Friday, September 19, 2008

Good News: F.I. Goldhaber


F.I. Goldhaber has had a collection of poetry published by Uncial Press ofPortland, Oregon.


Pairs of Poems, a collection of forty-four poems written over a period offour years, examines various facets of our relationships with the world, andthe people, around us. The collection has been praised by well-known Pacific Northwest writers.


Marlene Howard, Co-founder Oregon Writers Colony and Oregon Book awardwinner, wrote: "I love the poet's use of colorful language and theaccessibility of the ideas to even a non-poet like me. The poet writes withequal pathos and sly humor about our current political morass and nature."


Poet Paulann Petersen author of The Wild Awake and Blood-Silk, writes: "Withan often politically satiric voice, Pairs of Poems embraces freeways andoceans, warehouse stores and forests, urban parks and picketers. In thesetwenty-two pairings, F.I. Goldhaber's images move easily from the domesticto the celestial, from a cat's small nose-smudges left on a window to themoon 'marked with sleep lines' at dawn. This collection is the candid recordof a seasoned writer who, when faced with 'plot roadblocks,' turns to a'steamy hot shower,' wondering with wit

'...how any good prose

was written before

running water.' "


More information and links to purchase the book are available atwww.goldhaber.net

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Gift of Words Workshop

"The Gift of Words"

Thursday Night series (6 weeks) in Salem
Dates: September 25 – October 30
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm (light refreshments provided)
Location: Woodland Chapel Library (582 High Street SE, Salem).
Cost: $115 (sliding fee or payment plan available, paypal accepted)

*The workshop has a maximum of 10 participants so please register in advance. No payment is expected until after the first night, so you are welcome to attend to see if the workshop is a fit for you before choosing to participate in the full 6-week workshop.

All Writing Matters workshops use the Amherst Writers & Artists (AWA) method (www.amherstwriters.com) and are led by Joanne Scharer, an AWA certified workshop leader/coach and affiliate.
These workshops are unique experiences providing a safe place to experiment, create, work on an existing writing project, learn more about yourself, heal, or reflect in a supportive and affirming atmosphere.

The workshops are open to all writers (and yes, everyone is a writer...) regardless of writing experience, age, ethnicity, educational background, or genre interest.

Contact Joanne Scharer at 503-409-9910 or joanne@allwritingmatters.com www.allwritingmatters.com