tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64539558348827967632024-03-19T14:38:14.945-07:00CALYX Journal and Presscalyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576733628194548484noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6453955834882796763.post-1672166268715398122010-04-20T10:50:00.000-07:002010-04-20T11:10:56.987-07:00Get to Know the CALYX Board: Cynthia Spencer<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscaP6-pOen2jr4x5_37mQKhZktyCgOLCj5vPUQGDon-n6OASk5LNlAJtBVUcXUVvvl2uzOXfqgABXCVYR24HhEqmI7IGF6pGqn39rpCtFpdTgh1QymD_7O8WDugYwQLSHYBvbj5POpbg/s1600/untitled.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 258px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462281624162496130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscaP6-pOen2jr4x5_37mQKhZktyCgOLCj5vPUQGDon-n6OASk5LNlAJtBVUcXUVvvl2uzOXfqgABXCVYR24HhEqmI7IGF6pGqn39rpCtFpdTgh1QymD_7O8WDugYwQLSHYBvbj5POpbg/s320/untitled.bmp" /></a><br /><div>Hi all,<br />I've been on the Board about 6 years, having been recruited by retired Oregon State Business <a href="http://www.bus.orst.edu/faculty/bio.htm?UserName=Seville">Professor Mary Alice Seville</a>—one of those quiet, behind the scenes women who does a TON for our local community. When Mary Alice asks you to do something it's hard to say no to someone who gives so much of her time. My time on the Board will be term limiting out shortly...<br /></div><br /><div>I've been a potter for the past 25 years and the past seven I've been the Director of our local arts festival. I feel strongly that the arts enrich our lives and that being creative is good for everyone—not just artists. This is why I got involved with CALYX—an area of the arts I was a lot less knowledgeable about than the visual arts world. CALYX has done some valuable work publishing women's artwork and writing over the past 34 years. I am now eager to see how CALYX grows and expands as our younger staff women begin to transition into the helm at CALYX and lead it into the future.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>calyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576733628194548484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6453955834882796763.post-79497749854398610372010-04-14T11:44:00.000-07:002010-04-14T13:25:07.425-07:00CALYX and the AWP Conference<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4DBRp0w5bWSqIAx1YUHUd8a1gOTFF6-RMj7WgvJr_7NM1uujeyC1B0W5dK9pIZNxf5yhPkk6k2krqDpcXa5eJ_dRIJjT7XlADX70FHzMpw-4F5hXAzxAb-03m2E0KZ70o54FSQRUZuM8/s1600/calyx+table+awp.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460090413733977842" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4DBRp0w5bWSqIAx1YUHUd8a1gOTFF6-RMj7WgvJr_7NM1uujeyC1B0W5dK9pIZNxf5yhPkk6k2krqDpcXa5eJ_dRIJjT7XlADX70FHzMpw-4F5hXAzxAb-03m2E0KZ70o54FSQRUZuM8/s200/calyx+table+awp.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvkrc7CakTxi8T-4SSIF_MQ4UNR5jXcU_hAeft8ngk-jQGeHJE3kBxaOrZiDu9qsNMG5BKBQlPrgrbnei19QMgqE9QcdE9l0nUNBPYoIe0nvMyy0ouyprkXE01WwVsEtTc8W0uCPwD6E/s1600/calyx+table+awp.JPG"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHlx5hz3HZH0ASGu5U9MXAlNPFozj1BIIWjCrWfddNypbZyG3GLrBLH4z5ldA9RCRQ56pt5p0NaBymLiL79G5bWFT55gHzAQ83OMGbGR1ek0QvKkDk-Ko02h8WilQz3FcufPGZ2jWLZo/s1600/bekcy+by+table+awp.JPG"></a><br /></div><div><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Kelsey & Cass Dalglish, Ingrid Wendt,</span></div><div><span style="font-size:78%;">& Fran Adler</span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rc-ZKwD4SiKxkp2YXiId9iB8J7pELs_-RsTWC6cAKLj-TGDSyClSezVxYWPlB32csZiesK-fhWZBLZFgRyVlG7DtdkJ0slbcj8l3BrEFOOMxBakSrqeXLgWP7ZApfqL8VFrpL2hkk2Y/s1600/bekcy+by+table+awp.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460089081113014514" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rc-ZKwD4SiKxkp2YXiId9iB8J7pELs_-RsTWC6cAKLj-TGDSyClSezVxYWPlB32csZiesK-fhWZBLZFgRyVlG7DtdkJ0slbcj8l3BrEFOOMxBakSrqeXLgWP7ZApfqL8VFrpL2hkk2Y/s200/bekcy+by+table+awp.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div></div><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;"></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:78%;"></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:78%;">Becky at the CALYX table</span></p><p> </p><p><br />Flying back to Portland from mile-high Denver and the AWP conference, I began reading a copy of <em>Fire and Ink</em> and found my depleted conference energy rekindled by the voices in the book. Here is writing that speaks to my soul. The kind of voices I have spent the past 34 years making sure are heard. And I had to rethink CALYX’s attendance at AWP. It is incredibly expensive to attend the book exhibit (table costs have doubled in the past 4 years) and we <strong>NEVER</strong> cover the costs of attendance through sales (shipping books, drayage fees, AWP fees, plane fares, per diems, and hotels, despite going as cheaply as possible). But reading <em>Fire and Ink</em> while sitting next to Becky (CALYX’s new Assistant Editor), and hearing her enthusiasm for her conference experiences I remembered all the younger writers who had been by the table and spoken with us and found a way to let go of the worry over the money lost on the conference. Here is a new generation coming up who will be the new voices to discover, and the importance of connecting with our current authors as well as the new younger and enthusiastic voices became obvious. Bringing the newer staff members to AWP to attend CLMP training workshops and many of the AWP workshops was important. Becky let me know all she had learned about increasing subscriptions and reaching new readers and the many new groups she had connected with who are starting new feminist publishing ventures (WILLA, <em>Earth’s Daughters</em>, <em>Southern Women’s Review</em>, and others). While I had looked around AWP and seen many publishing peers and friends missing, the younger staff were establishing connections with members of this new generation of feminist writers. They were involved with literature and publishing and excited about putting together workshops for the next AWP. The transition we want to make at CALYX, which will involve the passing of the feminist publishing torch to younger staff members, was beginning during this AWP. And I can finally see the vistas opening for CALYX and feel the excitement and the possibilities that this future can hold. Attending AWP in mile-high Denver wore me out—but hanging out with CALYX authors Fran Adler, Marianne Villanueva, M. Evelina Galang, Ellen Bass, Cass Dalglish, Catherine Brady, and Sybil James was delightful. Yet the prize in this experience was seeing this new generation at work and the possibilities they will bring to CALYX as we begin to hand over the reins and move into transition.