[New-Poetry] from Kona, HI

[Anny Ballardini]

It seems all wonderful,
I was wondering what James Cervantes was doing there and also the style, it 
was so different from the usual Cervantes ... :-)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Cervantes" <cervantes.james at gmail.com>
To: "new-poetry" <new-poetry at wiz.cath.vt.edu>
Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 4:31 PM
Subject: [New-Poetry] from Kona, HI


>I wanted you to be among those who get the earliest announcement ...
> you're literally among the very first to know of a new writer's
> retreat I'm opening here in Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii. We're in
> the final stages of readying so we'll make a more public announcement
> (website, etc., maybe a P&W ad) in about three weeks. The retreat
> itself is the downstairs lanai apartment of a Kona redwood home, built
> by musician Jerry Riopelle (formerly part of his recording studio).
> And while it's situated in a residential area (sorry for the
> real-estate-ese!) it's quite jungly and secluded, with a smashing
> straight-on view of the ocean, and a lava-tube garden right outside.
>
> We plan on providing a great sweet place for writers, and while it
> cannot be free, it's a lot cheaper than renting a standard B&B on the
> island, and much more private than most as well. Also I will be
> offering free residencies for those who apply, are selected, and agree
> to giving a local reading here in Kailua or up in Volcano and agree to
> sit in on a community workshop. I will also be requesting assistance
> in resident-writer selection, so if you are interested in serving on a
> selection panel, please let me know!
>
> Jerry, Naomi, Kamali and I have agreed to provide a great small
> reader's library for our guests, good books by great authors, with an
> emphasis on poetry. If anyone would consent to DONATE books to our
> library we will make sure your books are displayed with love and
> recommended, with notes about the authors or donors as you wish. We
> hope to eventually create a truly admirable collection (we are
> collecting musical instruments and original artwork by writers as
> well. I have a broadside fetish, so these, too, are EVER so welcome).
>
> If you would be willing to donate to us, thank you, and our address is:
>
> Kona Coastal Arts Retreat for Artists and Writers
> 73-1122 Ahikawa Street
> Kailua-Kona, HI  96740
>
> Feel free to write to me with questions! We'd love to have you here as
> our guests, upstairs or down!
>
> Great Love and Arms of Aloha,
> Becky Byrkit
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> The above was sent to me and I have permission to distribute.  Sounds
> great, huh?
>
> -- Jim
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> ~ Salt River Review:  http://www.poetserv.org
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> ~ http://www.fieralingue.it/documenti/mr_bondo.pdf
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