Verse Like Water presents Award Winning Poet Matt Rasmussen
Join us for a FREE Public Poetry Reading and Presentation by the Award Winning Poet Matt Rasmussen. Monday, March 28, 2016 Noon Hassler Library, Central Lakes College, Brainerd Minnesota Central Lakes College Verse Like Water: the visiting poet program of Central Lakes College presents Matt Rasmussen. Matt’s debut book Black Aperture earned the Walt Whitman […]
Class series will help writers get published, market themselves
BRAINERD DAILY DISPATCH September 2015 –Central Minnesota is stepping up its game when it comes to the literary arts. Former poet laureates have visited the area, literary events abound and literary arts groups are popping up one after another. To bolster the community’s writers, the Five Wings Arts Council and the Crossing Arts Alliance have teamed […]
Class Series for Writers at the Brainerd Public Library
Class Series for Writers FIND THE BUZZ and KEEP IT GOING Getting your dream on paper and out to the world Presented by the Crossing Arts Alliance All classes held at The Brainerd Public Library, 416 S. 5th Street Brainerd, MN 56401 Class Fee: $20 per class (Crossing Arts Alliance Members) JOIN HERE $25 per […]
Tucson Festival of Books 2015
TUCSON FESTIVAL of BOOKS, March 2015, Tucson, Arizona, University of Arizona. Krista Rolfzen Soukup was a featured presenter along with best-selling author David Henry Sterry and Lisa Dietlin, a national recognized strategist and author, presented ‘The Inside Scoop From Book Marketing Pros’. The session provided marketing strategy direction in a crowded marketplace. Krista also presented the workshop […]
Poetry on the Wall 2015 Winners Announced
DONNA SALLI WINS POETRY ON THE WALL 2015 The Crossing Arts Alliance “Poetry on the Wall 2015” event was celebrated with a reception, poetry reading and announcement of the winners at the Franklin Arts Center on February 21. The event featured an exhibit of 52 poems with regional poets reading their selected work. […]
Poetry on the Wall 2015
The Crossing Arts Alliance will host Poetry on the Wall 2015 Reading and Reception featuring the poetry of twenty-one selected regional poets and a presentation by award-winning author Norita Dittberner-Jax, Saturday, February 21 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Franklin Art Center Auditorium, 1001 Kingwood Street Brainerd. Selected poems will be read and […]
Poetry on the Wall 2015 Call for Submissions
The Crossing Arts Alliance (TCAA) invites those interested to submit up to three poems for Poetry on the Wall 2015. Poets, consider this opportunity to exhibit your work and read during the reception. Submission deadline 12:00 p.m. on January 9, 2015. Poets of any age must have resided for at least four months of the […]
Play off the Page review of Poet Robert Hass
This Post written by Mary Aalgaard and originally published on her Play off the Page Blog Quote of the Day: Figure out what is in you and how to make it sing. Robert Hass as he spoke to an audience at the Central Lakes College in Brainerd, MN. We were a mixed group, some college students, […]
Publishing Round Table featuring Agents, Editors and Publishers
Get energized, inspired, and encouraged in a collective group of literary artists together with a panel of editors, agents and publishers. Make connections. Gain focus and learn how to garner a publisher’s or agent’s attention. Panel presentation with breakout sessions for artists to meet in smaller round table discussions. Publishing Round Table hosted by The Crossing […]
Elements of Creative Writing Series
The Crossing Arts Alliance presents “Elements of Creative Writing Series” at the Q Gallery located at the Franklin Art Center, 1001 Kingwood Street, Brainerd, Saturdays 9 a.m. to noon, January 11, January 25, February 8 and February 22. The class series includes: Memoir I and Memoir II, instructed by Angela Foster and Creating Place in […]