Friday Links, February 19, 2022
+ Presence: the Journal of Poetry, preview reading of Spring 2022 issue, February 20.
+ Scala Foundation Conference Spring 2022: “Art, the Sacred, and the Common Good,” April 30, and in addition, for writers 17-35:
+ Poetry Contest: winners announced at conference.
+ Poetry Masterclass with James Matthew Wilson May 1.
+ Summer Writers Institute of the MFA creative writing program at the University of St. Thomas, Houston.
Presence Journal of Catholic Poetry Preview Reading of 2022 Issue
Sunday February 20, 1 PM PST, 4 PM EST
“Please join our editors and staff as we host a preview reading of our 2022 issue! The online event this Sunday, February 20 at 4 - 5:30 pm EST will feature poet Sally Read, poet in residence of the Hermitage of the Three Holy Hierarchs. In addition, we will hear from translator Dana Delibovi, and thirteen other poets: Laura Reece Hogan, Laurie Klein, Justin Lacour, Julia Lisella, Orlando Ricardo Menes, Julie L. Moore, Alfred Nicol, Kyle Potvin, Joyce Schmid, Judith Sornberger, Judith Valente, Jerry Wemple, and Yvonne.”
Click following image to launch an email to request the link to attend or email mmiller@caldwell.com.
“Art, the Sacred, and the Common Good”
April 30, 2022
“Art, the Sacred, and the Common Good: Restoring Beauty to our Schools, Places of Worship, the Arts, and our Common Life” is the title of the Scala Foundation Spring 2022 conference at Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey. The presenters list includes several names quite familiar to DT readers, such as poet Jame Matthew Wilson, director and co-founder of the MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Saint Thomas, Houston, Christopher Beha, and David Clayton.
Registration is free. If interested, register here for either in-person or livestream attendance, by April 28.
Poetic Form and Beauty: Masterclass with Jame Matthew Wilson
May 1, 2022
Katy Carl, Dappled Things editor in chief recommends the above-linked poetry masterclass : “Of interest to our poets.”
In conjunction with the “Art, the Sacred, and the Common Good” conference mentioned above, the Scala Foundation is offering this poetry masterclass with James Matthew Wilson the day after. The class is free. Applications are competitive. Young poets and aspiring poets between the ages of 17 and 35 are invited to apply here by April 1, 2022.
Poetry Contest for Young Poets
Submissions due April 1
Also in conjunction with the “Art, the Sacred, and the Common Good” conference mentioned above, the Scala Foundation is sponsoring this poetry contest for poets and aspiring poets between 17 and 35, which is also recommended by Katy Carl as “of interest to our poets.”
Winners will be notified on April 15 and announced and honored at the conference, and the winning poems will be distributed to attendees. To be eligible for an award, an awardee must attend Scala’s conference on April 30th. You can register for the conference here.
Scala will provide opportunities for contest winners to meet conference speakers. In addition, all applicants will receive an advance copy of a conversation between Professor Mooney Suarez and poet Dana Gioia on the Beauty as Enchantment and Clarity,” forthcoming in Professor Mooney Suarez’s new book, The Wounds of Beauty: Seven Dialogues on Art and Education.
Applicants are also encouraged to apply for the poetry Masterclass with James Matthew Wilson.
Summer Writers Institute
June 16-18, 2022
The MFA program in Creative Writing is hosting its first annual Summer Writers Institute. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with an absolute deadline of April 20.
“The Summer Institute is an annual opportunity to share the joy of literature, the epiphanies of beauty that are the fine arts, with an audience beyond the conventional graduate classroom. All who know that literature and art are life-changing presences in our world are welcome to join us in Houston.”—James Matthew Wilson
Click the following image to register.
