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SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes Weekly Writers Meet Up
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat.\nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes-weekly-writers-meet-up-5/2024-10-16
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event
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SUMMARY:A Writer's Night
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, October 17 from 6:45-7:30pm Straw Dog Writers Guild and The Longmeadow Adult Center present A Writer’s Night with Doug Anderson. \nDoug Anderson’s first full length book of poems\, The Moon Reflected Fire\, won the Kate Tufts Discovery Award; Blues for Unemployed Secret Police won a grant from the Academy of American Poets. His third book\, Horse Medicine\, was published by Barrow Street\, and his most recent book\, Undress\, She Said\, was published by Four Way Books. Poems from these books have won two Pushcart Prizes\, a fellowship from The National Endowment for the Arts\, and grants from the Massachusetts Artists Foundation and Massachusetts Cultural Council. He won the Emily Balch Prize from the Virginia Quarterly Review. He has published poetry in the Massachusetts Review\, Field\, Ploughshares\, The Southern Review\, and many other literary journals. His play\, Short Timers was produced at Theater for the New City in New York City in 1981. He has written for film as well\, and published reviews and articles in the New York Times Book Review\, the Boston Globe\, The London Times Literary Supplement as well as local newspapers. His memoir\, Keep Your Head Down\, was published by W.W. Norton in 2009. \nYou may register by calling 413-565-4150\, option 1. You may also come without registering.\nThe Longmeadow Adult Center is located at 211 Maple Road\, Longmeadow\, MA
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/a-writers-night-4
LOCATION:The Longmeadow Adult Center\, 211 Maple Road\, Longmeadow\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:A Writer's Night,Events for Members,Readings,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241023T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241023T200000
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SUMMARY:A Transformational Poetry Share
DESCRIPTION:Sometimes you battle your demons on the page. But monsters and mayhem can transform with pen and paper or keystroke and screen. You have the power to turn your villains into wise counsel or a hero’s dream. \nFind examples of your poems to read that have turned from woeful to joyful\, from fearful to hopeful\, from angry and monstrous to innocence recovered.\n(And you don’t have any\, find and read someone else’s.) \nCome read and listen on Wednesday\, October 23\, 6:30-8:00pm in the Belding Memorial Library Meeting Room with poet Arianna Alexsandra Collins of Offerings for Community Building. Wine and chocolate will be served. \nThis program is free and open to the public. Please register by contacting Belding Memorial Library at bmlashfield@gmail.com or 413-628-4414.\nThe Library is located at 344 Main St. in Ashfield\, MA. \nSponsored by Belding Memorial Library and Straw Dog Writers Guild.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/a-transformational-poetry-share
LOCATION:Belding Memorial Library\, 344 Main Street\, Ashfield\, 01330\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Poetry Share,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241023T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241023T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151008
CREATED:20240103T192833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T202046Z
UID:10000673-1729710000-1729717200@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes Weekly Writers Meet Up
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat.\nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes-weekly-writers-meet-up-5/2024-10-23
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241030T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241030T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151008
CREATED:20240103T192833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T202046Z
UID:10000674-1730314800-1730322000@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes Weekly Writers Meet Up
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat.\nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes-weekly-writers-meet-up-5/2024-10-30
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241105T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241105T200000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20241004T174551Z
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SUMMARY:Writers Night Out
