Meeting Minutes March 16, 2023

 Attendees: Becky, Ev, Dot Campbel

Events

POETRY SLAM at the Swanton Public Library: Friday, April 1, 5-7 PM. All welcome - read something of your own or a favorite poem by somebody else.

POEMS AROUND TOWN! Deadline for submission is March 20th.  EMAIL to Becky or drop off at The Swanton Public Library.  Becky taught a poetry class at NCSS Academy of Learning in St. Albans this week.  The group came up with ten poems.  She would like to repeat the class.

MEET THE WRITERS: Saturday, June 3 at the Swanton Library, 10:30 - noon, we've got ten participants signed up so far - just let me know if there's anybody you'd specifically like me to invite. (The offer of doughnuts seems to be particularly effective.)

Writing projects/ideas

Dot mentioned that one of her writing projects involved Drabbles - which are short pieces 100 words (exactly) in length. Learn more HERE. If the concept interests you there is an entire literary magazine devoted to them.  Check them out HERE to read and submit. 

Recommendations

Ev shared some of poet Bernadette Mayer's journaling prompts and writing experiment suggestions - for the complete huge go HERE  For more on Bernadette, see these articles from the New Yorker and the NY Times.   She's done some fascinating stuff - you have to love a poet who wrote a book titled Another Smashed Pinecone.

Readings:

Dot and Ev shared the poems they submitted to Poems Around Town. "Crooked" by Dot, "A Ringing in the Ears" by Ev.

Next meeting will be on Thursday, April 20, 6 PM, at the Swanton Library - you can expect a note from me reminding you of this at the very last minute.