tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29855643147954066712024-02-20T15:13:56.270-08:00Write ThoughtsSuzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993631811168683699noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985564314795406671.post-54136640640993833102011-11-17T09:55:00.000-08:002011-11-17T10:07:54.150-08:0099% poetryThere is a site for poetry called "99 Poems for 99 percent." The link is http://99poemsfor99percent.blogspot.com<div><br /></div><div>This is a blog that speaks to the issues of the majority. Dean Rader, an English professor at the University of San Francisco, is the curator.</div><div><br /></div><div>I would recommend that you log into this web page to see how relevant poetry is to Americans today.</div><div><br /></div><div>And there still may be time to submit your voice to the outcry.</div>Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993631811168683699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985564314795406671.post-75346332643475424652011-10-30T11:43:00.000-07:002011-10-30T11:54:55.946-07:00Today's "Get Fuzzy" Comic Striphttp://www.gocomics.com/getfuzzy<br /><br />October 30's contribution by Darby Conley is appropriate for writers and the times.<br /><br />Hope you don't take it seriously, though it does give pause.<br /><br />Poetry has its place in the world today. The fear factor needs to be balanced by the beauty of words and by creating a respite for us all with the images that lift our spirits. Poets are there too to provide the echo of the turbulence.<br /><br />What are your thoughts about this?Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993631811168683699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985564314795406671.post-29798897703079111502011-10-15T12:44:00.000-07:002011-10-15T12:59:44.776-07:00Cupertino Poet Laureate: "First Words" and David DennyToday marked the event,"First Words,' conducted by the Cupertino Poet Laureate, David Denny. He read some of his inspired poetry and was joined by six other local poets during the program.<div><br /></div><div>Dave Denny is a teacher of poetry, literature, and creative writing at De Anza College. He holds the distinction of being chosen as the first Poet Laureate of Cupertino. The motto for his term as Poet Laureate is "Celebrate Creativity."</div><div><br /></div><div>The other poets who presented their works were Jennifer Swanton Brown, Jack Hasling, Karl Kadie, Ron Miller, Ann Muto, and Laura Oliver. The audience at the outdoor Civic Center Plaza in Cupertino was delighted at the diversity of poetry presented.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am honored to share that I am invited to participate as a reader of my poetry next time. For more information, please see www.cupertino.org/poet laureate</div>Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993631811168683699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985564314795406671.post-43629926639885349202011-09-30T12:15:00.000-07:002011-09-30T12:22:11.070-07:00National Writing Project: Why I Write October 20This has been copied from http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/events/566?x-t=sites_eos.view<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; "><h1 class="first" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.3em; font: normal normal normal 1.7em/normal Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; ">Events</h1><h2 style="margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; ">NWP Radio: Why I Write</h2><h3 class="event_date" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 0.9em; line-height: 1.5em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(133, 122, 77); ">OCTOBER 20, 2011</h3><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em; "></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em; ">One way we're celebrating the National Day on Writing is by talking with writers about writing. <br /><br />Join us for a conversation with <a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/whos-who-at-the-learning-network/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(182, 23, 6); text-decoration: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(206, 210, 206); ">Katherine Schulten</a> <img src="http://www.nwp.org/img/icons_a/dkgrey_white_10px.png" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em; " />, editor of the<a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(182, 23, 6); text-decoration: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(206, 210, 206); ">New York Times Learning Network</a> <img src="http://www.nwp.org/img/icons_a/dkgrey_white_10px.png" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em; " /> and a New York City Writing Project fellow; <em style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em; ">New York Times</em> education reporter <a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/s/fernanda_santos/index.html" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(182, 23, 6); text-decoration: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(206, 210, 206); ">Fernanda Santos</a> <img