<br /><br />Margarita Donnelly, Director, 4/13/10</p></div>calyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576733628194548484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6453955834882796763.post-54186799685369787262010-03-16T17:19:00.000-07:002010-03-19T10:20:07.674-07:00Joining the CALYX Family!<div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2lB6ikTiFtvE8mj01RTVvuGJEBT8tK-iXiZ1pE65j6IWhnIztIqXXdw1o5-SNdHBlB9leBe6B8LNM7rQ3uGmNAzThF3pC04gRP8l1zEhAzZ1t4i0g-TYzpi8z9zKAw7QH1ro27Pd9K0/s1600-h/P1000038.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449393573707581634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2lB6ikTiFtvE8mj01RTVvuGJEBT8tK-iXiZ1pE65j6IWhnIztIqXXdw1o5-SNdHBlB9leBe6B8LNM7rQ3uGmNAzThF3pC04gRP8l1zEhAzZ1t4i0g-TYzpi8z9zKAw7QH1ro27Pd9K0/s200/P1000038.JPG" /></a> Hey there. My name is Kelsey Connell, and I just joined the wonderful group of women here at CALYX, Inc as the new Assistant Director. I am excited to begin my journey with CALYX and am already learning so much. It is inspiring to become a part of a literary journal with 34 years of rich history publishing fresh female voices. As a recent graduate of the University of Oregon’s English program, I have spent a lot of time studying and thinking about literature and working with literary magazines. I am thrilled to become a part of an organization that publishes the astounding authorial voices of our time and brings them to you, our fabulous readers.<br /><br />As usual, it seems there is a lot going on at CALYX to be excited about. We just began accepting submissions for the Lois Cranston Memorial prize and it is so great to see that pile grow. Not to mention, there are just so many <a href="http://calyxpress.blogspot.com/2010/02/lois-prize-2010-is-coming-up.html">reasons</a> to <a href="http://www.calyxpress.org/Cranstonprize.html">submit</a>! For my part, I will be taking over where Kathy left off, assisting on the business side at CALYX. My training has just begun and I can't wait to keep learning from everyone who is a part of the press!</div><br /><br /><div>Happy reading and writing,</div><br /><br /><div>--Kelsey<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje930CU_p8I5UaE778f-12ydf-qtKf2bglKpOxlYe3LoDDPvacRmc3_Z1u5ZstOOgrn3Wfg8updMGjfcZkjkTav6AoSP7CX3ntRd4LM28pBZ0It2svAKtWI_zFL3JjqtCBXA4fy7zz898/s1600-h/P1000035.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449399013503085442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje930CU_p8I5UaE778f-12ydf-qtKf2bglKpOxlYe3LoDDPvacRmc3_Z1u5ZstOOgrn3Wfg8updMGjfcZkjkTav6AoSP7CX3ntRd4LM28pBZ0It2svAKtWI_zFL3JjqtCBXA4fy7zz898/s200/P1000035.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;">me with Jan and Mollie </span><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">(interns extraordinnaire)</span><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">on my first day</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>calyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576733628194548484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6453955834882796763.post-60728759989885699112010-03-16T13:12:00.000-07:002010-03-16T14:48:44.816-07:00The Director's Blog<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqZ7zGS03vh5jRJqhj9xMupUutck1j_L5gB9FlyzZECWPkeGFFaeDG0ZY5DygJtmOjkM319Iewj-hfwvHEd870t4W9vmgUEJ8u3WOuTnjqTynPMhBWTRyWwgp_joF48QpFPCKrL7-TLg/s1600-h/Schott+portrait+IMG_3759.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqZ7zGS03vh5jRJqhj9xMupUutck1j_L5gB9FlyzZECWPkeGFFaeDG0ZY5DygJtmOjkM319Iewj-hfwvHEd870t4W9vmgUEJ8u3WOuTnjqTynPMhBWTRyWwgp_joF48QpFPCKrL7-TLg/s320/Schott+portrait+IMG_3759.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449332689049451570" /></a> Penelope Scambly Schott<br /><br /><br /><br />The announcement of the winner of the first Sarah Lantz Memorial Poetry Book Award that went to Penelope Scambly Schott for her collection <em>Crow Mercies </em>has been exciting. It has also kept CALYX and Penelope very busy. We were delighted to receive the news from the Final Judge, Colleen McElroy, earlier in January than expected. Our distributor, Consortium’s (CBSD) deadlines for the announcement of Fall titles were due in January and February. We rushed to get information from the author and write the “tipsheets” for the new title. Then rushed to write the catalogue copy for CBSD and rushed to get a cover design in as well. And at the same time we wrote to authors Penelope has suggested asking them if they would read Penelope’s manuscript and give a cover comment. I just wrote to Lucille Clifton earlier this week without knowing she had been ill, and just received the news she has died. How very sad.<br /><br />The hard part of the award is all the good manuscripts that CALYX received for consideration that didn’t win. I was left contacting all the authors and letting them know. There’s never an easy way to handle that correspondence. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpYYaXMvbeNTR2vQQB_ky1dYza2ypCWE502zwWAbsfIer0cUmyhdQ2TZpb-uscZe27vJqjc8rBSKlifippMMOcu0AfzMU1ksNWLxcOJGNa3cRlSvo1DNlXa4ySPH57vxof-iPMdRcVrJM/s1600-h/multiplepictures.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpYYaXMvbeNTR2vQQB_ky1dYza2ypCWE502zwWAbsfIer0cUmyhdQ2TZpb-uscZe27vJqjc8rBSKlifippMMOcu0AfzMU1ksNWLxcOJGNa3cRlSvo1DNlXa4ySPH57vxof-iPMdRcVrJM/s320/multiplepictures.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449332245565387042" /></a> Sarah Lantz<br /><br />This award came about because a generous donor set up funds to establish an award in Sarah Lantz’s memory after we published her book, <em>Far Beyond Triage</em>. Sarah was a great poet, a brilliant thinker, and an enthusiast for life. She was a long-time supporter of CALYX and had been an editorial member of <em>CALYX Journal </em>for a number of years. We had published her poetry in <em>CALYX Journal </em>early in her publishing life. When her book ms. was selected for publication, I had no idea that the experience would be life-changing for me. Sarah had become a close friend. She was suffering from brain cancer and had aphasia resulting from surgeries removing the tumors as we started editing her ms. Yet, her sense of humor and her exciting character were still intact through the cancer ordeal. But communication with Sarah over the ms. was a struggle with language. It was the most difficult editorial work we ever have done—discovering, as we worked together on the book, that Sarah, despite signs of hopeful remissions, would not be recuperating. And that Sarah’s struggle with words—this brilliant poet whose life had been the beauty of words—continued throughout the process. Despite all this Sarah’s eyes continued to shine with her remarkable humor and she continued to laugh through her episodes finding words as we finalized her first, and very unfortunately last, book. <br /><br /><em>Far Beyond Triage</em> was released in October 2007. Sarah died September 10th, 2007 at the age of 48. It was the month before we had her book back from the printer. She did receive the galley copy of her book (the early copy that goes to reviewers months before the final release of the book) and was delighted with the design and cover art which she had helped select. I’ll never forget the day I brought her the galleys. How she hugged her new book and loved it! I miss Sarah but am glad that we are able to commemorate her love of poetry with the Sarah Lantz Memorial Poetry Book Prize.