MARY MACKEY AT HARVARD!

An invitation from Mary Mackey:

Harvard has invited me to fly to Cambridge, Mass., to read poems from The Jaguars That Prowl Our Dreams as part of the Harvard Authors Speakers' Series.      This invitation, which I think is due in large part to Jaguars winning the 2019 Eric Hoffer Small Press Award, came as a surprise, but--better yet--it comes as a sign of how much Harvard has changed in its attitude toward women since I was an undergraduate.      In those dark days of Harvard misogyny, women were prohibited from entering Lamont, the undergraduate library, which meant I never got to hear Allen Ginsberg, Robert Frost, or any of the other famous poets who came to Harvard read from their work.      On Monday, October 21st, at 7:00 PM, I'll be reading from Jaguars at The Harvard Coop (which is what Harvard calls its bookstore). I'll also be talking about the fires raging in the Amazon, since so many of my poems are set there. I plan to  dedicate this reading to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who like me, was turned away when she tried to enter Lamont because she was a woman. Drop by and join me if you're in the neighborhood. Time: 7:00 PM. Place:The Harvard Coop, 1400 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge MA 01238.

A REVIEW FOR MARY MACKEY!

Joan Gelfand reviews Mary Mackey's The Jaguars That Prowl Our Dreams: Collected Poems 1974-2018 over at Compulsive Reader! You can see the review HERE, but here's an excerpt:

Mackey is a magnificent thinker with broad passions: pagan cultures, literature, anthropology, ecology and history are subject explored in Jaguars. After graduating with her PhD from The University of Michigan in 1970, she arrived in Berkeley, California, and began publishing in earnest. Her first novel, Immersion, was recently re-released. An ecofeminist novel, which takes place in the jungles of Costa Rica, it is a portent of climate change. 

Serious topics such as ecofeminism, history, and ecology might sound dry, but like many magnificent thinkers before her, Mackey is in full possession of a wild and wacky sense of humor that always puts her readers at ease. I’ll also say here that while her mind is magnificent and her interests broad, her work, while stunningly layered, is always accessible.

DANIEL MORRIS IN "CHAPTER ONE"

Daniel Morris, the latest contributor to Marsh Hawk's "Chapter One" series about writerly beginnings, presents a brutally--and admirably--honest essay entitled "Reading Spivack/Reading Myself." You are invited to read it HERE.

DURING EAST HAMPTON AUTHORS NIGHT

on August 10, 2019, how fun to see Alec Baldwin admire Sandy McIntosh's latest book, LESSER LIGHTS!

FABULOUS REVIEW FOR MARY MACKEY

Congratulations to Mary Mackey for her PANK review of her The Jaguars That Prowl Our Dreams! You can see review HERE but here's an excerpt:

Mackey is a magnificent thinker with broad passions: pagan cultures, literature, anthropology, ecology and history are subject explored in “Jaguars.” After graduating with her PhD from The University of Michigan in 1970, she arrived in Berkeley, California, and began publishing in earnest. ... 

Serious topics such as ecofeminism, history, and ecology might sound dry, but like many magnificent thinkers before her, Mackey is in full possession of a wild and wacky sense of humor that always puts her readers at ease. I’ll also say here that while her mind is magnificent and her interests broad, her work, while stunningly layered, is always accessible.

INDIGO MOOR IN "CHAPTER ONE" PROJECT!

Marsh Hawk Press is delighted to expand its Chapter One Project with Indigo Moor! You can see his contribution HERE, but here's an excerpt:

But old scars, like old fears, don’t fade easily. I told my guidance counselor about my dream of being a writer. Knowing no examples of successful writers, much less black ones, she redirected my shallow river of hope from Liberal Arts colleges to an engineering track at NC State. It wasn’t a difficult push. Artistic children with no guidance or direction are easy targets for those who know better than they do. Besides, the child who abandoned that rocket ship when it needed him most was still in me, always willing to hide from the light.

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You can see other authors in Chapter One HERE which refers to the early days of being a poet. Here's our official description:

"The Chapter One Project from Marsh Hawk Press features the memoirs of outstanding poets from diverse backgrounds, recalling the ways by which they found their start as writers. While creative writing programs seek to develop the talents of maturing writers, recondite but essential information about the development of the writing craft will be discovered in the early memoirs—the Chapter One’s—of established poets published in this series. Each month we’ll post a new Chapter."

THE 2019 MARSH HAWK PRESS POETRY PRIZES

Congratulations to the winners:

2019 Prize Winners
Chosen by Marge Piercy

The MARSH HAWK PRESS POETRY PRIZE
($1,000.00 Cash Prize and Publication of the Book)

“Blood Memory” by Gail Newman

The ROBERT CREELEY MEMORIAL AWARD
($250.00 Cash Prize)

“American Duende” by Jay Griswold

The ROCHELLE RATNER MEMORIAL AWARD
($250.00 Cash Prize)

“Bird” by Meg Kearney

FINALISTS

Julie Phillips, Mara Adamitz Scrupe, Julie Danho, Morgan, Jill Gonet,Howard Levy, Doris Ferleger, Seif-Eldeine Och, Allison Adair, Ahann Ray,Veronica Corpuz, Janlori Goldman, Christien Gholson, Eric Burger,and Stephen Priest