Author Archives: Pearl

Ryan’s talk at Dodge was partly chat and partly Q&A. Her speech was lively and irreverent, playing with language and lecture as it arrived from her. For example, she was talking about how she composes. She doesn’t start with her but by getting energy from something she loves. Her poetry practice is in part to […]

You may have already seen my photo set from it here but there are more at the Flickr pool for the small press fair. Here are a few samples and a bit more info: The in/words people have a reading the last Wednesday of the month at the Clocktower Pub, 575 Bank Street. This month […]

I’ve said informally but I’ll say here too: The organization behind Dodge really impressed. The city cooperated. Streets were blocked off and police cars and 2 or 3 officers at each closed intersection. The mayor spoke at the opening. The street lights had flags about the festival (which I forgot to photograph). There were large […]

Rebecca Rosenblum retorts on Why Date a Writer: 15. Writers can find 1000 ways to tell you why they like you. By the 108th you’ll be pretty sure we’re just making them up for fun. 16. Writers communicate in a bunch of different ways. But mostly writing. Hope you don’t like talking on the phone […]

Mark Strand in his session on craft talked about the controversy over Poet Voice. He had a different take than I’ve heard. I’m paraphrasing of course but he said that if one is speaking truly from the voice you compose in, the result is more authentic than if you try to read your poem under […]