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League of Minnesota Poets (LOMP),
organized in 1934, holds biannual
meetings, supports regional chapters
in Minnesota, and publishes the
Moccasin poem anthology.
www.mnpoets.com
MEMBERSHIP
Annual membership fee:
$20 ($10 for K-12 students)
Membership includes the quarterly
newsletter, LOMPLighter, National
Federation of State Poetry Societies
membership, and the NFSPS annual
publication, Strophes.
Mail fees to LOMP Treasurer
Mary Schmidt
4921 33rd Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55417
CHAPTERS
Heartland Poets ....... Brainerd Lakes
Mississippi Valley Poets & Writers ................................ Twin Cities
Southeastern Minnesota Poets ..................................... Rochester
Southern Minnesota Poets Society .................................... Mankato
Grand View Poets ............................ St. Cloud/Sartell
Cracked Walnut ...................................... Twin Cities
Story Portage Poets ...................................................... Ely
Duluth Poets ............................................... Duluth
March 12, 2019
April 18, 2019
April 27, 2019
Good Thunder Reading Series presents: Layli Long Soldier
Poem in Your Pocket Day
LOMP Spring Conference, Ely
March 2019
ABOUT US
KEY DATES
LOMP SPRING CONFERENCE APRIL 26-28 Join us for the LOMP Spring Conference, April
26-28, at the Grand Ely Lodge on the shores of
Shagawa Lake. Visit the International Wolf Cen-
ter, tour the Home of Sigurd Olson and Listening
Point Retreat on Burntside Lake, and explore the
Tofte Lake Center, a retreat center for artists
located 15 miles northeast of Ely.
Sheila Packa, poet, writer, teacher, and former
Poet Laureate for Duluth, will be the Key-
note speaker. Her most recent book, Night
Train Red Dust, contains poems about the Iron
Range in Minnesota, the Vermilion Trail, and
they are stories of travel and derailment about
mining, radical politics, unionizing, accordion
music and strong women. The book brings together histo-
ry, geology and the community of people with iron in their
veins. In collaboration with composer and media artist
Kathy McTavish, she performed Night Train Red Dust live
in a media presentation at the 2013 Fringe Festival in Min-
neapolis. She is also the author of The Mother Tongue,
Echo & Lightning, and Cloud Birds.
The International Wolf Center, 1396 High-
way 169, Ely, advances the survival of wolf
populations by teaching about wolves, their
relationship to wildlands and the human role
in their future. The Center provides useful scientific information and learn-
ing opportunities to diverse individuals and groups, and supports well-
informed dialogue about management of wolfhuman conflict.
Planning. There are many adages. Life happens. God laughs.
But planning is just as necessary as death and taxes. There is never
any guarantee we will get where we hope to go, or gain what we
hope to achieve. Plotting. Charting. Dreaming of where this
organization might go, and the direction to head. Of course, more is
required than a simple destination. A vehicle. A route. Fuel. Stars to
navigate. And occasionally people to push the car out of a snow
bank. With all this in mind, perhaps the most important part is
purpose of the journey. For the League, that is purpose is poets and
poetry.
Over this last weekend, the League Board has been focusing on just
that. Getting together and getting to work. Interspersing and
laughing at the absurdity of corporate jargon (most often ‘synergy’). Taking the time to connect and
focus on both big and little pictures, our purpose, our route, and our vehicle, is essential to our
underlying mission. While there are many words we used to describe our mission (in haiku form no
less) the one word answer comes ultimately down to poetry. With poetry in mind, we explored the
destinations we would like to go as an organization. The steps we take are just as important, keeping in
mind all the snow and ice out there.
As we begin this new year, we start with a renewed sense of vision for how the League can serve
poetry. And although we may need to trudge through the snow, we are continuing on our path with a
dedication to the poetry and poets of Minnesota.
