All Festival Events
  • Writing Workshop hosted by Nichole Dupont Du Bois Center, South Main Street, Great Barrington, 7-9 p.m. Fee: $10 for the use of the W.E.B. Du Bois Center. This is a workshop for novice writers, or people who have thought about writing (men and women) but have never had the opportunity. Most of the hour-long workshop will be devoted to writing activities which encourage memoir-type, honest writing that gleans from real-life events/memories. Then we will see where these true events can fit into poetry and/or fiction pieces. All will be invited to share what they have written, but none will be...1February 5, 2012

    Story-Truth: How Writing Keeps You Honest ~ March 1, 2012

    Writing Workshop hosted by Nichole Dupont Du Bois Center, South Main Street, Great Barrington, 7-9 p.m. Fee: $10 for the use of the W.E.B. Du Bois Center. This is a workshop for novice writers, or people who have thought about writing (men and women) but have never had the opportunity. Most of the hour-long workshop will be devoted to writing activities which encourage memoir-type, honest writing that gleans from real-life events/memories. Then we will see where these true events can fit into poetry and/or fiction pieces. All will be invited to share what they have written, but none will be…

  • Laundry Line Divine presents: ‘Out of the Mouths of Babes: an evening of mothers reading to others’ Hosted by Suzi Banks Baum and Matthew Tannenbaum, with readings by Suzi Banks Baum, Alana Chernila, Michelle Gillett, Janet Reich Elsbach, Gina Hyams, and Jenny Laird.  Bedtime snacks will be served, and pajamas are welcome.  For more information, please visit www.outofthemouthsofbabes.org or call Suzi Banks Baum at (413) 429-1799. Blodgett House, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, 7-9:30 p.m.
 Fee: $5, free to the Simon’s Rock community Suzi Banks Baum was deep in the wilds of raising two healthy teenagers when she realized she was...4February 3, 2012

    ‘Out of the Mouths of Babes’ ~ March 2, 2012

    Laundry Line Divine presents: ‘Out of the Mouths of Babes: an evening of mothers reading to others’ Hosted by Suzi Banks Baum and Matthew Tannenbaum, with readings by Suzi Banks Baum, Alana Chernila, Michelle Gillett, Janet Reich Elsbach, Gina Hyams, and Jenny Laird.  Bedtime snacks will be served, and pajamas are welcome.  For more information, please visit www.outofthemouthsofbabes.org or call Suzi Banks Baum at (413) 429-1799. Blodgett House, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, 7-9:30 p.m.
 Fee: $5, free to the Simon’s Rock community Suzi Banks Baum was deep in the wilds of raising two healthy teenagers when she realized she was…

  • Hosted by Sonia Pilcer with Sondra Zeidenstein (publisher of Chicory Blue Press), Beth Sack, Joan Embree, and Victoria Sullivan Mason Library, Great Barrington, 12-2 p.m. We are women writers of a certain age, who grew up in the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s. If our mothers lived this long, they were retired, if they had ever worked. Not only do we continue to write our lives, but we are navigating through the turbulent waters of e-books and internet ’zines, not to mention facing the challenge of publishing old-fashioned books. We want to reach out to our younger cohorts and to our...1February 2, 2012

    Women Writers of a Certain Age: A Reading ~ March 3, 2011

    Hosted by Sonia Pilcer with Sondra Zeidenstein (publisher of Chicory Blue Press), Beth Sack, Joan Embree, and Victoria Sullivan Mason Library, Great Barrington, 12-2 p.m. We are women writers of a certain age, who grew up in the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s. If our mothers lived this long, they were retired, if they had ever worked. Not only do we continue to write our lives, but we are navigating through the turbulent waters of e-books and internet ’zines, not to mention facing the challenge of publishing old-fashioned books. We want to reach out to our younger cohorts and to our…

  • The Bookstore, Lenox, 7 p.m. Elephant Tree House, a small press publisher of contemporary poetry, founded in 2010 and located in Pittsfield, MA, will introduce itself and the three authors of its first publications: Nan Becker, (After Rain), Susan Hartung, (Inclusion), and Rosemary Starace (Requitements and Mountain Vows). The reading will feature selections from the books read by the authors, two of whom reside in the Berkshires, and the other with family ties here. Coincidentally, all three women began their creative lives in the visual arts. Their writing spans a range of styles and subjects. http://www.elephanttreehouse.com/ Nan Becker (After Rain)...0February 1, 2012

    Elephant Tree House Press Poetry Reading ~ March 3, 2012

    The Bookstore, Lenox, 7 p.m. Elephant Tree House, a small press publisher of contemporary poetry, founded in 2010 and located in Pittsfield, MA, will introduce itself and the three authors of its first publications: Nan Becker, (After Rain), Susan Hartung, (Inclusion), and Rosemary Starace (Requitements and Mountain Vows). The reading will feature selections from the books read by the authors, two of whom reside in the Berkshires, and the other with family ties here. Coincidentally, all three women began their creative lives in the visual arts. Their writing spans a range of styles and subjects. http://www.elephanttreehouse.com/ Nan Becker (After Rain)…

  • Presented by Maria Sirois Blodgett House, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, 2-4 p.m. Come spend an afternoon writing with others determined to craft a life that thrives. As we write and discuss writing practice we’ll come to understand how writing allows us to leave the past behind and create new futures that  include our authentic selves. No prior writing experience necessary—just a pad, a pen, an open heart, a sense of humor, and the tiniest bit of courage. Maria Sirois is an inspirational speaker, clinical psychologist, and author who has spent twenty-plus years working in the intersections of health and...3January 30, 2012

    Happiness: Writing as A Path to Positive Transformation ~ March 4, 2012

    Presented by Maria Sirois Blodgett House, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, 2-4 p.m. Come spend an afternoon writing with others determined to craft a life that thrives. As we write and discuss writing practice we’ll come to understand how writing allows us to leave the past behind and create new futures that  include our authentic selves. No prior writing experience necessary—just a pad, a pen, an open heart, a sense of humor, and the tiniest bit of courage. Maria Sirois is an inspirational speaker, clinical psychologist, and author who has spent twenty-plus years working in the intersections of health and…