src="http://www.nwp.org/img/icons_a/dkgrey_white_10px.png" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em; " />; <a href="http://figment.com/users/60-Dana-Goodyear" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(182, 23, 6); text-decoration: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(206, 210, 206); ">Dana Goodyear</a> <img src="http://www.nwp.org/img/icons_a/dkgrey_white_10px.png" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em; " />, Figment co-founder and staff writer for the <em style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em; ">New Yorker</em>; and novelist and Writing Project teacher<a href="http://www.ashleyperez.com/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(182, 23, 6); text-decoration: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(206, 210, 206); ">Ashley Hope Perez</a> <img src="http://www.nwp.org/img/icons_a/dkgrey_white_10px.png" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em; " />.</p><h4 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.5em; font-weight: bold; ">Details</h4><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em; list-style-type: none; "><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 1em; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em; background-image: url(http://www.nwp.org/img/bg-li.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 0px 0.5em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em; ">When:</b> Thursday, October 20, 2011, 7 p.m. EST / 4 p.m. PST</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 1em; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em; background-image: url(http://www.nwp.org/img/bg-li.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 0px 0.5em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em; ">Where:</b> <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/nwp_radio/2011/10/20/why-i-write" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(182, 23, 6); text-decoration: none; "><i style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em; ">NWP Radio</i> on Blog Talk Radio</a> <img src="http://www.nwp.org/img/icons_a/dkgrey_white_10px.png" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em; " /></li></ul><h4 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.5em; font-weight: bold; ">Questions</h4><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em; ">For more information, contact Tanya Baker at <a href="mailto:tbaker@nwp.org" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(182, 23, 6); text-decoration: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(206, 210, 206); ">tbaker@nwp.org</a>.</p></span></div>Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993631811168683699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985564314795406671.post-85137726277832290112011-09-16T09:11:00.000-07:002011-09-16T09:21:54.977-07:00Poetry FoundationThere is a website that is a must-see for poets. It is www.poetryfoundation.org<div><br /></div><div>I learned about it through American Public Media. Garrison Keillor does a spot there called "Writers Almanac," in which he reads a poem aloud every morning.</div><div><br /></div><div>You can sign up for biweekly messages from poetryfoundation.org online.</div><div><br /></div><div>To review the Writers Almanac offerings, see http://writersalmanacgather.com/</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993631811168683699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985564314795406671.post-30928701925250853092011-09-11T09:28:00.000-07:002011-09-11T09:37:43.966-07:00Poem about September 11 for 10th anniversaryThis poem of mine was published in the September issue of "Writers Talk," the newsletter of South Bay Writers.<div><br /></div><div><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>September 11.2001</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>by Susan Paluzzi</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Are<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>your<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>loved ones O.K.?</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>On<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>this gruesome day</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>That's the question we ask</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>As we face the task</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Of clearing the debris</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>That could herald World War III.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The echoes resound</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>As the buildings tumble to the ground</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Have<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>you seen this person around?</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Have you seen my daughter, my brother, my<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>wife?</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Or have we lost another life?</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>People hurtled from windows in terror</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The images are imprinted forever. </p> <!--EndFragment--> </div>Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993631811168683699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985564314795406671.post-22881250844740527472011-08-25T09:43:00.000-07:002011-08-25T09:55:37.277-07:00Center for Writing Excellence & Newsletter & ContestThe Center for Writing Excellence is seeking contributions to the free newsletter, "Excellent Writing." Contributors are encouraged to include their bio and contact information.<div><div><div>
