Upcoming POET LORE Events! Posted by Caitlin on August 14, 2009
I know you’re all chomping at the bit for our special 120th Anniversary issue. I’ll post more on that later, as we get closer to printing time. Suffice it to say, every time I open up Quark to edit it I get a little thrill up my spine. Executive editor Jody Bolz and I have been digging through Library of Congress archives, and coming up dusty, tired, and even more impressed by Poet Lore’s astounding history. It’s going to be a fantastic issue.
So, while you await Volume 104, No. 3/4, I thought I’d let you know what the editors of Poet Lore will be up to this year.
If you are a DC Metro local, and you don’t subscribe to Bethesda Magazine, pick up an issue this fall. Jody Bolz is featured in an article about her neighborhood and she talks about working for Poet Lore and the role poetry plays in her life.
On September 26th I will be representing Poet Lore in Silver Spring, MD at the Magical Montgomery festival from noon to 6pm. Magical Montgomery is put together by the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County, and is only a few years old. It’s been lots of fun each year, with booths from local arts and humanities organizations and folks taking the stage near the Silver Spring fountain to sing, dance, and play music. As an added bonus, the festival stretches across a lovely couple of blocks surrounded by restaurants, shops, and movie theaters, so you really can’t go wrong spending the afternoon there.
Visit http://www.creativemoco.com/calendar/event/8 for more info.
On November 14th we will have our 120th birthday party at the Historical Society of Washington DC. It’s going to be a wonderful event with readings by poet John Balaban and others, TBA. We will have cake and drinks and, of course, the newest issue of Poet Lore, hot off the press. I will have lots more information as that gets closer.
This January, Folger Shakespeare Library is sponsoring an evening reading to celebrate Poet Lore’s birthday in conjunction with Beltway Poetry Quarterly’s 10th anniversary. Poets Kim Addonizio and Kyle Dargan will read, and E. Ethelbert Miller and Jody Bolz will be on a panel with Beltway editor Kim Roberts to discuss the publications. We haven’t quite nailed down the date, but keep an eye on the Folger Calendar: http://www.folger.edu/calendar.cfm?calDate=2010,01,09 and this blog for updates.
In March of 2010, Jody and Ethelbert will be on a panel at Split This Rock with the editors of Beloit Poetry Journal talking about poetry with historical/political substance: http://www.splitthisrock.org/
And, finally, this April we will be in Denver for AWP, with another lovely booth, awesome swag, free archived issues to give away, and new issues for sale. AWP is a fantastic way to network with other writers and editors, as well as a chance to surround yourself with like-minded people and to attend readings and panels and remind yourself what you love about literature and the craft of writing.
I think that should just about do it for now. Make sure your subscription to Poet Lore is current! If you need to join or renew, click the subscription link on the right. You do not want to miss this upcoming issue. You won’t see its like anytime soon 
Happy Writing!
