Thank you to the 97 authors from 28 states and 9 countries who participated in our HOW TO Poetry and Prose Series, which ran from February 17 to April 18, 2021. We learned so much along the way! It was a great two-month journey! Many thanks to…
Lisa Alletson
Kathryn Almy
Paige L. Austin
Jaya Avendel
Janet Banks
Jane Baston
Laurel Benjamin
Nina Bennett
Robert Bensen
Penny Blackburn
Shelly Blankman
Mark Blickley
Rose Mary Boehm
Steve Bogdaniec
Elya Braden
Steven Bridenbaugh
Ranney Campbell
Jan Chronister
Tricia Marcella Cimera
Sara Clancy
Joe Cottonwood
Barbara Crary
Barbara Crooker
Jonathan Croose
Howard Richard Debs
Rafaella Del Bourgo
Julie A. Dickson
Dakota Donovan
Elizabeth Dunford
Barbara Eknoian
Scott Ferry
Jennifer Finstrom
Yvette Viets Flaten
Sue Mayfield Geiger
Ken Gierke
Laura Glenn
Catherine Gonick
Vince Gotera
Tina Hacker
Oz Hardwick
Stephanie L. Harper
Penny Harter
Jennifer Hernandez
Stephen Howarth
Mathias Jansson
Paul Jones
Allison B. Kelly
Lynne Kemen
Tricia Knoll
Paula J. Lambert
Joan Leotta
Anne Namatsi Lutomia
Marjorie Maddox
Mohini Malhotra
Shahé Mankerian
Betsy Mars
Carolyn Martin
Lindsey Martin-Bowen
Mary McCarthy
Fokkina McDonnell
Beth McDonough
Joan McNerney
Ed Meek
Lawrence Miles
Michael Minassian
Penelope Moffet
Lisa Molina
Leah Mueller
Lowell Murphree
Lylanne Musselman
Lillian Nećakov
Robbi Nester
Maria Nestorides
Cristina M. R. Norcross
Suzanne O’Connell
Robert Okaji
Jay Passer
Jon Pearson
Sara Lynne Puotinen
Patrick T. Reardon
Jeannie E. Roberts
Kerfe Roig
Dorothy O Rombo
Ed Ruzicka
Sheikha A.
Julia Klatt Singer
Massimo Soranzio
Carol A. Stephen
JC Sulzenko
Rebecca Surmont
Alarie Tennille
Richard Vargas
Julene Waffle
Sheila Wellehan
Kelley White
Graham Wood
Jonathan Yungkans
Photo by Chernetskaya, used by permission.
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Thank you for giving us such a wonderful platform from which our voices can be heard. I know it can’t be easy.
Warmest wishes, dear Melanie,
Maria. xx
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Thanks for your thoughtful note, Maria. And thanks, too, for your long-time friendship and participation! Cheers! Melanie
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Melanie,
Thank you so much for hosting this series. Reading the amazing responses each day was so inspiring! So grateful I was included, and for the hard work you do the share the work of others.
Lisa Molina
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Thanks for reblogging and for your kind words, Lisa. Many thanks for contributing your poem to the HOW TO Series! Glad you are in our community!
I am still catching up, but have read most of the poems and enjoyed every one. Thank you for all your work curating this. Love the image/poem pairings. xo
Thanks so much for your generous words and for your ongoing participation. Love your work — deep, honest, brave, and so accomplished. Wishing you all the best with your many projects! Cheers! Melanie
You’re welcome. My pleasure. Your prompts always inspire me, as do the responses to them. I am really touched and honored that you love my work. Wishing you all the best as well. Cheers! Betsy
I love your prompts and thank you once again for the inspiration.
Thank you, Leah, for your wonderful work and for contributing your poetry to our many series! Cheers! Melanie
Delighted to partake and absorb so many creative voices!
Jaya, Thanks for your kind comments, and for contributing your poetry to our HOW TO Series! We look forward to featuring more of your wonderful work! Cheers! Melanie
Thank you, Melanie. I very much appreciate being in your series. Barbara Eknoian
Barbara, Thank you for your kind words and for your long-time participation in our series. You were one of the first — and represented in all of our anthologies, I believe. Your sensitivity and insight are inspiring! Cheers! Melanie