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04/01/13
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Health issues have kept me off my
website since last Fall. I am happy to say that I am finally improving and
will be able to get back into both my literary and art fields and my website!
Thanks to all who helped and encouraged me as I went through all this. My Literary News Haven’t had much news recently; getting this place ready for
winter has taken up a lot of time. A couple poetry manuscripts are off to
contests – I’ll let you know! ;-) The group readings for Turn anthology at Grassroots Books in
Corvallis and Tsunami Books in Eugene went very well. It’s always wonderful
to hobnob with fellow poets and hear their new work. I am very pleased to announce the release of my 47-page book
of garden poetry called Glimpses of a Garden - available at Lulu: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/catherinemcguire I have been asked to gather some of my nature and garden
poems, and have finally done so, with a "sprinkling of chickens" of
course, since they are dear to my heart. And this is especially sweet because
I really haven't had much chance to write over the summer, with just too many
yard and food preserving tasks to complete. As the rains set in, I might get
more writing done (fingers crossed!) Meanwhile, I have really been enjoying giving readings from my
Palimpsests chapbook. The first, at Tsunami Books in Eugene, OR, sort of
passed in a blur, but here's what one person wrote: http://www.nancycarolmoody.com/1/post/2012/03/guts-not-blood.html The Lake Oswego reading at Moonstruck Chocolates was small but
very nice. The reading in Portland at Eat Art Theater gave me a chance
to re-connect both with the series moderators, Duane and Patti, and also with
Portland friends that I don't get to see enough. The reading in Eugene at the
Central Library's Windfall Reading Series was a full half hour's reading -
which felt very long to be hearing the sound of my own voice. :-} Despite my
nervousness, this is really fun. The reading with fellow poets Laura LeHew and Sharon Munson at Grassroots Books in Corvallis
on July 14th was attended by a surprising number of out of towners. My poem "Lucky Frog" won the Seven Circle Poetry
Contest! The poem and the interview is now on their
website http://www.sevencirclepress.com/.
I recommend checking it out - lots of good poetry and essays there! As you can tell from the above, my first official chapbook Palimpsests
is out. I was very happy to be able to do the cover artwork as well. To order a copy: Send a check for $10 plus $2.00 shipping/handling (per book) Uttered Chaos PO Box 50638 Eugene, OR 97405 Questions: editor@utteredchaos.org The
publisher asked me to answer a number of interview questions, and I had so
much fun with them, I'm including several on the "Writing &
Poetry" page (click the link on the left). Enjoy! My Art and Craft News My etsy site
is going strong again -- www.cathymcguire.etsy.com I
am trying to put new items up at least once per week. I"m
also exploring the possibility of printing and selling my kaleidoscopes,
photos and other on fabric, and even gift wrap! Check it out below:
All images and text on this site copyright Catherine McGuire.
No reproduction or use without permission. 2012: I have had poems accepted by Green Silk, Poecology, The Ann Arbor Review, Big River Poetry Review,
Trillium, The Aurorean, a local New Year's
contest, and the wonderful Seven Circle contest. I had a wonderful
series of acceptances by Women's Voices for Change, and Also a short
story was accepted for a science fiction anthology (more on that later). Not
bad for a year where I barely had time to send anything out! 2011: Recent poetry acceptances include: Menopause Press (3),
Blue Earth Review, Memoir (And), New Verse News, and GrassRoots
Books e-zine. I was honored when my poem about the Japanese crisis was
accepted and posted on New Verse
News, on March 15th, and they also published "Kirk Turns
Eighty", a fun poem. Other 2011 acceptances: Blue Lotus,
Pacific Review, and BirdsEye Review.
My total acceptances for 2010 was 45.
I've been busy getting a couple of book length and chapbook length
manuscripts off to contests, and putting together a fun chapbook of poems
about and illustrations of my chickens. The two latest poems online are at
Untitled Country: Afternimage, a ternzanelle and
Unobtainium. I have now had more than 176 poem
acceptances, another milestone for me (I'm pushing hard for 200!) This year I
am in Nibble, Avocet (that's five in two years there), Sketchbook,
Dark
Mountain and Grey Sparrow
Press, which shares an issue with the headliner, Maxine Kumin. Such heady company! Currently you can see my poems
online (archived) at New Verse News,
The
Enchanted Conversation, and FutureCycle. I have had wonderful opportunities to read and/or teach in
2010. This summer, I read poetry in Portland for Taddle
Creek and in Lake Oswego for Joan Maiers monthly
gathering. I was honored to be a featured reader at the William
Stafford birthday celebration in Corvallis in January (Benton Country
library). I taught the class "Ready,Set,
Submit!" at the Fooling With Words all-day event at LBCC in April
and in May, I gave a one-hour workshop on poetry, alchemy & mythology for
NW Poet's Concord in Newport. I have also taken on (again) the
webmaster job for Oregon State Poetry Association. 2009: I am happy to say I had 52 acceptances this year! Some
are in print, and some online. You can find my poems online at melusine,
The Road
Not Taken, MReview, The Smoking Poet (archives),
and FutureCycle. I have poetry in two recent anthologies:
three in The Quizzical Chair (available from Laura LeHew's
uttered chaos press,
and one in the Tuesday anthology (thanks to the Tuesday group for letting me
be a guest!) and have won several prizes in state contests around the
country. My work, both art and writing, comes
from my journey in the world, my sense of playfulness and my appreciation of
nature and the mystery of life. It also comes from the dark nights; the
losses and the lost times... forever striving to understand what it means to
live. I am available in the Oregon Willamette Valley or via internet
to assist your writing or creative project; email me at cathy[at]cathymcguire[dot]com for
more information.
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