before I could even knock she opened the door with a smile and as a gust of air embraced me she said "what took you so long?" ~ john roedel (johnroedel.com) #poetry #poetrycommunity

"A word after a word after a word is power." --Margaret Atwood #writinginspiration #writingquotes #morninginspiration #amwriting

I was there! At the time, I was on the Library Foundation Board and it was so exciting. What a great memory. Love our library so much and am still so proud of it!

📹 Interview With John Roedel - Writer, Poet, Comedian - On Speaking The La… Long before there were    any stars When the great empty void    was packed full of a hundred-thousand other even emptier voids There was a soft whisper in the dark... tmblr.co/ZGvZsWanZQM7ii…

As we celebrate our 56th anniversary today, we are grateful to all of you who inspire, challenge, and support us every day as we work to give everyone the opportunity to be empowered by participating in the arts.

#BannedBooksWeek The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) compiles lists of challenged books as reported in the media and submitted by librarians and teachers across the country. These are the Top 10 Challenged Books of 2020. Have you read them?

How much do you about Wyoming Humanities' grants?? The goal of our grants is to support public programs that use the humanities to explore the state’s histories, stories, issues, and connections between groups and communities! For more details 👉 thinkwy.org/grants

The six books for Wyoming Reads 2022 have been selected. Every Wyoming first-grade student will have the chance to choose one of these wonderful titles to keep. Learn more about Wyoming Reads at wyomingreads.org. buff.ly/3DeO1FP

“Without” newyorker.com/magazine/2021/… via The New Yorker

“I have learned that teaching is an art. It is one I deeply respect. I love hearing from my students, who now span years, even generations.” —Joy Harjo at.pw.org/FieldOfStories

My poem "Undiminished" is on the blockchain! Enjoy this message of hope on World Mental Health Day. #poetryoncardano #poetry #worldmentalhealthday #nftpoets Poetry Society Poetry News Poetry Daily x.com/vanoz/status/1…

It's been one year since the passing of Adam Zagajewski. Ilya Kaminsky remembers the poet of the soul: yalereview.org/article/going-…

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you. —Maya Angelou

Thanks to Storymaker for publishing my poem "Imaginings" inspired by Ola Gjeilo's beautiful composition The Lake Isle. #poetry #poem #music #Healing medium.com/storymaker/ima…

Congratulations to the winners of our flash fiction contest prompt, "One Thing Led to Another", Mark Rood, Reatha Thomas Oakley, and Rebecca Ashcraft. Read their pieces in full in the next newsletter, but for now, enjoy these great quotes.

Our submissions re-open this Friday!! 👻 Submitted last fall? If you received a rejection, we ask that you submit a new piece. If you did not receive any response before the hiatus, our “preference” is for all new pieces. However, resubmission of those pieces is allowed. 🖤