Featured Prose:
Turning Earth, Nancy Antonietti
The End of the World, Ashley Brooks
The Jungle Life, Timothy Rich
The Boardwalk at Midnight, Kris Bertin
Listening to Arvo Pärt, Fred Skolnik
-Scarecrow
-Girl in the Parking Lot Prophesies
Dan Domench
Ringing True, Christina Murphy
The Things That Slow the Body, Dianne Benedict
Hyenas, Ali Mohammad
Dreaming of Buenos Aires, Alice Simpson
Giving Up, Andrew McLinden
Fat Tanya Boinkin, Jenny Smick
It’s that time, folks – that time where we send out a rallying cry to those USM students who love the arts. ALL the arts: Sounds, sights, escapades, meaningful shenanigans and of course, words & images.
We are looking for people who want to participate in the production of next year’s Words & Images. We need poetry and fiction readers/editors, art editors and artists, marketing representatives, line editors and critical, creative eyes.
If this sounds like you, or someone you know – report to the SGA Office in the Woodbury Campus Center on May 2nd at 3 PM for a general interest meeting.
If you can’t make it, but are still interested, e-mail Caroline at caroline.oconnorthomas@maine.edu.
We hope to see you there.
Featured Poetry:
Three Days Lost in Spring, CN Bean
Hymn to Hope and Jolly Liberation, Gerald George
Heaven, Stuart Kestenbaum
Herbarium ii, Sergio Ortiz
March and Mad Women, Linda Aldrich
Gris-Gris, WF Lantry
This River, Melissa Crowe
Sandpaper, Douglas Woodsum
Inner Drought: A Parallel Poem, Changming Yuan
The Nots, Gibson Fay-LeBlanc
Factor Five, Martin Steingesser
Cantaloupe, Emily Hollyday
Midnight Call to a Taxi Dispatcher, Alicia Fisher
Another Sun Rising
Cover artwork by Dietlind Vander Schaaf
Featured Artwork:
-Lift
-Resurgam
Tyson Jagques
-Requiem
-Mountain Time I (Rocks)
-Mountain Time II (Rain Cloud)
Kate Cheney Chappell
-Tethered, Beric Henderson
-Angels
-Soul Rising
Ruth Sylmor
-Roller Coaster at Old Orchard Beach, Jennifer Doane Hall
-Rebirth of the Spirit, Judy O’Donnell
-To The Discord of Many Hearts
-Died for Want Of Lobster Sauce
Justin Richel
-Reposition, Metamorphosis
-Milkweed, Ascend
Rebecca FitzPatrick
-Aftermath, Lisa Dombek
-Family Tree Apron
-Love Letter Sweater
Crystal Cawley
-High Tide of Beauty (Excerpt,) Nancy Leavitt (Words by Celia Thaxter)
-What Makes A Cocoon or Hurricane Grow?, Judy LaBrasca
-Typewriter
-Water Polo Boy
Colton Jackson
-Kite Island, Kimberly Convery
-The End of Conspicuous Consumption, Harmony Neal
-Baby In Crib Out West
-Kiss Me I’m Hungarian
-Carl Ketchum’s Cross
Mark Melnicove
-Untitled, Jonathan Cook
-Untitled, Lisa Purinton
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Tagged 2011, artwork, Images, Resurgam, University of Southern Maine, Words & Images, Words and Images Resurgam
…Melissa Crowe is a marvelous local poet. And quite crafty! I recommend visiting her site for a daily dose of prose.
(And she’s the winner of the Betsy Sholl Award!)
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Tagged Adrian Blevins, Betsy Sholl award, crafty, Melissa Crowe, poetry
Featured Interviews:
The Rivers Join Up: An Interview With Kate Cheney Chappell
Carl Little
In Pursuit of the Real: An Exchange Between Wesley McNair and Betsy Sholl
Joshua Bodwell
River, Fist and Bone: An Interview With Andre Dubus III
Joshua Bodwell
If you’re not already acquainted with the work of Andre Dubus III, Wesley McNair, Betsy Sholl, Kate Cheney Chappell and Joshua Bodwell – follow the links and do so!
Then come to our opening event and hear them speak!
…raise a literary journal. That’s how that saying goes, right?
Here’s the list of folks from our (admittedly small) village who put together this year’s journal:
Publishing Director, Rodney Nason
Assistant Director, Caroline O’Connor Thomas
Faculty Advisors USM, Justin Tussing, Betsy Sholl, and Deb Loughlin
Faculty Advisor MECA, Margo Halverson
Artistic Director, Abigail Towne
Graphic Design and Layout, Abigail Towne
Fiction Editors, Renee DeCamillie, Michael Frier, and Jennifer Kovats
Poetry Editors, Steve Gibbon, Tamarah Smith, and Jonathan Wilson
Administrative Assistant, Scott Clavette
Production Assistant, Forreste McCormick
Business Advisor, Brian Spigel
Marketing Director, Carrie Allen
Contributing Editor, Joshua Bodwell
Copy Editor, Steve Gibbon
Proofreader, Amy Chamberlain
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Tagged 2011, acknowledgements, Betsy Sholl, Caroline O'Connor Thomas, editors, Joshua Bodwell, Justin Tussing, Literary journal, Margo Halverson, Rodney Nason, undergraduate run journal, University of Southern Maine, USM, Words & Images, Words and Images, Words and Images Resurgam
Here are your Words & Images 2011 contest winners – Congratulations to them for their outstanding work.
Christina Murphy, “Ringing True”
Andre Dubus Award, Judged by Dan Domench
Melissa Crowe, “This River”
Betsy Sholl Award, Judged by Adrian Blevins
Megan E. Jackson, “Shrinking Side Effects”
Words & Images/ Student Performing Artists Award, Judged by Meghan Brodie
Lisa Purinton, “Untitled”
Kate Cheney Chappell ’83 Center for the Book Arts Prize, Judged by Sissy Beck
Gerald George, “Hymn to Hope and Jolly Liberation”
Maine Senior College Network Poet Laureate, Judged by Tamarah Smith and Jonathan Wilson
That’s a whopping five award winning pieces selected to be in this years journal; Two poems, one short fiction piece, one ten minute play and one piece of book art!
Please join us for an evening of drinks, free food, dancing, musical performance and readings from locally grown and nationally acclaimed writers and artists!
When: April 29th 2011, 6 – 9 PM
Where: Talbot Lecture Hall, Luther Bonny
92 Bedford St, Portland, Maine
Our event will feature an exclusive reading from Townie: A Memoir by bestselling author Andre Dubus III, as well as readings and award presentations by Adrian Blevins, USM President Selma Botman, Kate Cheney Chappell and a special musical performance by Olas.
There will be free food provided by Panera and Bruce’s Burritos , coffee provided by Bard Coffee and a cash bar.
Here’s a video of Olas performing “El Tiempo” to whet your appetite:
…almost.
We received 500 copies of the journal from the printers today, and all 500 of them are might fine looking!
Copies of the journal will be available for purchase on April 29th during our release party and from then on, at the USM Bookstore as well as other local bookstore (full list to be released soon.)
Stay tuned for event details…
