WHAT’S NEW
On October 18, Common-place published “A Home: Liberia Poems” and my statement of poetic research, “Daylight Breaks Again Suddenly Upon the Darkness: Revelations in the Library,” as part of their Poetic Research column.
On October 23, Memorious: A Journal of New Verse and Fiction published two of my poems, “Postcard to Eduardo” and “Postcard to Wrong Address.” They were finalists for this year’s Art Song Contest.
June 8: The Loft Literary Center announced that I was selected by judges Rob Spillman and Tony Valenzuela to be one of four recipients of their 2011 Minnesota Emerging Writers Grant.
April 21: Mandala Journal published a conversation and four of my poems “The Wall” “Dangerous Goods” “Bemidji Shtick” and “Lack” in its Reconciliation issue.
March 10: Memorious: A Journal of New Verse and Fiction announced the three finalists for their Art Song Contest, and I was one of them.
March 3: The Minnesota State Arts Board announced that I was a recipient of a 2011 Artist Initiative Grant.
March 2: I launched my blog Sean Hill’s Daybook. Check it out.
January 5: Black Lawrence Press announced the ten finalists for their Black River Chapbook Competition, and my manuscript Minnesota Blues was one of them.
CALENDAR
January 2, Sunday 3:00 p.m.
Reading with Tracey Schmidt and Laura Newbern
Poetrio Reading Series at Malaprop’s Bookstore / Café (website)
55 Haywood Street
Asheville, NC
February 10, Thursday 7:00 p.m.
Reading with Elizabeth Bradfield
The Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series of Hope College (website)
Knickerbocker Theatre
Holland, MI
April 2, Saturday 5:30 p.m.
Reading with Kathryn Kysar
She Said, He Said Reading
Wild Hare Bistro and Coffeehouse
Bemidji, MN
April 29, Friday 7:30 p.m.
Reading with 31 other Minnesota Poems (one poem each)
2nd Annual Great Twin Cities Poetry Read
Normandale Commmunity College Theater
Bloomington, MN
September 26, Monday 7 p.m.
Writers and Critics Series
Cowles Library Reading Room
Drake University
Des Moines, IA
Readings in Minnesota TBA
more to come
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