  • Hosted by Leslie Wheeler with Barbara Ross and Katherine Fast 
Bushnell-Sage Library, Sheffield, 7-9 p.m. In this workshop we will explore how writers plot, construct, and populate the mystery short story from light-hearted to noir. We will examine the differences between writing short stories and novels. We will also look at the range of genres within the mystery short story, including flash fiction, caper, thriller, suspense, mystery, and horror. We will read and discuss the opening lines and paragraphs of published stories, and participants will have an opportunity to write their own opening lines and paragraphs for possible short stories....4January 8, 2012

    “Death in Shorts”: Women Writing the Mystery Short Story ~ March 6, 2012

    Hosted by Leslie Wheeler with Barbara Ross and Katherine Fast 
Bushnell-Sage Library, Sheffield, 7-9 p.m. In this workshop we will explore how writers plot, construct, and populate the mystery short story from light-hearted to noir. We will examine the differences between writing short stories and novels. We will also look at the range of genres within the mystery short story, including flash fiction, caper, thriller, suspense, mystery, and horror. We will read and discuss the opening lines and paragraphs of published stories, and participants will have an opportunity to write their own opening lines and paragraphs for possible short stories….

  • Hosted by Dawn Barbieri, with Claudette M. Webster and friends Ramsdell Library, Housatonic 6:30-8 p.m. An evening of poetry by local poets, established and emerging, hosted by Dawn Barbieri. The poets include Dawn Barbieri, Tammis Coffin, Susan Melot, Jan Hutchinson, Christine Ward and Claudette Webster. Dawn Barbieri is a writer of poetry and short stories. She is a member of the Berkshire Writers Room and has read her works in different venues. Dawn is a musician (saxophones & percussion), and is passionate about teaching watercolor to adults. She lives with her husband in Housatonic, and has two grown children as...1January 6, 2012

    An Evening of Poetry ~ March 7, 2012

    Hosted by Dawn Barbieri, with Claudette M. Webster and friends Ramsdell Library, Housatonic 6:30-8 p.m. An evening of poetry by local poets, established and emerging, hosted by Dawn Barbieri. The poets include Dawn Barbieri, Tammis Coffin, Susan Melot, Jan Hutchinson, Christine Ward and Claudette Webster. Dawn Barbieri is a writer of poetry and short stories. She is a member of the Berkshire Writers Room and has read her works in different venues. Dawn is a musician (saxophones & percussion), and is passionate about teaching watercolor to adults. She lives with her husband in Housatonic, and has two grown children as…

  • Hosted by Marie Gauthier with the staff and authors of Tupelo Press MCLA Gallery 51, North Adams, 7 p.m. A presentation on book production, book sales and distribution in the new market, from marketing, editorial, and creative perspectives, by a panel comprised of members of Tupelo Press, a nonprofit literary press headquartered in North Adams now entering its twelfth year. Rose Carlson is the Administrative Director at Tupelo Press, where she also serves as graphic designer and audio editor.  Before coming to Tupelo, Rose was the co-founder and Executive Director of Devanaughn Theatre in Boston.  During her twenty years as...1January 4, 2012

    Nuts and Bolts of Book Production ~ March 7, 2012

    Hosted by Marie Gauthier with the staff and authors of Tupelo Press MCLA Gallery 51, North Adams, 7 p.m. A presentation on book production, book sales and distribution in the new market, from marketing, editorial, and creative perspectives, by a panel comprised of members of Tupelo Press, a nonprofit literary press headquartered in North Adams now entering its twelfth year. Rose Carlson is the Administrative Director at Tupelo Press, where she also serves as graphic designer and audio editor.  Before coming to Tupelo, Rose was the co-founder and Executive Director of Devanaughn Theatre in Boston.  During her twenty years as…

  • Presented by Sarah Harris Wallman, Krysia Jopek, and Michael White Blodgett House, Bard College at Simon’s Rock , 7-9 p.m. The faculty of the “no residency” MFA program at Albertus Magnus College, in New Haven, Connecticut, will host a panel discussion on the usefulness of the MFA degree. What are the real advantages of getting an MFA? What kinds of MFAs are there (this is a degree that has gone from 15 programs in 1975 to 199 currently listed by Poets and Writers magazine), and what are their graduates doing? While we run a very low residency program, our faculty...0January 3, 2012

    To MFA or Not to MFA ~ March 8, 2012

    Presented by Sarah Harris Wallman, Krysia Jopek, and Michael White Blodgett House, Bard College at Simon’s Rock , 7-9 p.m. The faculty of the “no residency” MFA program at Albertus Magnus College, in New Haven, Connecticut, will host a panel discussion on the usefulness of the MFA degree. What are the real advantages of getting an MFA? What kinds of MFAs are there (this is a degree that has gone from 15 programs in 1975 to 199 currently listed by Poets and Writers magazine), and what are their graduates doing? While we run a very low residency program, our faculty…

  • Presented by Mary Kate Jordan Stockbridge Library, 6-7:30 p.m. Fee $10; limited to six participants. Photo essays are a special breed of communication. Success at composing them requires a passionate heart, a good eye, a good ear, attention to detail, and a symphony conductor’s baton. In this 90-minute workshop you’ll learn seven skills to help you approach the genre with even greater confidence than before. Bring your writing tools and 5-7 photos to which you have publication rights. You’ll put them to good use. Mary Kate Jordan’s photo essays have been published both nationally and locally. Try a sample at...1January 2, 2012

    Photos Worth a Thousand Words: 
Successfully Writing Photo Essays ~ March 9, 2012

    Presented by Mary Kate Jordan Stockbridge Library, 6-7:30 p.m. Fee $10; limited to six participants. Photo essays are a special breed of communication. Success at composing them requires a passionate heart, a good eye, a good ear, attention to detail, and a symphony conductor’s baton. In this 90-minute workshop you’ll learn seven skills to help you approach the genre with even greater confidence than before. Bring your writing tools and 5-7 photos to which you have publication rights. You’ll put them to good use. Mary Kate Jordan’s photo essays have been published both nationally and locally. Try a sample at…

  • Special Benefit Opening Blood Sky, a play by Yasmine Beverly Rana; directed by Mari Andrejco New Stage Performing Arts Center, 55 North St., Pittsfield, 7:30 p.m.
On-going performances Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at
 3 p.m. through March 25. 
$45 for opening night; $20 for adults and $18 for students and seniors for all other performances. Blood Sky is an emotional drama about a young woman coming to terms with sexual abuse in her past. Set in the Bayou, the play evokes the sultry heat and seductiveness of the South as the protagonist searches for self-forgiveness and...1December 30, 2011