Sincerely,
Peter Stein
LEADERSHIP REPORT
Let's Talk About It, a poetry anthology project coordinated
by Laura Lanik and Annette Gagliardi, is for poets who have
experienced sexual violence in some way. It gives victims a place to
share how the abuse felt, how abuse lingers, and what they have
done to heal and move forward. These poems show that abusive
experiences affect us all, and if we speak up, we can change our
culture for the better.
Sponsored by LOMP, Upon Waking: 58 Voices Speaking Out from
the Shadow of Abuse is now available for pre-sale via LOMP’s
PayPal account.
officers PRESIDENT: Peter Stein
VICE PRESIDENT/MEMBERSHIP:
Amanda Bailey
SECRETARY:
David Stein
TREASURER:
Mary Schmidt
PAST PRESIDENT:
Dennis Herschbach
appointments LOMP Poet Laureate:
Doris Stengel
MOCCASIN EDITOR:
Meredith R. Cook
HISTORIAN:
open
LOMPLIGHTER EDITOR:
Joe Anderson
PUBLICITY CHAIR:
open
YOUTH CHAIR:
Brendan Brophy
ABOUT LOMP Member Achievements Congratulations to Athena Kildegaard. Her poem
Song, originally published by Tinderbox, was selected
as poem of the day for Poetry Daily on February 25.
Find it at poems.com
Publishing News for Donna Isaac (donnaisaacpoet.com):
"For Pete's Sake" published by Earth's Daughters,
Issue 82, earthsdaughters.org; "Story" accepted as
finalist in the DavenTree ekphrastic writing challenge,
KYSO Flash Literary Journal; "Carrots" and "Teeth"
published by Genre: Urban Arts #8, genreurbanarts.com;
"Church Ladies" to be published by The Saint Paul
Almanac, Volume 12, saintpaulalmanac.org; "The Real
Deal" is part of the Jim Webb Special Is(sue), www.avantappalachia.com --
click the menu bar on "Special Is(sues)"; "The Good Girl" and "I Hear Ameri-
ca" have been chosen for inclusion in a Walt Whitman celebration antholo-
gy, waltwhitman200.com; "Trust" published in Upon Waking: 58 Voices
Speak Out From the Shadows
MEETINGS AND EVENTS
NORTHWOODS WRITERS CONFERENCE Since 2003, writers from all over the United States have gathered in an
intimate lakeside setting with award-winning authors and teachers to
practice the arts of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Please join us in
2019 from Monday, June 17 through Sunday, June 23 for an exciting oppor-
tunity to create, collaborate, and commune in the great northwoods.
www.northwoodswriters.org/
This year’s workshop faculty members are Peter Orer (Fiction), Camille
Dungy (Poetry), Ada Limón (Poetry), Aimee Nezhukumatathil (Poetry &
Creative Nonfiction Hybrid), and Dustin Parsons (Creative Nonfiction).
The award-winning and acclaimed poet Terrance Hayes will be our
Distinguished Visiting Writer.
GOOD THUNDER READING SERIES Tuesday, March 12, Poet Layli Long Soldier will begin a week-long residency
at MSU-Mankato. She will facilitate workshops at the Emy Frentz Gallery
(523 S 2nd St., Mankato), at 10:00am on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and
Friday. Additional events include Writing “38”: Craft Intention and Considera-
tions, Tuesday, 7:30-8:30pm, Centennial Student Union Ostrander Auditori-
um, MSU-Mankato; Craft Talk, Thursday, 3:00-4:00pm, First Congregational
UCC, 150 Stadium Ct., Mankato; and readings from her book Whereas,
Thursday, 7:30–8:30 pm, Room 245, Centennial Student Union.
Layli Long Soldier earned a BFA from the Institute of American Indian Arts
and an MFA with honors from Bard College. She is the author of the chap-
book Chromosomory (2010) and the full-length collection Whereas (2017),
which won the National Books Critics Circle award, the PEN/Jean Stein Book
Award, and was a finalist for the National Book Awards. In 2015, she was
awarded a National Artist Fellowship from the Native Arts and Cultures
Foundation and a Lannan Literary Fellowship for Poetry. Long Soldier, a citi-
zen of the Oglala Lakota Nation, lives in Tsaile, Ariz., in the Navajo Nation and
is an adjunct faculty member at Dine College.
