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Monday Must Read! Shaindel Beers: The Children’s War

 

 

 

Monday Must Read!

WhiteAuthorPhoto ShaindelThis week meet Shaindel Beers, the author of two full-length poetry collections, A Brief History of Time (2009) and The Children’s War and Other Poems (2013), both from Salt Publishing. Her awards include First place Karen Fredericks and Frances Willitts Poetry Prize, Grand Prize Co-winner Trellis Magazine sestina contest, First place Dylan Days Poetry Competition, and others. She currently serves as English department chair at Blue Mountain Community College, as Poetry Editor forContrary Magazine, and on the executive board of PAWS, the Pendleton Animal Welfare Shelter. She lives in Pendleton, Oregon, with a zoo of pets and a wild four-year-old son.

Learn more

Official Site of Shaindel Beers

Buy Shaindel’s beautiful books!

A Brief History of Time

http://www.saltpublishing.com/products/a-brief-history-of-time-9781844715053

The Children’s War and Other Poems

http://www.saltpublishing.com/products/the-children-s-war-9781844719303

Read More From Shaindel Online:

“Death, Sleep, Beauty” by Shaindel Beers | Pine Hills Review

poemeleon – Shaindel Beers

http://www.voiceinjournal.com/shaindel-beers-the-imprecision-of-language/

An American Meditation — Poetry by Shaindel Beers

http://www.theenchantingverses.org/uploads/4/6/1/6/461698/shaindelbeers.pdf

http://ithacalit.com/shaindel-beers.html#.Vm7AYEorLDd

http://www.shadowgraphquarterly.com/shadowgraph-quarterly-winter-2015/shaindel-beers/

Essays by and about Shaindel:

“Creep”: Thoughts on Abuse and Survival » Real Pants

Hundreds of Dollars | i believe you | it’s not your fault

Hot Teachers, Gaslighting, and Sexual Abuse in Academia: Reflecting on Essays by Shaindel Beers by Leslie Salas

https://thegloriasirens.wordpress.com/2015/08/04/hot-teachers-gaslighting-and-sexual-abuse-in-academia-reflecting-on-essays-by-shaindel-beers/

Hear Shaindel read:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq1wdbxsNAc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2tucUP8yYI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5-ETvj3LeE

 

 

 

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Daily Prompt Catch-Up! Now that all my grades are in!

12/9/2015

Up to my eyes in grading for the end of the semester. Make art about a teacher, or teaching.

12/10/2015

Doing an Interview Skills Consultation today. Make art involving questions and answers.

12/11/2015

Last day of grading, semester ending. Make art about something coming to an end.

12/12/2015

Had the most amazing conversation last night, with two young men servin in the Army, both scheduled for deployment in the next few months. One of the young men openly talked about the role faith plays in his life. He spoke with deep compassion of even the enemy he has trained to engage, and I was humbled and awed at how much grace and humanity these young warriors show. Make art about warriors.

12/13/2015

Make art about decompressing.

de·com·press

(dē′kəm-prĕs′)

v. de·com·pressed, de·com·press·ing, de·com·press·es

v.tr.

1. To relieve of pressure or compression.

2. To bring (a person exposed to conditions of increased pressure) gradually back to normal atmospheric pressure.

v.intr.

1. To adjust to normal atmospheric conditions after being exposed to increased pressure.

2. Informal To relax: decompressed after 12 hours of driving.

 

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Sometimes the Prompt Comes to an End

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Last day of grading, semester ending. Make art about something coming to an end.
 
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Hundreds of writing and creativity prompts here!!

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Don’t Miss the Writing Prompts Page! 

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Daily Prompt Catch-Up <3 Naming & Healing

12/5/2015

I haven’t put up a Christmas tree since 2011, the year both my husband and brother walked on to the next life. This year, I’m finally putting one up again, and covering it with crazy little angels I’ve been handmaking from clay and fabric for several weeks. I’m calling it my Healing Tree. Make art about healing.

12/6/2015

Quiet Sunday morning with my son.  Make art about quiet.

12/7/2015

“So many names, my mother, I’m never sure what to call you.”~Rudy Make art about names, about naming.

Itty Bitty Angel Tree

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Sometimes the Prompt Requires Action

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Mornin news story on how law enforcement s now strongly encouragin people to report it if their neighbors are actin odd or “suspicious.” One of the signs they mentioned is havin lots of deliveries, like from UPS. If this is the standard, I’m screwed. Totalitarianism for breakfast 😦

Because I think we need to….Make art about resistance.

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For the Consideration of Poets

by Haki Madhubuti

where is the poetry of resistance,

the poetry of honorable defiance

unafraid of lies from career politicians and business men,

not respectful of journalist who write

official speak void of educated thought

without double search or sub surface questions

that war talk demands?

where is the poetry of doubt and suspicion

not in the service of the state, bishops and priests,

not in the service of beautiful people and late night promises,

not in the service of influence, incompetence and academic

clown talk?

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art is resistance

 

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Sometimes the Prompt Is Triumphant

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“Perfect Love casts out fear.”~John 4:18
 
Make art about the triumph of Love.
 
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Sometimes the Prompt Takes You Places

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Dreamt I could fly. Just empty myself out, lift off, and soar.

Make art about flying.

i can fly

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Sometimes You Give the Prompt Away

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It’s Giving Tuesday
Make art about giving, about an act of charity.
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A Very Special Call For Submissions: HIV Here & Now Project

The HIV Here & Now Project uses poetry and flash prose to advocate for a world without HIV or AIDS.

#hivtest #hivtreat #hivprevent #nohivshame #nohivstigma

Please submit your work to the HIV Here & Now Project!

Details on submission guidelines, as well as suggested prompts, are below.

Please share widely!

Huge thanks and appreciation to Michael H. Broder for his tireless and necessary work with the HIV Here & Now Project!

Poetry and Nonfiction: Visit the website for more details.

Curator Michael Broder writes:

“I’m very proud of the variety of poets featured to date on HIV Here & Now Project and grateful to the 180 poets whose work has appeared on the site to date. If you are my friend and a poet, please join them. Write a poem for the site and send it to me via Facebook message, the HIV Here & Now website, or Submittable ( https://indolentbooks.submittable.com/submit)

A lot of my poet friends respond well to prompts.

Here are some to consider:

Write a poem in the voice of an HIV virion (virus)
Write a poem in the voice of a CD4 cell (T-cell) being attacked by an HIV virion
Write a poem about a time you had unprotected sex with a partner whose HIV status you did not know
Write a poem about a time you had sex, protected or unprotected, with someone you knew was HIV-positive and how his or her status affected the experience
Write a poem about someone you know who died of AIDS
Write a poem about someone you know who is HIV-positive
Write a poem in your own voice imagining you were just handed an HIV diagnosis
Write a poem in your own voice imagining your mother, father, sister, brother, aunt, uncle, cousin, niece, nephew, best friend, beloved teacher, cherished mentor just told you they were HIV-positive

Subscribe and support this project in any way you can, please!

Thanks!

HIV Here & Now Project

http://www.hivhereandnow.com/

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