    Special Benefit Opening “Blood Sky” ~ Opening March 9; Performances through March 25

    Special Benefit Opening Blood Sky, a play by Yasmine Beverly Rana; directed by Mari Andrejco New Stage Performing Arts Center, 55 North St., Pittsfield, 7:30 p.m.
On-going performances Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at
 3 p.m. through March 25. 
$45 for opening night; $20 for adults and $18 for students and seniors for all other performances. Blood Sky is an emotional drama about a young woman coming to terms with sexual abuse in her past. Set in the Bayou, the play evokes the sultry heat and seductiveness of the South as the protagonist searches for self-forgiveness and…

  • Presented by Jessica Treat, Professor of English at Northwestern CT Community College Mason Library, Great Barrington, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. How short can a story be and still be a story? What goes into crafting a good story?
What’s the difference between a prose poem and flash fiction? In this workshop we’ll look at the magic and beauty of the short-short story, from just 100 to 1,000 words. Exercises and prompts will be given for writing our own. Writers will write in the workshop and go home with lots to work from. Markets—online and print journals—for flash fiction will also...0December 29, 2011

    Writing Workshop: Micro-Fiction with Jessica Treat ~ March 10, 2012

    Presented by Jessica Treat, Professor of English at Northwestern CT Community College Mason Library, Great Barrington, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. How short can a story be and still be a story? What goes into crafting a good story?
What’s the difference between a prose poem and flash fiction? In this workshop we’ll look at the magic and beauty of the short-short story, from just 100 to 1,000 words. Exercises and prompts will be given for writing our own. Writers will write in the workshop and go home with lots to work from. Markets—online and print journals—for flash fiction will also…

  • Presented by Dr. Danke Li, Professor of East Asian Studies at Fairfield University, CT Clark Auditorium, Fisher Science Center, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, 2-4 p.m. This program will feature a screening and discussion of the documentary film Echoes of Chongqing: Women in Wartime China, based on Li’s recently published book by the same title, an oral history that records the personal stories of twenty Chinese women who lived in the wartime capital of Chongqing during China’s War of Resistance against Japan during World War II. The women featured in the book came from different social, economic, and educational backgrounds...1December 28, 2011

    Our History is Our Strength: 
Ordinary Chinese Women during WWII ~ March 10, 2012

    Presented by Dr. Danke Li, Professor of East Asian Studies at Fairfield University, CT Clark Auditorium, Fisher Science Center, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, 2-4 p.m. This program will feature a screening and discussion of the documentary film Echoes of Chongqing: Women in Wartime China, based on Li’s recently published book by the same title, an oral history that records the personal stories of twenty Chinese women who lived in the wartime capital of Chongqing during China’s War of Resistance against Japan during World War II. The women featured in the book came from different social, economic, and educational backgrounds…

  • Featuring Celia Bland, Harriet Brown, and Sarah Towers Blodgett House, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, 2-4 p.m. A reading featuring nonfiction writer Harriet Brown, author of Brave Girl Eating: A Family’s Struggle with Anorexia, and short fiction writer Sarah Towers, hosted by Bard College Writer-in-Residence Celia Bland, author of the poetry collection Soft Box. “When we talk about mortality,” Joan Didion recently wrote, “we are talking about our children.” These works—stark but optimistic, conferring excitement and promise—celebrate mothers and children and, by inference, mortality.   Celia Bland’s poetry and prose has recently appeared in Poetry International, The Boston Review, and Drunken...1December 26, 2011

    Annunciation: A reading of poetry and nonfiction ~ March 11, 2012

    Featuring Celia Bland, Harriet Brown, and Sarah Towers Blodgett House, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, 2-4 p.m. A reading featuring nonfiction writer Harriet Brown, author of Brave Girl Eating: A Family’s Struggle with Anorexia, and short fiction writer Sarah Towers, hosted by Bard College Writer-in-Residence Celia Bland, author of the poetry collection Soft Box. “When we talk about mortality,” Joan Didion recently wrote, “we are talking about our children.” These works—stark but optimistic, conferring excitement and promise—celebrate mothers and children and, by inference, mortality.   Celia Bland’s poetry and prose has recently appeared in Poetry International, The Boston Review, and Drunken…

  • Presented by bloggers Jennifer Browdy de Hernandez and Michelle Gonzalez Clark Auditorium, Fisher Science Center, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, 6:30-8 p.m. In this show-and-tell presentation of some of the digital tricks of the contemporary writer’s trade, we’ll explore the impetus—both personal and professional—behind blogging, as well as the relative merits of popular platforms like WordPress and Tumblr; the whys and wherefores of social media networking on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and other similar sites; and new directions in video logging and film clips through YouTube. If you’ve ever wondered what all the fuss with digital media is about, this is...1December 25, 2011

    Blogging, vlogging, tweeting: 
A writer’s guide to the digital arts ~ March 12, 2012

    Presented by bloggers Jennifer Browdy de Hernandez and Michelle Gonzalez Clark Auditorium, Fisher Science Center, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, 6:30-8 p.m. In this show-and-tell presentation of some of the digital tricks of the contemporary writer’s trade, we’ll explore the impetus—both personal and professional—behind blogging, as well as the relative merits of popular platforms like WordPress and Tumblr; the whys and wherefores of social media networking on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and other similar sites; and new directions in video logging and film clips through YouTube. If you’ve ever wondered what all the fuss with digital media is about, this is…

  • A poetry reading by Hannah Fries Women’s Interfaith Institute, Church on the Hill Chapel, 55 Main Street, Lenox. Potluck 6-7 p.m.; program 7:15 – 8:30 p.m. (Church on the Hill Chapel is the brown building down the street from the main church, and across the street from Nejaime’s Wine Cellar. Enter through front door.) A poetry reading featuring the imagined stories 
of women characters from the Bible and mythology. Hannah Fries’s poetry has been published in numerous literary journals, including the 
all-women’s journal Calyx. She is associate editor and poetry editor at Orion Magazine. Hannah Fries is associate editor and...3December 24, 2011

