A FISTFUL OF VERSE PODCAST

Episode 6: Limericks on a New York Night

Featuring Mia Lindenburg

Poetry illicits many feelings out of all of us—happiness, nostalgia, fear, wonder, joy. However, it can often be portrayed as negative or shocking, especially slam poetry. Poetry360 mentee Mia Lindenberg tells her story of leaving poetry and returning to it upon realizing slam poetry can also capture all the joy and wonder of the world.

A drink to go with this episode: stale, black coffee

Prompt of the Week

From Pepita Sandwich, Friday Night Salon Teaching Artist

Think about your first crying memory and describe it in detail. Where were you and how did you feel?

It's okay to cry, and it can even be fun to write about it! Join us this Friday for a night of writing (and crying?) in community with Pepita Sandwich, author and illustrator of The Art of Crying.

ART OF THE CRAFT

Mentees' Poetry Inspires Berklee Students' Musical Response

Three New Songs Based on Poems in Art of the Craft

To celebrate Girls Write Now's 25th anniversary and the collaborative writing found in our newest publication, Girls Write Now on the Art of the Craft, students at Berklee College of Music wrote and performed three songs based on poems by mentees Kayla Morgan, Shamu W., and Mahdia Tully Carr. May their work will inspire you to create your own art and continue this chain of collaboration!

TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK

Thank You To Our Teachers, Facilitators & Staff

Mentoring & Training the Next Generation

We are radically grateful for the teaching artists, community studio facilitators, corporate partner employees, and staff who put together an incredible number of events (over 40 per month!) to ensure that the next generation of writers has the tools they need to succeed. Thank you to all those who give their time and expertise to to spark creativity and uplift marginalized voices.

COLLEGE & CAREER CHAT

Entering Creative Fields

Wednesday, May 15, 4:45-5:45 PM ET, Virtual

This Chat will explore the essential attributes and pathways to creative fields, such as authorship, songwriting, fashion, graphic design, and interior design. Here is your chance to ask all of your burning questions about what it takes to make it in creative fields with a panel that includes representatives from Berkeley College, songwriter Stacie Rose, and author & literary agent Lucinda Halpern.

Open to mentees, alumni, staff & the public.

FRIDAY NIGHT SALON

How to Touch a Memory with Illustrator & Visual Artist, Pepita Sandwich

Friday, May 17, 6-7:15 PM ET, Virtual

Join Girls Write Now for a Friday Night Salon with Pepita Sandwich embracing and celebrating The Art of Crying! She will delve into her process of creating visually engaging essays that transition seamlessly from intimate personal anecdotes to universally relatable experiences. Throughout her talk, Pepita will offer writing prompts from everyday life inspired by authentic memories.

Open to the public.

COMMUNITY CONVERSATION 

Community Conversations 360: Gaza, Israel & Student Activism

Thursday, May 30, 7-8:15 PM ET, Virtual

What have you learned? Where did you learn it? Join us for a community conversation, led in partnership with the New York Peace Institute, about the crisis in Israel, Gaza, and ongoing student activism in the United States. This will be a session grounded in each of our stories, how we came to feel the way we do about the crises, how we learned what we know, and why we feel the way we feel.

Open to all mentors, mentees, alum, board, staff & volunteers.

PARTNER JOB OPPORTUNITY

Yen Press

Marketing & Publicity Manager

Yen Press, one of the largest publishers of manga, manhwa, light novels, and original graphic novels in the North American market, is seeking a Marketing & Publicity Manager to help manage its rapidly growing list of manga and light novels. 

PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITY

Asian American Writers Workshop (AAWW)

The Margins Is Now Accepting Poetry

The Margins is AAWW's award-winning magazine of arts and ideas dedicated to charting the rise of the Asian American creative class through essays, interviews, and creative writing.  Every Tuesday, The Margins publishes the work of emerging and established Asian American and diasporic poets—English-language and translations. They pay contributors between $50-90 for poetry, and are currently accepting submissions through June 6.     

SCHOLARSHIP

Niche

$25,000 Scholarship For High School & College Students

Help cover the cost of college without writing a single essay! Niche is giving one student $25,000 to help pay for tuition, housing, books and other college expenses—no essay required!