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 […]
Sonya Hess Chamberlain presents Poetry Class for ‘Tuesday Sampler: Taste of the Arts’ series
Sonya Hess Chamberlain will present “Poetry: Generating New Work” from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Franklin Art Center in Brainerd as part of the Taste of the Arts Tuesday Sampler series. Beyond the initial impulse or idea, how does one build a poem, flesh out images, and self-edit to strengthen work? This workshop […]