<br /></div><div>There are guidelines at http://janiewrites.com/newsletter/writers-guidelines/</div></div></div><div>
<br /></div><div>The newsletter is released the first Monday of each month. Subscribers are allowed a free classified ad.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>A contest with the deadline to enroll of September 30, 2o11 is also being held. Entrants get five days to write 700-1000 words based on a prompt. See: http://janiewrites.com/writing-contests/a-fiction-in-five-rules/ for more information. There is a nominal entry fee.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>The C4WE also offers classes, as well as webcasts, for a very reasonable price.</div>Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993631811168683699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985564314795406671.post-63461254702733359402011-08-12T13:04:00.000-07:002011-08-12T13:14:27.584-07:00National Writing Project Is In Danger of Being Cut<div>
<br /></div><div>The National Writing Project is a non-profit organization and the mission statement is " The National Writing Project focuses the knowledge, expertise, and leadership of our nation's educators on sustained efforts to improve writing and learning for all learners."</div><div>
<br /></div><div>To save this nationwide network of teachers go to http://www.causes.com/causes/591544-save-the-national-writing-project It is at risk due to the budget crisis.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>The National Writing Project Newsletter e-voice is part of the National Writing Project, which is<div>dedicated to "improving writing and learning in the nation's schools."</div><div>
<br /></div><div>The website is www.nwp.org</div></div><div>
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<br /></div>Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993631811168683699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985564314795406671.post-35513503407107686572011-08-05T08:22:00.001-07:002011-08-05T09:04:37.030-07:00Santa Clara County 2nd Poet Laureate Sally AshtonSally Ashton, 2nd Poet Laureate of Santa Clara County, began her 2 year stint on April 1, 2011.<br />She is an excellent, encouraging poetry teacher, attended San Jose State University, and edits the DMQ Review, which is an online journal. She possesses an MFA, which she earned through Bennington. She also received the honor of an Artist Fellowship in Poetry from the Arts Council Silicon Valley.<br /><br />Ashton has won numerous awards for her fine poetry and been nominated for Pushcart Prizes. She founded and directed the California Poets Festival. She supports the SJSU student group Poets and Writers Coalition. She has been published and this summer led a poetry workshop in Portugal.<br /><br />Ashton has performed notable readings including with Nils Peterson, the first Santa Clara Poet Laureate, and been part of the Poetry Center San Jose for years.<br /><br />Her project as Poet Laureate has been a call for the public to choose favorite poems. Readings of these favorite poems, as well as others, will begin on September 18 at 1 p.m. at Barnes & Noble on Stevens Creek Blvd. in San Jose.Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993631811168683699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985564314795406671.post-9388603441798838992011-07-28T12:22:00.000-07:002011-07-28T13:08:40.461-07:00Look Into Project Written About in July "Poets & Writers"A painter named Eric Fischl created a national art project which involves poets. It is a show that is to go around the nation and not only includes creations of poets, but also filmmakers, musicians, playwrights, and visual artists.<div><br /></div><div>The title of the work is "America:Now and Here" and it addresses what the contributors would like to focus on in the present as a way of diffusing the toxic situation of our society today.</div><div><br /></div><div>The poets contacted created a "renga" which starts with a three-line stanza which includes seventeen syllables. The poet who began the renga passed it on to the next poet, who, in turn, wrote a couplet of seven-syllable lines, according to Alex Dimitrov, who wrote the article in "Poets and Writers." The three-line stanza and couplet continued as the piece was offered to one chosen poet after another. The result in this case was the work entitled " Crossing State Lines," which is on exhibit within the total project of "America:Now and Here."