DESCRIPTION:Join Straw Dog Writers Guild on Tuesday November 5\, 6:00-8:00pm for Writers Night Out with featured writer Steve Bernstein at Forbes Library.\nNo registration required. If you want to participate in Open Mic and read\, please sign up by 5:50pm. Ten names will be randomly selected. Each reader will have five minutes. The second half of the evening showcases our Featured Reader.\nMasks are not currently required for indoor events. Please wear a mask if you would like to exercise caution.\nHosted by Jacqueline Sheehan\, Rick Paar and Beth Filson.\nSponsored by Valley Home Improvement. \nMost authors don’t have a master plumbers license and a master’s degree. Steve Bernstein has both. As a kid\, he survived the turbulent Bronx streets of the 1960’s and chaos at home. Since his early twenties\, Steve has been a mentor\, teacher\, and advocate for teens in trouble. Steve is also a humane educator and animal rights activist who shares his home in Western Massachusetts with Little Bear\, his canine companion.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-out-13
LOCATION:Forbes Library\, Coolidge Museum\, 20 West Street\, Northampton\, 01060
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Straw Dog Event,Writers Night Out
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ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241106T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241106T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151008
CREATED:20240103T192833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T202046Z
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SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes Weekly Writers Meet Up
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat.\nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes-weekly-writers-meet-up-5/2024-11-06
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241110T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241110T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151008
CREATED:20240410T175200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240410T181652Z
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SUMMARY:Everyone Reads Second Sundays Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Come create community on second Sundays of every month 6-8pm EST with a virtual open mic on zoom.\nPlease contact Lindsay Rockwell for zoom link if interested: emonrock@mac.com \nFormat Focus: EVERYONE READS! \n\nCo-create and reading and listening experience that is generous\, dynamic\, and heart-felt.\nRead a 3-minute piece\nBrief positive responses after readers share\nListeners welcome\n\nHosted by Straw Dog Writers Guild.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/everyone-reads-second-sundays-open-mic-2/2024-11-10
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241113T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241113T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151008
CREATED:20240103T192833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T202046Z
UID:10000676-1731524400-1731531600@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes Weekly Writers Meet Up
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat.\nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes-weekly-writers-meet-up-5/2024-11-13
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241116T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241116T153000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151008
CREATED:20241101T162219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241101T162219Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry Critique Meet Up in November
DESCRIPTION:Poetry Critique Meet-up on Zoom is a chance for poets to give and receive immediate constructive feedback on their poems by everyone in attendance.  Learn what is working in your poems\, and what may need revision. Contribute your observations to other poets. Be fascinated by the breadth of the written word. \nRegister for Saturday\, November 16\, 1-3:30pm OR  Sunday\, November 17\, 1-3:30pm.  Cost: by donation. Suggested sliding scale $25-40. No one turned away for lack of funds. Limited to five participants. Register early.  Please sign up for one session per month. Register HERE. Questions – email:  hammerandhorn@gmail.com\n\nThese workshops are made possible in part through the Eli Daniel Nemetz Todd Memorial Fund. Please make your donation through the Center for the Arts via Paypal here\, via Venmo @Northampton-CenterForTheArts\, or by mailing a check made out to NCFA to PO Box 366\, Northampton\, MA 01061. Please note Poetry/Prose in the memo line.  Donations on the upper end of the scale help support our continued commitment to accessibility. If you need financial support\, please apply through NCFA’s Community Fund. \n\nFacilitator: Michael Favala Goldman is author of seven poetry collections and translator of nineteen books. His work has appeared in scores of publications such as The New Yorker\, The Harvard Review\, and Rattle Magazine. https://michaelfavalagoldman.com/\n\nMichael’s blog about the Poetry Critique Meet-up: http://strawdogwriters.org/blog/poetry-meet-up
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/poetry-critique-meet-up-in-november
LOCATION:Northampton Center for the Arts\, 33 Hawley St.\, Northampton\, MA\, 01060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241117T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241117T153000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151008
