Tag Archives: Ashland University MFA

Five Lessons from Ohio Poets

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Grace Curtis

Sometimes, “sitting alone in a room and wrenching it out of yourself” as Jon Winokur wrote in the introduction to his book, Advice to Writers, is not enough. So, I jumped at the opportunity to go to the free—did I … Continue reading →

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Avoiding Publishing Negativity by Joey Connelly, Guest Blogger

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Grace Curtis

We try and try, don’t we?  Being a poet requires the sacrifice of several virgins, and we, despite advanced educations and countless hours questioning the validity of each comma, keep at it, submitting to any journal that has even a … Continue reading →

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Finding the Poetic Needle in the Haystack at the NFSPS Conference

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Grace Curtis

Chicago poet, Martha Modena Vertreace-Doody was one of my luckiest finds at the National Federation of States Poetry Societies’ 2011 Annual Conference in Dearborn, Michigan over the weekend of June 16-20. I went there hoping to connect with living, breathing … Continue reading →

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