<br /><br />Margarita Donnelly, Directorcalyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576733628194548484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6453955834882796763.post-49263065318209887842010-03-02T15:46:00.000-08:002010-03-02T16:03:42.161-08:00CALYX is 34 on March 11th<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-GMJPlSC0zltqNpSVu_Fxjb0wFZWCzfyBhomkTTjRXZc3KfFsPXNdNtxGTTqkVtuIqQ0QEh8xS9eGrKYbL0hRKDtJ-_jKMtSvxMEf7zVKcaEz7bQ1stFlaSuUsME3gctbAsSi8-RZk34/s1600-h/birthday+calyx+logo+low.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444191117327405554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-GMJPlSC0zltqNpSVu_Fxjb0wFZWCzfyBhomkTTjRXZc3KfFsPXNdNtxGTTqkVtuIqQ0QEh8xS9eGrKYbL0hRKDtJ-_jKMtSvxMEf7zVKcaEz7bQ1stFlaSuUsME3gctbAsSi8-RZk34/s200/birthday+calyx+logo+low.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhSpnDrm6A_FJDNEcaPllM9hly7ZJG7zLAwRsgpMRNsa6wy1-iue7tCuYenv3A8Ip0YAidWdPmZqw288LHfN6m4fxKdMbICHuKAYFuKGhSBMbCbmNh7cXcHpjACNRyGoBBkLKOROCccI/s1600-h/birthday+calyx+logo+low.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div>I'm not sure where the year is disappearing to, but March has arrived, and with it CALYX anniversary/birthday. March 11, 1976 is the founding date, and we will be celebrating with a party on Saturday, March 13th, 7-9pm at the Corvallis Arts Center (700 SW Madison). The reception including music, refreshments, and poetry readings is free and open to the public, so if you're in the area - come say hello!</div><div></div><br /><div>The readings include the Oregon and Washington Lois Cranston Memorial Poetry Prize award winners: Linda Strever (Olympia, WA), Kathryn Graves-Messer (Salem, OR), Jennifer Richter (Corvallis, OR), and Toni Van Deusen (Eugene, OR). Linda's poem “How to Become the Oracle” received the 2009 Lois Cranston Memorial Poetry Prize judged by poet Marilyn Chin, and was published in our most recent issue. Kathryn's poem "Findings" is a 2009 finalist and is on our website <a href="http://www.calyxpress.org/Cranstonprize.html">http://www.calyxpress.org/Cranstonprize.html</a>. Toni and Jennifer are finalists from previous years -- and we're looking forward to seeing all of them at our party!</div><br /><div>As with other events, there is a bit of work that goes into creating this party - getting the word out, coordinating with poets and the location... and the last minute details seem to be falling into place. In a little less than two weeks, we'll have some photos to post up here, and wrapup of the event. How time flies!</div><br /><br /><div><br />-- Cathy</div></div>calyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576733628194548484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6453955834882796763.post-87262212196665933622010-02-16T17:13:00.000-08:002010-02-16T17:23:10.213-08:00Signs of SpringI know we shouldn't mention this, with the east coast buried in snow, and apparently snow in 49 of 50 states... but a few feet from the door of the CALYX office there are crocus, daffodils and snowdrops blooming! Spring has begun here in Oregon, and although we have had our "setbacks" before (notably a snow mid-April last year!), it's starting to feel like we're coming out of the winter! And if it's spring... CALYX birthday isn't far behind!<br /><br />CALYX was founded on March 11, 1976, by four women with a vision to provide a publication that celebrates the excellence and diversity of women’s literature and art. It has continued to give opportunities to new and developing writers - more than 4,000, and we lost count a while ago!<br /><br />A few writers who were published first or early in their careers include Julia Alvarez, Ellen Bass, Chitra Divakaruni, Molly Gloss, Linda Hogan, Natalie Goldberg, Barbara Kingsolver, Colleen McElroy, Sharon Olds, Nobel Laureate Wislawa Szymborska (the first English translations in the U.S.A.), and Eleanor Wilner. Did you know CALYX Journal was also the first U.S. publisher of color art reproductions of the work of the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo?<br /><br />We will be celebrating CALYX' 34th birthday here in Corvallis, Oregon, with a party on March 13th that includes music, refreshments -- and of course, readings! More on that soon. But if you are inclined to celebrate with CALYX, you can have a house party of your own! We would be delighted to provide more information to you -- email us at: info(at)calyxpress(dot)org.calyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576733628194548484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6453955834882796763.post-5781014960903965872010-02-03T13:03:00.000-08:002010-02-03T13:13:23.300-08:00Readings for issue 23:5Hello there, dedicated followers! <br /><br />It's Mollie, one of the winter interns here at Calyx! The sun is shining through the office window as Becky, Jan and I happily work away on great fun stuff for you. <br /><br />So, you ask, what am I working on today? Readings for the new issue! I'm currently contacting bookstores to host readings in the San Francisco, Arlington, and New York City areas! Authors are starting to reply with availability and it's all terribly exciting! <br /><br />Do you guys know of any great independent bookstores in these areas? We're hoping for Bluestockings in New York because we've worked with them before and they're great, but I would love the input of any readers in the S.F. or D.C. areas who know of some wonderful independent bookstores perfect for Calyx readings! <br /><br />Hope you're all doing well and enjoying the sun/rain/wind/snow wherever you are!<br /><br />--Mollie Petersoncalyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576733628194548484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6453955834882796763.post-79744158027779609992010-02-03T12:57:00.000-08:002010-02-03T13:09:10.027-08:00Lois Prize 2010 is coming upTop 10 Reasons Why You Should Submit Your Poems to the 2010 Lois Cranston Poetry Prize:<br /><br />10. winner gets $300 prize<br />9. winner gets published in a beautiful magazine<br />8. finalists get a free 3 issue subscription to CALYX<br />7. finalists get published on CALYX website<br />6. semi-finalists get the recognition of being really close to winning (yes!)<br />5. it makes editors smile to see lots of different poets writing and sharing their work<br />4. fun for interns to carry mail from our PO box to our office<br />3. raises funds for CALYX--support women's literature!