Joan Gelfand/Thank You

We forfeit the right to worship God as long as we continue to humiliate negroes. … The hour calls for moral grandeur and spiritual audacity.

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SIX HOLIDAY GIFT GIVEAWAYS

One (1) Copy of “Dreams and the Unexplainable” published by Chicken Soup for the Soul

Two (2) copies of “Seeking Center” mailed, autographed

One (1) Graphic for “Ode to Toast”

“You Can Be a Winning Writer" goes to Europe and on the bookshelves
At Bertrand’s books in Lisbon, the oldest bookseller in Portugal



 

IN THE GOOD NEWS DEPARTMENT –

• TWO candidates who we supported – Josh Harder and Sharice Davids won their seats to help with the light blue wave. Whew!
• Kudos to Susan Stanger who connected with a phone bank in Marin and made Sunday afternoon phone calls.
• And to Jeff Gottesman who got out on the streets.
• Also, to our friend Debra Cleaver who founded Vote.org Taylor Swift turned the tide when she encouraged her fans to vote. Vote.org registered over a million voters.

IN THE LITERARY NEWS DEPARTMENT –

• Joan reviews Jackie Berger’s sublime collection, “The Day You Miss Your Exit” in Poetry Flash

• Dec. 10th – Teleseminar : NonFiction Authors Association
• Dec. 16th – Author’s Showcase : WNBA @ Book Passage, Corte Madera | 2-4 pm
• January 14th – Oaxaca Lending Library : Oaxaca Mexico

FURTHER:

• Feb. 13-16th – San Francisco Writers Conference
• Feb. 23rd – North Beach Library :  Workshop : You Can Be a Winning Writer : FREE and open to the public: 1-2:30 PM

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Fire and Rain : An Eco Poetry Anthology
Published by Scarlett Tanager Press
"Russian River Watershed"

ECO poetry delivers! - Fire and Rain

Buy the book from your indie bookstore or Small Press Distribution!

Included are former US Poet Laureate Bob Haas, Lucille Lang Day, Ruth Nolan, Ellen Bass, Rebecca Foust, Gary Snyder with a foreword by Dana Goia.

I am honored to have two poems included: “Cobra Plant” and “Russian River Watershed”
 

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