</div><div><br /></div><div>The entire traveling show will be visiting different cities in the United States starting Fall 2012 for two years. Each host city is able to make their own unique contribution to "America:Now and Here" which will be presented at that particular site. To get involved or learn where the project will be available for viewing, see www.americanowandhere.org</div>Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993631811168683699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985564314795406671.post-47841183308118555272011-07-22T23:55:00.000-07:002011-07-23T00:08:58.233-07:00Kay RyanKay Ryan who was the nation's poet laureate from 2008-2010 received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in April 2011.<div><br /></div><div>Ryan was born in California in 1945.</div><div><br /></div><div>The work that earned her the Pulitzer is "The Best Of It." </div><div><br /></div><div>I met her and heard her speak a few years ago. She is very personable and gave the impression at the time that she takes herself lightly by the comments she made.</div><div><br /></div><div>I believe she even allowed me to pose with her for a photo!</div>Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993631811168683699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985564314795406671.post-900165948137636742011-07-16T14:44:00.000-07:002011-07-16T18:11:04.032-07:00MEMOIR IN THE FALLAfter a hiatus, I am resuming my blog. I signed up for a Memoir class with instructor Ann Thompson during the spring and was only able to attend a few sessions. However, she did inspire me to write. <div><br /></div><div>I have given my memoir more thought and effort. What came to mind was to gather old notes from throughout the years, including journals, and then proceed. So that is what I have been doing.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am only part way through but noticing that I had more done from the past that I am able to use than I had thought. The book is taking shape in my mind, as well as in consolidation online.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ann Thompson will be teaching the Memoir class again in the fall at the Campbell Community Center around Labor Day. If you Google the City of Campbell, CA. you will obtain the information.</div><div><br /></div><div>I intend to stay with this mode of blogging for now and do not plan to have the separate blog for my book at this time. I will continue to inform you about writing and related topics. Stay tuned...</div>Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993631811168683699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985564314795406671.post-81115334514118765872011-02-01T13:49:00.000-08:002011-02-01T14:02:29.514-08:00Another Memoir ResourceAn associate of mine mentioned "Story Circle" when I told her I was planning to write a memoir.<br /><br />I Googled it and came up with "Story Circle Network" at www.storycircle.org, which is described<br />as a network for women with stories to tell.<br /><br />A conference is advertised for Memoir Writing on the site. It is "Stories From The Heart VI" Women's Memoir Conference. It is to be held in Austin, Texas on April 13-15, 2012.<br /><br />The explanation about Story Circle Network on the site is as follows:<br />"The Story Circle Network is a national not-for-profit membership organization made up of women who want to document their lives and explore their personal stories through journaling, memoir, autobiography, personal essays, poetry, drama and mixed-media."<br /> You may subscribe to a free e-mail newsletter on the site. Online classes are also offered.Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993631811168683699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985564314795406671.post-22542027891203335552011-01-24T12:04:00.000-08:002011-01-24T12:14:54.312-08:00Blogging CoachI learned through a question of Dan Poynter, a workshop presenter, (Google CWC South Bay Chapter, Jan. 15, 2011) that an associate of mine coaches clients about the best way to blog a book.<div><br /></div><div>Nina Amir, the blogging coach, also has products on her website at a good price which address this topic. Her website is www.copywrightcommunications.com</div><div><br /></div><div>Her contact info and credentials are listed there. Nina Amir earned a journalism degree.</div><div>She also has many years of experience.</div><div><br /></div><div>I look forward to the possibility of working with her!</div>Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993631811168683699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985564314795406671.post-78292626171588981902011-01-14T10:55:00.000-08:002011-01-24T16:00:00.391-08:00Memoir InfoI am still reading Betty Auchard's recent memoir, and learned from the front pages already that she took more than one class in writing memoirs. So, I signed up for one too.<div><br /></div><div>Betty Auchard's book, "The Home for the Friendless," is a series of vignettes about her childhood memories. It is poignant and often funny. She divides the book into sections, which makes it more cohesive and readable. The fact that the stories are brief makes it easy to follow. I hope I may do as well.