Straw Dog Writers Guild
Straw Dog Writes Weekly Writers Meet Up
zoomStraw 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
What Poems Want Reading and Revising with Care
Lilly Library 19 Meadow Street, Florence, MA, United StatesWhen giving feedback about poems, we’re often asked to point out what’s “working” and what’s “not working” and discuss revisions that would make poems “stronger.” But what would it mean to enter a different kind of relationship with our writing—one in which we let the poem itself guide us to what it needs? In this
Writers Night Out
Forbes Library Coolidge Museum, 20 West Street, Northampton, 01060Join Straw Dog Writers Guild on Tuesday October 1, 6:00-8:00pm for Writers Night Out with featured writer Dean Cycon 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
Straw Dog Writes Weekly Writers Meet Up
zoomStraw 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
Surprising Readers and Ourselves: Playing with Hermit Crab Essays, Poems, and Stories
zoomUpon first glance, “Hermit Crabs” (stories or poems or essays that borrow another “shell” or form, also known as the False Document or Trojan Horse poem or Constraint Essay) look like literary play (and they are fun!). But they’re also great tools to break through writers’ block or overcome resistance to topics that feel heavy,
Everyone Reads Second Sundays Open Mic
zoomCome create community on second Sundays of every month 6-8pm EST with a virtual open mic on zoom. Please contact Lindsay Rockwell for zoom link if interested: emonrock@mac.com Format Focus: EVERYONE READS! Co-create and reading and listening experience that is generous, dynamic, and heart-felt. Read a 3-minute piece Brief positive responses after readers share Listeners
Annual Author Showcase Call for Member Submissions
Call to SDWG members who published a book in 2024… Submit your name for the drawing of readers at the 11th Annual Author Showcase: A Celebration of Members’ Books. Mark your calendars: Saturday, January 26, 2025, 2:30 – 4:00 p.m., a hybrid event in person at the Northampton Friends Meetinghouse and online on Zoom. Straw
Straw Dog Writes Weekly Writers Meet Up
zoomStraw 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
A Transformational Poetry Share
Belding Memorial Library 344 Main Street, Ashfield, United StatesSometimes 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. Find examples of your poems to read that have turned from woeful to joyful, from fearful to hopeful,
Straw Dog Writes Weekly Writers Meet Up
zoomStraw 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