    Noah’s Wife: Women at the Fringes of Faith ~ March 13, 2012

    A poetry reading by Hannah Fries Women’s Interfaith Institute, Church on the Hill Chapel, 55 Main Street, Lenox. Potluck 6-7 p.m.; program 7:15 – 8:30 p.m. (Church on the Hill Chapel is the brown building down the street from the main church, and across the street from Nejaime’s Wine Cellar. Enter through front door.) A poetry reading featuring the imagined stories 
of women characters from the Bible and mythology. Hannah Fries’s poetry has been published in numerous literary journals, including the 
all-women’s journal Calyx. She is associate editor and poetry editor at Orion Magazine. Hannah Fries is associate editor and…

  • Followed by a Panel Discussion and Q & A with Elizabeth Debold, 
Kristine Barnett, Gabrielle Senza and Maura O’Connor Lecture Center, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, 7-9:30 p.m. $5 suggested donation, with admission free to the Bard College at Simon’s Rock community (students, faculty, and staff). Space is limited, please register in advance at: http://missrepscreening.eventbrite.com/ In our society, the overriding message that we continually receive from media today is that a woman’s value and power lie more in her youth, beauty, and sexuality than in her capacity as a leader. Despite the enormous strides women have made over the past few...2December 23, 2011

    Documentary Film Screening: “Miss Representation” ~ March 14, 2012

    Followed by a Panel Discussion and Q & A with Elizabeth Debold, 
Kristine Barnett, Gabrielle Senza and Maura O’Connor Lecture Center, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, 7-9:30 p.m. $5 suggested donation, with admission free to the Bard College at Simon’s Rock community (students, faculty, and staff). Space is limited, please register in advance at: http://missrepscreening.eventbrite.com/ In our society, the overriding message that we continually receive from media today is that a woman’s value and power lie more in her youth, beauty, and sexuality than in her capacity as a leader. Despite the enormous strides women have made over the past few…

  • The Women’s Salon of the Berkshires Blodgett House, Bard College at Simon’s Rock,  7-9 p.m. Join us for the March Women’s Salon to address the issues that are stirred up by the provocative film Miss Representation. Let’s connect with one another, continue the discussion started by the panel, and brainstorm next steps. All are welcome! The Women’s Salon of the Berkshires, facilitated by Wren Bernstein, was founded to explore questions related to women’s evolution: What are women’s issues today? Is there a new, contemporary definition needed for women’s liberation, and if so, what is it and how do we accomplish...0December 22, 2011

    Discussion of “Miss Representation” ~ March 15, 2012

    The Women’s Salon of the Berkshires Blodgett House, Bard College at Simon’s Rock,  7-9 p.m. Join us for the March Women’s Salon to address the issues that are stirred up by the provocative film Miss Representation. Let’s connect with one another, continue the discussion started by the panel, and brainstorm next steps. All are welcome! The Women’s Salon of the Berkshires, facilitated by Wren Bernstein, was founded to explore questions related to women’s evolution: What are women’s issues today? Is there a new, contemporary definition needed for women’s liberation, and if so, what is it and how do we accomplish…

  • Presented by JoAnne Spies Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, 2:30 p.m. Fee: $5. Written and performed by JoAnne Spies, this soulful and humorous interactive performance weaves spoken word, song, and visual art in a (literally) moving meditation on forgiveness, Saints Patrick and Joseph, and the spring equinox. JoAnne Spies is a singer-songwriter in the Berkshires who has been co-creating songs with Alzheimer’s groups and elders for the past twelve years with the CATA Art Cart program. She is the creator of RiverMASS, an ongoing multicultural performance, “Sounding Mohican Pathways,” and “Me & Melville.” Her “Watershed Waltz” songs travel in the schools...0December 21, 2011

    Karaoke Confession with JoAnne Spies ~ March 16, 2012

    Presented by JoAnne Spies Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, 2:30 p.m. Fee: $5. Written and performed by JoAnne Spies, this soulful and humorous interactive performance weaves spoken word, song, and visual art in a (literally) moving meditation on forgiveness, Saints Patrick and Joseph, and the spring equinox. JoAnne Spies is a singer-songwriter in the Berkshires who has been co-creating songs with Alzheimer’s groups and elders for the past twelve years with the CATA Art Cart program. She is the creator of RiverMASS, an ongoing multicultural performance, “Sounding Mohican Pathways,” and “Me & Melville.” Her “Watershed Waltz” songs travel in the schools…

  • Hosted by Darra Goldstein and Hannah Fries, with Patty Crane, Elizabeth Graver, Francine Prose, Ruth Reichl, and Ellen Doré Watson Williams College Museum of Art, 6-7:30 p.m. Fee: $10 Join renowned food writer Ruth Reichl, poets Ellen Doré Watson and Patty Crane, and fiction writers Francine Prose and Elizabeth Graver for a savory evening of words, art, and light hors d’oeuvres. The writers will read their creative responses to the same work of art: a black-and-white photograph by Walker Evans titled “Kitchen Wall, Alabama Farmstead” (1936). The reading will be followed by a reception. Patty Crane’s new translation of Nobel...1December 20, 2011

    Gastronomica and Orion Magazines Present: 
An Evening of Art, Literature, and Food ~ March 16, 2012

    Hosted by Darra Goldstein and Hannah Fries, with Patty Crane, Elizabeth Graver, Francine Prose, Ruth Reichl, and Ellen Doré Watson Williams College Museum of Art, 6-7:30 p.m. Fee: $10 Join renowned food writer Ruth Reichl, poets Ellen Doré Watson and Patty Crane, and fiction writers Francine Prose and Elizabeth Graver for a savory evening of words, art, and light hors d’oeuvres. The writers will read their creative responses to the same work of art: a black-and-white photograph by Walker Evans titled “Kitchen Wall, Alabama Farmstead” (1936). The reading will be followed by a reception. Patty Crane’s new translation of Nobel…

  • Presented by Mary Richie New Marlborough Public Library, 11 a.m. Mary will read selections from her journal and those of other writers, encouraging listeners to trust the importance of their own thoughts and observations when starting their own journals.   Mary Richie has published two novels and a number of short stories. She has been a film, theater, and book reviewer for various newspapers, including the Japan Times of Tokyo and the Washington Post. Additionally, she has written about various subjects for numerous publications including Harper’s, Vogue, Sports Illustrated, Cosmopolitan, American Home Magazine, and the Hudson Review. She lives in Mill River, Massachusetts.  ...1December 19, 2011

