[New-Poetry] Tongues Afire -- Call For Writers
TheOldMole
Opus40-01 at opus40.org
Sat Sep 6 18:59:36 EDT 2008
Good one.
Anny Ballardini wrote:
> I am very sorry for Hillary. That Putaine / ohhh excuse my French!
>
> Anyhow I wanted to direct Judy to a pOm I put on the Corner today by
> Ed Mycue:
> http://www.fieralingue.it/corner.php?pa=printpage&pid=2445
> <http://www.fieralingue.it/corner.php?pa=printpage&pid=2445>
>
> but the entire list of poems seems interesting to me:
> http://www.fieralingue.it/modules.php?name=Content&pa=list_pages_categories&cid=302
> <http://www.fieralingue.it/modules.php?name=Content&pa=list_pages_categories&cid=302>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 11:17 PM, TheOldMole <Opus40-01 at opus40.org
> <mailto:Opus40-01 at opus40.org>> wrote:
>
> I think Judy's asking for the impossible. No one non-conforms all
> the time. The most nonconforming nonconformist eats, sleeps,
> propels him/herself either with feet or a vehicle, pays bills of
> some sort, and has sex using some variation or another of the same
> catalog of equipment.
>
> amy king wrote:
>
> Hmm, I think this is a can of worms and a half. Worms with
> swords.
> Maybe the ideal conforming woman is the notion of a sort of
> 'modern woman' who embraces traditional views of womanhood
> while giving a pseudo-nod to the progress women have made.
> Society-in-general can only tolerate so much outside of our
> familiar & secure comfort zones. Right now, I'm thinking
> about Sarah Palin. [Turning hand-crank of opener now ...]
> Off the top of my head, she would be symbolic of a conforming
> woman, esp versus Hillary Clinton. Palin embraces, no, touts
> her 'soccer mom' role while also giving nods to 'progress'
> (she belongs to some right-wing 'feminist' group) for women
> (her nods resemble that of a pit bull gearing up for the
> lunge, seeing's how she's a self professed pit bull with
> lipstick. oh how we do love our aggressive woman images, for
> fun only though). I mean, she has no problem seeking power,
> but she's careful to do so under the traditional rubric of
> what it means to be a woman. She'll get more covert sexist
> flak than H. Clinton got, for sure. Hillary didn't conform
> well enough; she didn't even bake cookies and was damned to
> hell and back for it! Just google image search her name and
> see what comes up. At least Palin knows what she has to do to
> make her own kind of selfish progress (i.e. sell out more
> 'progressive' or 'nonconforming' women for the payout).
> Conform. Hillary didn't play those cards right (i.e. she's
> slightly nonconforming in terms of her womanhood-- too many
> 'male' behaviors like thinking aloud, demanding she be taken
> seriously, didn't play up her nurturing side, etc -- yikes!).
> Now I'm sitting in the can, wriggling with the worst,
>
> Amy
>
> _______
>
>
> Movies With Poems
> http://amyking.wordpress.com/2008/08/11/movies-with-poetry/
>
> Poems To Do
> http://amyking.wordpress.com/2008/06/12/poetry-exercises-wanted/
>
> Amy's Alias
> http://amyking.org/
>
> --- On *Sat, 9/6/08, Judy Prince
> /<jbalizsprince at googlemail.com
> <mailto:jbalizsprince at googlemail.com>>/* wrote:
>
> From: Judy Prince <jbalizsprince at googlemail.com
> <mailto:jbalizsprince at googlemail.com>>
> Subject: Re: [New-Poetry] Tongues Afire -- Call For Writers
> To: "NewPoetry: Contemporary Poetry News &, Views"
> <new-poetry at wiz.cath.vt.edu
> <mailto:new-poetry at wiz.cath.vt.edu>>
> Date: Saturday, September 6, 2008, 4:53 PM
>
> Good point, Tad. I just don't know. If you're right, I wonder
> what that translates to in terms of what the nonconforming
> female
> actually does each day? I'm trying to imagine the ways in
> which
> conforming females behave and then compare that to what a
> nonconforming female might do. But right now I'd much
> rather have
> lunch.
>
> Best,
>
> Judy
>
> 2008/9/6 TheOldMole <Opus40-01 at opus40.org
> <mailto:Opus40-01 at opus40.org>
> <mailto:Opus40-01 at opus40.org <mailto:Opus40-01 at opus40.org>>>
>
>
> Wouldn't it be more about non-conforming /to/ the
> stereotypes
> of a given gender?
>
> Judy Prince wrote:
>
> Hi, Amy,
>
> Does one have to be queer, trans, gender non-conforming
> and a person of colour all at the same time in the same
> body? And what is gender non-conforming? My body
> seems
> unlikely to non-conform at this stage of the game,
> thank
> goodness. Since "trans" means across or beyond, it's
> likely that I'll only be trans after I die. More's the
> pity. On the other hand, being a beyond or across
> woman
> sounds positively goddess-like! Should I be able to
> choose, then, I'd want to be a trans.
> [BTW, I'm having you on, in case you can't tell.]