</div><div><br /></div><div>She will be leading a memoir writing workshop at the Wild Mind Writer's Retreat which is being held from April 16-17, 2011. For mor information, see www.wildmindwriterpresents.vpweb.com<br /><br />To see more about Betty Auchard, visit www.bettyauchard.com<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993631811168683699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985564314795406671.post-51749575653193124552011-01-07T15:35:00.000-08:002011-01-07T16:06:54.285-08:00Memoir ResourceAs you know, my plan is to begin a memoir. I decided to do some footwork first.<div><br /></div><div>I am considering joining a writer's group to keep me on track. That way I will be obligated to have written 5 pages a week to share and get feedback.</div><div><br /></div><div>I also intend to read another memoir by my associate at the California Writers Club, Betty Auchard. I will let you know about that in a future entry. At the very least, I know it will be a good read. The title is "Home for the Friendless."</div><div><br /></div><div>The resource I find to be most helpful so far is Linda Joy Myers. She is the President of the National Association of Memoir Writers. Her blog is www.memoriesandmemoirs.com</div><div>Her website is lindajoymyersphd.com Check them out. There is a lot of worthwhile guidance there.</div><div><br /></div>Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993631811168683699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985564314795406671.post-86390188281672209682010-12-31T12:10:00.000-08:002010-12-31T12:25:56.057-08:00NPR Links to Best Books of 2010/2011 Blog InfoBelow are two National Public Radio links for the best books of 2010 and the recent NPR best seller's book list.<br /><br />http://www.npr.org/series/131336530/best-books-of-2010<br /><br />http://www.npr.org/sections/books/<br /><br />Happy New Year and Happy Reading!<br /><br />I will be starting a new blog soon about writing my memoir, but there will be a transition period where I will be researching how to write a memoir and that info will be posted here.<br /><br />Happy Writing too!Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993631811168683699noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985564314795406671.post-40733604949024589212010-12-21T09:50:00.000-08:002010-12-21T10:11:22.024-08:00Nils Peterson Santa Clara County Poet Laureate PoemFrom his book "For This Day": of Christmas poems written annually and collected finally. With the author's permission:<div><br /></div><div>Poem entitled "For This Day"</div><div><br /></div><div> "In which everything is meant for you</div><div> And nothing need be explained"</div><div> Wallace Stevens</div><div><br /></div><div>For this day, the sweet lowings, the brays,</div><div>the heavenly music are all for us. The world</div><div><br /></div><div>brings us the presents we so richly deserve,</div><div>for are we not children of the Father?</div><div><br /></div><div>For this day we sit on Mary's blue lap</div><div>at home with ox, ass, shepherd, king, angel</div><div><br /></div><div>Yes, there is a Herod, but for this day</div><div>he rages off-stage in the empty city.</div><div><br /></div><div>For this day, the trees are for us, and then,</div><div>"the whole wideness of the night."</div><div><br /></div><div>Merry Christmas</div>Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993631811168683699noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985564314795406671.post-286650608968485732010-12-15T18:48:00.000-08:002010-12-15T18:52:20.989-08:00Bill Costley's Recent Poem on The New Verse News<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(41, 48, 59); letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 15px; text-transform: uppercase; ">FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2010</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(41, 48, 59); letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 15px; text-transform: uppercase; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(41, 48, 59); letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 15px; text-transform: uppercase; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; text-transform: none; font-size: small; "><div id="main" style="width: 430px; float: right; padding-top: 8px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><div class="post" style="margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><h3 class="post-title" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(27, 4, 49); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">CL@SSIFIC@TIONISM</h3><div class="post-body"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.6em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></p><div style="clear: both; "></div><b>by Bill Costley</b><br /><br /><br />While you’re reading this<br />Somebody’s deciding whether<br />it’s filling empty minds with<br />stuff of the classifiable category<br /><br />that oughtn’t be open to just <br />anybody reading this. 