YOUTH POETRY SLAM BOUTS
Be Heard MN Youth Poetry Slam is
hosting a competition to choose six
poets, ages 13 - 19, to represent
Minnesota at the 2019 Brave New
Voices international youth poetry
slam festival in Las Vegas in July.
Semifinals bout one is Friday, March
8, at Metro State University, 700 E
Seventh St, St. Paul; Semifinals bout
two, Saturday, March 16, Guthrie
Theater, 818 S Second St, Minneap-
olis; grand slam finals, Saturday,
March 30, Stepping Stone Theatre,
55 N Victoria St, St. Paul.
Passion Poets will resume their read-
ing series after a winter hiatus. Join
them the second Sunday of the
month at the Phoenix Theater for the
following themes:
April 14: Sex Talks to Past Self
May 12: Cathartica
June 9: Earth as Body
July 14: Identity Unmasked
They will also be taking submissions
for an upcoming anthology. Send
poems to [email protected]
2019 NFSPS IN SANTA FE
Celebrate NFSPS’ 60th (Diamond
Jubilee) Anniversary at the annual
convention, June 23-26, in Santa Fe,
New Mexico. Ask for the NFSPS
Diamond Jubilee rate when you book
your stay at the Hotel Santa Fe
hotelsantafe.com or the nearby Sage
Inn www.santafesageinn.com
GABRIEL’S HORN SEEKING POETRY
Until March 15, 2019, Gabriel’s Horn Press is ac-
cepting submissions of poetry for an annual an-
thology. They are looking for poetry written in tradi-
tional form, positive, uplifting, and with a focus on
faith and family. The theme for 2019 is JOY.
www.gabrielshornpress.com/poetry-anthology
Connecticut Poetry Society contest entries may
be submitted between April 1 and May 31. Winning
poems will be published in the Connecticut River
Review. For more information, visit
www.ctpoetry.net/connecticut-poetry-contest.html
Entries for the Louisiana State Poetry Society’s
Spring Festival Contest are due March 22.
louisianastatepoetrysociety.org/lsps-contests/
Public Art Saint Paul, in collaboration with the City
of St Paul, is hosting a Sidewalk Poetry Contest
for residents of the city. Submissions will be
accepted from March 15-April 15.
publicartstpaul.org/project/poetry/
If you have a literary or poetry event to share
online, email Tony Plocido,
[email protected], with the name of the
event, date, time, location, links to additional infor-
mation, and how often the event will occur. Events
will be published at www.poetsandpints.com/
calendar.html
POETRY CONTESTS & CALLS
Thursday, March 7, 5:00pm—Poetry Out Loud MN State
Competition, Target Performance Hall, Open Book, 2nd
Floor, 1011 Washington Ave S, Minneapolis
Thursday, March 7, 7:00pm—Reading by Claudia Keelan,
Common Good Books, 38 Snelling Ave S, St Paul
Saturday, March 9, 2:00pm—Uptown Poetry Club, a
monthly critique workshop, Walker Library, 2880 Hennepin
Ave, Minneapolis
Wednesday, March 13, 6:30pm—Performing Poetry Work-
shop, Eat My Words Bookstore, 214 13th Ave NE, Min-
neapolis
Wednesday, March 13, 8:00pm—Err Arts Collective
readings, Honey, 205 E Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis
Thursday, March 14, 7:00pm—Edelstein-Keller Writer
Series presents its annual reading with debut authors,
including poets Caitlin Bailey and Donte Collins, Weisman
Art Museum, Minneapolis
Saturday, March 16, 2:00pm—Mississippi Valley Poets &
Writers monthly meeting, Common Roots Café common
room, 2558 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis
Sunday, March 17, 5:30pm—David Bayliss hosts the Poetry
