TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, April 27 – Sunday, May 3, 2015
April 27, 2015
Last week was a poetry powerhouse in Saint Paul, fitting for the waning days of National Poetry Month. We had another all-star Reading by Writers with Carol Connolly that included some of the best pieces “with fire and light” from Nodin Press’s anthology and a packed Lowertown Reading Jam with “Farmworkers and Food Justice”. As I write, I realize that it is still National Poetry Month and I have not written enough poetry.
TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, April 20 – Sunday, April 26, 2015
April 20, 2015
This Almanac busy wheel keeps on spinning. A few days ago the Midwest Book Award finalists were announced and the 2015 Saint Paul Almanac gained honors in SEVEN categories: Culture, Illustration (Photography), Interior Layout, Midwest Regional Interest, Reference, Total Book Design, and Travel! It is not the first time the Almanac has been honored. We received top honors last year in the Travel category. We were busy last year.
TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, April 13 – Sunday, April 19, 2015
April 13, 2015
As you read this, I may still be sleeping off our week at the Association of Writers a Writing Programs (AWP) conference. Storymobile was a great hit. So many questions. So many ideas. So many writers, many of whom have their work in the Almanac, whose face has graced the stages of our many writing series, and who love what we do for Saint Paul and writers.
TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, April 6 – Sunday, April 12, 2015
April 6, 2015
This is going to be a long week. The Association of Writers & Writing Programs annual conference is in the Twin Cities. Many Almanac writers will be there, and we will be there with where we might ask you, “What’s your story?” I tried packing in a few naps to help me keep up with the young folks, but after you see what gets mentioned here, and realize that there is much much more, you might realize the naps are futile. Getting out to join the happenings will not be futile.
TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, March 30– Sunday, April 5, 2015
March 30, 2015
In the wake of a great Lowertown Reading Jam “ReMix the Struggle,” hosted by Eva Song Margolis, we are on the eve of and a week and a half away from The Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference (AWP). We are on the verge of more words than one can shake a dictionary at. Be prepared to be overwhelmed. Be prepared to write some of your own poetry. You have no poems, you say? Maybe you can find some inspiration around town this week.
TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, March 23– Sunday, March 29, 2015
March 23, 2015
It has been a roaring March! We are also having another great season of Lowertown Reading Jams. This Wednesday, March 25, promises to live up to the reputation.
TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, March 16 – Sunday, March 22, 2015
March 16, 2015
St. Patrick’s Day has arrived in Saint Paul. There continue to emerge versions of the St. Patrick image that conflate stories which go beyond the tale of leading rats out of Ireland. I am not going to try to deconstruct or reconstruct those narratives.
TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, March 9 – Sunday, March 15, 2015
March 9, 2015
We made it through the state high school hockey tournament without a snowstorm. Are we now ready for the month-long spring tease? I expect this week will sport parks and college campuses with people wringing sun out of the sky like it was an Arizona vacation and wildly guessing which coat to wear out of the house. Like I mentioned last month, we don’t measure our winters by the groundhog nor the calendar.
TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, March 2 – Sunday, March 8, 2015
March 2, 2015
It will be a fuller week than you can imagine. There is a lot going on, but you don’t have to just imagine all of it. You can see it with your own eyes and hear it with your own ears. TWISP is your first step.
TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, February 23 – Sunday, March 1, 2015
February 23, 2015
It is cold again. We are wondering, why do we live in Minnesota? Shall we stay? Sometimes we need convincing. Sometimes not. Some days the literary vitality in this town is enough.
TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, February 16 – Sunday, February 22, 2015
February 16, 2015
The holidays keep piling up. I think most of us survived Valentine’s Day, and we do not even have to turn the page to get into that traditionally festive mood for President’s Day.
TWISP | This Week in Saint Paul: Monday, February 9 – Sunday, February 15, 2015
February 9, 2015
For most of my life, I have felt like a fish out of water on Valentine’s Day. First grade logistics that had a Valentine for each classmate from every other classmate addressed and placed in cereal boxes still seems to be the best way to handle the holiday.