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text-transform: uppercase;"><br /></span></span></span></h2></div></span></span></div>Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993631811168683699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985564314795406671.post-11457720108854717752010-12-15T18:24:00.000-08:002010-12-16T09:44:50.438-08:00Ego BoostUpon attending the Poetry and Music To Celebrate Christmas at St. Mark's in Santa Clara, I was surprised to hear from the person sitting in front of me, Bill Costley, that he had sent a copy of an newspaper article, which I had written that included info about him, to the archives of his alma mater. He had also mailed this same article which had been published in the Santa Clara Weekly to his friend in northern England. I felt like I had made a difference in his life and that was very gratifying.<div><br /></div><div>Bill has a blog also. He also writes poetry about news! The site where you can read his poetry is www.newversenews.com To read his blog, go to www.costleybill7.blogspot.com</div><div><br /></div><div>The first Santa Clara County poet laureate Nils Peterson touchingly read his own Christmas poetry, as well as selections from Garrison Keillor and Jean Shepherd at the aforementioned event. The Symphony Silicon Valley Singers sang magnificently under the direction of Elena Sharkova. I will include a poem or two written by Nils Peterson in my blog next week to mark the season.</div>Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993631811168683699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985564314795406671.post-32429080430052096402010-12-10T10:54:00.000-08:002010-12-10T10:58:52.972-08:00Writers Digest Poetry Contest Info<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 1.0px 56.0px; text-indent: -56.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b><a href="http://writersdigest.com/poetryawards">http://writersdigest.com/poetryawards</a> Contents are below for the upcoming deadline for the Writers Digest poetry contest.</b></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 1.0px 56.0px; text-indent: -56.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 1.0px 56.0px; text-indent: -56.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Verdana; line-height: 16px; "></span></p><div class="artmCategoryPageTitle" id="PageTitle" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 25px; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; top: 0px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 30px; color: rgb(22, 98, 108); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; width: 350px; ">Poetry Awards</div><div id="InfoPageContent" style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 6px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; "><h3 style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 12px; padding-top: 0px; font-family: Verdana; "><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); "><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); ">6th</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); "> Annual Writer's Digest Poetry Awards Competition</span></h3><h4> </h4>We're pleased to announce the only <em>Writer's Digest </em>competition exclusively for poets! Regardless of style—rhyming, free verse, haiku and more—if your poems are 32 lines or fewer, we want them all.<p><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); "><strong>Entry Deadline: December 15, 2010<br /></strong></span></p><div> <br /></div><br /><hr /> <center><strong><a href="http://writersdigest.com/poetryawards#prizes" style="color: rgb(22, 97, 108); text-decoration: none; ">Prizes</a> | <a href="http://writersdigest.com/poetryawards#rules" style="color: rgb(22, 97, 108); text-decoration: none; ">Contest Rules</a> | <a href="http://writersdigest.com/poetryawards#privacy" style="color: rgb(22, 97, 108); text-decoration: none; ">Privacy Promise</a> | <a href="http://writersdigest.com/poetryawards#entry" style="color: rgb(22, 97, 108); text-decoration: none; ">Entry Form</a></strong><br /></center><hr /><p><a name="prizes"><strong class="purple14">Prizes</strong></a></p><p><strong>First Place:</strong> $500 and a trip to the Writer's Digest Conference in New York City</p><p><strong>Second Place:</strong> $250</p><p><strong>Third Place:</strong> $100</p><p><strong>Fourth Through Tenth Place:</strong> $25</p><p><strong>Eleventh Through Twenty-Fifth Place:</strong> $50 gift certificate for Writer's Digest Books.</p><p>* The names and poem titles of the First through Tenth-Place winners will be printed in the August 2011 <em>Writer's Digest</em>, and afterwards their names will appear on <a href="http://www.writersdigest.com/" style="color: rgb(22, 97, 108); text-decoration: none; ">www.writersdigest.com</a>. All winners will receive the 2011 <em>Poet's Market</em>.<br /> </p><p align="center"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); "><span style="font-size: medium; ">The 6th Annual <strong>Writer's Digest Poetry Awards Collection<br /></strong><br /></span></span>The 1st- through 50th-place poems will be printed in a special competition collection. Use the entry form to order your copy or purchase a copy online using a credit card. (Publication date: May 2011. You are not required to purchase the collection to enter the competition.)