[New-Poetry] Tongues Afire -- Call For Writers
Judy Prince
jbalizsprince at googlemail.com
Sat Sep 6 22:04:54 EDT 2008
Hi, Anny,
Thanks! I may be slow, so will give m'sel' time to understand Ed Mycue's
poem(s).
Between readings, I somehow ended up enthusiastic about Tyehimba Jess's
poetry. Here's a poem of his, and it will lead to links within for more
information about the poet as well as more of his poems:
http://voices.e-poets.net/JessT/home.html
Best,
Judy
2008/9/6 Anny Ballardini <anny.ballardini at gmail.com>
> 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
>
> but the entire list of poems seems interesting to me:
>
> 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> 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>/*
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> From: Judy Prince <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>
>>> 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>>
>>>
>>> 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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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>>
>>>
>>>
>>> * 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>> 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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>>> http://www.opus40.org/tadrichards/
>>> http://opusforty.blogspot.com/
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>>> The better you are, the pay is worse.
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>> --
>> Tad Richards
>> http://www.opus40.org/tadrichards/
>> http://opusforty.blogspot.com/
>>
>> The moral is this: in American verse,
>> The better you are, the pay is worse.
>> --Corey Ford
>>
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> Anny Ballardini
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> http://www.moriapoetry.com/ebooks.html
> I Tell You: One must still have chaos in one to give birth to a dancing
> star!
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