CREATED:20241101T162541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241101T162541Z
UID:10000715-1731848400-1731857400@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Poetry Critique Meet-up in November
DESCRIPTION:Poetry Critique Meet-up on Zoom is a chance for poets to give and receive immediate constructive feedback on their poems by everyone in attendance.  Learn what is working in your poems\, and what may need revision. Contribute your observations to other poets. Be fascinated by the breadth of the written word. \nRegister for Sunday\, November 17\, 1-3:30pm.  Cost: by donation. Suggested sliding scale $25-40. No one turned away for lack of funds. Limited to five participants. Register early.  Please sign up for one session per month. Register HERE. Questions – email:  hammerandhorn@gmail.com\n\nThese workshops are made possible in part through the Eli Daniel Nemetz Todd Memorial Fund. Please make your donation through the Center for the Arts via Paypal here\, via Venmo @Northampton-CenterForTheArts\, or by mailing a check made out to NCFA to PO Box 366\, Northampton\, MA 01061. Please note Poetry/Prose in the memo line.  Donations on the upper end of the scale help support our continued commitment to accessibility. If you need financial support\, please apply through NCFA’s Community Fund. \n\nFacilitator: Michael Favala Goldman is author of seven poetry collections and translator of nineteen books. His work has appeared in scores of publications such as The New Yorker\, The Harvard Review\, and Rattle Magazine. https://michaelfavalagoldman.com/\n\nMichael’s blog about the Poetry Critique Meet-up: http://strawdogwriters.org/blog/poetry-meet-up
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/poetry-critique-meet-up-in-november-2
LOCATION:Northampton Center for the Arts\, 33 Hawley St.\, Northampton\, MA\, 01060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241120T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241120T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151008
CREATED:20240103T192833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T202046Z
UID:10000677-1732129200-1732136400@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes Weekly Writers Meet Up
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat.\nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes-weekly-writers-meet-up-5/2024-11-20
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241121T184500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241121T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151008
CREATED:20241023T165707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241023T165836Z
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SUMMARY:A Writer's Night in November
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, November 21 from 6:45-7:30pm Straw Dog Writers Guild and The Longmeadow Adult Center present A Writer’s Night with Susan Sensemann. \nSusan Sensemann is an artist and writer who recently moved from Chicago to Easthampton. She is professor emerita at the University of Illinois at Chicago where she taught contemporary theory and painting. She has exhibited her work nationally and in galleries in Italy\, Germany\, Iceland\, Brazil and China among others. Two short stories have been published in the Chicago Quarterly Review. “Encountering History” was nominated for a PEN Award for New Writers. Her collaborative projects and installations incorporate her poetry. Locally\, her poetry and art have been included in Meat for Tea and Silkworm. \nYou may register by calling 413-565-4150\, option 1. You may also come without registering.\nThe Longmeadow Adult Center is located at 211 Maple Road\, Longmeadow\, MA
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/a-writers-night-in-november-3
LOCATION:The Longmeadow Adult Center\, 211 Maple Road\, Longmeadow\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:A Writer's Night,Events for Members,Readings,Straw Dog Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241123T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241123T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151008
CREATED:20240807T172456Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241106T182626Z
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SUMMARY:Translation: Reading the World
