.
At a time when protecting trees is crucial to protecting life on our planet, this is a rich and varied forest of words by 130 terrific poets speaking about and to the trees they have known.
“Just in time for Earth Day and Arbor Day, Grayson Books has published Tree Lines: 21st Century American Poems, an anthology that includes work from 130 contemporary poets, including U.S. Poet Laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners, and other outstanding writers.
In Honor of Earth Day, 2022, it was wonderful to join four award-winning poets featured in Here: Poems for the Planet
The bookʻs editor Elizabeth J. Coleman will also be present to share about the inspiration behind the book. Each poet will read a few selected poems and will participate in a Q&A with the online audience.
Lee Slonimsky’s Pythagoras in Love Greek Translation
In 2016, as a thank you for changing my life, I translated my first poetry teacher Lee Slonimsky’s Pythagoras in Love into French, with a resulting bi-lingual edition, Pythagore, Amoureux (Folded Word Press, 2016) https://www.amazon.com/Pythagore-amoureux-Pythagoras-Love-Multilingual/dp/1610191080
Bibliography of Eco Poetry and Eco Literature Anthologies #AWP22
Ann Fisher-Wirth, Laura-Gray Street, Ruth Nolan, Craig Santos Perez, and I came away energized by the response to our panel at #AWP22 on The Value and Use of Eco Poetry Anthologies in a Time of Environmental Crisis. For a compilation in process of Eco Poetry Anthologies and Eco Literature see the bibliography below.
There is one more day to register for this @AWPwriter Conference event Saturday, March 26!
Please join us for this AWP Conference event Saturday, March 26, 2022.
https://www.elizabethjcoleman.com/blog/awp-con-2022
Elizabeth will be moderating a panel on Eco Poetry Anthologies with poets/anthologists Ruth Nolan, Ann Fisher-Wirth, Craig Santos Perez, PhD., and Laura-Gray Street.
@ruthnolan @TerrapinBooks @craigsperez @awpwriter @RClgstreet
Five ecopoetry anthology editors will discuss editing and publicizing anthologies (international, national, or local) encouraging action on our environmental crisis and environmental injustice that can help readers feel a sense of both urgency and hope. Some of us have collaborated with scientific or environmental organizations, donating royalties and developing action guides. We will discuss organizing the book, finding a publisher, and working with the publisher to develop a unique point of view.
Please join us for this AWP event.
Register for in-person or virtual-only here: https://www.awpwriter.org/awp_conference/registration_overview
Virtual-only registration includes access to all virtual programming and content. All in-person registration rates also include all virtual programming and content.
9am to 10:15am - 100 Level
2022 AWP Conference & Bookfair - 121BC, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Convention Center
March 23–26, 2022
It was wonderful to come upon this beautiful discussion of Wendell Berry, Kyle Dargan, Camille Dungy, Maia Rosenfeld, and my poems from Here: Poems for the Planet.
It was wonderful to come upon this beautiful discussion of Wendell Berry, Kyle Dargan, Camille Dungy, Maia Rosenfeld, and me. Kyle Dargan @Free_KGD@maia_rosenfeld@WendellDaily
Thanks so much much to Rosaliene Bacchus for this thoughtful review.
"Mother Earth clamors to be heard. All is not well. Our individual beliefs and alternate realities mean nothing in the grand scheme of our collective lives. If we are to avert climate and environmental disaster, we must connect with each other and with the other living beings with whom we share this planet. Doing so with grace is a good place to start."
Read Rosaliene Bacchus's full review oh Here: Poetry for the Planet here: https://rosalienebacchus.blog/2021/07/18/on-a-saturday-in-the-anthropocene-by-american-poet-elizabeth-j-coleman/
The Value and Use of Ecopoetry Anthologies in a Time of Environmental Crisis - AWP Conference event Saturday, March 26, 2022
Please join us for this AWP Conference event Saturday, March 26, 2022.
https://www.elizabethjcoleman.com/blog/awp-con-2022
Elizabeth will be moderating a panel on Eco Poetry Anthologies with poets/anthologists Ruth Nolan, Ann Fisher-Wirth, Craig Santos Perez, PhD., and Laura-Gray Street.
@ruthnolan @TerrapinBooks @craigsperez @awpwriter @RClgstreet
Five ecopoetry anthology editors will discuss editing and publicizing anthologies (international, national, or local) encouraging action on our environmental crisis and environmental injustice that can help readers feel a sense of both urgency and hope. Some of us have collaborated with scientific or environmental organizations, donating royalties and developing action guides. We will discuss organizing the book, finding a publisher, and working with the publisher to develop a unique point of view.
Mindfulness and Guitar
Mindfulness and Guitar Playing and Performance for the Amateur and the Professional -Event at the New York City Classical Guitar Society
As we return to the stage or to playing for family and friends after this challenging year, mindfulness can help ease the transition and enhance both the quality of our playing and our enjoyment of practice and performance. In this hands-on session, we will practice and discuss mindfulness techniques for the classical guitarist.
Union of Concerned Scientists Poetry of Science Events
Elizabeth was one of the poets invited to the UCS event Poetry of Science, on October 2021.
The Union of Concerned Scientists is a national nonprofit organization founded more than 50 years ago by scientists and students at MIT. Follow UCS @UCSUSA on Twitter and on Instagram @unionofconcernedscientists.
Full Recording - Union of Concerned Scientists Poetry of Science Events
The full recording of the UCS event Poetry of Science, on October 2021. A virtual conversation among five contemporary poets whose work explores science and our relationship to the earth.
Speakers:
• Elizabeth J. Coleman (moderator, editor of HERE: Poems for the Planet)
• Kimiko Hahn
• Jane Hirshfield
• Jenny Qi
• Sarah Sala
Including a special appearance by Maria Melendez Kelson.
@kimiko.hahn @PoetryFound @JQiii @MKelsonAuthor @UCSUSA
Minyan Magazine
Two Poems by Elizabeth J. Coleman published in Minyan Magazine, a Literary Magazine in Support of the Jewish Community
Minyan Magazine is an online quarterly literary magazine run by Liz Marlow. Their mission is to publish the finest poetry and flash fiction by Jewish writers and their allies.
@LizRMarlow and @MinyanMag
Nightly Migration for Channel Magazine
Virtual launch of Issue 5 of Channel, a literary magazine born out of the climate crisis, publishing poetry and prose with an environmentalist perspective.
Elizabeth J. Coleman’s reading of 'Nightly Migration' begins at the 01:17:24 time mark.
@CGadenGilmartin @eamurtough @Channel_LitMag @IrishWritersCtr @SYPIreland
Here: Poems for the Planet
Here: Poems for the Planet is a lovesong to a planet in crisis, with foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and an activist guide by the Union of Concerned Scientists. Summoning a chorus of 128 diverse contemporary poetic voices, from prize-winning poets to young people, this anthology approaches our environmental crisis with a sense of urgency and hopefulness.
ISBN-10: 1556595417
ISBN-13: 978-1556595417
Mindfulness and liberating the creative process
For me, mindfulness, writing and guitar are intertwined. A life-threatening illness led me to the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction course in 2001. In part inspired by that course, I decided to transition from a thirty-year public interest law practice (which was for many years rewarding in so many ways), to begin writing poetry and teaching MBSR in 2005. Thanks in large part to mindfulness, I now have an MFA degree and six books under my belt. -Elizabeth J. Coleman
Read the full article here: https://www.mindfulnessmeditation.live/blog/how-mindfulness-can-help-in-musical-performance-writing-and-art
Follow @MindfulnessMeditationLIVE on instagram.