    Journaling with Mary Richie ~ March 17, 2012

    Presented by Mary Richie New Marlborough Public Library, 11 a.m. Mary will read selections from her journal and those of other writers, encouraging listeners to trust the importance of their own thoughts and observations when starting their own journals.   Mary Richie has published two novels and a number of short stories. She has been a film, theater, and book reviewer for various newspapers, including the Japan Times of Tokyo and the Washington Post. Additionally, she has written about various subjects for numerous publications including Harper’s, Vogue, Sports Illustrated, Cosmopolitan, American Home Magazine, and the Hudson Review. She lives in Mill River, Massachusetts.  …

  • Choreographed by Olga Dunn with members of the Dunn Company, featuring Julie Webster Olga Dunn Dance Studios “Up Close Performance Space,” 321 Main Street, 
Great Barrington, 7 p.m. Suggested donation $15 The dance performance “Memoirs in Motions” revolves around a central character played by Julie Webster. Her character provides insight and entertainment as she pursues a self-promoting memoir divided into seven sections. Her authorship is revealed through the use of spoken text, unique recordings, and dance. As the work accelerates and disintegrates, our main character responds viscerally through emotions and physically through movement. Five other dancers augment the piece. http://www.olgadunndance.org/company/about/1December 18, 2011

    “Memoirs in Motions” Olga Dunn Dance Company ~ March 17, 2012

    Choreographed by Olga Dunn with members of the Dunn Company, featuring Julie Webster Olga Dunn Dance Studios “Up Close Performance Space,” 321 Main Street, 
Great Barrington, 7 p.m. Suggested donation $15 The dance performance “Memoirs in Motions” revolves around a central character played by Julie Webster. Her character provides insight and entertainment as she pursues a self-promoting memoir divided into seven sections. Her authorship is revealed through the use of spoken text, unique recordings, and dance. As the work accelerates and disintegrates, our main character responds viscerally through emotions and physically through movement. Five other dancers augment the piece. http://www.olgadunndance.org/company/about/

  • Join us for a special celebration of International Women’s Day, to honor the power of the arts as a vehicle for human rights activism. Co-sponsored by the Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF), and the Berkshire Human Rights Speaker Series. Both the morning and afternoon events are free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. In the morning: BIFF Screening of SARABAH, a new documentary film by Maria Luisa Gambale, Gloria Bremer and Steven Lawrence (Women Make Movies, 2011; 60 min.). Triplex Theater, Great Barrington, 11 a.m. Rapper, singer, and activist Sister Fa is a hero to young...2December 17, 2011

    Human Rights, Activism, and the Arts: 
A Special Daylong Film Festival in Honor of International Women’s Day ~ March 18, 2012

    Join us for a special celebration of International Women’s Day, to honor the power of the arts as a vehicle for human rights activism. Co-sponsored by the Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF), and the Berkshire Human Rights Speaker Series. Both the morning and afternoon events are free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. In the morning: BIFF Screening of SARABAH, a new documentary film by Maria Luisa Gambale, Gloria Bremer and Steven Lawrence (Women Make Movies, 2011; 60 min.). Triplex Theater, Great Barrington, 11 a.m. Rapper, singer, and activist Sister Fa is a hero to young…

  • A reading with author Susan Fox Rogers Blodgett House, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, 7-9 p.m. Susan Fox Rogers writes from a fresh perspective: the seat of her kayak. The Hudson River and the communities along its banks become partners in Rogers’s life and vivid characters in her memoir. In a fluid, engaging voice, My Reach mixes the genres of memoir, outdoor adventure, natural and unnatural history. She integrates moments of description and environmental context with her own process of grieving the recent deaths of both her parents. The result is a book that not only moves the reader but...0December 16, 2011

    My Reach: A Hudson River Memoir ~ March 19, 2012

    A reading with author Susan Fox Rogers Blodgett House, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, 7-9 p.m. Susan Fox Rogers writes from a fresh perspective: the seat of her kayak. The Hudson River and the communities along its banks become partners in Rogers’s life and vivid characters in her memoir. In a fluid, engaging voice, My Reach mixes the genres of memoir, outdoor adventure, natural and unnatural history. She integrates moments of description and environmental context with her own process of grieving the recent deaths of both her parents. The result is a book that not only moves the reader but…

  • Deb Koffman’s Artspace, 137 Front St., Housatonic. 7-9 p.m. $6 suggested donation. Women writers, poets, storytellers, and songwriters share their art for each other and a supportive audience. Each participant is allotted 5 minutes; up to 20 women are invited to sign up by e-mailing Deb at deb@debkoffman.com. Bring snacks to share afterwards if you like. http://www.debkoffman.com/events1December 15, 2011

    In Words Out Words in Women’s Own Words (IWOWWOW): 
An Open Mike Event ~ March 20, 2012

    Deb Koffman’s Artspace, 137 Front St., Housatonic. 7-9 p.m. $6 suggested donation. Women writers, poets, storytellers, and songwriters share their art for each other and a supportive audience. Each participant is allotted 5 minutes; up to 20 women are invited to sign up by e-mailing Deb at deb@debkoffman.com. Bring snacks to share afterwards if you like. http://www.debkoffman.com/events

  • A Reading Hosted by Laura Didyk Berkshire South’s NOAH Center at The Jenifer House Commons, 420 Stockbridge Rd., Great Barrington, 7-8:30 p.m. This reading features nonfiction and poetry by women from Laura Didyk’s popular 
local writing classes. New talent, original work, and a great diversity of style and subject will inspire and entertain. Readers include Tina Bardwell, Ani Grosser, Laura Didyk, Anne Harrison, AnneMarie McCormack, Cristie Newhart, Marcia Savage, and others. Laura Didyk earned her MFA in creative writing from the University of Alabama. Her teaching experience ranges from the college classroom to the inside of a state prison to community...1December 14, 2011