DESCRIPTION:Join Straw Dog Writers Guild and presenter Jesse Lee Kercheval for our (rescheduled) November craft workshop\, “Translation: Reading the World” on Saturday\, November 23 from 10:30am – 12:00pm via Zoom. This is a relaxed\, open workshop about translating from any language into English for people just curious about translation as well as practicing translators of poetry or prose in any language. We will do a series of exercises and translate/ revise translated texts together. Along the way\, we’ll discuss issues involved in translating from one language to another and the joy of bringing a writer’s work to life for a new group of readers. \nRegistration for this free craft workshop is required. This is a rescheduled event from 11/2. Register HERE. \nJesse Lee Kercheval is a poet\, writer\, and translator\, specializing in Uruguayan poetry. She is the author of six books of poetry\, the most recent I Want To Tell You (University of Pittsburgh Press\, 2023). Her translations include Love Poems by Idea Vilariño\, and The Invisible Bridge: Selected Poems of Circe Maia\, for which she was awarded an NEA in Translation\, both published by the University of Pittsburgh Press. She is also the editor or co-editor of five anthologies\, including Voz feroz: Contemporary Argentinian and Uruguayan Women Poets (University of New Mexico Press\, 2023). She is the Zona Gale Professor Emerita of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Editor of the Wisconsin Poetry Series at the University of Wisconsin Press.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/translation-reading-the-world
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event,Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241127T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241127T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151008
CREATED:20240103T192833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T202046Z
UID:10000678-1732734000-1732741200@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes Weekly Writers Meet Up
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat.\nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes-weekly-writers-meet-up-5/2024-11-27
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241203T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241203T235900
DTSTAMP:20260405T151008
CREATED:20241111T190330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241127T173717Z
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SUMMARY:GivingTuesday
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Straw Dog Writers Guild on #GivingTuesday December 3\, 2024. \nParticipate in our year-end giving campaign. Give a Straw Dog Writers Guild membership as a holiday gift. At only $50\, it would make a great gift to a writer you care about\, or yourself! Donate HERE.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/givingtuesday
LOCATION:01060
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241203T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241203T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151008
CREATED:20241111T192635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241113T183625Z
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SUMMARY:Writers Night Out
DESCRIPTION:Join Straw Dog Writers Guild on Tuesday December 3\, 6:00-8:00pm for Writers Night Out with featured writer Deborah Gorlin at Forbes Library.\nNo registration required. If you want to participate in Open Mic and read\, please sign up by 5:50pm. Ten names will be randomly selected. Each reader will have five minutes. The second half of the evening showcases our Featured Reader.\nMasks are not currently required for indoor events. Please wear a mask if you would like to exercise caution.\nHosted by Jacqueline Sheehan\, Rick Paar and Beth Filson.\nSponsored by Valley Home Improvement. \nDeborah Gorlin is the author of three books of poems\, BODILY COURSE\, White Pine Poetry Press Prize\, 1997; LIFE OF THE GARMENT\, winner of the 2014 May Sarton New Hampshire Poetry Prize; and OPEN FIRE\, Bauhan\, 2023. Her work has appeared in a wide range of journals including Poetry; American Poetry Review; Bomb\, Best Spiritual Writing 2000\, Plume; On the Seawall; the Ekphrastic Review; Mass Poetry: the Hard Work of Hope; The Common; and Yetzirah. Her lyric essay\, “Jack of All Trades\,” was published as a finalist in Calyx magazine’s 2022 Margarita Donnelly Prize for Prose Writing. Emerita co-director of the Writing Program at Hampshire College\, she served for many years as a poetry editor at The Massachusetts Review. \n 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-out-14
LOCATION:Forbes Library\, Coolidge Museum\, 20 West Street\, Northampton\, 01060
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Straw Dog Event,Writers Night Out
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241204T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241204T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151008
CREATED:20240103T192833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T202046Z
UID:10000679-1733338800-1733346000@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes Weekly Writers Meet Up
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat.\nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes-weekly-writers-meet-up-5/2024-12-04
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241207T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241207T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151008
CREATED:20241108T180835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241108T181816Z
UID:10000717-1733567400-1733572800@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Historical Fiction Confidential
