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Mindful Exercises Reading March 31

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Help Massachusetts get a Poet Laureate

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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.

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Pushcart Nomination

My publisher, Flutter Press, has been kind.  Flutter Press nominated me for a Pushcart Prize for my poem, “Eulogy for the Costa Rican Ghosts,” from my new collection of poems, Banshees:

http://flutterpress2009.blogspot.com/p/pushcart-nominees.html

The Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses series, published annually, is one of the most honored literary projects in America. Since 1976, hundreds of presses and thousands of writers of short stories, poetry and essays have been represented in their annual collections. Each year most of the writers and many of the presses are new to the series. Every volume contains an index of past selections, plus lists of outstanding presses with addresses. Among poets who have won this prize are Wendell Berry, Billy Collins, Rita Dove, Donald Hall, Jane Hirshfield, Tony Hoagland, W.S. Merwin, Sharon Olds, Mary Oliver, Robert Pinsky, James Tate, and William Carlos Williams, to name a few.

Here’s an excerpt from “Eulogy for the Costa Rican Ghosts.”

I feel their aching in the night air

their souls shaking in the tropical trees.

I remember their presence here

and bear them closer as time goes by…

my years stealing to inevitable death.

I am grateful for the nomination. Wish me luck with the competition!

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Amherst Books Reading

  • Thursday, November 19th at 6:00pm (Reading)
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Pilot & writer, Mark Vanhoenacker will read from his wonderful new book about flying, Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot   A Pittsfield, Massachusetts native, Vanhoenacker left a job as a management consultant in 2001 to become a pilot & has since split his time between the skies & the page.   He’s now a senior first officer with British Airways.   Co-sponsored by the Amherst College Visiting Writers Series.

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Book Launch at the Forbes Library November 21

Mindful Exercises for Waking to the Wonders of Ordinary Life

Book launch with the author

Happiness is already here in this moment, just waiting to be discovered! Mindfulness expert Tzivia Gover offers an inspiring treasury of small, creative ways to shift your perspective and uncover surprising bits of joy over the course of your day. Whether you’re making dinner, commuting, exercising, working at the computer, or brushing your teeth, every moment of your life offers an opportunity to uncover happiness. Short essays are accompanied by practical exercises to try and exquisite illustrations by artist Olaf Hajek. This is the perfect gift for anyone who wants to increase their daily experience of joy, including yourself.

ABOUT TZIVIA GOVER

Tzivia Gover, author of Joy in Every Moment, is an author and educator who facilitates self-growth and awareness through her workshops and retreats on writing, dreamwork, and mindfulness. In addition to holding an MFA in creative writing from Columbia University, she is a certified dream therapist; a certified proprioceptive writing instructor; a Reiki master; and a creative, curious, and dedicated dreamer. She is an 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.
Date: Saturday, November 21, 2015
Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: Community Room
Categories: Author Event, One-Time Events
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