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Tumblewords for May 2011

May 7 Rubi Orozco Random Acts of Poetry Rubí Orozco is co-founder of mussa and former editor of BorderSenses. A poet and public health worker, she is interested establishing arts-based public health programs. May 13 Nancy Lechuga The Voiceless Vagina In this workshop, we will figuratively explore The Vagina, in all its splendor and vulnerability. [ READ MORE ]

New book out by León De la Rosa

soy solo palabras but wish to be a city, un poemic book written by León De la Rosa, illustrated by Gui.ra.ga7 and published by Unlikely Books is out and available for purchase in print and digital format. You can preview a chapter of it here[ READ MORE ]

Spoken Word Poetry Playlist by Sarah Kay

Check out this playlist of spoken word poetry put together by the amazing Sarah Kay in celebration of April being National Poetry Month. http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p[ READ MORE ]

Tumblewords for April 2011

April 2        Gene Keller: The Inner Fool Topic: The Fool, traditionally, is permitted to Speak Truth to Power. Here’s an opportunity to practice truth-telling with humor and tears, but without fear. Loosen your buttons and embrace your inner fool. Gene Keller is a well-known fool. Despite all evidence to the contrary, Keller still believes in [ READ MORE ]

Tumblewords for March 2011

March 5            Chris Carmona    And the Beat Goes On:  Writing Beat Poetry Carmona hails from the Rio Grande Valley in Deep South Texas.  He is beat poet following in the tradition of Jack Kerouac, Bob Kaufman, and Raul Salinas.  Deeply interested in the intersections of Native Americans and Latinos, he believes in practicing [ READ MORE ]

Tumblewords for February 2011

Feb 5 and 12   Steve Ogrey TWO AFTERNOONS WITH SHAYE ST. JOHN: MADNESS LOVES COMPANY Steven Ogrey is a Creative Writing major at the University of Texas El Paso and a voice actor for The FPlus <http://www.thefpl.us>. Feb. 19          Jorge A Polanco      Looking for the Sub-conscience   Polanco is an independent scholar born [ READ MORE ]

Donna Snyder presents Tumblewords Project workshop Sat Dec 18 2011

Snyder will present her annual writing workshop in honor of the winter solstice.  Snyder founded the Tumblewords Project in 1995 and has continued to coordinate its weekly workshops and performance events since that time.  In 2010 VirgoGray Press released her chapbook, I Am South,and she has a chap forthcoming from Unlikely Books in 2011.  She recently served as Assistant [ READ MORE ]

Tumblewords Project

JIM SPARKS IN RESIDENCY WITH TUMBLEWORDS PROJECT JANUARY 2011 Jim Sparks, aka Doctor Chispas, retired from everything, is an aging beatnik cum hippy.  A former musician, he received his dream work and existential training from the Gestalt Institute in San Francisco, Esalen Institute and the Institute for Clinical Philosophy in San Jose , Calif. He [ READ MORE ]

Tumblewords Schedule for October

Oct 2 and 9     Robin Scofield                The Art of Revision:  Killing your Darlings A native Texan, Robin Scofield is the author of Sunflower Cantos, from Mouthfeel Press in El Paso , and has written poetry, memoir, and fiction for 44 years.  She earned an M.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Texas at Austin in 1986.  Robin’s poetry [ READ MORE ]

Tumblewords for July 2010

July 17 Steven Ogrey Staring into Madness Steven Ogrey is a Creative Writing major at the University of Texas El Paso, and a reader for The FPlus podcast (http://thefpl.us/). July 24 Ivy Magaña Igniting our Scent-ces Ivy is 18 years old and this will be her first workshop presentation. She has been participating in the [ READ MORE ]

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