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SUMMARY:Writing to Astound\, with Michael Mercurio
DESCRIPTION:All writers\, no matter how accomplished\, feel the pressure of finding the right words to invigorate their prose and bring their stories to life. The right word choice and arrangement can surprise and astonish readers\, or entice editors and agents to keep reading well after the first page. Think of the power that wordplay\, (rhyme\, alliteration\, lyricism\, connotation) holds for you as a reader when you are transported by an author! Join poet (and self-described etymological obsessive) Michael Mercurio (Poetry\, January 2017) for this three-hour workshop\, and you’ll come away with the tools to punch up your writing\, astound your readers\, and make your work truly stand out. The workshop includes a brief history lesson on the peculiarities of the English language\, an opportunity to discuss some tried-and-true strategies for using words as springboards for inspiration\, and plenty of time to explore the power of language.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/writing-to-astound-with-michael-mercurio/
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SUMMARY:Robbie Gamble Book Launch "A Can of Pinto Beans"
DESCRIPTION:Robbie Gamble (Poetry/Nonfiction; January 2017/June 2020) reads from “A Can of Pinto Beans” -poetry recounting his work with “No More Deaths”
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/robbie-gamble-book-launch-a-can-of-pinto-beans/
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SUMMARY:Julie Wittes-Schlack in conversation with Pamela Petro on Julie's new novel\, Burning and Dodging
DESCRIPTION:Join Odyssey Bookshop both in person and online on Thursday\, February 10 at 7 PM for a reading and discussion of Julie Wittes-Schlack’s (Nonfiction\, June 2013) new novel\, Burning and Dodging. She will be joined in conversation by Pamela Petro (Nonfiction\, MFA Writing Faculty)\, author of the memoir\, The Long Field – Wales and the Presence of Absence. \n\n\n\nJulie Wittes Schlack is the author of a memoir in essays\, This All-at-Onceness\, named one of Kirkus Review’s 100 Best Indie Books of 2019\, and of the novel Burning and Dodging. She writes and teaches both fiction and creative nonfiction and has an MFA from Lesley University. Her essays and stories have appeared in numerous literary journals\, including Shenandoah\, The Writer’s Chronicle\, Ninth Letter\, Eleven Eleven\, and The Tampa Review. She reviews books for The ARTery and is a regular contributor to NPR station WBUR’s journal of ideas and opinions\, Cognoscenti. \n\n\n\nPamela Petro is an artist\, writer\, and educator. She’s the author of four books of literary nonfiction\, an artist’s book\, and a graphic script\, and has widely exhibited her photography. She teaches creative writing on Lesley University’s MFA Program and at Smith College\, and is Director of the Dylan Thomas Summer School in Creative Writing at the University of Wales\, Trinity St David\, where she is also a Fellow. Pamela’s latest book\, The Long Field – Wales and the Presence of Absence\, A Memoir\, was published by Little Toller Books in September\, 2021 and chosen by The Telegraph and The Financial Times of London as one of the Year’s Best Travel Books. \n\n\n\nThis event will be both in person and streamed on Odyssey’s Facebook page.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/julie-wittes-schlack-in-conversation-with-pamela-petro-on-julies-new-novel-burning-and-dodging/
LOCATION:The Odyssey Bookshop\, 9 College St\, South Hadley\, Massachusetts\, 01075\, United States
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SUMMARY:What The Universe Is: Gustavo Hernandez and Steven Cramer
DESCRIPTION:What The Universe Is: A Reading Series featuring two fantastic poets in a continent-spanning event: \n\n\n\nGustavo Hernandez is the author of the poetry collection Flower Grand First (Moon Tide Press). Gustavo holds a degree in creative writing from California State University Long Beach\, and his poems have been published in Reed\, Acentos Review\, Sonora Review and other publications. He was born in Jalisco\, Mexico and lives in Southern California. You can visit him here. \n\n\n\nSteven Cramer’s (Poetry\, MFA Writing Faculty) sixth poetry collection\, Listen\, published in 2020 by MadHat Press\, was named a “must read” by the Massachusetts Center for the Book. His previous books of poetry are The Eye that Desires to Look Upward (Galileo Press\, 1987)\, The World Book (Copper Beech Press\, 1992)\, Dialogue for the Left and Right Hand (Lumen Editions/Brookline Books\, 1997)\, Goodbye to the Orchard (Sarabande Books\, 2004)—winner of the 2005 Sheila Motton Prize from the New England Poetry Club and named a 2005 Honor Book in Poetry by the Massachusetts Center for the Book—and Clangings (Sarabande Books\, 2012). His poems and reviews have appeared in The Atlantic Monthly\, Field\, Kenyon Review\, The Nation\, The New Republic\, The Paris Review\, Ploughshares\, Poetry\, and other journals. His work is represented in anthologies such as The Autumn House Anthology of Contemporary American Poetry (Autumn House Press\, 2005 and 2011)\, The Book of Villanelles (Knopf Everyman’s Library Pocket Poets Series\, 2012)\, and The POETRY Anthology\, 1912–2002 (Ivan R. Dee\, 2002). He has also written essays for Simply Lasting: Writers on Jane Kenyon (Graywolf Press\, 2005); Touchstones: American Poets on a Favorite Poem (Middlebury College Press\, 1996); and Until Everything Is Continuous Again: American Poets on the Recent Work of W. S. Merwin (WordFarm\, 2012). Recipient of two grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship\, he has taught literature and writing at Bennington College\, Boston University\, M.I.T.\, and Tufts University; and he founded and now teaches in the Low-Residency MFA Program in Creative Writing at Lesley University in Cambridge\, Massachusetts. Find him online at stevencramer.com.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/what-the-universe-is-gustavo-hernandez-and-steven-cramer%ef%bf%bc/
