Friends, I have exciting news! For the month of August, I am taking part in a 30/30 project for Tupelo Press, a non-profit, independent publisher.
What does that mean? I’ll be writing, and publishing, a poem-a-day for the entire month, and, in return for the gracious support of the Press, I will be doing my best to raise money for them. It’s a terrific challenge for me, plus I am excited to be helping out a non-profit, and I’m thrilled for the opportunity to have some new eyes on my work.
My “plan” is for this to be an ekphrastic endeavor, using instant film photographs from my summer travels. I am thinking I would like to write all villanelles, since the cyclical rhythm of them appeals to me and I feel like it would lend an echo to the feelings I have in relation to the whole project. . . . but once I get going goodness knows how everything will evolve!
To give you another hint of what I might manage to produce: this summer I have been on two two-week trips. One took me to Colorado and New Mexico, all camping, all in the truck. The second involved a plane ride in addition to truck time, and took me to Nantucket, Cape Cod, North Carolina (lots of it), Tennessee, and Arkansas. I am barely back home but I’m already working on the photographs in preparation for writing 30 new poems!
I would LOVE for you to follow me through this adventure! And I would be grateful if you could throw in for the fundraising, which you can do at THIS LINK.
Please keep an eye on my Instagram for updates.
. . . .Readers, thank you! And hey fellow writers, why not think about applying for a 30/30 project of your own??
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