</p><div> <a class="purple14" name="rules"><strong>Competition Rules</strong></a></div><p><strong>1.</strong> The competition is open to poems 32 lines or fewer. Entries longer than 32 lines will be automatically disqualified. Long poems may not be broken into segments and entered as separate entries. Each poem must be self-contained and must be titled. Style and subject matter are open. Type the line count along with your name, address, phone number and email address at the top left-hand corner of the page. No refunds will be given for disqualified entries.</p><p><strong>2.</strong> The entry fee is $15 for the first poem submitted and $10 for each additional poem. You may enter as many poems as you wish. If you are submitting your entry via regular mail, you may send one check (in U.S. funds) and one entry form for a single entry or batch of entries. <strong>You may pay with a check or money order, Visa or Mastercard when entering online or via regular mail.</strong> <strong><em>Entries received without an entry fee will be disqualified.</em></strong> Entry fees may not be sent after poems have been received. There will be a $10 fee for declined credit cards or returned checks. Credit cards will be charged within 90 days of the contest deadline. Charges will appear on your statement as "F+W Contests." </p><p><strong>3.</strong> All entries must be in English, original, unpublished, and not submitted elsewhere at the time of submission. "Unpublished" means poems may not have appeared in print or on the Internet for public consumption (i.e., poems posted on a public forum or on your Web site may not be entered). <em>Writer's Digest</em> reserves the one-time publication rights to the 1st through 50th-place winning entries to be published in a<em>Writer's Digest</em> publication, on <em>Writer's Digest</em>'s Web site, or in other digital materials.</p><p><strong>4.</strong> If you are submitting your entry via regular mail, all entries must be typewritten on one side of 8-1/2 x 11 white paper (computer printout acceptable) or A4 white paper. Unusual typefaces, colors, and graphics should not be used. Poems will not be returned so keep a copy for your records. No refunds will be issued for disqualified entries.</p><p><strong>5. Entries must be postmarked by December 15, 2010.</strong> Online entries will close after midnight EST on December 15, 2010.</p><p><strong>6.</strong> Winners will be notified by March 15, 2011. If you have not been contacted by this date, you may assume that your entry is not a finalist and may be marketed elsewhere.</p><p><strong>7.</strong> Enclose a self-addressed, stamped postcard with your entry if you want to be notified of its receipt. We cannot notify you personally of your poem's status before the winners are announced. This includes phone and email status inquiries. If entering online, you will receive a confirmation email for each entry you submit. Please note, the emailed confirmation will come from <a href="mailto:writingcompetition@fwpubs.com" style="color: rgb(22, 97, 108); text-decoration: none; ">writingcompetition@fwpubs.com</a>.</p><p><strong>8.</strong> Winners' names will appear in the August 2011 issue of <em>Writer's Digest</em> magazine. Afterwards, their names and poem titles will be posted at <a href="http://www.writersdigest.com/" style="color: rgb(22, 97, 108); text-decoration: none; ">www.writersdigest.com</a>. </p><p><strong>9.</strong> The following are not permitted to enter the competition: employees of F+W Media, Inc., and their immediate families and <em>Writer's Digest</em>contributing editors and correspondents as listed on the masthead.</p><p><span class="smallest"><a href="http://writersdigest.com/poetryawards#top" style="color: rgb(22, 97, 108); text-decoration: none; ">top</a></span></p><p><a name="privacy"><strong>Privacy Promise</strong></a><br />Occasionally we make portions of our customer list available to other companies so they may contact you about products and services that may be of interest to you. If you prefer we withhold your name, simply send a note with your name, address and the competition name to: List Manager, F+W Media, Inc., 4700 East Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, OH 45236.</p><p><a name="entry"><strong>Entry Form</strong></a></p><p>To submit your entry online, visit our <a href="https://competitions.fwmedia.com/dynamiccompetition/2010poetryawards/entry_form" style="color: rgb(22, 97, 108); text-decoration: none; ">secure online entry form</a>.</p><p>To enter via regular mail, <a href="http://writersdigest.com/upload/images/competitions/WD10POEM%20entry%20form.pdf" style="color: rgb(22, 97, 108); text-decoration: none; ">use the printable form</a>, and send it with your poem(s) and entry fee(s) to:</p><blockquote><em>Writer's Digest</em> Poetry Awards<br />4700 East Galbraith Road<br />Cincinnati, OH 45236<br /></blockquote><div><blockquote style="text-align: left; ">Questions?