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Dean Rader
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Dean Rader reads his poem inspired by Leilani Bustamante’s painting “Lady Moore” and “Self-Portrait in Place” for a Quiet Lightning reading series event. Rader’s most recent collection, Self-Portrait as Wikipedia Entry (Copper Canyon Press, 2017), is featured in Page One in the March/April issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
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Cambridge Writers’ Workshop Spring in New Orleans Writing Retreat
The 2020 Cambridge Writers’ Workshop Spring in New Orleans Writing Retreat was held from March 19 to March 22 at the Pelham Hotel, a five-minute walk from the French Quarter. The retreat featured multi-genre and publishing workshops, craft seminars, and time to work for writers including poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers. The faculty included poetry and fiction writers Rita Banerjee and Diana Norma Szokolyai, and fiction and nonfiction writer Stephen Aubrey. The cost of the retreat was $1,650, which included tuition, lodging, and breakfasts.
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CONFERENCE
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yes
Event Date:
December 4, 2025
Rolling Admissions:
ignore
Application Deadline:
December 4, 2025
Financial Aid?:
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
December 4, 2025
Free Admission:
no
Contact Information:
Cambridge Writers’ Workshop Spring in New Orleans Writing Retreat, Cambridge Writers’ Workshop, Inc., P.O. Box 380448, Cambridge, MA 02138. (917) 830-4748. Rita Banerjee, Executive Creative Director.
Rita Banerjee
Executive Creative Director
Contact City:
New Orleans
Contact State:
LA
Contact Zip / Postal Code:
02138
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US
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10 Things I Hate About You
Writing an unsentimental love poem can be one of the more difficult endeavors a poet can take on, whether the subject of that poem is a lover, a family member, or friend. Taking inspiration from the popular film 10 Things I Hate About You, a modern retelling of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, write an ode to the aspects of a loved one that downright irk you. How might you use a form of repetition in your poem—like an anaphora or refrain—to build tension and showcase either the unlikable or admirable aspects of this person?
Afaa Michael Weaver
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“I see myself in the shadows of a leaf.” Afaa Michael Weaver reads his poem “Self Portrait” and Lucille Clifton’s poem “My Dream About God” for the P.O.P. series, which was shot and edited by Rachel Eliza Griffiths in partnership with the Academy of American Poets. Weaver’s poetry collection Spirit Boxing (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2017) is featured in Page One in the March/April issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
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The Written Image: B. A. Van Sise’s Children of Grass
In his Instagram-based photography series, artist B. A. Van Sise creates powerful portraits of American poets who are influenced by Walt Whitman, of whom Van Sise happens to be one of the closest living descendants.
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The Poetry Coalition Takes Flight
Twenty poetry organizations from across the United States have joined forces to enhance the visibility of poetry and its growing popularity and cultural impact, beginning with a monthlong, nationwide suite of programs investigating the relationship between poetry and migration called “Because We Come From Everything.”
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