I invite you to take a look at www.modocforum.org -- especially all poets -- where you will find two exceptional lectures that were presented at the recent Surprise Valley Writers' Conference in Cedarville, CA. The lectures are by William O'Daly, the premeir translator of Pablo Neruda; and Julia Connor, immediate past poet laureate of Sacramento. Just go the site and click on Surprise Valley ...
After nearly a year's absence from this blog space because of preoccupation with the Common Ground Symposium and Surprise Valley Writers' Conference -- both great successes and covered by the S.F. Chronicle among others -- I would like to let all poets know that the Modoc Forum, a 501c3 non-profit, is holding the Annual Surprise Valley Poetry Prize. Final judge is Julia Connor, Sacramento poet ...
Save-the-Date: Modoc Forum presentsthe Common Ground Symposium June 5-7, 2008“Nestled in Surprise Valley in the northeastern corner of California lives a powerful organization filled with a will that explores the nexus between the arts and the environment.”-- Sierra Business Council Gary Snyder, Pulitzer Prizing-winning poet , has written, "Find your place on the planet. Dig in, and ...