<br />2. it's exciting to wait and see if you win (contest! contest! contest!)<br />1. ALL contestants get 1 free issue of CALYX<br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 112px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434126619378450002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiALeheqffQWyu367nwgQI51ZKZKJE69omuyK3QXFnoKjPFLOFwRYg21G-JHc0GzhFaXOERydgEup1TGykqpVjvWBINMFlRaTrCrLQfWhPYIs87fiOk5T9M8dP3N778bw6h0hk2WLyrHc/s200/mail%5B1%5D.jpg" /><br />We start accepting submissions March 1!</div><div align="left">Send 3 poems and $15 entry fee to PO Box B Corvallis, Oregon 97339</div><br /><div align="left">See <a href="http://www.calyxpress.org/">http://www.calyxpress.org/</a> for full contest details</div>calyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576733628194548484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6453955834882796763.post-6672884163975779612010-01-28T15:20:00.000-08:002010-01-28T15:29:18.903-08:00Feedback, Anyone?Hopefully, you have had a chance to read our latest issue, Vol. 25:3, which was shipped early January. Of course, as anxious parents, we simply <em>love</em> to hear how the latest creative "child" has been received! We have gotten some lovely emails, and several of you have filled out the Survey Monkey survey via our website (thanks!) But we'd love to hear from more readers.<br /><br />As we begin to develop and expand our interactive abilities, we are hoping that we can begin a dialogue with our readers, and possibly facilitate a dialogue among you. Step one is to set up feedback mechanisms (such as the Survey Monkey questionaire), and of course we are reading and responding to our Facebook page. What next? What else would you like to see, either on this blog, or on the Calyx website? You can enter comments below, or email us at info(at)calyxpress(dot)org.calyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576733628194548484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6453955834882796763.post-49152331101570931952010-01-26T15:50:00.000-08:002010-01-26T15:56:05.165-08:00Sarah Lantz Memorial Poetry prize Winner Announced!We congratulate Penelope Scambly Schott for her winning book, <em>Crow Mercies</em>. Penelope is the winner of our first Sarah Lantz Memorial Poetry Book Prize. There were many entries, and it was not an easy decision, but final judge Colleen McElroy selected<em> Crow Mercies</em> from a final group of eight books.<br /><br />Because the lead time on book publication is so early, we got busy right away! <em>Crow Mercies</em> has an ISBN number, and we have entered the summaries and other needed info online with our distributor -- a January deadline for an October printing! As someone who is relatively new to this, it is interesting to me how long a lead time there is for many aspects of the production.<br /><br />I'll be blogging along the way, as I learn more about how to produce a book of poetry!<br />-- Cathycalyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576733628194548484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6453955834882796763.post-21445779613406539062010-01-11T15:57:00.000-08:002010-01-11T16:05:46.176-08:00It's here!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK_YxUCsw4VncilLluYMhelqp2zmWS7Qg91xPK6-e2EBodqPbEtAI21v5XCkQGrUe_ZF4JKNKiC3OjxkmgTq25dxz-KAzBsZegmM9ESbwTmq6lD5L259Qux4L7wpMLSAyP6bclg_bWGeg/s1600-h/25-3Coverlo.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 149px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425637533959855490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK_YxUCsw4VncilLluYMhelqp2zmWS7Qg91xPK6-e2EBodqPbEtAI21v5XCkQGrUe_ZF4JKNKiC3OjxkmgTq25dxz-KAzBsZegmM9ESbwTmq6lD5L259Qux4L7wpMLSAyP6bclg_bWGeg/s200/25-3Coverlo.jpg" /></a> <div>Cathy and I stood in the empty parking lot of the storage locker facility. We were waiting<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdb1ZwvghsLo_KxEzHpS8b3kq7WBMn6tDT6tSifHcpdE5470LoWxcgH9hCnARP4UhXWTH8byQxDbWAlwwqEQfg7UDjjiOWOubvNbr1-X2HgYM1eZ_PJrNySb3mIstO_7YT4Vo4Ey9oRAU/s1600-h/25-3Coverlo.jpg"></a> for the drop-off. When the guy's truck pulled up, I knew it would be the good stuff. He unlatched the back of the truck...yeah, the good stuff.</div><div><br /></div><div>Yes, our friend in the delivery truck was dropping off the newest issue (winter 2010 vol. 25:3) of CALYX! The cover features a lovely wrap-around black and white photograph by University of Oregon senior Andi Calliope Linden. I couldn't wait to get back to the office and take a peak at the full-color art and pages of delicious prose and poetry.</div><br /><div>-Becky, Associate Editor and storage locker goon<br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdb1ZwvghsLo_KxEzHpS8b3kq7WBMn6tDT6tSifHcpdE5470LoWxcgH9hCnARP4UhXWTH8byQxDbWAlwwqEQfg7UDjjiOWOubvNbr1-X2HgYM1eZ_PJrNySb3mIstO_7YT4Vo4Ey9oRAU/s1600-h/25-3Coverlo.jpg"></a></p><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div>calyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576733628194548484noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6453955834882796763.post-35011315552917593782009-12-23T12:36:00.000-08:002009-12-23T12:40:29.817-08:00Holiday Wishes from everyone at CALYX!<span style="color:#ff0000;">We hope you all have a happy season, filled with creativity and with peace!</span><br /><br />Also, we would like to invite all the friends of CALYX to tell us what you think of our blog -- you can use the Comment function, or you can send email to info(at)calyxpress(dot)org. What would you like to see here? Are there questions about a literary press that you would like answered? Are you curious about our herstory? We'd love to hear from you.calyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576733628194548484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6453955834882796763.post-79341855807519556112009-12-15T15:08:00.000-08:002009-12-15T15:14:41.895-08:00December 5, 2009 Poetry workshops by Frances Payne Adler and Willa Schneberg, Corvallis, Oregon<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Bm2zdSCoFd-nYzAjArCYJ7wKT_NcZUGYCwB_Wp-R1TVr93QDkSicjnKJC7trJQDc5zF0cZozn9WFdKP7Z4noo_n1ZRB-KAHNpa3ir2P7k-GHVwSryLYnJC7prb2Qp5v6njxbXq_E-sI/s1600-h/calyxevent7.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415604780304686610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Bm2zdSCoFd-nYzAjArCYJ7wKT_NcZUGYCwB_Wp-R1TVr93QDkSicjnKJC7trJQDc5zF0cZozn9WFdKP7Z4noo_n1ZRB-KAHNpa3ir2P7k-GHVwSryLYnJC7prb2Qp5v6njxbXq_E-sI/s320/calyxevent7.JPG" /></a><br /><div><br /><div>The CALYX Workshops and readings on Saturday, December 5th were well attended and enjoyed by the participants. Eleven attendees for “Fire & Ink” heard Fran Adler describe several inspiring activist projects that either sprung from or resulted in poetry and image. She then challenged us to create a poem from a deep-seated concern. The shared poems ranged from hunger to abuse issues, to healthcare issues. Too quickly, the workshop itself was over, and attendees had the chance to buy Fran’s newest anthology “Fire & Ink” – it quickly sold out. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4wKZhJXPUUA9NVh1EsomZs3jeAY9muMjLosH-jb4oV_QmZnwTINPrheayV4E9e0EwwL1PAMI18lTE739J6PXsp_YQVyfh2LFr9KWpRWsh8wJaS9AZE5Dzg3N_GC31FTJ_D3k8i95QUDo/s1600-h/calyxevent4.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415604914639406466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4wKZhJXPUUA9NVh1EsomZs3jeAY9muMjLosH-jb4oV_QmZnwTINPrheayV4E9e0EwwL1PAMI18lTE739J6PXsp_YQVyfh2LFr9KWpRWsh8wJaS9AZE5Dzg3N_GC31FTJ_D3k8i95QUDo/s200/calyxevent4.JPG" /></a> Frances Payne Adler giving "Fire & Ink" workshop</div><div><br />That afternoon, 13 attendees for Willa Schneberg’s “Dreaming the Poem” learned about how the unconscious can bring up images in dreams, how poets have used dream in various ways in their poetry, and how a poet can even use someone else’s dream to create an interesting poem. The attendees tried their hand at poems from selected anonymous dreams brought by Willa – the results were surprising. Several poets had the same dream, but created very different poems. Willa’s books were also available and popular with the attendees.<br /><br />The evening reading showcased Willa and Fran’s poetry, in “Poems of Resistance and Resilience” – despite frigid weather, the audience proved that poetry is a draw in Corvallis. CALYX is very grateful to Willa and Fran for coming down from Portland to give these workshops and reading, and to Friends of the Corvallis Benton County Library, The Corvallis Arts Center, and the Benton County Cultural Coalition for sponsoring this event. </div></div></div>calyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576733628194548484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6453955834882796763.post-45837111282965738882009-12-15T12:59:00.000-08:002009-12-15T15:53:28.319-08:00Sarah Lantz Finalists Chosen and Sent to Final Judge.All the contributors to the Sarah Lantz Oregon Women's Memorial Poetry Book Prize have been read blind by the CALYX editors (they were accepted from 9/1/09 to 11/20/09). The finalists were sent on to the Final Judge, Colleen McElroy, on 12/14/09. We plan to announce the winner in late January, 2010.calyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576733628194548484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6453955834882796763.post-4276900607910229732009-12-15T11:55:00.000-08:002009-12-15T14:35:29.115-08:00Rainy Tuesday Morning with Two New Interns<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXY977XmeyL0J9oPJottNhcyOAOgfOVD6OPPl51zWGKi7Kt9KKZ-cp88xi_iugTb3cmx-1l3zwToHvmw_xiiHfhGnA3kGBw3eessCiDyV7a7RZrGPdgP_BiUbtXzU0kqym2-FxE7SmkBM/s1600-h/MOLLY,+JAN+%26+SHAYNA.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415594994494800562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXY977XmeyL0J9oPJottNhcyOAOgfOVD6OPPl51zWGKi7Kt9KKZ-cp88xi_iugTb3cmx-1l3zwToHvmw_xiiHfhGnA3kGBw3eessCiDyV7a7RZrGPdgP_BiUbtXzU0kqym2-FxE7SmkBM/s320/MOLLY,+JAN+%26+SHAYNA.JPG" /></a> Mollie, Jan, and Shayna in the office</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="left">I'm Mollie and today's my first day as an intern at CALYX! After graduating from the University of Oregon in June with a Bachelor of Arts in English, I contacted CALYX asking for an internship so that I might be able to learn more about jobs relating to literature. I'm really excited to be a part of such a great place and I look forward to all kinds of new knowledge and experiences. Maybe I'll even figure out for sure how to pronounce our name! --Mollie<br /><br /><br />My name is Jan, and today is my second day as an intern with CALYX. As Mollie, I am an English major from the U of O. My love is literature--reading and writing. I look forward to seeing just how a small press works, and being surrounded by women who have dedicated their time to literature, and hope to learn as much as possible from them. --Jan</div>calyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576733628194548484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6453955834882796763.post-81512783438530995942009-12-09T14:56:00.000-08:002009-12-09T14:59:43.689-08:00My last day at CALYXI was asked to write a blog regarding my time at CALYX, which as a writer I had thought would come to me easily. However, I find myself stuck as to where to begin. I remember my first day in late-September, curious and nervous about my new surroundings. Little did I know the beautiful experience I was to come across, along with the warm friendships and kindness throughout the office. <br /><br />Fall of 2009 has been a busy one, filled with the 33rd annual Glitterati, Sarah Lantz Poetry Prize submissions, filing the many manuscripts received each day, and of course watching 25:3 come to life. A few of my favorite memories are rocking the donor letters with Shayna (though she may think differently, she got a paper cut or two), going out to lunch with the staff to Evergreen, and reading the various works of women across the world.<br /><br />A few interns start next week, and I wanted to think of a couple of things that would help them for their new journey in CALYX. Create a system with the other intern(s) that ensures speedy mailing, don’t be afraid to ask questions, and if in doubt: use the “RECEIVED” stamp. Margarita tells the best stories, Beverly has the greatest laugh, Cathy has the best smelling food, and Becky is a fantastic listener. CALYX is filled with wonderful, unique women, so enjoy the experience you are set to begin.<br /><br />Thank you,<br /> Kellycalyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576733628194548484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6453955834882796763.post-63370011730462838442009-12-09T13:45:00.000-08:002009-12-09T13:48:30.814-08:00Bonanza Jellybean proofs the journal<div>The other day as the editorial team finished up proofing, </div><div>my cat Bonanza Jellybean decided to help. </div><div>Obviously, it was very productive. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrSokIeQLlcJfxVGPRg61ba1nYhc3ysibBcxD_2-38ykz5XJJZUVa9zNmkuahky5bELn9OF2PanKDk16-d1de3FoLNYTrcYCqDzw1-i6ZizlENeueRkKp59hl06FZvS2G3HwOtf3IWjXI/s1600-h/Cat+proofs.