>
> judyhappened2
>
> 2008/9/6 amy king <amyhappens at yahoo.com
> <mailto:amyhappens at yahoo.com>
> <mailto:amyhappens at yahoo.com
> <mailto:amyhappens at yahoo.com>> <mailto:amyhappens at yahoo.com
> <mailto:amyhappens at yahoo.com>
>
> <mailto:amyhappens at yahoo.com
> <mailto:amyhappens at yahoo.com>>>>
>
>
> Tongues Afire:
>
> Creative Writing Workshop for
>
> Queer Women, Trans Women and Gender Non Conforming
>
> People of Color*
>
>
> *****
>
> Workshop Facilitator: R. Erica Doyle
>
> WHEN:
>
> October 9, 2008 - December 11, 2008
>
> Thursdays, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
>
> WHERE:
>
> Audre Lorde Project 85 South Oxford Street
>
> Brooklyn, New York 11217**
>
> CONTACT:
>
> 718.813.7240
>
> tonguesafire at gmail.com
> <mailto:tonguesafire at gmail.com> <mailto:tonguesafire at gmail.com
> <mailto:tonguesafire at gmail.com>>
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>
> <mailto:tonguesafire at gmail.com
> <mailto:tonguesafire at gmail.com>>>
>
>
> How much:
>
> -FREE-
>
> Application Deadline:
>
> Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 ***
>
>
> ****************************************************
>
> These workshops, led
> by writer-teacher-performer R.
> Erica Doyle,
> are for writers of all levels, and will incorporate
> readings along
> with in-class workshop exercises in literary memoir,
> poetry, and
> short fiction. Participating writers will develop
> methods of
> constructive critique and strategies for
> incorporating
> writing in
> their everyday lives. Information on publication,
> funding, and
> reading opportunities will be shared. The workshop
> will culminate
> in a public reading at the Audre Lorde Project.
>
>
> *****************************************************
>
> How to Apply:
>
> Apply via email with the following
> information to
> tonguesafire at gmail.com
> <mailto:tonguesafire at gmail.com> <mailto:tonguesafire at gmail.com
> <mailto:tonguesafire at gmail.com>>
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> <mailto:tonguesafire at gmail.com>
>
> <mailto:tonguesafire at gmail.com
> <mailto:tonguesafire at gmail.com>>>
>
>
> * your contact information,
>
> * one paragraph that describes who you are
> and how you
> identify as queer woman/gnc person of color (be
> creative and
> definitive)
>
> * one - two paragraphs for why you want to
> be a part of
> Tongues Afire, and
>
> * a writing sample (1-3 pages of poetry, prose,
> fiction, or
> creative non-fiction)
>
> You may send questions to
> tonguesafire at gmail.com <mailto:tonguesafire at gmail.com>
> <mailto:tonguesafire at gmail.com
> <mailto:tonguesafire at gmail.com>>
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> <mailto:tonguesafire at gmail.com>
>
> <mailto:tonguesafire at gmail.com
> <mailto:tonguesafire at gmail.com>>> or call 718.813.7240.
>
>
> Space is limited.
>
> Application Deadline: Tuesday,
> September 30th, 2008
>
>
> ******************************************************
>
> About the Facilitator:
>
> R. Erica Doyle is a writer of Trinidadian
> descent who
> lives in New
> York City. Her work has appeared in numerous
> journals and
> anthologies, including Best American Poetry,
> Ploughshares,
> Callaloo, Bum Rush the Page, and Ms. Magazine.
> She has
> performed
> her work at the Nuyorican Poets Café, Kennedy
> Center,
> Public
> Theater, St Mark's Poetry Project, Bar 13, Bowery
> Poetry Club, and
> the Calabash Literary Festival in Jamaica. She has
> taught creative
> writing workshops at the 14th Street Y, the
> Brooklyn Public
> Library, Union Settlement, Sisterspace and
> Books, and
> in the New
> York City public schools. She is the recipient of
> awards and
> fellowships from the Hurston/Wright and Astraea
> Foundations and
> the New York Foundation for the Arts. She is a
> fellow
> of Cave
> Canem, a workshop and retreat for
> African-American poets.
>
>
> ***********************************************
>
> More Information:
>
> * Anyone who identifies as a woman of color is
> welcome,
> including
> people of color who self-identify as women, trans,
> butch lesbians,
> bois, drag queens, bi-gendered, two-spirited, drag
> kings, femme
> queens, A.G.s, genderqueer, non-gendered, andro,
> crossdressers,
> gender-benders, gender fluid as well as other
> identities of
> peoples who face gender oppression because of their
> non-conventional gender expression.
>
> ** Directions: C train to
> Lafayette Avenue; G train to
> Fulton
> Street; 2, 3, 4, 5, B, Q, D, M, N, R to Atlantic
> Avenue/Pacific
> Street)
>
> ***All applicants will be notified
> by Monday, October
> 6th. Accepted applicants must confirm their
> attendance
> upon notification.
>
> Tongues Afire is made possible by
> support from the
> Audre Lorde
> Project. This event is funded in part by Poets and
> Writers, Inc.
>
>
>
> _______
>
>
> Movies With Poems
>
> http://amyking.wordpress.com/2008/08/11/movies-with-poetry/
>
> Poems To Do
>
> http://amyking.wordpress.com/2008/06/12/poetry-exercises-wanted/
>
> Amy's Alias
> http://amyking.org/
>
>
>
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