Apply Now for Sage Cohen's Poetry for the People

SAGE COHEN offers POETRY FOR THE PEOPLE class, Levels 1 and 2 starting May 3

Tune into the poetry of your life -- and get it down on the page -- while cultivating your craft toolbox and fine-tuning your revision skills. Six classes in six weeks--taught by email.

Level 1: May 5 - June 16, 2010
Level 2: May 3 - June 14, 2010

Learn more and register:
http://writingthelifepoetic.typepad.com/writing_the_life_poetic/classes-with-sage-cohen.html

Apply for 1 of 2 POETRY FOR THE PEOPLE scholarships -- for classes starting in May

Would you like to study poetry but can't afford it? Sage Cohen is offering two scholarships for her Poetry for the People Level 1 and Level 2 classes (one per class) starting in May.

Scholarship applications will be accepted through April 15, and winners will be announced on April 24 at Sage Cohen's blog: http://writingthelifepoetic.typepad.com

Learn more and apply:
http://writingthelifepoetic.typepad.com/writing_the_life_poetic/2010/03/poetry-for-the-people-scholarship-applications-now-open-for-may-classes.html

Wednesday, September 16: Herman Asarnow, Susan Denning, and BT Shaw at Barnes & Noble Lloyd Center, Portland

Sage Cohen's Poetry and Prose for the People Reading Series Barnes & Noble Lloyd Center, PDX Third Wednesdays (except holiday months) Wednesday, September 16, 7:00 p.m. Presenting poets Herman Asarnow, Susan Denning and B.T. Shaw Barnes & Noble 1317 Lloyd Center // Gift section Portland, OR 97232 503-249-0800 Herman Asarnow--poet, essayist, and translator--is the author of the poetry collection Glass-Bottom Boat (Higganum Hill Books, 2007). His poems have appeared in The Southern Review, Prairie Schooner, Beloit Poetry Journal, and other national journals. He has had essays in North Dakota Quarterly, Cincinnati Review, Poetry Northwest, and other venues. He has also published well-received translations of the poetry of Noni Benegas, one of Spain's leading poets. In 2005, he was awarded a month's residency at Ragdale. And in May, 2009, he was awarded the Ogden Poetry Prize by Trinity College in Connecticut (his alma mater) for "excellence in the art and beauty of language." He teaches at the University of Portland. Susan Denning's poems have appeared in New York Quarterly, Rattle, Perihelion, Hubbub, The Bedside Guide to No Tell Motel, and elsewhere. Her poetry reflects her interests in natural and urban landscapes, human relationships, and linguistic play. She edits the online magazine Caffeine Destiny, and works at Literary Arts in Portland. B.T. Shaw was born and raised in Ohio, a place she's never fully escaped as evidenced by her first book, This Dirty Little Heart, winner of the 2007 Blue Lynx Prize for Poetry from Eastern Washington University Press. Her kids, however, were born and raised in Oregon, where BT has edited the Poetry column for The Oregonian for nearly a dozen years. Her poems have shown up or are forthcoming in journals such as Orion, The Burnside Review, and FIELD, and online at sites such as Poetry Daily, Born, and Caffeine Destiny. She teaches at Portland State University and University of Portland.

Poetry for the People Scholarship

Apply for a scholarship to attend Sage Cohen's Poetry for the People class starting October 7! VALUE: $250.00 Would you like to take the Poetry for the People class with Sage Cohen that starts October 7 but can’t afford it? Then you qualify for The Poetry for the People Scholarship. And the time to apply is now! Sage Cohen will be accepting applications for the Poetry for the People Scholarship until Friday, September 18. The scholarship recipient will be chosen based on the following criteria: demonstrated past effort, need, and enthusiasm as determined by Sage Cohen. Please see the detailed guidelines for application requirements. The scholarship recipient will be announced by midnight, Monday, September 21 at http://writingthelifepoetic.typepad.com. Sage Cohen is author of Writing the Life Poetic: An Invitation to Read and Write Poetry (Writer's Digest Books, 2009). Learn more about Poetry for the People, a six-week email class offering a mix of inspiration, craft tips, exercises and publication ideas -- as well as detailed instructor feedback every week.