first book project

[Maria2394]

hey everyone

as most of youknow, I live is SC. Okay, we just had a new program started by an established poet named Kwame Dawes. The poetry initiative is to emphasize the importance of poetry in our lives and encourage people to write.

The first book project stemmed from the Sc PI, and will be held at USC. Anyone on here who is in SC and wants to attend, it is for people who have a manuscript that is ready to be published but needs some tweaking. IT is emphasized that thi s is not for individual poems, nor will a book be published specifically as aresult of attending this workshop, but it is free in a time when schoolin' is getting might hard to afford

I know my poems are not ready for this, but anyone else who is interested, let me know and i can send you the pertinant info and contact numbers.
It will be held 2 times a month for 6 months and there is no fee, but you will be expected to attened each session, where the particippamts with swap out copies of their work and share ideas and suggestions with one another.
It is being overseen by an associate proff named Ed Madden and will be hel in the English Dept lounge at USC

so, if anyone is local and interested, lemme know!

 

[BooMerengue]

Maria!!!!

Why the hell do you think you're not ready??? Honey- if you JUST used your gardening poems you'd have a terriffic little book!! DO IT!!! It would be wonderful!! And if its free and you find out you suck- which will never happen cuz you don't- well, what have you lost? A little time???

Honey- I mean it. DO IT! NOW!! I COMMAND THEE! As I'm sure everyone else will!

lemme be the first to bring you flowers...

 

[tarablackwood22]

Maria!!!!

Why the hell do you think you're not ready??? Honey- if you JUST used your gardening poems you'd have a terriffic little book!! DO IT!!! It would be wonderful!! And if its free and you find out you suck- which will never happen cuz you don't- well, what have you lost? A little time???

Honey- I mean it. DO IT! NOW!! I COMMAND THEE! As I'm sure everyone else will!

lemme be the first to bring you flowers...

Amen, Boo! -- and if I knew how to capitalize this, I'd do it.

Maria, you ARE ready.

 

[Liar]

Amen! Blow their hats off.

 

[Reltne]

You are SO ready!

Grow your Garden Girl

and

Kill 'em with the Frog King for Kiddies

 

[Maria2394]

Oh My goodness!! you guys are all so verty very kind and this is flattering to no end, but the manuscript should be between 40-60 pages long and ready to go!!!

I was kinda thinking of a certain fluffle duck sweetie, or catbabe or sandspike, I know they are all my neighbors, kinda..if I get the courage to print my babies out and go on the 30th, i will let you know, okay?

bless you all, such encouraging people, such good friends, I am the one not ready, not my babies, I think thats the problem....

 

[The_Fool]

Oh My goodness!! you guys are all so verty very kind and this is flattering to no end, but the manuscript should be between 40-60 pages long and ready to go!!!

I was kinda thinking of a certain fluffle duck sweetie, or catbabe or sandspike, I know they are all my neighbors, kinda..if I get the courage to print my babies out and go on the 30th, i will let you know, okay?

bless you all, such encouraging people, such good friends, I am the one not ready, not my babies, I think thats the problem....

You are not capable of criticizing yourself. You know not what you do. Therefore you will do what you are told and you will show up on the appointed day, papers in hand and a smile of your face and you will proceed to kick them in the teeth and blow their doors off....


Be there....


Fooooooooooool

 

[Tathagata]

I have to say...if you have 40 pages of froggy stuff...DO IT
or write until you have 40 pages and do it.

That is what needs to be read to and by children these days

I've told you that stuff is wonderous
magic
You have captured how children think in those works, how they see and imagine things
Not everyone can do that

I think that would be a great way to get your foot in the door
then blast 'em with the heavy stuff later on


Just my opinion

 

[tungtied2u]

South Carolina?

Ok- let me get this right. South Carolina if offering this?
Maria- you have to do this. As do any of our compadres in SC.
But you have a gift girl- and need to go for it while you can. I mean how long before they cut a program like this.

I'll be cheering for you from up here in the NC mountains-
you can probably here the echoes if you listen carefully.