SoFloPoJo August 2018 Issue 10 Voices from the Fierce Intangible World
Meryl Stratford, Editor
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POETRY
Poets in this issue:
Poets in this issue:
Denise Duhamel & Maureen Seaton Maggie Smith Barbara Hamby Len Lawson Iris Jamahl Dunkle Tara Burke
Martina Reiz Newberry Vivian Wagner Joe Mills Mia Malhotra Ron Stottlemyer Jeff Santosuosso Rebecca Talbot
Robbi Nester Judy Ireland Monalisa Maione Kevin Ridgeway Annik Adey-Babinski Michael Hettich Alexis Rhone-Fancher
Gianna Russo Karen Neuberg Margie Bloom Clint Margrave Laura Ross
Martina Reiz Newberry Vivian Wagner Joe Mills Mia Malhotra Ron Stottlemyer Jeff Santosuosso Rebecca Talbot
Robbi Nester Judy Ireland Monalisa Maione Kevin Ridgeway Annik Adey-Babinski Michael Hettich Alexis Rhone-Fancher
Gianna Russo Karen Neuberg Margie Bloom Clint Margrave Laura Ross
COVER ART BY DIANNE HARGITAI
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Larry Rhu Curtis R. Smith & Marcia Pelletierre
Ryan "Roc the Prophet" Jordan Winston Plowes & Susan Marie
Amani Edmonds-Torres Arturo Desimones & Ryan "Roc the Prophet" Jordan
New!: SNAPS Photos from poetry events around Florida and beyond
To submit your photos of poetry events contact Lenny Dellarocca a lenny.dellarocca@soflopojo.com
Nina Romano Len Lawson Holly Lyn Walrath
The 5 Questions for August 2018-
If you read essays about poetry please tell us about one of them that might have enlightened you.
Are you reading a collection of poetry at this moment?
How many times do you read an especially “difficult” poem?
Has a poem ever made you cry?
Summon three poets from the past for a reading in your house. Who’s reading?
If you read essays about poetry please tell us about one of them that might have enlightened you.
Are you reading a collection of poetry at this moment?
How many times do you read an especially “difficult” poem?
Has a poem ever made you cry?
Summon three poets from the past for a reading in your house. Who’s reading?
Doug Ramspeck Nicole Yuracuba Indran Amirthanayagam
The Five questions for July 2018-
If you’re a fan of Haiku please give us an example of one of your favorite pieces. If you’re not, why?
Is there a poem you could use to demonstrate a great use of line breaks? Please give an example.
If you had to tattoo a line from one of your poems onto your body, what would it be? Where on your body would you put it?
Strangers always ask “What kind of poetry do you write”? Before rolling your eyes, what is your answer?
You run into the editor of a prestigious poetry journal in which you very much want to be published. What do you say? (What is your “elevator pitch?)
If you’re a fan of Haiku please give us an example of one of your favorite pieces. If you’re not, why?
Is there a poem you could use to demonstrate a great use of line breaks? Please give an example.
If you had to tattoo a line from one of your poems onto your body, what would it be? Where on your body would you put it?
Strangers always ask “What kind of poetry do you write”? Before rolling your eyes, what is your answer?
You run into the editor of a prestigious poetry journal in which you very much want to be published. What do you say? (What is your “elevator pitch?)
Joan Leotta Caitlin Scarano Joan Colby
The 5 Questions for June 2018-
The mayor of your city is going to erect a monument to a poet no longer alive, and asks you to choose the poet. Whom do you choose?
How would you define what a “leap” is in a poem?
Have you written a one-line poem? If so, will you share it?
Is there a theme that runs through your work?
Why is it important for you to write?
The mayor of your city is going to erect a monument to a poet no longer alive, and asks you to choose the poet. Whom do you choose?
How would you define what a “leap” is in a poem?
Have you written a one-line poem? If so, will you share it?
Is there a theme that runs through your work?
Why is it important for you to write?
Freesia McKee reviews Reading Queer:Poetry in a Time of Chaos
edited by Maureen Seaton & Neil de la Flor
edited by Maureen Seaton & Neil de la Flor
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Maureen Seaton & Neil de la Flor, editors of Reading Queer: Poetry in a time of Chaos, Anhinga Press
SoFloPoJo Reading Series at Florida Center for the Book July 2018
If you have a new collection of poetry and would like a book signing contact Reading Series Director David Colodney at davidcolodney@yahoo.com
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Diane Theil David Colodney introducing Diane Theil
SoFloPoJo Reading Series at Florida Center for the Book May 2018 on YouTube
Cathleen Chambless Annik Adey-Babinski
Performance Poets of the Palm Beaches
To be considered for a featured reading opportunity at PPOTPB contact Reading Series Director Susannah Simpson susannahhws@aol.com
Poets Catherine Esposito-Prescott and Stephen Gibson at the Book Cellar in Lake Worth, FL July 2018
Mary Galvin and PJ Mills at the Book Cellar in Lake Worth hosted by Susannah Simpson, June 2018
Holly Jaffee and Judy Ireland at the Book Cellar in Lake Worth, FL in May 2018
LIVE! Pride Month Reading June 5, 2018
The Ethel M. Gordon Oakland Park library hosted poets Cathleen Chambless, Gregg Shapiro & JV Portella,
who read from Reading Queer: Poetry in a Time of Chaos anthology, edited by Maureen Seaton & Neil de la Flor
who read from Reading Queer: Poetry in a Time of Chaos anthology, edited by Maureen Seaton & Neil de la Flor
Cathleen Chambless is a Miami-based poet, graduated with a MFA in Poetry from Florida International University. Her debut collection of poetry, Nec(Romantic) was a finalist for the Bisexual Book Awards in 2016. Chambless' poetry has been featured in SoFloPoJo as well as a reader the SoFloPoJo Reading Series at Florida Center for the Book, Fort Lauderdale; Gregg Shapiro latest collection is Fifty Degrees, selected by Ching-In Chen as co-winner of the Robin Becker Chapbook Prize. Shapiro's poetry is featured in SoFloPoJo as well as in SoFloPoJo's Reading Series at Florida Center for the Book, Fort Lauderdale. J.V. Portella is a poet, translator and researcher in Miami. He is editor of Jai-Alai magazine and is program director of Reading Queer. He has published poetry, essays and translations.
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