Awaken the Sleeping Poet

Awaken the Sleeping Poet, Barnes & Noble Northwoods
Thursday, July 28, beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Featured Reader: Tom Keene

Tom Keene began writing poems in the mid-sixties. His poems have been published in Huehuetitlan Journal, El Placazo, National Catholic Reporter, San Antonio Express-News, Harmony magazine, Latin America Press (Lima, Peru), and The Palo Alto Review. Anthologies include Poets of the Springs and Poets of the River (audiotape). Latitudes Press published his first book of poems, The Waters of Becoming, in 1989. His second book of poems is Flowers for Love Makers, Peace Builders and God Seekers published by Palabras Press.

Keene holds graduate degrees in Applied Theology, Psychology and Religious Studies. Along with others, he helped found the Writers’ Institute at Our Lady of the Lake University. He has worked as a community organizer, advocate for the handicapped, freelance writer, university professor, consultant on nonviolence, and as a child therapist for the San Antonio School District in the Alazan-Apache Courts. He was a founding member of the San Antonio Archdiocesan Justice and Peace Commission. He was also a founding member and officer of the San Antonio Community Radio Corporation, a parent organization of Texas Public Radio and station KSTX. He served as a senior editor of San Antonio’s Voices de la Luna, a poetry magazine.

Awaken the Sleeping Poet at Northwoods Barnes & Noble
Henderson Pass at 281 and 1604
Open mic from 8:00 to 9:00

Bring yourself, bring a poem, and bring a friend!

Your Host:
Floyd (Michaud) L. Lamrouex
lamrouex@sbcglobal.net

Awaken the Sleeping Poet

Awaken the Sleeping Poet, Barnes & Noble
Thursday, July 28, beginning at 7 p.m.

Featured Reader: Tom Keene and special guest (yet to be announced)

Awaken the Sleeping Poet at Northwoods Barnes & Noble
Henderson Pass at 281 and 1604
Open mic from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Bring yourself, bring a poem, and bring a friend!

Your Host:
Floyd (Michaud) L. Lamrouex
lamrouex@sbcglobal.net

Macondo Writers Workshop

Macondo writers workshop 8 p.m. July 27. Sterling Houston Theater at Jump-Start, Blue Star Arts Complex, S. Alamo at Probandt. “La Luz: En los tiempos de la Oscuridad” features writers from Sandra Cisneros’ Macondo writers workshop, including Julia Alvarez, Helena María Viramontes and Manuel Muñoz. $25-$50. Call 227-5867 or visit www.jump-start.org or www.macondofoundation.org

Six Authors at La Cantera

Author appearance, Saturday, July 23, at 2 p.m. Barnes & Noble La Cantera. New Writers Event features readings and signings by six area authors: Barbara Hernandez, Martha Caso, Valerie Goree, John Payne, Antoinette Franklin and Rick Navarro.

Espinola featuring women writers on blog site

From Mirta Espinola:

Dear All,

I am featuring women writers, editors, publicist, authors and businesswomen
(owners) on my blogspot if anyone is interested.

I will utilize TAGS with your name, business name for posts/interviews and
also post on my FB for maximum exposure.

You can write something up for your promotion or I can send you interview
questions.

Let me know if you are interested. Please include website, e-mail,
additional contact information, LOGO and/or (pic)/image.

I plan on posting one every other day if possible for the month of July
and/or August if I receive enough entries.

First come, first serve. So if you send me an e-mail, I will post them every
other day as they come in after editing them. I prefer the posts ready for view in the morning, so if you send it to me in the afternoon or evening I will post that night for the next day!

Thank you,

Mirta Espinola, Editor/Publicist
210-394-1254
www.espinolaeditor.blogspot.com http://www.espinolaeditor.blogspot.com

Book Review: Lions of Kandahar

I hope you enjoy the REVIEW of "Lions of Kandahar," which appeared in Sunday's San Antonio Express-News.

SARA Workshop

SAN ANTONIO ROMANCE AUTHORS will hold a workshop open to the public on Saturday July 16, 6-8:30 pm, at the Community Unitarian Universalist Church, in the Fireplace Room, 4818 E. Beverly Mae

Dr. Mary Brand will present "What's My Motivation? (Or Acting 101 For Your Characters), and Linda Carroll-Bradd will present "Point of View, Or Whose Vision to Use). $10 non-members, $5 members. Come join us. For more information see our website: www.sararwa.net

Masha Holl
VP/Communications
San Antonio Romance Authors
210-859-4863

Poem Just a Phone Call Away

It's too late for today, but try this out tomorrow!

From The Chronicle of Higher Education:

A Poem Is Just a Phone Call Away
July 13, 2011, 1:03 pm

Got the midsummer blues and need a poem to cheer you up? Look no further: Heather Christle has just what you need.

In an effort to generate publicity for her second volume of poetry, The Trees The Trees (Octopus Books, 2011), Ms. Christle has posted her phone number on the Web site for her book so that visitors to the site can call and get a personal reading from the poet herself.

So far her Google Voice number has been ringing with calls from all over the world and sparking interest in the foreign press, like the Guardian of London.

“I think it’s grown much larger than me and the world,” she said in a brief interview between readings, “Small but exciting things are happening.”

One of her favorite calls came when she answered her phone at a thrift store and heard the voice of Tex Brashear, voice of Cobra Commander, Yogi Bear, and many more classic cartoon characters.

“It was so strange to suddenly hear the voice of Dr. Claw and the Cryptkeeper asking to hear my poetry,” said Ms. Christle, who is Emory University’s creative writing fellow in poetry.

