Happenings in June

by Lisa

Hello and welcome to June! We’re in a bit of denial that we’ve hit 2022’s half-birthday; and since we’re honest, we’ll also admit that we’ve been on a teeter-totter of sorts. We suspect the same is true for you. It’s a strange reality to watch world events shake our foundation while we celebrate joy and triumph in poetry and the folks who write it.

We’re thinking especially of Allison Adair and Eileen Cleary, whose reading and conversation was like a coffee date with the smartest, most engaged friends we could imagine. There’s something magical when poets know and admire other poets’ work, and we’re pretty sure that’s where the magic started for Allison and Eileen’s event. Not only did they talk about craft, but they sunk into the work of what it means to witness each other’s lives as we move in this most untenable world.

Poet Allison Adair (top) listens while poet Eileen Cleary (bottom) reads from her book, 2 A.M. With Keats.

If you weren’t able to join us, that’s ok! This reading will be available on our website very soon. We hope you will support these authors by buying their books!

June Write-Together

Please join us at our next community gathering — the June Write-Together. We will meet, say hello and set intentions, and then get to work! Set aside some time for your work — join us!

In Conversation: Marcia Karp & George Kalogeris

Poets Marcia Karp and George Kalogeris will join The Notebooks Collective on June 28, at 7:30 PM EST to read and discuss their work. Marcia’s collection If By Song was published by Lily Poetry Press. George’s most recent collection is Winthropos, published by Louisiana State University.

Work with Us!

We are interested in hearing from you! Do you have a suggestion for an event or workshop or class? Please pitch us your ideas. We are scheduling for Fall 2022 right now and would love to hear what you. And as always, if there is programming you would like to see, we love suggestions.

We Have Notes…

We’re excited to have a new section on our website. It’s titled Notes and is a space for micro-reviews of poetry collections and books we love, fun updates from past guests, and other exciting tidbits we want to share with you. We’d love to hear what you’re interested in reading about and/or seeing in this new section. If you have suggestions or thoughts, feel free to share them!