LAURA LEHEW
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On Writing:

Don’t follow in the footsteps of the old poet, seek what they sought. 
​Basho (trans. Robert Hass)
My pencils outlast their erasers.
Vladimir Nabokov
​A poet once suggested that poems need 3 elements, properly balanced:  the physical, the intellectual, and the emotional. I think that’s an extremely useful guide, and might add a fourth:  the spiritual, or presence of duende.
Kim Addonizio

Editing Notes:

Download a pdf on how to edit a poem.
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Thoughts on Critique:

Download "What to Look for in a Poem" 
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Download some questions I might ask of a poem.
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Download "On Workshopping a Poem."
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Workshop Rules:

Download the Rhetorical Devices updated workshop rules.
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References:

Books & Links

  1. 100 Thousand Poets for Change
  2. Kim Addonizio and Dorianne Laux The Poet's Companion
  3. American Poetry Review (magazine)
  4. Artist Trust (writing & art)
  5. Margaret Atwood, Negotiating with the Dead
  6. Robin Behn and Chase Twichell, The Practice of Poetry ​
  7. DAVID BIESPIEL’S POETRY WIRE: 10 THINGS SUCCESSFUL POETS DO
  8. Adam Levron Brown, calls for submissions
  9. Chandelier Galaxy, prompts, word lists, writing exercises and triggersfrom Toni and Michael Hanner.
  10. ​CLMP Readers Directory of Independent Literary Presses
  11. J. C. Cooper, An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Traditional Symbols
  12. a dictionary or two from several time periods including current
  13. an on-line dictionary/thesarus www.dictionary.com
  14. Stephen Dobyns, Best Words, Best Order: Essays on Poetry
  15. duotrope (submissions: leads and tracking)
  16. Reginald Gibbons (ed), The Poet's Work: 29 Poets on the Origins and Practice of Their Art
  17. Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down the Bones
  18. Erica Goss, poet, writer, instructor
  19. Diana Hacker, A Pocket Style Manual
  20. Jane Hirsfield, Nine Gates: Entering the Mind of Poetry, Essays
  21. Trish Hopkinson (calls for submissions)
  22. Denise Levertov, New & Selected Essays (her essay on the line is not to be missed)
  23. The Line Break: A Wine and Poetry Blog (all the book publishers in the world, open readings for book lenght manuscripts)
  24. LitLine
  25. "The The Impotence of Proofreading," by TAYLOR MALI a fabulous you-tube video
  26. Math Symbols/Technical Definitions whatis.techtarget.com
  27. Robert McKee, Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting (also a screenwriting seminar)
  28. Stephen Minot, Three Genres: Writing Fiction/Literary Nonfiction, Poetry, and Drama
  29. NewPages (news, information, and guides to literary magazines, independent publishers, creative writing programs, alternative periodicals, indie bookstores, writing contests, and more.
  30. Poet’s and Writers (magazine)
  31. Poetry (magazine)
  32. writer's digest, Poet's Market 2017: The Most Trusted Guide for Publishing Poetry
  33. Ralan (resources for speculative fiction and humor)
  34. Roget’s, Super Thesarus
  35. Zack Rogow's Advice for Writers
  36. Harvey Stanbrough, Punctuation for Writers: A Thorough Primer for Writers of Fiction and Essays
  37. Harvey Stanbrough, Writing Realistic Dialogue & Flash Fiction
  38. Mark Strand and Eavan Boland, The Making of a Poem: A Norton Anthology of Poetic Form
  39. a visual dictionary www.visualdictionaryonline.com www.visualdictionaryonline.com/ (connects words to pictures)
  40. a visual thesaurus www.visualthesaurus.com (an interactive dictionary and thesaurus which creates word maps that blossom with meanings and branch to related words)
  41. generate or peruse THE best word lists and much much more www.vocabulary.com
  42. Miller Williams, Patterns of Poetry: An Encyclopedia of Forms
  43. www.winningwriters.com (best free writing contests)
  44. Writing for Theater and Film:  www.theaterseatstore.com (lots of useful information mixed in with some advertising)

Call for Submissions:

  • Uttered Chaos, books and chapbooks 

Organizations:

  1. AWP The Association of Writers & Writing Programs
  2. Council of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP) The Literary Press and Magazine Directory
  3. Hedgebrook: Women Authoring Change
  4. Hypatia-in-the-Woods a writing residency
  5. Lane Literary Guild has a new website Lane Writers
  6. National Federation of State Poetry Societies (NFSPS) - their website desperately needs an upgrade BUT it does have some valuable information
  7. National Writer’s Union
  8. Oregon Poetry Association (OPA)
  9. Oregon Writer's Colony 
  10. Pacific Northwest Writers (PNWA)
  11. PLAYA a writing residency
  12. Science Fiction Poetry Association (SFPA) 
  13. Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA)
  14. Soapstone 
  15. Willamette Writers 

Reading Series/Open Mics/Slams:

See the events section

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  • About
  • Books
    • Let Widows Be Widows
    • Dear John--
    • Willingly Would I Burn
    • Buyer's Remorse
    • Becoming
    • It's Always Night, It Always Rains
    • Beauty
  • Recordings
  • Craft
  • Readings & Workshops
  • Poetry for the People
  • Contact