Blog

“The Emergence of Hopepunk in Poetry” by Nancy Lynee Woo (excerpts from MFA thesis for Antioch/LA, Winter/Spring, 2021)
environmental activism, poetry Kerry M environmental activism, poetry Kerry M

“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.

Read More
A rich and varied forest of words by 130 terrific poets speaking about and to the trees they have known.
poetry, environmental activism Kerry M poetry, environmental activism Kerry M

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.

Read More
Lee Slonimsky’s Pythagoras in Love Greek Translation
poetry Kerry M poetry Kerry M

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

Read More
There is one more day to register for this @AWPwriter Conference event Saturday, March 26!
elizabeth coleman elizabeth coleman

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.

Read More
Please join us for this AWP event.
Kerry M Kerry M

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

Read More
Thanks so much much to Rosaliene Bacchus for this thoughtful review.
poetry Kerry M poetry Kerry M

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/

Read More
The Value and Use of Ecopoetry Anthologies in a Time of Environmental Crisis - AWP Conference event Saturday, March 26, 2022
events, poetry, environmental activism elizabeth coleman events, poetry, environmental activism elizabeth 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.

Read More
Mindfulness and Guitar
mindfulness, guitar Kerry M mindfulness, guitar Kerry M

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.

Read More
Full Recording - Union of Concerned Scientists Poetry of Science Events
events, poetry, environmental activism elizabeth coleman events, poetry, environmental activism elizabeth coleman

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

Read More
Minyan Magazine
poetry elizabeth coleman poetry elizabeth coleman

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

Read More
Nightly Migration for Channel Magazine
poetry elizabeth coleman poetry elizabeth coleman

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

Read More
Here: Poems for the Planet
books, poetry, environmental activism elizabeth coleman books, poetry, environmental activism elizabeth coleman

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

Read More
Proof
books, poetry elizabeth coleman books, poetry elizabeth coleman

Proof

In these deeply human (therefore quirky and unique) poems, Elizabeth Coleman exhibits an engagement with the world and its inhabitants that is sometimes humorous and sometimes piercing and always fresh. A splendid collection. -Thomas Lux

ISBN-10: 1941550053

ISBN-13: 978-1941550052

Read More
Mindfulness and liberating the creative process
mindfulness Kerry M mindfulness Kerry M

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.

Read More