Happy Hour at the Troubadour Wine Bar, 2827 Hennepin
Ave, Minneapolis
Wednesday, March 20, 7:00pm—Poets & Pints with Tony
Plocido, Sisyphus Brewing, 712 Ontario Ave W, Minneap-
olis
Saturday, March 30, 6:00pm—Haute Dish’s 6th annual
Spring Reading featuring artists whose work has been
published in the university’s arts and literature magazine,
Target Performance Hall, Open Book, 2nd Floor, 1011
Washington Ave S, Minneapolis
Thursday, April 4, 7:30pm—the Esther Freier Lectures in
Literature series presents Jorie Graham: An Evening of
Poetry, Coffman Memorial Union Theater, 300 Washing-
ton Ave SE, Minneapolis
Saturday, April 6, 6:30pm—Minnesota Book Awards Cere-
mony, InterContinental Hotel, 11 Kellogg Blvd E, Saint Paul
Sunday, April 7, 5:30pm—David Bayliss hosts the Poetry
Happy Hour at the Troubadour Wine baBar, 2827 Henne-
pin Ave, Minneapolis
Wednesday, April 17, 7:00pm—Poets & Pints, Sisyphus
Brewing, 712 Ontario Ave W, Minneapolis
LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA POETS PRESENTS:
Poetic Partnerships 2019 SPRING POETRY CONFERENCE —APRIL 26-28 Featuring SHEILA PACKA, author of Night Train Red Dust: Poems of the Iron Range
FRIDAY: PRE-CONFERENCE EVENTS
1:00 - 3:30 p.m. Tour the Home of Sigurd
Olson and Listening Point on Burntside Lake.
Freewill donation, but space is limited: Call
Steffi O’Brien at 218-365-8889 to reserve a
place.
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Board Meeting
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Poetry Reading and Book
Signing. Northern Grounds Coffee Shop
SATURDAY
9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Registration and Social Hour
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Sheila Packa Keynote
Address
11:00 - 12:00 p.m. Workshop with Sheila
Packa
12:15 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch (Buffet included with
registration)
1:30 - 2:15 p.m. Poetic Partnerships Round
Table Discussion
2:15 - 3:15 p.m. Sharing Partnerships and
Possibilities: Group Discussion
3:15 - 4:15 p.m. LOMP General Meeting
4:15 - 6:00 p.m. Dinner (Dutch Treat in town)
6:00 - 7:00 p.m. International Wolf Center Tour
(Open to the public) and writing program. You
Were ‘Write” About Wolves
7:00 p.m. What’s for Dinner Program. Watch a
live wolf feeding.
SUNDAY: OPTIONAL TOURS
11:00 - 12:00 p.m. Tofte Lake Center—a
retreat center for artists. Price: Freewill
Donation. Call Thea Sheldon at 218-235-7699
to register.
1:00 - 3:30 p.m. The Home of Sigurd Olson
and Listening Point on Burntside Lake.
Freewill donation, but space is limited: Call
Steffi O’Brien at 218-365-8889 to reserve a
place.
Make checks payable to LOMP.
Mail registration form and fee by APRIL 15, 2019 to
Mary Schmidt, 4921 33rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55417
FEES # OF ATTENDEES
LOMP Member $60.00 x _________ = $_________
Non-member $70.00 x _________ = $_________
Early-bird discount if you
register by April 15 $ -10.00 $_________
Total attendees and fees $
HOTEL OPTIONS: Grand Ely Lodge: 218.365.6565
The site of the conference. Mention the League for a special rate of
$129.95 (plus tax) 400 N Pioneer Road, Ely
A STAY-INN ELY: 218.365.6010
If you mention the League, your rate will be $100 per room
0.8 miles from Grand Ely Lodge, 112 W Sheridan St, Ely
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