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Joseph Gascho's poetry wins honors
July 20, 2017Three of Joseph Gascho's poems made the "commended list" in the 2017 International Hippocrates Initiative for Poetry and Medicine contest ("Death Breakfast", "The Medical Student's First Code Blue", and "The Medical Student's First IV"). His poem "Correct Position after Sex", published in volume 7 of the Journal of CMW, will appear in a forthcoming poetry anthology.
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Tamed by a Bear - Just Published!
July 11, 2017Priscilla Stuckey's new memoir, Tamed by a Bear, is an engaging journey with the still small voice, suggesting that humans can gain deeper wisdom by drawing closer to nature. Just published by Counterpoint Press.
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Writing Retreat: New Ways of Knowing
June 29, 2017Vi and Katie Dutcher will conduct a writing and meditation workshop at Joshua Tree, California December 18-22, 2017.
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Jahrbuch Der Lyrik, 2017 - Kasdorf and Waldrep
June 26, 2017Poems by Julia Spicher Kasdorf and G C Waldrep are featured in Jahrbuch Der Lyrik 2017, edited by Christoph Buchwald and Nora Gomringer. The German version of "Best American Poetry," this volume for the first time includes translations.
https://www.amazon.de/Jahrbuch-Christoph-Buchwald-Ulrike-Sandig/dp/389561680X
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Peace Shall Destroy Many, an Essay by Miriam Toews in Granta
November 28, 2016
Who's a Mennonite?
Dyan Cannon (originally Friesen) was a genuine Hollywood star and she was, with no doubt, "ours" - a Mennonite.
My wife Janice & I were in Tacoma a few years ago and next to our hotel was a hamburger joint called "Friesen Burgers". I thought I recalled that Ms Cannon was from the PacNW and a quick peek on Wikipedia confirmed that - a Tacoma mejal.
"Wow! FRIESEN Burgers. That has to be her family," we thought, in high-speed Mennonite game-think. We went to the place for supper and inquired about the name.
"Oh that," the waiter told us. "That was a mistake the sign-maker made. It was supposed to be 'Fries an' Burgers'. The owners liked it OK the way it was and so they just left it like that, rather than pay extra to have it changed."
Another Mennonitisch dream dashed on the rocks of the English (and a careless sign painter).
Three Poems from Unspoken: An Inheritance of Words
Love these. Thank you.
Introduction: The Gordon Factor
I've enjoyed browsing in some of these chapters, Ervin. Congratulations on pulling all of this material together! And to Ann, congratulations on publishing!