Dear All:
I know, I know, I haven’t a clue what “Besondere Traume” means,
but I do know that it is the title of a poem by our own intrepid world
traveler, Brooke Shafar, just accepted for publication in The Rectangle,
the literary journal of Sigma Tau Delta.
What a wonderful send-off to our recent graduate, who leaves this
Friday for a Fulbright year in Germany, after which she’ll return to
St. Louis to begin her doctoral studies at Washington University.
kudos and great good luck, Brooke!
P.S. My guess is that “Besondere Traume” is part of the local argot of
Brooke’s hometown of Taylorsville, Kentucky. But that’s only a guess.
Anybody more in the know than me?
Hey Y’all.
First, the bad news: Summer is almost over.
Second, the good news? ROR has got some cool new stuff for you to check out!
We have made a REAL Survival Guide for the incoming freshman including everything from Party Etiquette to a Guide to Getting Off to Going Green as a Greenie. Check it out and all you upperclassmen, feel free to add your own helpful, hopeful or hateful comments to articles!
Go there now,
Rise Over Run
Enjoy the first day of classes and be looking out for our first full issue, Breaking and Entering, in September.
Thanks and Love,
ROR
From Dale Rigby via the creative writing list,
Hello all,
…as many of you know I’m working with both the Women Writers Conference
and the Affrilachian Poets (a Roots and Heritage Sponsored Event) to
promote some amazing literary opportunities within the next few weeks in
Lexington. They are all FREE and rare opportunities to be in the
combined company of so many amazing writers. Below is a brief outline
of what’s to come. If you are interested in the FREE writing workshops
space is limited, so please RSVP at this email adress, ASAP. Okay, onto
the schedule! Hope to see you soon….! Please forward this along to any
interested parties!
Bianca
*The Affrilachian Poets Reunion Events
**Thursday, September 4, 7 PM, Carnegie Center:* /New Member Induction
Reading /featuring: Norman Jordan of West, VA., Hasan Davis of Berea,
Makalani Bandeli of Louisville, Keith Wilson of Newport, KY, and Joy
Gonsalves of Lexington, KY
*Friday, September 5, 7 PM, Al’s Bar (6th and Limestone):* /Reunion
Reading/ featuring: Ricardo Nazario-Colon, Mitchell Douglas, Crystal
Nazario, Jude Mcpherson, Marta Miranda, Frank X Walker, Kelly Ellis,
Crystal Wilkinson, Bianca Spriggs (Open mic from 7:00-7:30 PM)
*Saturday, September 6, 12-5:00 PM, Central Library, 4th Floor
Conference Room: */Poetry and Fiction Workshops/ led by Kelly Ellis
(poetry 12:00-2:30 PM) and Crystal Wilkinson (fiction 2:30-5:00 PM)*
Women Writers Conference Event
*/(for further information on more free events from the WWC (including a
reading by Pulitzer Prize winner, Natasha Trethewey, and a reading by
key note author, Joyce Carol Oates), please log on to
www.thewomenwritersconference.org
)/*
Thursday, September 11, **Gypsy Slam, 6 PM, Victorian Square:* featuring
Samantha Thornhill, and women poets from around the region and country
including Denver, Milwaukee, Columbus, and Bowling Green. Open Mic
begins at 6:30 PM, Samantha Thornhill Featured at 7, Slam starts at 8
PM. $500 goes to the winner!