    A Reading: Who Do You Think You Are? ~ March 21, 2012

    A Reading Hosted by Laura Didyk Berkshire South’s NOAH Center at The Jenifer House Commons, 420 Stockbridge Rd., Great Barrington, 7-8:30 p.m. This reading features nonfiction and poetry by women from Laura Didyk’s popular 
local writing classes. New talent, original work, and a great diversity of style and subject will inspire and entertain. Readers include Tina Bardwell, Ani Grosser, Laura Didyk, Anne Harrison, AnneMarie McCormack, Cristie Newhart, Marcia Savage, and others. Laura Didyk earned her MFA in creative writing from the University of Alabama. Her teaching experience ranges from the college classroom to the inside of a state prison to community…

  • Led by Cindy Parrish & Meg Agnew Clark Auditorium, Fisher Science Center, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, 7-9 p.m. Cindy and Meg will introduce and screen Heroic Girlz, their 26-minute award-winning film, made as part of an educational process developed for 6th grade girls. The film tells a compelling story of four modern-day 11-year-olds who take on the roles of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Amelia Bloomer, Louisa May Alcott, and Amelia Earhart. Meeting in the afterlife, the girls revisit and recount a formative moment in the 11-year-old life of each of the famed women. The importance of offering girls an embodied...3December 13, 2011

    Heroic Girlz: Screening & Workshop ~ March 22, 2012

    Led by Cindy Parrish & Meg Agnew Clark Auditorium, Fisher Science Center, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, 7-9 p.m. Cindy and Meg will introduce and screen Heroic Girlz, their 26-minute award-winning film, made as part of an educational process developed for 6th grade girls. The film tells a compelling story of four modern-day 11-year-olds who take on the roles of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Amelia Bloomer, Louisa May Alcott, and Amelia Earhart. Meeting in the afterlife, the girls revisit and recount a formative moment in the 11-year-old life of each of the famed women. The importance of offering girls an embodied…

  • Featuring lyrical and narrative poetry by Jan Conn and short fiction and prose poetry by Jessica Treat Mason Library, Great Barrington, 5-6:30 p.m. Jan Conn has published seven books of poems since 1984. Her work has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies in Canada and the US, including Barrow Street and Spoon River Poetry Review, and in The Best Canadian Poetry Anthology, 2009 and 2011. Her most recent books are Jaguar Rain: the Margaret Mee Poems (Brick Books, 2006) and Botero’s Beautiful Horses (Brick Books, 2009). She lives in Great Barrington and is a Professor in the Biomedical Sciences Department...0December 12, 2011

    Poetry and prose: A reading and discussion ~ March 23, 2012 ~ 5-6:30 p.m.

    Featuring lyrical and narrative poetry by Jan Conn and short fiction and prose poetry by Jessica Treat Mason Library, Great Barrington, 5-6:30 p.m. Jan Conn has published seven books of poems since 1984. Her work has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies in Canada and the US, including Barrow Street and Spoon River Poetry Review, and in The Best Canadian Poetry Anthology, 2009 and 2011. Her most recent books are Jaguar Rain: the Margaret Mee Poems (Brick Books, 2006) and Botero’s Beautiful Horses (Brick Books, 2009). She lives in Great Barrington and is a Professor in the Biomedical Sciences Department…

  • Presented by Hilary Somers Deely and Barbara Sims, co-curators of Made in the Berkshires, under the aegis of the Berkshire Theatre Group The Unicorn Theatre, Stockbridge, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $15 admission will benefit the 2012 Made in the Berkshires Festival. The evening will include Prosecco, sparkling waters and dessert, and a panel discussion with the artists about their work. Stories: they tell us who we are, who we have been, and who we will be. They stir our imaginations, awaken our senses, confront us with their power, and move us to act. Join us for a scintillating evening of women and their...1December 11, 2011

    This Woman’s Work, an evening of performance ~ March 23, 2012

    Presented by Hilary Somers Deely and Barbara Sims, co-curators of Made in the Berkshires, under the aegis of the Berkshire Theatre Group The Unicorn Theatre, Stockbridge, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $15 admission will benefit the 2012 Made in the Berkshires Festival. The evening will include Prosecco, sparkling waters and dessert, and a panel discussion with the artists about their work. Stories: they tell us who we are, who we have been, and who we will be. They stir our imaginations, awaken our senses, confront us with their power, and move us to act. Join us for a scintillating evening of women and their…

  • Presented by Millie Calesky The Lichtenstein Center, Pittsfield, 2-4 p.m. This interactive workshop will explore the obstacles that writers often encounter and ways to overcome them. Participants will learn 10 strategies to increase productivity and achieve writing goals. Pre-registration appreciated. Call 413-655-2555 or contact Millie at 
millie@milliecalesky.com. A seasoned professional, Coach Millie Calesky draws from her background as an English teacher, editor, and author. She provides her writing clients with the tools, support, and structure they need to achieve their goals. Millie has guided many writers to breaking through their roadblocks and completing projects such as books, master’s theses, and...2December 9, 2011

    Break Through Your Writing Obstacles ~ March 24, 2012

    Presented by Millie Calesky The Lichtenstein Center, Pittsfield, 2-4 p.m. This interactive workshop will explore the obstacles that writers often encounter and ways to overcome them. Participants will learn 10 strategies to increase productivity and achieve writing goals. Pre-registration appreciated. Call 413-655-2555 or contact Millie at 
millie@milliecalesky.com. A seasoned professional, Coach Millie Calesky draws from her background as an English teacher, editor, and author. She provides her writing clients with the tools, support, and structure they need to achieve their goals. Millie has guided many writers to breaking through their roadblocks and completing projects such as books, master’s theses, and…

  • Presented by Melanie Mowinski PRESS: Letterpress as Public Art Project, 105 Main Street North Adams, 10 am – 4 p.m., with a 45-minute break for lunch. Limited to 12 participants. Fee: $55. BYOL or get lunch at one of the area restaurants. To register, e-mail Melanie Mowinski, moji29@gmail.com. Using wood and lead type, stamps, stencil, and collage, participants will create 
poems and prose inspired by techniques that the Dadaists used, including collaborations and independent explorations. Finished pieces will be included in a small exhibition at an opening at PRESS on March 29 . Melanie Mowinski, owner and curator of PRESS,...1December 8, 2011