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413356447582636770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrSokIeQLlcJfxVGPRg61ba1nYhc3ysibBcxD_2-38ykz5XJJZUVa9zNmkuahky5bELn9OF2PanKDk16-d1de3FoLNYTrcYCqDzw1-i6ZizlENeueRkKp59hl06FZvS2G3HwOtf3IWjXI/s320/Cat+proofs.JPG" /></a></div>calyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576733628194548484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6453955834882796763.post-48158570860115094562009-12-08T16:17:00.000-08:002009-12-08T16:19:56.334-08:00CALYX Intern Day Is Here!12/8/09 Today is fall intern celebration day. Kelly and Shayna are joining the staff at Evergreen Restaurant for their thank you for all the hard work at CALYX this term. And all of us who worked with Kelly and Shayna will miss their great energy after they finish their term at CALYX next week. It has been a pleasure to have their help with the October CALYX Glitterati, the receipt of the Sarah Lantz Poetry Book Prize manuscripts, the production of the Winter <em>CALYX Journal</em> (which went to press yesterday), and their handling of the hundreds of manuscripts when <em>CALYX Journal</em> opened October 1st. They also were great about the bulk mailings, never complaining and even learning the rudimentaries of bulk sorting mail for our non-profit bulk mail permit. Shayna and Kelly deserve a great thank you from all of us at CALYX as well as our readers and contributors. We could not maintain this small press and publish so many women’s voices without the generous support of the student interns who provide their devotion and generous time to the work of CALYX. THANK YOU KELLY AND SHAYNA! -- Margaritacalyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576733628194548484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6453955834882796763.post-34743391292111608462009-12-08T16:13:00.001-08:002009-12-15T14:36:31.077-08:00From the Director<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtQu8wcRxBvVxHKtxXBOljcMnva7CIeOKa5UcsPKD_F4ZYGEjMdU2sFW7cBvpNIzYcPkQvCxiNzVUbTaxtHOB_75Pa2NzqvKSBHGx8cZyYz0sEFQpjTWZ3HvY3f421tVA54CEE12H-Io/s1600-h/MARGARITA+%26+NETBOOK.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415595466005384754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtQu8wcRxBvVxHKtxXBOljcMnva7CIeOKa5UcsPKD_F4ZYGEjMdU2sFW7cBvpNIzYcPkQvCxiNzVUbTaxtHOB_75Pa2NzqvKSBHGx8cZyYz0sEFQpjTWZ3HvY3f421tVA54CEE12H-Io/s320/MARGARITA+%26+NETBOOK.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Margarita Donnelly<br /><br />12/3/09 I just returned from a vacation to the Philadelphia area for Thanksgiving. Flying into Portland airport after a 12-hour travel day was delightful. As the plane banked over the silvery Columbia River Mt. Hood, the Three Sisters, Mt. St. Helens, and even Mt. Rainier were visible under an ascending full moon. A beautiful welcome home. Back at CALYX I returned to the new issue, Volume 25:3 (Winter 2010), which is going to press on Monday the 7th. We did all the last minute checks and corrections of another incredible issue of women’s poetry, prose, reviews, and art. Look for it in your mailboxes early in January if you are a subscriber. If you’re not a subscriber, become one by the end of the year to ensure your receipt by mail of another incredible Journal of women’s words and art.<br /><br />I continue reading (with another CALYX editor) the first reads of poetry manuscripts for the Oregon Women Poets Sarah Lantz Memorial Poetry Book Prize. It is not an easy task selecting from the many fine manuscripts we have received. The meeting to select finalists to send on to the final judge Colleen McElroy is Friday, December 11th. We plan to announce the first prize winner of the Book Prize in early February. At the same time CALYX Journal also opened for the annual open submission period (October 1 to December 31) and our editors are immersed in reading those first reads. The manuscripts are coming in heavily at this point.</div>calyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576733628194548484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6453955834882796763.post-74570609058192823542009-12-02T13:08:00.000-08:002009-12-02T13:21:51.049-08:00Calyx reading at Rebound Bookstore, San Rafael, CA<div><div><div>On November 14, 2009, Calyx authors Nancy Cherry, Connie Post, Dian Duchin Reed and Theresa Whitehill, all poets published in Calyx <em>Journal 25:2</em>, met at a reading hosted by Rebound Bookstore.<br /></div><div>Theresa Whitehill commented:</div><div>I thought Rebound did a great job producing the reading. Joel introduced the event with a little summary of Calyx and its importance in publishing. I thought it set a nice tone for the evening. It was an honor to be there reading our work and we decided that the four of us are now officially "Calyx Sisters" Connie, of course, was an immense help in getting the word out and making sure we gathered beforehand at Confucius Restaurant for a little sustenance and to chat, which I think helped the unity of the reading we gave. Thank you for your help in organizing. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTFmmCdJErbP6Q8PI-SfXkXIYSYn7lMgMgxaHNjIzBWbyC3mr9NgnWxiiKO2i-l8jEhk03un6IyspKkhXRB3mmMm_3tgYCRYPKunt_q-q-FOkeenEcV-Zox-0loL_czaszvsfY_0Obpc/s1600-h/TheresaRebound.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410751096306713410" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTFmmCdJErbP6Q8PI-SfXkXIYSYn7lMgMgxaHNjIzBWbyC3mr9NgnWxiiKO2i-l8jEhk03un6IyspKkhXRB3mmMm_3tgYCRYPKunt_q-q-FOkeenEcV-Zox-0loL_czaszvsfY_0Obpc/s320/TheresaRebound.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div>Theresa Whitehill reading at Rebound<br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Dian Duchin Reed also commented on the evening:</div><div>The reading at Rebound Bookstore was simply wonderful. The venue was cozy and welcoming (and what a selection of books!), the audience appreciative, and my fellow readers a delight to meet. Thank you to each and every one of you for making this event possible, successful, and memorable! I enjoyed every minute of it. Thank you, Shayna and Calyx, for getting the ball rolling.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlE7Dm8xmLMKPf9Ua27r23y3afV_rWeUALX207GoB7vE9sJbpiL2BPV2cxNJk-Xie4IxYZ4P9grpLYAUGnYl25qEkO39Za6z528hTbDeD7UWRpfThfvMNddyI2q9CtFLI6zKBBJI8zcbY/s1600-h/DianRebound.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410750588436430802" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 235px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlE7Dm8xmLMKPf9Ua27r23y3afV_rWeUALX207GoB7vE9sJbpiL2BPV2cxNJk-Xie4IxYZ4P9grpLYAUGnYl25qEkO39Za6z528hTbDeD7UWRpfThfvMNddyI2q9CtFLI6zKBBJI8zcbY/s320/DianRebound.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div><br /> </div><div></div><div>Dian Duchin Reed presents her poetry<br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5ZpkylWuA7FnvcoJlcofX3SCiVvKxuXG_AqLM3Ht1n9GTE6PrECdsauqhaULi7xuOzbGztoj4yd9OYWs6J3z-w3EHsQlZVeiMt-Uhhp5SPv3pFoh5MbeDj68WCT_FPPHzlrZWksGfHA/s1600-h/NancyRebound.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410751517114578738" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5ZpkylWuA7FnvcoJlcofX3SCiVvKxuXG_AqLM3Ht1n9GTE6PrECdsauqhaULi7xuOzbGztoj4yd9OYWs6J3z-w3EHsQlZVeiMt-Uhhp5SPv3pFoh5MbeDj68WCT_FPPHzlrZWksGfHA/s320/NancyRebound.