Archive for the ‘General’ Category

The next book for Wednesday, September 1st, is "Lit" by Mary Karr - her
latest memoir on her recovery from alcoholism and drug addiction. We decided
last night that we would like everyone to bring the names of at least 3
books they would like to read in the coming year and we can have a
discussion about what to pick and set up a schedule. The discussion will be
facilitated on a rotating basis.

This Friday, August 27

An Evening of Poetry

Sawnie Morris &

Jon Davis

Morris is a poet and UNM-Taos professor of creative writing and poetry.  She recently won the 2010 Poetry Society of America’s George Bogin Memorial Award.  Morris’ chapbook of poems, appeared, along with those of Espanola poet Michelle Holland and Galisteo poet Catherine Ferguson, in “The Sound a Rave Makes(2006), winner of the 2007 New Mexico Book Award.
Davis is the author of five collections of poetry including his most recent, “Preliminary Report”(Copper Canyon, 2010). He has received numerous awards for his poetry,

including a Lannan Literary Award, two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships, and the Lavan Younger Poets Award from the Academy of American Poets. For the past twenty years he has taught at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe.

7:30 PM
At the RANE Gallery, 214 Ledoux Street
$8 and $6 for SOMOS members

Books will be on sale at the event!!

Will be playing one more week at the CCA Santa Fe.  On September 3 SPOKEN WORD will play in Espanola, NM
at the Storyteller Theatres Dreamcatcher 10. Parts of the film were shot in Espanola, NM
so it is great to have this film truly come back home! 

The film will also open at the Fountain Theatre in Las Cruces, NM on 9/10. 

Melissa Miller
Variance Films
44 West 28th Street, Suite 1427  New York, NY 10001
p: 212.537.6769 / f: 646.964.6569
melissa@variancefilms.com

The next book for Wednesday, September 1st, is “Lit” by Mary Karr – her latest memoir on her recovery from alcoholism and drug addiction. We decided last night that we would like everyone to bring the names of at least 3 books they would like to read in the coming year and we can have a discussion about what to pick and set up a schedule. The discussion will be facilitated on a rotating basis.

Celebrating Relationships to Land, Family and Friends

Performance, Open Mic, Discursive Community

Saturday the 7th of August

6:30 in the evening

Stewart S. Warren & Nathan Brown

with special guests

Joan Logghe & E.A. “Tony” Mares

at the home of Merimee Moffitt

816 Parkland Circle SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108

off Carlisle, south of Central Ave

In the Yard (weather permitting)

Desert and Finger-food Potluck (suggested)

Stewart S. Warren is author of six collections of poetry. His regional work has been referred to as American Folk Heart Poetry. As publishing coach and organizer of community events, Stewart assists others in deepening their creative experience and realizing their artistic visions. www.heartlink.com

Nathan Brown is a musician, photographer, and award-winning poet from Norman, Oklahoma. Nathan travels widely, offering readings, creativity workshops, and photography exhibitions in an effort to bring back the hint of a smile and the hope for a good story in poems… poems unafraid of making sense… poems that carry us to better places. www.brownlines.com

Joan Logghe, newly named Poet Laureate of Santa Fe, has been an integral part of New Mexico’s Poetry Renaissance. She writes poetry, non-fiction, and reviews, teaching writing as a key to emotional activism. www.joanlogghe.com

E. A.“Tony” Mares is a poet, playwright, short story and essay writer, and a historian. Mares was Professor Emeritus of English, University of New Mexico, and now continues to write, travel, and participate in select literary events. www.tonyscantina.com

CHOKECHERRIES ANTHOLOGY 2009 is coming soon!!!

The book launch planned for this Sunday at Mabel's has been cancelled!

Watch for a later date -

with KEVIN Mahoney

Saturday, July 31
10 AM to 1 PM
@ The Taos Public Library

In this 3-hour lecture, attendants will be given an overview of how to write a screenplay, from conception to planning, to the finished script. Topics include structure, dramatic elements, character, and the ability to write visually. Highly recommended for aspiring writers and those interested in film as a unique art form.

$45/person, $40 for SOMOS members. To sign up, call SOMOS at 758-0081 or email
1/2 needs to be paid when registering.

Writing the Story of Your Life? Memoir Writing Opportunities Abound at the Taos Summer Writers’ Conference!

And, it’s not too late! A few spaces remain to study with acclaimed writers at this year’s
12th annual Taos Summer Writers’ Conference
July 11-18
@ the Sagebrush Conference Center

To sign up visit www.edu/~taosconf

Workshops focusing on the craft of memoir, taught by Debra Monroe, Minrose Gwin, Sarah Manguso and Michelle Otero, are still open for registration. These include two weeklong workshops, one weekend workshop and one master class. Workshops are capped at twelve students and take place at the Sagebrush Inn Conference Center in Taos, New Mexico.

Week-long Memoir Workshops:
Advanced Memoir: Challenges and Struggles (Advanced) — Minrose Gwin
For writers at least halfway through a memoir manuscript, the workshop will focus on the unique craft challenges that memoirists tackle. Minrose Gwin’s recent novel, The Queen of Palmyra, was selected by Barnes and Noble for their “Discover Great New Writers” series. She is also the author of an acclaimed memoir about her mother, Wishing for Snow.

The Search for an Orderly Story in the Disorderly Tangle of Memory: Memoir (Intermediate)– Debra Monroe
How do you translate the rich landscape of memory into a written story? This workshop will guide you through the process of discovering tension and building structure around the stories of your life. Debra Monroe’s new memoir, On the Outskirts of Normal: Forging a Family Against the Grain is receiving rave reviews: Vanity Fair listed the book in its Required Reading list, and Oprah’s Magazine, O, will feature the memoir in its August issue. Monroe is also the author of four works of fiction.

Weekend Memoir Workshop:
Writing The New “Normal”: Memoir When Life Happens (All Levels) — Michelle Otero
One challenge of writing about one’s life is that it keeps happening even as you write. So, this workshop focuses onwriting through life’s transitions. Michelle Otero is the author of the essay collection, Malinche’s Daughter, based on her time living in Oaxaca, Mexico. Otero is a former Fulbright fellow and a tenth generation New Mexican.

Master Class:
Memoir — Sarah Manugso
A workshop for writers who have completed a full-length manuscript. You’ll examine your own writing as well as two published works, and discuss the ways in which omission and repetition function in the craft of memoir. The New York Times Book Review named Sarah Manguso’s most recent memoir, The Two Kinds of Decay, an Editor’s Choice. She has also published a story collection and two books of poetry, and has been awarded a Pushcart Prize and a Rome Fellowship among many other honors.

Hot off the press…..
A special launch party will be held on Sunday, July 18th
at the Mabel Dodge House
3 – 5 PM

See you there!

Support our friends at Cultural Energy at a special Benefit….

June 24, 2010
7 pm Thursday
at the Taos Community Auditorium -Paseo del Norte, Taos – Tickets $5

Nepal & India
A detailed look,by the founder of Alternative Radio,
at the historical background based on years of travel, research and personal contacts in the region.

A Benefit for Cultural Energy
and Cultural Energy’s New Radio & TV Stations for Northern New Mexico