    Found Word Collage & Letterpress Workshop ~ March 24, 2012

    Presented by Melanie Mowinski PRESS: Letterpress as Public Art Project, 105 Main Street North Adams, 10 am – 4 p.m., with a 45-minute break for lunch. Limited to 12 participants. Fee: $55. BYOL or get lunch at one of the area restaurants. To register, e-mail Melanie Mowinski, moji29@gmail.com. Using wood and lead type, stamps, stencil, and collage, participants will create 
poems and prose inspired by techniques that the Dadaists used, including collaborations and independent explorations. Finished pieces will be included in a small exhibition at an opening at PRESS on March 29 . Melanie Mowinski, owner and curator of PRESS,…

  • Presented by Zoe Dalheim, Vera Kalm and Dolores Birch The Bookstore, Lenox, 4 p.m. Folk tales are an ancient way to gather together and share history and culture. Join us as Zoe Dalheim reads stories from her Greek heritage; Vera Kalm shares her Hungarian heritage; and Dolores Birch relates a tale from the American South. Snacks and Matt’s wine bar will add to the event.   Zoe Dalheim is co-founder of The Literacy Network of Southern Berkshire and an advocate for adult learners. She is a former member of the organizing committee of the Berkshire Festival of Women Writers and...1December 6, 2011

    An Afternoon of International Folktales ~ March 25, 2012

    Presented by Zoe Dalheim, Vera Kalm and Dolores Birch The Bookstore, Lenox, 4 p.m. Folk tales are an ancient way to gather together and share history and culture. Join us as Zoe Dalheim reads stories from her Greek heritage; Vera Kalm shares her Hungarian heritage; and Dolores Birch relates a tale from the American South. Snacks and Matt’s wine bar will add to the event.   Zoe Dalheim is co-founder of The Literacy Network of Southern Berkshire and an advocate for adult learners. She is a former member of the organizing committee of the Berkshire Festival of Women Writers and…

  • A Writing Workshop with Lara Tupper at the Lenox Library, 6-7:30 p.m. In this informal writing class, we’ll investigate the notion of “samskaras,” or deeply embedded ideas about ourselves. What are we clinging to that is not serving us and how can we begin to let go? What are the authentic stories we yearn to tell instead? Through writing exercises, we’ll differentiate between the falsehoods that hold us back and the “true” tales we long to express. Lara Tupper is the author of A Thousand and One Nights (Harcourt), a novel about singers at sea. Her work has appeared in...1December 5, 2011

    What’s Your Story? ~ March 26, 2012

    A Writing Workshop with Lara Tupper at the Lenox Library, 6-7:30 p.m. In this informal writing class, we’ll investigate the notion of “samskaras,” or deeply embedded ideas about ourselves. What are we clinging to that is not serving us and how can we begin to let go? What are the authentic stories we yearn to tell instead? Through writing exercises, we’ll differentiate between the falsehoods that hold us back and the “true” tales we long to express. Lara Tupper is the author of A Thousand and One Nights (Harcourt), a novel about singers at sea. Her work has appeared in…

  • Presented by Joanna Krotz at the Lenox Library, 6-7:30 p.m. The rising tide of women’s wealth and consumer muscle has spawned an armada of preachy books and media know-it-alls. Yet few gurus or tools address the true drivers of women’s relationship to money—the love/hate, the push/pull, the retail therapy/fortress issues. This is especially true for women writers and artists. Understanding these underlying emotional motivations and adopting better tools to take charge of money management can help women control both their lives and their dough. This workshop will surface women’s fears and inhibitions about the power of taking charge of finances...1December 4, 2011

    Redefining Sex & Power: 
Why Women Don’t Talk or Write About Money ~ March 27, 2012

    Presented by Joanna Krotz at the Lenox Library, 6-7:30 p.m. The rising tide of women’s wealth and consumer muscle has spawned an armada of preachy books and media know-it-alls. Yet few gurus or tools address the true drivers of women’s relationship to money—the love/hate, the push/pull, the retail therapy/fortress issues. This is especially true for women writers and artists. Understanding these underlying emotional motivations and adopting better tools to take charge of money management can help women control both their lives and their dough. This workshop will surface women’s fears and inhibitions about the power of taking charge of finances…

  • A Writing Workshop with Mary Campbell-Case and Amy Webb Bra & Girl, Railroad Street, Great Barrington 7-9 p.m. This writing workshop will explore two insidiously damaging lies: that our bodies must meet someone else’s approval to be worthy of adoration and love, and that it’s the size and shape of us that matters most to our happiness. We’ll explore the implications of these lies and celebrate our fabulous breasts in writing and shared storytelling. What helped you love your beauties? And how do you party with what you’ve got? Come in full cleavage if you’ve got it to flaunt or...3December 4, 2011

    Loving Our Girls ~ March 28, 2012

    A Writing Workshop with Mary Campbell-Case and Amy Webb Bra & Girl, Railroad Street, Great Barrington 7-9 p.m. This writing workshop will explore two insidiously damaging lies: that our bodies must meet someone else’s approval to be worthy of adoration and love, and that it’s the size and shape of us that matters most to our happiness. We’ll explore the implications of these lies and celebrate our fabulous breasts in writing and shared storytelling. What helped you love your beauties? And how do you party with what you’ve got? Come in full cleavage if you’ve got it to flaunt or…

  • Hosted by Melanie Mowinski PRESS: Letterpress as a Public Art Project, 105 Main Street, North Adams Exhibition Opening 5-7 p.m., Reading 7:30 p.m. Free, but please RSVP: Melanie Mowinski, moji29@gmail.com. Limited to about 30 people. A reading featuring women poets from Northern Berkshire County; an exhibition featuring work created at the Found Word Collage and Letterpress Workshop. Melanie Mowinski, owner and curator of PRESS, is committed to sharing her love of art, book arts, and printmaking with as many people as possible. When she was given a Vandercook Universal III press in March 2010, she knew it had to be...5December 3, 2011

    Poetry Reading and Exhibition Opening ~ March 29, 2012

    Hosted by Melanie Mowinski PRESS: Letterpress as a Public Art Project, 105 Main Street, North Adams Exhibition Opening 5-7 p.m., Reading 7:30 p.m. Free, but please RSVP: Melanie Mowinski, moji29@gmail.com. Limited to about 30 people. A reading featuring women poets from Northern Berkshire County; an exhibition featuring work created at the Found Word Collage and Letterpress Workshop. Melanie Mowinski, owner and curator of PRESS, is committed to sharing her love of art, book arts, and printmaking with as many people as possible. When she was given a Vandercook Universal III press in March 2010, she knew it had to be…

