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Thank you to the 153 authors who participated in our ME, AT 17 Poetry and Prose Series

06 Monday Mar 2017

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Silver Birch Press


Thank you to the 153 writers — from 36 states and 16 countries — who participated in our ME, AT 17 Poetry & Prose Series, which ran January 1 – March  5, 2017. Many thanks to the following authors for the captivating trips down memory lane!

Rosie Accola (Illinois)
Sudeep Adhikari (Nepal)
David-Matthew Barnes (Colorado)
Ginger Beck (Arkansas)
David Bennett (Oregon)
Nina Bennett (Deleware)
Shelly Blankman (Maryland)
Cath Bore (England)
Paul Brookes (England)
Cynthia Bryant (California)
Tiffany Buck (Georgia)
Don Kingfisher Campbell (California)
John Carney (Pennsylvania)
Alexandra Carr-Malcolm (England)
Salena Casha (Massachusetts)
Jackie Chou (California)
Anshu Choudhry (India)
Tricia Marcella Cimera (Illinois)
Wanda Morrow Clevenger (Illinois)
Marion Deutsche Cohen (Pennsylvania)
Joan Colby (Illinois)
Clive Collins (Japan)
Michael Coolen (Oregon)
Neil Creighton (Australia)
Isobel Cunningham (Canada)
Mitra Debarshi (India)
Kathy Derengowski (California)
Steven Deutsch (Pennsylvania)
Margo Jodyne Dills (Washington)
Barbara Eknoian (California)
Amanda Elfert (Canada)
j.a. farina (Canada)
Vern Fein…

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01 Wednesday Mar 2017

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Ben Banyard

Have you ever heard of a rich page poet? No, me neither. But somehow we accept that there’s no money in writing poetry, unless one ends up in the higher echelons doing book tours, popping up on TV and radio and winning big money prizes for your ‘body of work’. Poetry is seen as a charming, if slightly eccentric hobby, such as playing the accordion or Morris dancing.

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How often have you been a guest reader? What did you earn? Did it cover your transport costs? Did you sell enough books to make it worth your while? How many people were in the audience? Did they all read at the Open Mic?

I’ve made a minimal amount of money from my work, although to be fair, I’m still a relative newcomer. I’ve driven a couple of hours to a gig, at my own expense (petrol, parking etc)…

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