I’m pleased to announce the International Women’s Writing Guild‘s spring programming for Poetry Palooza! I’ll also be hosting the free kick-off panel with a stellar lineup of poetry advocates, incredible teachers, and poets on Tuesday, February 1 at 7pm Eastern Time. The spring program includes several workshops, a Friday Free Write, and make sure not to miss our National Poetry Month special event Thursday, April 7 at 7pm eastern! We’re excited to be featuring the incomparable Maggie Smith, followed by a Q&A and open mic.

Maggie Smith is the author of five award-winning books: Lamp of the Body, The Well Speaks of Its Own Poison, and Good Bones, named by the Washington Post as one of the Five Best Poetry Books of 2017, Keep Moving, and Goldenrod. The title poem of Good Bones was called the “Official Poem of 2016” by Public Radio International and has been translated into nearly a dozen languages. Smith’s poems have appeared in the New York Times, Tin House, The Believer, The Paris Review, Kenyon Review, Best American Poetry, and on the CBS primetime drama Madam Secretary. A Pushcart Prize winner, Smith has received fellowships and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Academy of American Poets, the Ohio Arts Council, and the Sustainable Arts Foundation. https://maggiesmithpoet.com/

Click here to register for the free Poetry Palooza Kickoff Event!

Join IWWG with your host Trish Hopkinson for an evening of celebration, literary citizenship, poetry programming, and a national poetry month special event announcement! We’ll be introducing the upcoming poetry programming, Kelsay Books 40% discount on all books just for IWWG members, and gathering together literary advocates, and of course poets, to talk about literary citizenship and how to grow and strengthen your poetry community.

Panelists include:

• Alina Stefanescu, award-winning poet, author, and bibliomaniac
• Camille Wanliss, author and founder of Galleyway, an online platform spotlighting opportunities for writers of color
• Dayna Patterson, award-winning poet, writer, and wordwitch
• Deborah Bacharach, poet, writer, instructor, and book review extraordinaire

The Guild’s Poetry Palooza is a multiple-month program where you can hone your craft, learn about literary citizenship, and gain insider knowledge on the publishing industry. Whether you’re brand new to poetry or a highly published poet, there is lots to learn in these workshops, open mics, free writes, and more. Plus, several free virtual events (panel and workshops), and a 20% discount for signing up for the full program, which is very reasonably priced.

Click here to register for the other Poetry Palooza series/events!

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