  • A Workshop with Annie Rye Mason Library, Great Barrington, 5-6:30 p.m. Fun and Free! An experiential workshop in which participants explore and develop their sensual perception for both writers and non-writers. Let your senses trigger your mind alive. Learn how to awaken your sensual perception to trigger your creative mind. This workshop will focus on stimulating the five senses with tastings, smells, touching, hearing, and seeing, in order to trigger memories and ideas for writing. After working with each sense there will be a ten-minute writing practice. Annie Rye is a Cambridge graduate specializing in the practice of teaching. She...2December 2, 2011

    Writing and the Body ~ March 29, 2012

    A Workshop with Annie Rye Mason Library, Great Barrington, 5-6:30 p.m. Fun and Free! An experiential workshop in which participants explore and develop their sensual perception for both writers and non-writers. Let your senses trigger your mind alive. Learn how to awaken your sensual perception to trigger your creative mind. This workshop will focus on stimulating the five senses with tastings, smells, touching, hearing, and seeing, in order to trigger memories and ideas for writing. After working with each sense there will be a ten-minute writing practice. Annie Rye is a Cambridge graduate specializing in the practice of teaching. She…

  • Hosted by Carole Owens, with Hester Velmans, Jana Laiz and Melissa Batalin Stockbridge Library, 6–8 p.m. A look at self-publishing as it has evolved over the years, from a poor second choice for authors to a canny business decision. In the rapidly changing publishing landscape, the stigma of the vanity press has begun to fade as authors discover the value of bypassing the gatekeepers of the large profit-driven publishing companies and striking out on their own. More and more authors these days are embracing cheap e-book technologies and social networking strategies in order to take their destiny into their own...3December 1, 2011

    Self-Publishing—Wave of the future? ~ March 30, 2012

    Hosted by Carole Owens, with Hester Velmans, Jana Laiz and Melissa Batalin Stockbridge Library, 6–8 p.m. A look at self-publishing as it has evolved over the years, from a poor second choice for authors to a canny business decision. In the rapidly changing publishing landscape, the stigma of the vanity press has begun to fade as authors discover the value of bypassing the gatekeepers of the large profit-driven publishing companies and striking out on their own. More and more authors these days are embracing cheap e-book technologies and social networking strategies in order to take their destiny into their own…

  • Hosted by Michelle Gillett and Nina Ryan, with special guest Alison Larkin The Mount, Lenox, 3-5 p.m Join us for a reading by the three winners of the BFWW personal essay contest, which invited Berkshire women and girls to consider how their experiences of culture, body, biology, roles, behavior, language, work or spirit have defined or called into question their ideas of femininity.  The event will be introduced by contest judge Alison Larkin, author of the best-selling comic novel The English American, who will share her ideas about writing from personal experiences. A gala reception will follow. Alison Larkin was born...1November 29, 2011

    Special Event: Gala Festival Finale
 “Femininity” Essay Contest Reading and Reception ~ March 31, 2012

    Hosted by Michelle Gillett and Nina Ryan, with special guest Alison Larkin The Mount, Lenox, 3-5 p.m Join us for a reading by the three winners of the BFWW personal essay contest, which invited Berkshire women and girls to consider how their experiences of culture, body, biology, roles, behavior, language, work or spirit have defined or called into question their ideas of femininity.  The event will be introduced by contest judge Alison Larkin, author of the best-selling comic novel The English American, who will share her ideas about writing from personal experiences. A gala reception will follow. Alison Larkin was born…

  • Coaching Workshop for Women Writers presented by Phoebe Williams 134 Great Barrington Rd.  West Stockbridge, MA  (Phoebe’s home), 1-4 p.m. Free. A fun, imaginative, enlightening, and helpful coaching workshop offering strategies for women writers to break through limiting thinking and the blocks that this can create. Phoebe Williams is a Certified Professional Life Coach through the Coaching for Transformation program. Her background includes a BA in Classics from Trinity College, Hartford, and an MA in Psychology and Religion from Andover Newton Theological School. She is trained as a practitioner and teacher of Co-counseling, a peer-based program of emotional and personal growth. She...1November 28, 2011

    Rescheduled! Breaking Through Limited Thinking ~ April 1, 2012

    Coaching Workshop for Women Writers presented by Phoebe Williams 134 Great Barrington Rd.  West Stockbridge, MA  (Phoebe’s home), 1-4 p.m. Free. A fun, imaginative, enlightening, and helpful coaching workshop offering strategies for women writers to break through limiting thinking and the blocks that this can create. Phoebe Williams is a Certified Professional Life Coach through the Coaching for Transformation program. Her background includes a BA in Classics from Trinity College, Hartford, and an MA in Psychology and Religion from Andover Newton Theological School. She is trained as a practitioner and teacher of Co-counseling, a peer-based program of emotional and personal growth. She…

  • Hosted by Hannah Fries, with Elizabeth Bradfield, Amy Dryansky, Jessica Greenbaum, and Cecily Parks Kellogg Music Center, Bard at Simon’s Rock College, 3-5 p.m. For thirty years, Orion magazine has been a leading voice at the intersection of literature, art, and environment. Celebrate our anniversary with us at this reading by a selection of distinguished women poets who surprise and inspire us with their deep sense of humanity and reverence for the natural world. Get a taste of some of their work at
 www.orionmagazine.org/poetry.           Jessica Greenbaum’s first book, Inventing Difficulty (Silverfish Review Press, 1998), won...2November 27, 2011

    Special event: 
Women Poets Celebrate National Poetry Month-
An Orion Poetry Reading ~ April 1, 2012

    Hosted by Hannah Fries, with Elizabeth Bradfield, Amy Dryansky, Jessica Greenbaum, and Cecily Parks Kellogg Music Center, Bard at Simon’s Rock College, 3-5 p.m. For thirty years, Orion magazine has been a leading voice at the intersection of literature, art, and environment. Celebrate our anniversary with us at this reading by a selection of distinguished women poets who surprise and inspire us with their deep sense of humanity and reverence for the natural world. Get a taste of some of their work at
 www.orionmagazine.org/poetry.           Jessica Greenbaum’s first book, Inventing Difficulty (Silverfish Review Press, 1998), won…

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