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL: Tell-All: Rejected by Modern Love -- Featuring Deborah Sosin
DESCRIPTION:We’ve all read the popular New York Times Modern Love column. What you might not know is that the Times receives thousands of submissions for the 50 essays it publishes each year\, making it one of the most sought-after spots for both aspiring and established writers. Join GrubStreet and Belmont Books for an evening of rejected Modern Love essays. Five writers will share the work they poured their hearts into. They’ll share stories of love\, loss\, and the murky zone in-between. The event will be moderated by Lorena Hernández Leonard. \n\n\n\nReaders: \n\n\n\nDeborah Sosin (Nonfiction\, January 2015)Catherine O’NeillAnri WheelerBritni de la Cretaz\n\n\n\nAnd special guest\, Alysia AbbottA virtual event brought to you by the alumni of the GrubStreet Memoir Incubator and co-sponsored by GrubStreet and Belmont Books.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/virtual-tell-all-rejected-by-modern-love-featuring-deborah-sosin/
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SUMMARY:P&P Live! Axie Oh—The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea -- In Conversation with Elizabeth Lim
DESCRIPTION:Deadly storms have ravaged Mina’s homeland for generations. Floods sweep away entire villages\, while bloody wars are waged over the few remaining resources. Her people believe the Sea God\, once their protector\, now curses them with death and despair. In an attempt to appease him\, each year a beautiful maiden is thrown into the sea to serve as the Sea God’s bride\, in the hopes that one day the “true bride” will be chosen and end the suffering. \n\n\n\nMina didn’t plan to sacrifice herself to the Sea God but does so to save her brother and his beloved. Rather than drowning\, Mina is swept away to the Spirit Realm\, a magical city of lesser gods and mythical beasts. A human cannot live long in the land of the spirits\, but with the help of a mysterious young man named Shin—as well as a motley crew of demons\, gods and spirits—she must seek out the Sea God and wake him to bring an end to the killer storms once and for all. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAxie Oh (WFYP\, June 2017) is a first-generation Korean American\, born in New York City and raised in New Jersey. She studied Korean history and creative writing as an undergrad at the University of California San Diego and holds an MFA in Writing for Young People from Lesley University. She is the author of XOXO\, Rebel Soul\, and Rogue Heart. \n\n\n\nElizabeth Lim is the bestselling author of Spin the Dawn\, Unravel the Dusk\, and Six Crimson Cranes. Before becoming an author\, Elizabeth was a professional film and video game composer\, and she still tends to come up with her best book ideas when writing near a piano.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/pp-live-axie-oh-the-girl-who-fell-beneath-the-sea-in-conversation-with-elizabeth-lim/
LOCATION:Online Event
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SUMMARY:An Ordinary Wonder – hoopla Live Event with Author Buki Papillon and Narrator Adjoa Andoh
DESCRIPTION:Join hoopla and publisher OrangeSky Audio for a live event with the author\, Buki Papillon\, and narrator\, Adjoa Andoh\, of An Ordinary Wonder.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/an-ordinary-wonder-hoopla-live-event-with-author-buki-papillon-and-narrator-adjoa-andoh/
LOCATION:Online Event
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SUMMARY:A Very Special Storytime with Andrea Wang at Aspen Grove
DESCRIPTION:Tattered Cover welcomes Andrea Wang (WFYP\, June 2011) at their Aspen Grove location on February 26th at 2pm MT. She will be reading from her Caldecott Award-winning picture book Watercress. This is a free event\, no registration required. \n\n\n\nAbout the Book: \n\n\n\nDriving through Ohio in an old Pontiac\, a young girl’s parents stop suddenly when they spot watercress growing wild in a ditch by the side of the road. Grabbing an old paper bag and some rusty scissors\, the whole family wades into the muck to collect as much of the muddy\, snail covered watercress as they can.At first\, she’s embarrassed. Why can’t her family get food from the grocery store? But when her mother shares a story of her family’s time in China\, the girl learns to appreciate the fresh food they foraged. Together\, they make a new memory of watercress.Andrea Wang tells a moving autobiographical story of a child of immigrants discovering and connecting with her heritage\, illustrated by award winning author and artist Jason Chin\, working in an entirely new style\, inspired by Chinese painting techniques. An author’s note in the back shares Andrea’s childhood experience with her parents. \n\n\n\nAbout the Author: \n\n\n\nAndrea Wang is the award-winning author of The Nian Monster and Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando. She was inspired to write Watercress by her experience growing up in rural Ohio as a child of Chinese immigrants. Andrea holds an M.S. in Environmental Science and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing for Young People. She lives in Colorado with her family.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/a-very-special-storytime-with-andrea-wang-at-aspen-grove/
LOCATION:Tattered Cover Book Store\, 7301 South Santa Fe Drive\, Littleton\, Colorado\, 80120\, United States
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