<br /><br />For questions, contact us at (715) 445-4612 ext. #13430 or email <a href="mailto:writingcompetition@fwmedia.com" style="color: rgb(22, 97, 108); text-decoration: none; ">writing-competition@fwmedia.com</a></blockquote></div><div><br /></div></div><p></p>Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993631811168683699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985564314795406671.post-50536307770212696642010-12-03T16:06:00.000-08:002010-12-03T17:05:22.381-08:00Publicity and MarketingIt is a natural progression for a journalist with a marketing degree to pursue publicity jobs.<div>The contacts one makes with the media offer an avenue to promote events, people, and organizations. Journalism is only one way I write for others.</div><div><br /></div><div>My path from that recent aforementioned memorable writing retreat ( see earlier blog entry) which gave me the impetus to decide to begin a book journey in the new year also led me to an occasion that I would like to share. It is my way of service to publicize the information below.</div><div><br /></div><div>This past week I took part in a sacred empowerment by a high lama in the Nyingma Buddhist lineage. The series of empowerments is called the Richen Terzod and has only been transmitted once before in the United States, back in 1988. The occurrence takes place from December 1-February 18. It is held in Alameda in Orgyen Dorje Den for the benefit of all beings. For more information, please see http://www.orgyendorjeden.org/rinchen_terzod.html There is a fee.</div><div><br /></div>Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993631811168683699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985564314795406671.post-67602077777116311742010-11-16T17:25:00.000-08:002010-11-16T17:35:02.675-08:00epiphanyI am writing another blog entry this week cause I missed one last week and I have something else to say.<div><br /></div><div>A college friend sent me her handouts from a writing workshop she attended and I received the sweet gesture in the mail today. This combined with a Buddhist healer recently encouraging me to share my life's story to help others has given me pause.</div><div><br /></div><div>So, since the beginning of this blog series had an entry about finally writing a book, a childhood and recent actual dream of mine, I have come full circle and know now what I am to do. I am to create a book relating my experiences since that is what I know best, and writing is what I love most in my work life.</div><div><br /></div><div>I probably will begin another blog by the end of this year, so you can journey with me. I am off to a new adventure, after exploring this past year what avenues to take with my creativity.</div>Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993631811168683699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985564314795406671.post-24502002635370765012010-11-16T11:26:00.001-08:002010-11-16T11:42:11.455-08:00Like MindsRecently I learned that a friend of mine had met a local poet. My friend is a caregiver in a facility which houses those whom have suffered strokes and the like. This friend told me she had told the local poet about my work as a poet and that the local poet wanted to meet me.<div><br /></div><div>Imagine my surprise and humility when I met someone who is well-known and published. We exchanged books wherein we had our works. Mine were simply in an anthology; hers was one of many which contained works only by her. She even signed it to me and encouraged me to continue writing poetry and offered me assistance if I needed it. I couldn't believe my fortune in having met such a kind and sensitive creator, so unaffected by her fame.</div><div><br /></div><div>In addition, it was revealed that the local poet who was temporarily laid up with the results of the stroke, was close friends with another poet whom I have befriended. It is amazing how poets communicate with the same soul language and how we gravitate towards like minds.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993631811168683699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985564314795406671.post-45492611300760061302010-11-05T12:54:00.000-07:002010-11-05T13:12:53.407-07:00Getting a web siteThis week I met with a young man who designs websites for a living. I learned that if I wanted a really classy website which included audio, video, and search engine optimization, I would need to pay.<div><br /></div><div>In order to create my own web page, I could use wordpress.com There I could register for a domain name, which is the actual address with which I could be reached. Then, I would need a host for my link.</div><div><br /></div><div>Search engine optimization is created by having key words included in the copy on the site, to make the search for your site easy and to allow for more "hits" or readers of your link.</div><div><br /></div><div>It was recommended that both my blog and my web page be at the same site, also to maximize the number of hits. For MAC users, creating a web site might be more straightforward, though </div><div>the site might be a very basic one if using the tools on me.com.</div>Suzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993631811168683699noreply@blogger.com0