DESCRIPTION:Historical fiction is having a moment again in the literary world. Join Straw Dog Writers Guild and writer Dean Cycon in this craft workshop “Historical Fiction Confidential” on Saturday\, December 7\, from 10:30am – 12:00pm at the Lilly Library in Florence\, MA. This workshop will look at the different types of HF\, discuss effective research for primary and secondary sources\, explore and explode some of the myths of the marketplace\, and examine marketing strategies and avenues for HF. Participants are requested to bring along examples of their favorite HF works so that as a group we can share what we like and don’t like in HF. \nDean Cycon is a noted author/lawyer/social entrepreneur who has given himself permission to plunge into the world of HF. His award-winning first novel\, Finding Home (Hungary\, 1945)\, was the first to explore the return of Jewish concentration camp survivors to their homes after liberation. His second will be out in January\, A Quest for God and Spices\, is a literary romp through the geopolitical\, religious and mercantile terrain of medieval Europe in search of the mysterious Prester John. With five more works in progress\, Dean aspires to be the oldest working novelist some day\, or at least until his life is the subject of historical fiction. \nLilly Library is located at 19 Meadow Street\, Florence\, MA 01062. Registration is not required to participate in this workshop. \n 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/historical-fiction-confidential
LOCATION:Lilly Library\, 19 Meadow Street\, Florence\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event,Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241208T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241208T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151008
CREATED:20240410T175200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240410T181652Z
UID:10000635-1733680800-1733688000@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Everyone Reads Second Sundays Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Come create community on second Sundays of every month 6-8pm EST with a virtual open mic on zoom.\nPlease contact Lindsay Rockwell for zoom link if interested: emonrock@mac.com \nFormat Focus: EVERYONE READS! \n\nCo-create and reading and listening experience that is generous\, dynamic\, and heart-felt.\nRead a 3-minute piece\nBrief positive responses after readers share\nListeners welcome\n\nHosted by Straw Dog Writers Guild.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/everyone-reads-second-sundays-open-mic-2/2024-12-08
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241211T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241211T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151008
CREATED:20240103T192833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T202046Z
UID:10000680-1733943600-1733950800@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes Weekly Writers Meet Up
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat.\nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes-weekly-writers-meet-up-5/2024-12-11
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Straw Dog Writers Guild":MAILTO:admin@strawdogwriters.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241218T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241218T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151008
CREATED:20240103T192833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T202046Z
UID:10000681-1734548400-1734555600@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes Weekly Writers Meet Up
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat.\nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes-weekly-writers-meet-up-5/2024-12-18
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241219T184500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241219T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151008
CREATED:20241113T185606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241113T201634Z
UID:10000720-1734633900-1734636600@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:A Writer's Night
DESCRIPTION:The Longmeadow Adult Center and Straw Dogs Writers Guild will present “A Writer’s Night” with Jovonna Van Pelt\, poet and essayist. Jo is the author of “Unrelated Questions” a gorgeous book of poetry published in 2019\, and her endearing book of Christmas Stories\, “Merry and Bright\,” was published in 2022. Over the years her writing has served everything from corporation to puppeteers. Please join us on Thursday\, December 19 from 6:45-7:30pm and hear this terrific writer read from her work\, speak about creating stories and poems\, and learn how she made the transition from the corporate world to poetry. \nYou may register by calling 413-565-4150\, option 1. Or you can just show up.\nThe Longmeadow Adult Center is located at 211 Maple Road\, Longmeadow.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/a-writers-night-5
LOCATION:The Longmeadow Adult Center\, 211 Maple Road\, Longmeadow\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:A Writer's Night,Events for Members,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241221T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241221T153000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151008
