River of Play

Over the Silence

I've been filling my free time with the revival of a project I had thought long-abandoned. My colleague (and good friend) JD Schraffenberger and I had put together a proposal for an

Bonus: Cranes in Fairbanks. Very close to what Wendy and I saw yesterday at Creamer's Field.

ecopedagogy chapter of a creative writing pedagogy anthology. The book proposal got bounced around, finally picked up, and then our chapter got cut. Alas. 

Ah! But two weeks ago we were contacted by the editors asking if we'd put the chapter together; another participant had to withdraw. So I've been crashing back into the world of ecocriticism, pedagogy, and all things academic.

It's been quite exciting, actually. Nice to remember that I actually (shameful admission) liked grad school.

Right. The kicker: it's due June 1. So we're typing furiously into Google Docs.

I also have some thoughts on the future of books, or where we are with ebooks, or some other thoughts along those lines, but I'll get to them later.

A Bit of Poetry

Hell, I missed National Poetry Month. Might as well start something with May.

 

Bone Game

night dice rattle
in a deep up of valley
lined like a ball park
or cordwood bib straps
and the cars
stopped on the shoulders
cinch town to town

spills caught and tossed
into a bin after
a picnic fantasy
snowflakes not bees

Bear Gallery Reading for the Alaska Literary Series

I'll be in Chicago when this posts, but I'll be home soon and heading to the Bear Gallery for UAP's kickoff reading for the new Alaska Literary Series and Boreal Books titles.

It's at 7pm, and it should be fabulous. Readers include:

Mei Mei Evans

Home of the Bear Gallery

Carolyn Kremers

Sara Loewen

Erin Hollowell

 

 

Global Schooner

Head over to the Prairie Schooner blog. The Global Schooner App should go live today. 

And it's free. So go clicking already.

The Spring issue cover