Ralph Salisbury’s poem “Some Hunts” is included in the anthology, To Topos: Poetry International, Ahani: Poetry of the Indigenous Americas from University of Arizona Press.Valparaiso Review is publishing his poem, “At Play in the Earth of Uncle Jimmy’s Grave.” Ralph will be signing books at the Michigan State University Press table at the April AWP in Denver, and his books will be on display at a number of other tables including University of Arizona Press, earthworks, and Small Press Distributors. He has recently finished guest editing Yellow Medicine Review.

Deb Casey says, Finishing Line Press will be publishing my chapbook, As-Is, Several Sisters late this spring. For anyone who would like a copy (and to support the press & help the print run!), orders are open now through March 26 during the ”advance-sales pre-publication” period. www.finishinglinepress.com (go to New Releases page) or contact the press at PO Box 1626, Georgetown, KY 40324

Finishing Line has recently published Quinton Hallett’s book, Refuge from Flux. Quinton will read from her book at Tsunami on March 20 (see events calendar).

“The Northwest Poets Concord in Newport was one of the best poetry conferences I’ve ever attended.  Great people, great discussions, great poems.”–Henry Hughes

“The Concord gave me a cherished sense of connection with other Oregon poets.”–Penelope Scambly Schott

This year’s NORTHWEST POETS’ CONCORD will be on May 7-9, 2010 at the Hallmark Inn and Resort in Newport, Oregon.  This notice is a call for proposals for participation.  In 2009 we had readings from new books by northwest poets; talks about various topics like revision and writing from history or writing from political experiences; interviews; demonstrations of simultaneous poems and complementary poems; and so on.  The Concord will include a Book Fair and a contest for the best submitted poem.  Once again we will conclude with Young Poets, and college students will be in attendance working on a specific poet.  More open mic opportunities this year….

Please specify the kind of presentation you propose:

1.      Individual reading

2.     Collaborative presentation

3.     Interview

4.     Workshop

5.     Panel

6.     Critical commentary

And please specify the length of time needed:  20 minutes, 30 minutes, 50 minutes.

Let me know if you would moderate a session.

There will be reduced rates at the Hallmark (the same rate as last year, $89 per night)—and I will send out options for less expensive accommodations as well.  There will also be a registration fee yet to be determined, probably in the range of $50.  This covers the cost of the meeting rooms and the keynote presentation as well as a steady stream of excellent food and drink.

Please submit your proposal by February 14, 2010 to ellstons@gmail.com.  Note that all correspondence will be electronic.  Look for Northwest Poets’ Concord on Facebook for updates and information.

“The Northwest Poets Concord complemented other Oregon poetry conferences and festivals, which have a few featured presenters whose workshops and readings everyone else attends. At the Concord, in contrast, virtually all the poets attending were true participants in the event–nearly everyone both gave a workshop or reading and attended those of others. This produced a lively interchange.”–Eleanor Berry

“The Concord is anything but ‘conventional.’ It is an intertribal gathering where precious things are admired and exchanged, and new friendships forged amidst the roar of the Pacific… It is the newest important ritual involving all tribes of Northwest poets. The best sort of serendipity lives here. “–Scot Siegel

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Sandra K. Ellston, Ph.D.
http://www.eou.edu/~sellston/

Ingrid Wendt has had three poems published in an online anthology:  Health and Illness, edited by Annie Ballardini and Obododimma Oha, under the masthead Fieralingue. My poems are “Pilgrim,” “Give Us This Day,” and “Meningioma.”  The URL is http://www.fieralingue.it/modules.php?name=Content&pa=list_pages_categories&cid=361.  Two poems, “After a Class in Seaweed” and “Benediction” are forthcoming in the anthology Poets of the American West, edited by Lowell Jaeger.  Also, my poem “Love in Venice,” has just appeared in  Love Over 60: an anthology of women’s poems, edited by Robin Chapman and Jeri McCormick, Mayapple Press.  I’ll be reading that poem with other anthology contributors at the AWP meeting in Denver in April.

She has also had several prose pieces accepted for publication.  1) “The Poet as Celebrant,” a review of Robert Dana’s The Other, forthcoming in New Letters.  2) “Poetry in the Age of Anxiety,” forthcoming in Oregon English.  3) “New Doors:  Lessons from Bill,” in a collection of essays on William Stafford, edited by Denise Low, forthcoming from Mammoth Publications.