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div> </div><div>Nancy Cherry reads at Rebound</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /> </div></div><div> </div><div><div><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTTHooXhBF4IBWg7EoAd-YG4gtsf2GViO3fUwbWGZCGFk9XPP0sAhqB9WDZyzuCrUG_OaDpfu8CiAgep8zQwa-ERyNQ6kWoIrVSQEsWFDifuom16EUUZ6U09H4Zq26uVCQnVgueCR3h_k/s1600-h/ConnieRebound.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410750152317737442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 244px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTTHooXhBF4IBWg7EoAd-YG4gtsf2GViO3fUwbWGZCGFk9XPP0sAhqB9WDZyzuCrUG_OaDpfu8CiAgep8zQwa-ERyNQ6kWoIrVSQEsWFDifuom16EUUZ6U09H4Zq26uVCQnVgueCR3h_k/s320/ConnieRebound.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>Connie Post at Rebound</div></div>calyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576733628194548484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6453955834882796763.post-55704750068764248392009-12-02T12:50:00.000-08:002009-12-08T16:21:11.903-08:00Calyx reading at Bluestockings, New YorkOn October 30, 2009, two Calyx authors met at Bluestockings, New York for a reading: Cass Dalglish author of <em>Humming the Blues</em> and Tess Taylor, whose poem "Ohio Engagement" appeared in issue 25:2 of Calyx <em>Journal.</em> This is Tess's account of the evening.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4wNxEfgBLnpg_HjWlsGk7AlMUy_76jnnDNodCo_cuQbauP7N4wJRerPnrHiX7_PeLUbT_wa-KKiHkwPsXNF9vXa_6id6fxIEr585Z42uhyphenhyphenZrMq2SnYl_qMsMdXa0lr683d4i-jxf7SUU/s1600-h/blue-tessandcass.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410747888301677586" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4wNxEfgBLnpg_HjWlsGk7AlMUy_76jnnDNodCo_cuQbauP7N4wJRerPnrHiX7_PeLUbT_wa-KKiHkwPsXNF9vXa_6id6fxIEr585Z42uhyphenhyphenZrMq2SnYl_qMsMdXa0lr683d4i-jxf7SUU/s320/blue-tessandcass.bmp" border="0" /></a>On a dark, stormy Friday before Halloween, Cass Dalglish and I met and read at Bluestockings bookstore in New York City-- a wonderful enclave of feminist and radical books tucked on Manhattan's Lower East Side. October in New York is busy season, and the Friday before Halloween is even busier. We started with a small but devoted crowd, which included dear friends from across our lives and the world-- one literally in from Singapore that morning! All Souls spirit was in the air. The subways were already full of goblins, Cleopatras, pirates. The city had begun to morph, allowing in the carnival of Halloween.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />While witches roved outside the windows, I read poems about daylight savings, ghosts, and ghosting. I read poems about shards that hold the past, objects that exert their claim on us, that tell cunning mysterious half stories. They are hauntingly partial windows, little glimpses, the odd stuff of which myths are made. My work was tracing family and American history, trying to understand the ambivalence of inheritance both within my own life and within this broken, sometimes painful America. On the surface it seemed to have little to do with Cass's work, which translates and interprets an ancient Sumerian text. Then again, what could be a more hauntingly partial fragment than a bit of poetry by a woman in ancient Sumer? My current work has, in its very daily way, epic aspirations. It wants to speak through fragments of selves to cast the bigger project of a nation. But Cass was actually reintroducing our audience to history's first poet, the first person ever to sign a name to an epic poem. That poet, it turns out, was a woman.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUkzTUfstWRn3eqp5Dxc10FDITKbjKKupezLkekjL77Ay6sffSezk5dyCPfcSdk6F5Gv7gafjOdguWzvGoVOV4sywWFEAWerolq1N1prCJgS9Rhg3iS1NldJ6cwg3971iqPPCaWKyRuoM/s1600-h/blue-cuneiform.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410747335009772018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUkzTUfstWRn3eqp5Dxc10FDITKbjKKupezLkekjL77Ay6sffSezk5dyCPfcSdk6F5Gv7gafjOdguWzvGoVOV4sywWFEAWerolq1N1prCJgS9Rhg3iS1NldJ6cwg3971iqPPCaWKyRuoM/s320/blue-cuneiform.bmp" border="0" /></a><br />Lo and behold, Cass had studied and resurrected old clay tablets from Sumer, where the first writer signed a name, to claim authorship of a poem. It turns out that first writer was a she, Edhuanna, a poet, prince, and Sumerian leader. In Sumerian the word poet and prince were one in the same, and the word itself had no gender. Hooray, epic, I thought! I always knew you weren't limited to men. Hooray, woman long ago who signed her name and claimed her writing! Thank you for existing and living on now. Thank you for being there to see. I repeat this wonderful fact: The word poet is the same as the word prince and the word itself has no gender.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Q1gl7TaKoVcwRwtBdK-pxMFEzn6g5oj-p2vLMkoWDsaNwp_Kx7HV4BABAw_RO4RyM11WXY5kbaLDie76iDQlHUiDxNgi2HGy7oiQ11n9oy52R2CznQryL4AC_s5kr7TsWUOpFK8Cmok/s1600-h/blue-cass.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410748243085570258" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Q1gl7TaKoVcwRwtBdK-pxMFEzn6g5oj-p2vLMkoWDsaNwp_Kx7HV4BABAw_RO4RyM11WXY5kbaLDie76iDQlHUiDxNgi2HGy7oiQ11n9oy52R2CznQryL4AC_s5kr7TsWUOpFK8Cmok/s320/blue-cass.bmp" border="0" /></a>The joy went on: Cass's wonderful book, Humming the Blues, reintroduces Enheduanna's Song to Inanna, an ancient Sumerian text of a poet following a god into the underworld. The first epic poem, the early epic structure, the familiar prototype for 5000 years of poetry which follow. But in this case the poet and the god had female identity, and female form. I trembled with something called delight. Joseph Campbell had the notion that there was only one heroic story... this work shows that the hero was a female. Cass read beautifully. We sat on the edges of our chairs, meditating about the old reed-shapes in the clay, those patterned forms that came to us from a past-life, that spoke out from 5,000 years ago, as if they were exiting the underworld once more. The rhythms seemed to rise and shimmer in the bookstore light.<br /><br />We walked out, newly cloaked, into the dark.calyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576733628194548484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6453955834882796763.post-45892112455715964672009-11-16T13:59:00.000-08:002009-11-16T14:03:42.895-08:00An IntroductionHello,<br />My name is Kelly, and I have been interning at CALYX for nearly two months now. I wanted to briefly introduce myself and share some of the wonderful things that I have done so far. After this term I will be graduating in Liberal Studies with a focus in Women Studies at Oregon State University. Having an interest in writing, publishing, and activism, CALYX has been the perfect experience.<br /><br />My typical day includes sorting mail, filing journal and Sarah Lantz manuscripts, reviewing corrections, emailing, and updating websites. Helping with the 33rd Annual Glitterati was fun, and you can view photos at: http://www.calyxpress.org/newsletter.html. Also, seeing the many talented Sarah Lantz poetry submissions has been very fulfilling. Which are still being accepted through November 20th. The greatest part, though, has been watching a journal come to life.