If you want to listen to poems from The Trees The Trees or any other of Ms. Christle’s works, you can call her today at (413) 570-3077 until 6 p.m. ET, or Thursday from 10 a.m.to 1 p.m., ET. —Armando Montaño

Children's Book Writers & Illustrators Conference

From Lupe Ruiz-Flores:

The San Antonio chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI-SWTX) is having their fall conference on Saturday, September 17, 2011. This is a full-day event with two editors from HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster, and a great agent. We also have award-winning author Diane Gonzales Bertrand with an encouraging keynote address and a writing workshop. We’ll explore new horizons in digital media and online marketing during our break-out sessions. Our event features professional critiques from our faculty, a First-Pages Panel, a portfolio/book display and more! Space is limited, so don’t miss out! Deadline to register is July 17. Register online.

Lupe Ruiz-Flores Website: www.luperuiz-flores.com
Blog: www.luperuiz-flores.blogspot.com/

SLHW 7th Anniversary Meeting

Please help us celebrate

our 7th Anniversary!

Please note that the Board Members of the Society of Latino and Hispanic Writers of San Antonio will begin using the following email address to inform you about events:

slhwsa_board@yahoo.com

Here is a notice regarding the July monthly meeting of the Society of Latino and Hispanic Writers of San Antonio:

Dear Fellow Writers,
We have a good reason to celebrate: The Society of Latino and Hispanic Writers of San Antonio is turning seven years old this July. This is an opportunity to look back and see what the Society has meant to all of us. Thus, to celebrate our Anniversary we would like to invite all of you to attend our next meeting.

Instead of a guest speaker, we want to hear from members who have furthered their writing career because of the Society. This program will be called:

SHOW AND TELL

If any of your writings have been published in any media (books, e-books, magazines, blogs, newspapers, etc.) in the last 18 months and you feel such accomplishment was in any way related to your association with the Society of Latino and Hispanic Writers of San Antonio, bring your work to SHOW and TELL us all about it. We can all learn from each other’s experiences! (Note: while we can show each other’s work, we will not be able to sell it that night – it is only for showing)

Following the format of Five Minutes with You, we will take turns at sharing. Please don’t read from your work, tell us about your writing career.

Afterwards we can visit with each other and have some cake!

Don’t miss our 7th Anniversary Celebration!
Monday July 11, 2011 – 7:30 p.m.
Barnes & Noble – San Pedro Crossings
To save your spot at SHOW AND TELL, please send an e-mail to Dr. Santiago Daydi – Tolson santiago.dayditolson@utsa.edu

Looking forward to seeing you!
The Society of Latino and Hispanic Writers of San Antonio Board

Children's Book Writers & Illustrators Conference

From Lupe Ruiz-Flores:

The San Antonio chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI-SWTX) is having their fall conference on Saturday, September 17, 2011. This is a full-day event with two editors from HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster, and a great agent. We also have award-winning author Diane Gonzales Bertrand with an encouraging keynote address and a writing workshop. We’ll explore new horizons in digital media and online marketing during our break-out sessions. Our event features professional critiques from our faculty, a First-Pages Panel, a portfolio/book display and more! Space is limited, so don’t miss out! Deadline to register is July 17. Register online.

Lupe Ruiz-Flores Website: www.luperuiz-flores.com
Blog: www.luperuiz-flores.blogspot.com/

Wendy Barker

Here's an ARTICLE on one of my favorite poets, Wendy Barker, which appers in the University of San Antonio's "Sombrilla" online magazine.

SARA Workshop

SAN ANTONIO ROMANCE AUTHORS will hold a workshop open to the public on Saturday July 16, 6-8:30pm, at the Community Unitarian Universalist Church, in the Fireplace Room, 4818 E. Beverly Mae Dr. Mary Brand will present "What's My Motivation? (Or Acting 101 For Your Characters), and Linda Carroll-Bradd will present "Point of View, Or Whose Vision to Use). $10 non-members, $5 members. Come join us. For more information see our website: www.sararwa.net


Masha Holl
VP/Communications
San Antonio Romance Authors
210-859-4863

July Monthly Meeting--7th Anniversary

Please note that the Board Members of the Society of Latino and Hispanic Writers of San Antonio will begin using the following email address to inform you about events:

slhwsa_board@yahoo.com

Here is a notice regarding the July monthly meeting of the Society of Latino and Hispanic Writers of San Antonio:

Dear Fellow Writers,
We have a good reason to celebrate: The Society of Latino and Hispanic Writers of San Antonio is turning seven years old this July. This is an opportunity to look back and see what the Society has meant to all of us. Thus, to celebrate our Anniversary we would like to invite all of you to attend our next meeting.

Instead of a guest speaker, we want to hear from members who have furthered their writing career because of the Society. This program will be called:

SHOW AND TELL

If any of your writings have been published in any media (books, e-books, magazines, blogs, newspapers, etc.) in the last 18 months and you feel such accomplishment was in any way related to your association with the Society of Latino and Hispanic Writers of San Antonio, bring your work to SHOW and TELL us all about it. We can all learn from each other’s experiences! (Note: while we can show each other’s work, we will not be able to sell it that night – it is only for showing)

Following the format of Five Minutes with You, we will take turns at sharing. Please don’t read from your work, tell us about your writing career.

Afterwards we can visit with each other and have some cake!

Don’t miss our 7th Anniversary Celebration!
Monday July 11, 2011 – 7:30 p.m.
Barnes & Noble – San Pedro Crossings
To save your spot at SHOW AND TELL, please send an e-mail to Dr. Santiago Daydi – Tolson santiago.dayditolson@utsa.edu

Looking forward to seeing you!
The Society of Latino and Hispanic Writers of San Antonio Board