CREATED:20241101T163018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241101T163018Z
UID:10000716-1734786000-1734795000@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Poetry Critique Meet-up in December
DESCRIPTION:Poetry Critique Meet-up on Zoom is a chance for poets to give and receive immediate constructive feedback on their poems by everyone in attendance.  Learn what is working in your poems\, and what may need revision. Contribute your observations to other poets. Be fascinated by the breadth of the written word. \nRegister for Saturday\, December 21\, 1-3:30pm.  Cost: by donation. Suggested sliding scale $25-40. No one turned away for lack of funds. Limited to five participants. Register early.  Please sign up for one session per month. Register HERE. Questions – email:  hammerandhorn@gmail.com\n\nThese workshops are made possible in part through the Eli Daniel Nemetz Todd Memorial Fund. Please make your donation through the Center for the Arts via Paypal here\, via Venmo @Northampton-CenterForTheArts\, or by mailing a check made out to NCFA to PO Box 366\, Northampton\, MA 01061. Please note Poetry/Prose in the memo line.  Donations on the upper end of the scale help support our continued commitment to accessibility. If you need financial support\, please apply through NCFA’s Community Fund.  \n\nFacilitator: Michael Favala Goldman is author of seven poetry collections and translator of nineteen books. His work has appeared in scores of publications such as The New Yorker\, The Harvard Review\, and Rattle Magazine. https://michaelfavalagoldman.com/\n\nMichael’s blog about the Poetry Critique Meet-up: http://strawdogwriters.org/blog/poetry-meet-up
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/poetry-critique-meet-up-in-december
LOCATION:Northampton Center for the Arts\, 33 Hawley St.\, Northampton\, MA\, 01060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241222T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241222T153000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151008
CREATED:20241115T195048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241115T201632Z
UID:10000721-1734872400-1734881400@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Poetry Critique Meet-up in December
DESCRIPTION:Poetry Critique Meet-up on Zoom is a chance for poets to give and receive immediate constructive feedback on their poems by everyone in attendance.  Learn what is working in your poems\, and what may need revision. Contribute your observations to other poets. Be fascinated by the breadth of the written word. \nRegister for Sunday\, December 22\, 1-3:30pm.  Cost: by donation. Suggested sliding scale $25-40. No one turned away for lack of funds. Limited to five participants. Register early.  Please sign up for one session per month. Register HERE. Questions – email:  hammerandhorn@gmail.com\n\n\nThese workshops are made possible in part through the Eli Daniel Nemetz Todd Memorial Fund. Please make your donation through the Center for the Arts via Paypal here\, via Venmo @Northampton-CenterForTheArts\, or by mailing a check made out to NCFA to PO Box 366\, Northampton\, MA 01061. Please note Poetry/Prose in the memo line.  Donations on the upper end of the scale help support our continued commitment to accessibility. If you need financial support\, please apply through NCFA’s Community Fund. \n\nFacilitator: Michael Favala Goldman is author of seven poetry collections and translator of nineteen books. His work has appeared in scores of publications such as The New Yorker\, The Harvard Review\, and Rattle Magazine. https://michaelfavalagoldman.com/\n\nMichael’s blog about the Poetry Critique Meet-up: http://strawdogwriters.org/blog/poetry-meet-up
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/poetry-critique-meet-up-in-december-2
LOCATION:zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250107T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250107T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151008
CREATED:20241204T195251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T172816Z
UID:10000724-1736272800-1736280000@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Writers Night Out
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to 2025! Join Straw Dog Writers Guild on Tuesday January 7\, 6:00-8:00pm for Writers Night Out with featured writer Ed Orzechowski at Forbes Library. No registration required. If you want to participate in Open Mic and read\, please sign up by 5:50pm. Ten names will be randomly selected. Each reader will have five minutes. The second half of the evening showcases our Featured Reader.\nMasks are not currently required for indoor events. Please wear a mask if you would like to exercise caution.\nHosted by Jacqueline Sheehan\, Rick Paar and Beth Filson.