Blog Posts for Diane Lockward

Bits and Pieces of Good News

Diane Lockward — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:45:59 -0800

cover art by Pris CampbellI was happy this week to receive notice that my poem, Prunis Persica, has received a Pushcart nomination fromRedheaded Stepchild. This journal reads only poems that have been rejected elsewhere, which probably leaves most of us with plenty to choose from when putting together a submission. It's reaffirming to have my previously rejected poem receive this nice mark of ...

The Working Poet

Diane Lockward — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:02:40 -0800

The Working Poet: 75 Writing Exercises and a Poetry Anthology has just been released by Autumn House Press. Edited by Scott Minar, the book gathers together 75 poetry prompts contributed by 52 poets, one of whom is me! The exercises are divided into 9 sections: Form and Structure, Word Play and Thought Experiments, Metamorphoses, Art to Art, The Personal Poem, Prosody and Rhetorical Strategies, ...

Poet du Jour: Patricia Fargnoli

Diane Lockward — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:28:25 -0800

Here's good news: Patricia Fargnoli's third poetry book, Then, Something, is now available from Tupelo Press which published her last book, Duties of the Spirit. This new collection moves naturally and gracefully beyond the earlier one; it is both a continuation and an expansion.We find some of the same motifs that Fargnoli has explored before—aging, nature, family. But this collection is ...

Reading at Tulipwood

Diane Lockward — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:08:54 -0800

I'm reading this Saturday, November 7, at Tulipwood, 1165 Hamilton St., Somerset, NJ, at 2:00 PM. My co-reader will be Charles H. Johnson. I'm very much looking forward to the reading as it's in the restored Victorian house you see above. What a beautiful venue!Above is the side view of the house which was built in 1892 and purchased by the Township of Franklin in 2003 for Historic Preservation. ...

The Poet's Cookbook

Diane Lockward — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:45:37 -0800

What goes great with poetry? Food! If you like both, this is the book for you. Co-edited by Grace Cavalieri and Sabine Pascarelli, The Poet's Cookbook: Recipes from Tuscany contains poems by 28 poets and a generous number of recipes from the editors' own kitchens. The recipes are for dishes that will satisfy the most discriminating palate but also fit into the busy schedule of today's cook. ...

Poetry at Cayuga Community College

Diane Lockward — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:47:10 -0700

This past week I had the pleasure of spending three days at Cayuga Community College in Auburn, NY. The invitation came about as a result of Garrison Keillor's reading of my poem, "Linguini," back in February. The professor who brings in the poets heard the poem, looked me up online, and contacted me. We then agreed on dates. The picture you see above is the banner that was displayed ...

Starring As Sonnet 71

Diane Lockward — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:53:07 -0700

Shakepeare is watching you. Be careful.On Wednesday of this week I read Shakespeare's Sonnet 71 as part of the Our Daily Sonnet project. I saw this project highlighted a few months ago at Line Break. I checked it out and thought it would fit right in with my current project of becoming more audio/video savvy. I contacted Adam Tessier, the creator of the project, and offered to record Sonnet ...

Good News

Diane Lockward — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:31:11 -0700

I'm happy to report that Garrison Keillor is featuring my poem, The First Artichoke, today, Tuesday, October 20, at The Writer's Almanac. The poem is from my book, What Feeds Us.The timing of this feature doubles the pleasure. Right now I'm at the campus of Cayuga Community College for a three-day visit. The invitation for this visit came about as a result of Mr. Keillor reading my poem, ...

New Valparaiso Poetry Review

Diane Lockward — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:36:11 -0700

Happy 10th Anniversary to Valparaiso Poetry Review! And kudos to its founder and editor, Ed Byrne. VPR has long been one of my favorite online journals; in fact, it was one of the first online ones I ever submitted to. And back then submissions were sent by snail mail. This special issue is absolutely fabulous. I'm so pleased to be part of it.The issue begins with an essay by Byrne in which he ...

Good News

Diane Lockward — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:54:03 -0700

I'm happy to report that my publisher has accepted my third full-length poetry collection, Temptation by Water. The book is scheduled for release next summer, 2010. Needless to say, I'm delighted. These are the poems that I've been working on for the past three years.The process for this collection was a bit different from that for the first two books. With those two, I just wrote poems. Then ...