September 1, 2001
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Okay, do I get to toot a bit here? I have an emotional glow on.
I got to read my poem "Words" at the Bumbershoot Open Mic tonight (Friday) and the MC (Paul Hunter of Wood Works Press) quoted from it ! Folks, that's strokes!
Then I came home to check my email and found that one of my WrittenByMe articles, Hosting a Homeless Shelter, is a feature at VOXine. I didn't even submit it there -- a fellow WBM writer who is an editor at VOXine picked it to feature!
The other feature was also a thought-provoker, Segregation Is More Than A Racial Issue by Maria Hanson.
In other news, I was given two books to review, and bought two. One was Friendship Paper Sampler by Ann Vicente of Papermaker's Press, Vancouver, British Columbia. It's a collection of handmade paper and the story behind each piece: for instance, a paper with floating bits of leaf in it was made from yucca leaves she and a friend found while walking the Point Grey track on spring mornings.
The first thing I began creating while I was homeless, after I came out of depression, was handmade paper. I have not had time for the last three years to get back to it. I think this book will inspire me to make the time.
I hope that the other book I bought, a collection of sonnets by Tom Parson printed by Wood Works Press, will inspire me too. In To Be Self-Evident, Tom plays with the form, using it without being choked by it. I've been trying to play with sonnets, and have done parodies, but haven't been able to write an original in traditional form. With Tom's example, I'm going to start playing with it more.
My favorite quote from Tom's poems I've read so far:
"type the poem, it takes all afternoon
and then it's time to put dinner on..."
Comments (7)
Congrats!!!!
Congratulations and toot on!!!
Peeked into Writtenbyme the other day and saw your article. (I used to be a WBM-er) Congratulations!
You're an inspiration, too. I've always wanted to make handmade paper, but really couldn't afford to get into it. I just read your page about it, and realized why I bought a blender at a yard sale ($4.00) and have never used it. It's been waiting for paper. And I have a big slow cooker that I've only used once. Perfect for cooking paper. Hmmm, where can I find some cheap (preferably free) screening?
Catana: window screen, or screen door. What I used at StreetLife Gallery had been donated, free. I believe you can find some for the same price if you ask around.
Ann at Bumbershoot recommended buying a weaver's kit at a craft store, but she couldn't say how much they cost. She's also used an old screen door a friend gave her, cut up in sections.
Congratulations!
What an uplift, Anitra! Sounds like you are having a great weekend. Thanks for sharing.
Sandy
Thanks for the email about the screens. I hadn't checked back here. I'm going to see if my son has some odds and ends hiding in his basement.
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