I just saw a really interesting photography exhibit by local photographer Jim Gambaro at the North Gallery of Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton. It’s called “Soft Focus.”
Check it out. It runs the month of September.
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The critics have been kind
The reviews are in and “One Down,” the new play by my son, Michael, is a hit.
“The play, written by Mike Poblete…is a moving, frequently funny look at loss, raging, drams and human connection.”
–Deborah Martin, Arts Writer, San Antonio Express-News
If you’re in San Antonio area , you can catch it at the Overtime Theatre through August 27.
If you’re in the NYC area, Michael has a new play going up on August 15 at the Louise Lortel Theatre, 121 Christopher St at 4 pm, called “Surfacing.” It’s free, but you need to register for a ticket.
Surfacing: Aug. 15 in Greenwich Village
I’m very excited to announce my son Michael’s newest play, SURFACING, being developed by Primary Stages as part of the Drills 2016 series! For you non-theater folk, Primary Stages is a celebrated Off-Broadway company. Basically, this is kind of a big deal for Michael.
The month long rewrite process culminates with a FREE staged reading Monday, August 15th at 4pm at the Lucille Lortel Theater in Greenwich Village. Here’s the link to book your seat:
I will still be in Europe at that time, but I hope you can make it. It is free, but you need to book a seat.
Art Opening
Horse Show
Opening June 12THE HORSE SHOW invitation
Friday through Sunday afternoons, 2 – 5:00 p.m.*
June 2nd – 25th, 2016
The Leverett Arts and Crafts Center
13 Montague Road, Leverett Massachusetts
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*or by arrangement with Bella (bella@crocker.com) (413- 256-6454)
This show is dedicated to Russell Freedman
Reading June 1 at Forbes Library
There will be a reading of work by poets, novelists, memoir writers, essayists and journalists on Wednesday, June 1 at 7 pm at the Forbes Library. Join us!
Winning Writers Has Been Kind
I was grateful to learn I earned Honorable Mention in the Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest:
Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest 2015
Congratulations to the winners of the 2015 Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest!
Honorable Mention:
- Donald Adamson, Proper and Enduring, Poetry
- David Hill, After Wounded Knee, Poetry
- Justin Hunt, My Mother, My Father, Poetry
- Laura M. Kaminski, Hush, Poetry
- Ray Keifetz, Night Farming in Bosnia, Poetry
- Maribeth Pittman, Two Women in an Unbalanced Street Scene, Poetry
- Shoshauna Shy, Keepsake, Poetry
- Eileen P. Kennedy, Migration, Traditional Verse
- Allegra Keys, Thin Line Between Love and Hate, Traditional Verse
- Kathleen McClung, Lighter Than Her Lace: A Crown of Borrowed Self-Portraits, Traditional Verse
- Katy McKinney, Worm Bin Sestina, Traditional Verse
- Stuart J. Silverman, Letter to Her Father, Traditional Verse
- Jeff Walt, Serial Killer Sonnet, Traditional Verse
Judge Ellaraine Lockie comments on the winning entries
Traditional poetry forms have had a blockbuster year in the 2015 Contest. The winners’ list includes: two sonnet crowns, two sestinas, a villanelle, a palindrome, a pantoum, an elegy, three ekphrastic poems, and two poems with such distinct and unique construction as to be classified nonce forms. Read our press release announcing the winners.
You can read my winning poem, and the other winners as well at:
Translation: Crossing Literary Limits April 9
The Translation Workshop is just one of the many interesting workshops at the Easthampton Literary Festival this Saturday, April 9.
This teach-in for readers will demystify the art of translation. Learn about the translator’s role and craft, their impact on literature and culture, and the process of developing a text.
Audience participation will be encouraged through brief written exercises.
Location:
Easthampton Co.Lab, 116 Pleasant St., #301 (3rd floor)
Directions:
Park in the East lot of Eastworks. Enter under the white marquee. Take the elevator or stairs up to the 3rd floor. Walk to the second hallway on the left. Go down all the way to the end. Suite 301 is the last door on the right.
Workshop lead by translators Jeff Diteman and Michael Goldman.
Jeff Diteman is a writer, translator, and multimedia artist from Idaho, currently studying for his PhD in Comparative Literature at UMass Amherst. He previously studied at the College of Idaho (BA magna cum laude 2002), the Sorbonne Paris IV (2002-2003), and the University of Granada (2011). He has over 10 years of experience as a full-time freelance translator, working from the French and Spanish. His translations and original writings have appeared in Drunken Boat, The Missing Slate, and Nailed Magazine, and his constrained translations of Raymond Queneau are featured in the upcoming issue of Inventory from Princeton University. He is currently translating Pablo Martín Sánchez’s historical novel El Anarquista Que Se Llamaba Como Yo, slated for publication by Deep Vellum Publishing in 2017.
Michael Goldman taught himself Danish on a pig farm in Denmark over 30 years ago to help him win the heart of a lovely Danish girl. Over 80 of Goldman’s translations of poetry and prose have appeared in over 30 literary journals such as Rattle, World Literature Today, and International Poetry Review. His two books, “The Dream About Farming,” a collection of translated farming poetry, and “Stories About Tacit,” a translated rural novel, are forthcoming in 2016. His original poetry appeared in Poet Lore and The Fourth River. He lives in Florence, Mass.
The Easthampton Bookfest offers a full day of events that highlight the rich literary culture in the Pioneer Valley. Find out more atwww.easthamptoncityarts.com/bookfest.
Mindful Exercises Reading March 31
Tzivia Gover, author of Joy in Every Moment: Mindful Exercises for Waking to the Wonders of Ordinary Life will speak and read on Thursday, March 31, at 6:30 p.m. at the
Holyoke Public Library, 250 Chestnut St, Holyoke, MA 01040Phone:(413) 420-8101
Holyoke Public Library, 250 Chestnut St, Holyoke, MA 01040Phone:(413) 420-8101
Tzivia Gover demonstrates skills and knowledge for living your best life and making your days more joyful. Gover shares her knowledge of brain science, psychology, and practical mindfulness and offers simple tips and techniques—including mini-meditation and gratitude practice—to uncover happiness in even the most seemingly mundane moments. Gover is an author, educator, active member of the International Association for the Study of Dreams, and the founder of 350 Dreamers, an international network of people who dream together for global healing.
More at http://www.tziviagover.com
Help Massachusetts get a Poet Laureate
Did you know that Massachusetts is one of only five states without an official poet laureate? The home of Bishop, Bradstreet, Dickinson, Cummings, Kunitz, Longfellow, Frost, Olson, Sexton, Plath, Lowell… And no poet laureate? Ouch!
A bill to remedy the situation has already passed the state house. Contact the senate Ways and Means Committee to ask that the bill is brought up for a vote, and that we have a Massachusetts state poet laureate.
The London Book Festival Has Been Kind
The London Book Festival Awarded Banshees an Honorable Mention among Poetry Books for 2016. I am grateful for the acknowledgment of my work.
Eileen P. Kennedy Author 