<br /><br />Kelly<br /><br />p.s. for the holidays, subscriptions make the perfect gift!calyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576733628194548484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6453955834882796763.post-91947020329677208842009-11-11T10:22:00.000-08:002009-11-11T11:08:01.357-08:00The Birth of a Feminist Journal<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQfbRSY_rcYUs5ky9cXTitFxVV5chdDihN4YrNIBzRqXkdHGHTHMLQHdDPAzgWAXK05QZIyPT3HUaVD_-61WX3XLvgUQLF2QuUWiIStRlk6DNq47-ZS_QuNrcCgclnxYecWQz63LH7ls/s1600-h/clip_image002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402918319370217506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 220px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQfbRSY_rcYUs5ky9cXTitFxVV5chdDihN4YrNIBzRqXkdHGHTHMLQHdDPAzgWAXK05QZIyPT3HUaVD_-61WX3XLvgUQLF2QuUWiIStRlk6DNq47-ZS_QuNrcCgclnxYecWQz63LH7ls/s320/clip_image002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />(CALYX editorial staff Rebecca and Beverly, pictured left)<br /><br />The CALYX Journal editorial staff is knee-deep in the production of the upcoming Winter 2010 journal. As the associate editor, I work with our senior editor Beverly, to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">copyedit</span>, organize and arrange the journal's content.<br /><br />One question that we have struggled with this week is what is the best way to open a feminist journal? The opening piece often sets the tone to how the journal is read, and it is important to have a strong start. Much of our prose and poetry content for this issue focuses around birth and mothers, themes in many previous CALYX Journals, and so we are tempted to open with a piece on birth. As women, we are intimately and deeply connected with the complicated feelings related to birth and raising children. But is that all that women are connected with?<br /><br />While women's bodies and lives are often uniquely tied to children and child birth, woman's experience is not defined by birth (unless it is, perhaps, the birth of her own identity). The journal will open with "How to Become the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Oracle</span>" by Linda <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Strever</span>, winner of the 2009 Lois <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Cranston</span> Poetry Prize. Immediately following, will be the lush and moving prose piece by Christine <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Simokaitis</span>, "Waiting for Elijah," focused around a woman's harrowing experiences with the birth of her son. We hope that our feminist readers recognize that stories and poems related to birth examine only a piece of the many experiences, dreams, curiosities and challenges that women face in their lives. At CALYX, we will do our best to represent all of the many faucets of woman's experiences and imagination; this includes, but is not limited to, birth.<br /><br />-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Rebecca</span> Olson, Associate Editorcalyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576733628194548484noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6453955834882796763.post-4978454991759133002009-11-05T09:40:00.000-08:002009-11-05T09:58:59.273-08:00Lois Cranston Poetry Prize Winners on CALYX website!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97Bqxh_pjkaJ4dQgn4CYFsEd-RKBL6aEgUVGs5bsj_7nXppy4GZJKshN2868Xi9KV45G1qoodsDGSnS0w0NeM7OLeyjOXJ3FiQ67DSrmNIc3ji-dxMFX380J9-3YZKnz3YpBwu2mrVyA/s1600-h/bulkmail1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400678803017269906" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 210px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 275px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97Bqxh_pjkaJ4dQgn4CYFsEd-RKBL6aEgUVGs5bsj_7nXppy4GZJKshN2868Xi9KV45G1qoodsDGSnS0w0NeM7OLeyjOXJ3FiQ67DSrmNIc3ji-dxMFX380J9-3YZKnz3YpBwu2mrVyA/s320/bulkmail1.JPG" border="0" /></a>The hard work of judging the Lois Cranston Memorial Poetry Prize is done. The poems of our winner, Linda Strever of Olympia, WA and of our two Honorable Mentions -- Pat Cason of Vancouver, WA and Kathryn Alison Graves of Keizer, OR -- are on our website at <a href="http://www.calyxpress.org/">http://www.calyxpress.org/</a> . After that always comes the hard work of thanking all those who submitted, and sending them a copy of <em>CALYX </em>Journal. <div><br /><div></div><div>Our interns, Shayna and Kelly, did a lot of packing, sealing and sorting -- here's Kelly at work in our mailroom (above).</div><br /><div></div><div>Almost 700 submissions were received! And yesterday, after at least a week's worth of prep, we got the many packages in the mail!</div><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400678072542767394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 343px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 244px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2XTFT3vNDrBvv2xLivDPfUHD4b7sayDftocxsCiJC2PesHZK9tN6dEquZa_n-zm1aLPhyphenhyphenDTQHKGWIyOMu3P-3H03N1GXfx3vEL9dLRFFxbD1A-XU6n8zbaG5VwKezWHB7um2AeMh184M/s320/mailparade1.JPG" border="0" /></div></div>calyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576733628194548484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6453955834882796763.post-8787578957916319402009-10-22T13:30:00.000-07:002009-10-22T13:31:19.069-07:00New Voices from CALYX PressHi –<br />This is Cathy, the new assistant director at CALYX Press. I’ve just joined as half-time staff member, and we staff – after watching the fun the interns are having on this blog – have decided to jump in with some blogs of our own!<br /><br />It’s a whirlwind here right now: the next issue is just wrapping up copy-editing, the Lois Cranston Memorial Prize has been chosen, and announcements are going out to the world; we just finished a fun gala – our Glitterati – which was my introduction to the CALYX board and volunteers, a great bunch! As the assistant on the business side, my focus is the website and ad sales and subscriptions and shipping… and quite a bit more I haven’t learned yet. It’s quite an education! I’ve been a writer and artist for years, but being part of the “other side” of the small press equation is quite an eye opener! The sheer amount of work that is involved in getting an issue out to press is amazing. I know that I’m going to have a different attitude toward each of the journals and small press books that come to my house from now on.<br /><br />I’ll write more later, but now I have to get to stamping about a hundred envelopes!calyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576733628194548484noreply@blogger.com0