February 2019
Sunday Forum: Poetry Night at Hampshire Country School
Sharing favorite poems and hearing HCS students read and recite. Can't wait!
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DC Launch of Ink Knows No Borders: Poems of the Immigrant and Refugee Experience
Celebrate the launch of Ink Knows No Borders: Poems of the Immigrant and Refugee Experience. This new collection of poems focuses on the experiences of first- and second-generation immigrants and refugees. Published by Seven Stories Press. Edited by Patrice Vecchione and Alyssa Raymond. To begin the evening, poets JoAnn Balingit and Elizabeth Acevedo will read from their own work, then share inspiring poems they have chosen from the anthology. After the readings, editor Patrice Vecchione will moderate a conversation with…
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June 2019
Reading: Giving Water a Voice
Join local writers and advocates for clean water at a special open mic event, Giving Water a Voice. This reading and performance is sponsored by the Delaware Nature Society and The Newark Arts Alliance. The event is free and open to the public. Newark Arts Alliance is proud to host this event in its gallery. The Bridge at Indian River This open mic event Giving Water a Voice is Saturday, June 22, 4 pm – 6 pm. Poets, writers, and…
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“Watershed” craft talk at Wilmington Writers Conference
Have you seen the line-up for this year's Wilmington Writers Conference? Please save the date: Saturday, July 27, 8:30 to 4pm. Join your local writing community at morning and afternoon sessions to feed your creativity. My afternoon session for poets and prose writers is "Watershed: Personal Landmarks in Public Conversation." During the session, we'll do short exercises and I will talk about ways to write about life-changing events. We'll look at the world outside and identify our personal landmarks. Watershed:…
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Residency and workshop at Write On Door County writing retreat
JoAnn will teach a workshop in revision while in residence at Write On Door County writers center and writing retreat.
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In the Company of Laureates
Poets from Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia will share poems & offer a panel on "Resilience." Sunday October 13 at Northern Virginia Community College, Woodbridge Campus Prince William County Arts Council and the Poet Laureate Circle present a poetry event for all ages, "In the Company of Laureates," on October 13th, from 1 pm to 5 pm at the Northern Virginia Community College Woodbridge Campus in the Lakeside Theater and Atrium at 2645 College Drive, Woodbridge, VA.…
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Writer in residence, Lillian E. Smith Center
Looking forward to a gift of time and space this November at a very special artists' retreat where I will continue work on my story of family, identity and survival. I will be in residence right after having spent a long weekend with my wonderful big family! I hope to honor the memory of the center's founder, and repay those who have invited me to write here, by making fresh discoveries in the work I have before me. from the…
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Writing Residency, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
Mount San Angelo is the best in the winter. I am going to hole up and organize newly-written parts of my memoir. A great tree Fellow Mid-Atlantic writers, composers and artists, especially fellow Delaware creatives, consider applying to VCCA for a MAAF Creative Fellowship. Deadlines are January 15, May 15 or September 15 for residencies and and fellowships. I completed my two chapbooks while in residency at The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. I finished poems in Words…
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