When Miriam Sagan was approaching 70 she started to sort her files of “uncollected” poems. These poems had been published in magazines, but not in books. Did they merit being collected? The answer was that most did not, but there was a book-length manuscript that could be assembled. These poems begin in the mid 1970’s and run to the present. They are quirkier, perhaps more eccentric, her more publicly accessible writing.
Come share in the experience of excavating poetry, memory, landscape, and a life in New Mexico. The event begins with a half-hour reading by Sagan from WHAT SOLITUDE SEES IN ME: Uncollected Poems 1976-2023 from Casa Urraca Press in Abiquiu. Then we’ll have
an open discussion on how to put a poetry manuscript together. This editorial process can be daunting for both beginners and established poets, but there are numerous handy strategies that create a readable and enjoyable book of poetry.
Poet Carol Moldaw calls the book “Lyric, imagist, and visionary” and writer John Macker says, “A generous and illuminating tour of words.”
When: July 31
5-6:15 pm Mountain Time (Daylight Savings)
Where: This is an Online Event. A link will be sent to people who register the morning of the event
How to register:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/July2025MS
Miriam Sagan is the author of over thirty books of poetry, fiction, and memoir. She is a two-time winner of the New Mexico/Arizona Book Awards as well as a recipient of the City of Santa Fe Mayor's Award for Excellence in the Arts and a New Mexico Literary
Arts Gratitude Award. She founded and directed the creative writing program at Santa Fe Community College until her retirement.
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