\nSponsored by Valley Home Improvement. \n \nEd Orzechowski’s current release\, Becoming Darlene\, follows the publication in 2016 of You’ll Like It Here\, The Story of Donald Vitkus—Belchertown Patient #3394\, which became an all-time best-seller for Levellers Press of Amherst\, Massachusetts. \nStraw Dog Writers co-founder Jacqueline Sheehan\, PhD\, says: Ed Orzechowski’s masterful rendering reveals the unspeakable conditions of institutional life for children in mid-twentieth-century America. He writes with searing honesty about the survival of a remarkable girl who creates her own inner resources to emerge with her dreams intact. \nAuthor Joy Baglio\, Founder and Director of the Pioneer Valley Writers’ Workshop\, writes\, Ed Orzechowski’s account of Darlene’s story is raw and unflinching in its honesty and forthrightness. He paints a detailed\, gritty picture of a tragic childhood and the horrors of a system that abused so many. This is a difficult story\, a sad story\, yet not without hope. Becoming Darlene illuminates aspects of our own humanity\, both the shadows and the strength to persevere.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-out-15
LOCATION:Forbes Library\, Coolidge Museum\, 20 West Street\, Northampton\, 01060
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Straw Dog Event,Writers Night Out
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250111T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250111T153000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151008
CREATED:20241206T175402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241206T175516Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry Critique Meet-up in January
DESCRIPTION:Poetry Critique Meet-up on Zoom is a chance for poets to give and receive immediate constructive feedback on their poems by everyone in attendance.  Learn what is working in your poems\, and what may need revision. Contribute your observations to other poets. Be fascinated by the breadth of the written word. \nRegister for Saturday\, January 11\, 1-3:30pm.  Cost: by donation. Suggested sliding scale $25-40. No one turned away for lack of funds. Limited to five participants. Register early.  Please sign up for one session per month. Register HERE. Questions – email:  hammerandhorn@gmail.com\n\n\nThese workshops are made possible in part through the Eli Daniel Nemetz Todd Memorial Fund. Please make your donation through the Center for the Arts via Paypal here\, via Venmo @Northampton-CenterForTheArts\, or by mailing a check made out to NCFA to PO Box 366\, Northampton\, MA 01061. Please note Poetry/Prose in the memo line.  Donations on the upper end of the scale help support our continued commitment to accessibility. If you need financial support\, please apply through NCFA’s Community Fund. \n\nFacilitator: Michael Favala Goldman is author of seven poetry collections and translator of nineteen books. His work has appeared in scores of publications such as The New Yorker\, The Harvard Review\, and Rattle Magazine. https://michaelfavalagoldman.com/\n\nMichael’s blog about the Poetry Critique Meet-up: http://strawdogwriters.org/blog/poetry-meet-up
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/poetry-critique-meet-up-in-january
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250112T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250112T153000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151008
CREATED:20241206T175912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241206T180125Z
UID:10000726-1736686800-1736695800@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Poetry Critique Meet-up in January
DESCRIPTION:Poetry Critique Meet-up on Zoom is a chance for poets to give and receive immediate constructive feedback on their poems by everyone in attendance.  Learn what is working in your poems\, and what may need revision. Contribute your observations to other poets. Be fascinated by the breadth of the written word. \nRegister for Sunday\, January 12\, 1-3:30pm.  Cost: by donation. Suggested sliding scale $25-40. No one turned away for lack of funds. Limited to five participants. Register early.  Please sign up for one session per month. Register HERE. Questions – email:  hammerandhorn@gmail.com\n\n\nThese workshops are made possible in part through the Eli Daniel Nemetz Todd Memorial Fund. Please make your donation through the Center for the Arts via Paypal here\, via Venmo @Northampton-CenterForTheArts\, or by mailing a check made out to NCFA to PO Box 366\, Northampton\, MA 01061. Please note Poetry/Prose in the memo line.  Donations on the upper end of the scale help support our continued commitment to accessibility. If you need financial support\, please apply through NCFA’s Community Fund. \n\nFacilitator: Michael Favala Goldman is author of seven poetry collections and translator of nineteen books. His work has appeared in scores of publications such as The New Yorker\, The Harvard Review\, and Rattle Magazine. https://michaelfavalagoldman.com/
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/poetry-critique-meet-up-in-january-2
LOCATION:zoom
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Straw Dog Event,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250116T184500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250116T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151008
CREATED:20241204T185056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250102T233501Z
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SUMMARY:A Writer's Night in January
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers’ Guild\, Longmeadow Adult Center\, and The Storrs Library present Pete Nelson\, writer of stories\, novels\, and song lyrics on Thursday\, January 16\, 6:45 at the Longmeadow Adult Center. \nPeter Nelson was born in 1953 in Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, and attended St. Olaf College in Northfield\, Minnesota. He received his MFA in poetry from the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop\, where he was also awarded a post-degree James Michener Grant for fiction. He’s published short stories and articles in numerous national magazines\, including Harpers\, Redbook\, Outside\, Men’s Life\, Men’s Health\, Playboy\, and Esquire Magazine\, which named him one of America’s top writers under forty. He was a columnist for Mademoiselle and a staff writer/contributing editor for LIVE Magazine and Wondertime. His WWII history\, Left For Dead (Randomhouse\, 2002)\, about the sinking of the USS Indianapolis\, won the 2003 Christopher Award and was named to the American Library Association’s 2003 top ten list. His work (with Zack Anderegg) of non-fiction\, Finding Riley; Saving Myself (Skyhorse\, 2013) was a finalist in the International Book awards memoirs category. His novel\, I Thought You Were Dead (Algonquin\, 2010)\, was named an Indie Next #1 Choice and reached the NEIBA Bestsellers List. He has published 30 books and over 200 magazine articles. He has taught writing in the MFA programs at Emerson College and Fairfield University\, as well as undergraduate classes at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence\, at the University of Iowa\, and at the University of Arizona. He has two CDs\, The Restless Boys Club and Days Like Horses\, on the Signature Sounds label\, and has recently taught songwriting at the Parlor Room School of Music in Northampton\, Massachusetts\, where he lives. \nYou may register by calling 413-565-4150\, option 1. Or you can just show up.\nThe Longmeadow Adult Center is located at 211 Maple Road\, Longmeadow.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/a-writers-night-in-january-2
LOCATION:The Longmeadow Adult Center\, 211 Maple Road\, Longmeadow\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:A Writer's Night,Events for Members,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250122T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250122T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T151008
CREATED:20241202T180639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241202T180639Z
UID:10000722-1737570600-1737576000@strawdogwriters.org
SUMMARY:Death Becomes Poetry Share
DESCRIPTION:“You think I’ve been buried? No\, I have been planted.”Sometimes we all need a place and time to be still\, to retreat\, to hibernate.\nFind examples of your poems to read where you have recognized that without death there could be no rebirth\, where you forgave yourself for retreating\, where you gave yourself time to regroup\, where you believed the long kiss goodnight was the answer until you took another breath\, where sleep felt so good until the dream inspired you awake\, where you appreciated the darkness because you could see the stars. (And you don’t have any of your own\, find and read someone else’s poetry.)\n\nCome read and listen on Wednesday\, January 22\, 6:30-8:00pm in the Belding Memorial Library Meeting Room with poet Arianna Alexsandra Collins of Offerings for Community Building. Wine\, tea\, and treats will be served.\n\nThis program is free and open to the public. Please register by contacting Belding Memorial Library at bmlashfield@gmail.com or 413-628-4414.The Library is located at 344 Main St. in Ashfield\, MA.\n\nSponsored by Belding Memorial Library and Straw Dog Writers Guild.\n\nYour facilitator: Naturalist educator. Writer\, Poet. Priestess. Wild edibles enthusiast. Arianna Alexsandra Collins writes natural science / natural history articles for local and regional publications. She writes a bi-monthly column “Into the Outside” for The Ashfield News and has featured articles in MassWildlife\, Ecological Landscape Alliance\, and Northern Woodlands. Arianna is the author of Hearken to Avalon\, a historical fantasy novel and a contributor to Nature Portals: Animate Earth Practices which provides meditative activities inviting the reader to engage with the natural world.\nThrough her business Offerings for Community Building\, Arianna offers a variety of services in community engagement activities\, outdoor immersion experiences\, and poetry shares. Arianna is the executive director for the Hoosic River Watershed Association. She also serves as SDWG’s part-time remote admin.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/death-becomes-poetry-share
LOCATION:Belding Memorial Library\, 344 Main Street\, Ashfield\, 01330\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Poetry Share,Straw Dog Event
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