Helene Cardona's Blog, page 11

You Had No Idea These Places From Your Favorite Books Were So Beautiful In Real Life

In Eudora Welty's On Writing, the novelist notes the importance of a keen sense of place: "The sense of place is as essential to good and honest writing as a logical mind; surely they are somewhere related. It is by knowing where you stand that you grow able to judge where you are." Further, she says art is the best means of achieving "a mutual understanding of the world." So for writers, accurately capturing a city or country is a lofty and important responsibility.

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Published on March 27, 2014 17:38

The 2014 The Puterbaugh Festival of International Literature and Culture kicks off this Wednesday!

Join us if you're in Oklahoma!
With World Literature Today.
http://www.puterbaughfestival.org/201...

Opening Night
Wednesday, March 26th 6:30 pm

Dreaming My Animal Selves/Le Songe de Mes Ames Animales by Helene Cardona

Traveler of the Century A Novel by Andrés Neuman

Traveler of the Century by Andrés Neuman

A public reception and bilingual poetry readings by Rodrigo Figueroa, Hélène Cardona, and Andrés Neuman with translator George Henson, and live classical guitar music by Gunter Hammett.

Free and open to the public; no reservations required.

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Published on March 25, 2014 00:38 • Tags: andrés-neuman, bilingual-poetry-readings, dreaming-my-animal-selves, el-viajero-del-siglo, fsg, george-henson, gunter-hammett, hélène-cardona, le-songe-de-mes-ames-animales, march-26-2014, opening-night, puterbaughfestival, rodrigo-figueroa, salmon-poetry, traveler-of-the-century, university-of-oklahoma, wednesday, world-literature-today

At PEN American Center with Andrés Neuman and John M Fitzgerald

Snapped by PEN American Center at AWP while getting ready for The Puterbaugh Festival with World Literature Today!
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With

Traveler of the Century by Andrés Neuman, Favorite Bedtime Stories by John M Fitzgerald and my book Dreaming My Animal Selves.

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Published on March 14, 2014 15:30 • Tags: andrés-neuman, awp, awp-14, awp-seattle, dreaming-my-animal-selves, farrar-straus-and-giroux, favorite-bedtime-stories, helene-cardona, john-m-fitzgerald, salmon-poetry, the-mind, the-puterbaugh-festival, traveler-of-the-century, world-literature-today

The fish who burned at both ends: A birthday celebration for EDNA ST. VINCENT MILAY and ELIZABETH BISHOP

As read by LAUREL ANN BOGEN, HÉLÈNE CARDONA and SUSAN HAYDEN

Hosted by Carlie Archibeque

Merci French District Californie Sud! http://frenchdistrict.com/californie-...

Feb 22 at 8pm Beyond Baroque, Venice, CA.

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Published on February 22, 2014 16:55 • Tags: birthday, carlie-archibeque, celebration, edna-st-vincent-milay, elizabeth-bishop, hÉlÈne-cardona, laurel-ann-bogen, reading, susan-hayden

A celebration of the birthdays of Edna St. Vincent Millay & Elizabeth Bishop

Join us tonight if you're in Los Angeles to celebrate Edna St. Vincent Millay & Elizabeth Bishop: with Laurel Ann Bogen, Susan Hayden, Carlye Archibeque & Richard Modiano.
Thank you France-Amerique:
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Published on February 22, 2014 16:51

THE FISH WHO BURNED AT BOTH ENDS!

THE FISH WHO BURNED AT BOTH ENDS!

Saturday night Feb 22 at 8pm at Beyong Baroque, Venice, Carlye Archibeque is hosting a celebration of the birthdays of Edna St. Vincent Milay and Elizabeth Bishop with cake, wine and readings by Laurel Ann Bogen, Helene Cardona and Susan Hayden.

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Published on February 22, 2014 16:49

Dreaming My Animal Selves a finalist for the Jacar Press 2013 Julie Suk Award for Best Poetry Book

What a gorgeous Valentine's Day present! Dreaming My Animal Selves is a finalist for the Jacar Press 2013 Julie Suk Award for Best Poetry Book Published by an Independent Press. Thrilled and honored to be in such good company. Thank you Richard Krawiec and Jacar Press. Thank you Salmon Poetry for giving a home to my book. Good luck to everybody!

Meena Alexander – Birthplace With Buried Stones – Triquarterly Books
Mark Jay Brewin Jr. – Scrap Iron –University of Utah Press
Helene Cardona – Dreaming My Animal Selves – Salmon Poetry
Kelly Davio – Burn This House – Red Hen Press
Susan Elbe – The Map of What Happened – The Backwaters Press
Patricia Fargnoli – Winter – Hobblebush Books
Tina Kelley – Precise – Word Press
Tony Medina – Broke Baroque – 2leaf Press
Stacy Nigliazzo – Scissored Moon – Press 53
Jane Satterfield – Her Familiars – Elixir Press
Natalie Shapero – No Object – Saturnalia Books
Rachel Jamison Webster – September – Triquarterly Books

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Published on February 14, 2014 10:15 • Tags: best-poetry-book, dreaming-my-animal-selves, finalist, helene-cardona, independent-press, jacar-press, jacar-press-2013-julie-suk-award, julie-suk-award, salmon-poetry

Typographical Era's Review of Dreaming My Animal Selves

http://www.typographicalera.com/dream...

"An exploration of spirit rather than body, Dreaming My Animal Selves thrums across an everyday wilderness that transcends time, geography, history, and the physical self." ~ Karli Cude

My deepest gratitude to Typographical Era and Karli Cude for the very beautiful review of Dreaming My Animal Selves.

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Published on January 13, 2014 15:07 • Tags: creative, creativity, dreaming-my-animal-selves, dreams, eddy-rathke, empowerment, english, europe, fantasy, film, france, french, helene-cardona, higher-consciousness, inspiration, inspiring, interview, ireland, irish, johnny-depp, joseph-michael-owens, journey, joy, joyful, jp-dancing-bear, karli-cude, lasse-hallstrom, legend, life, liminal, literary, marc-vincenz, meditation, molly-gaudry, mythical-creatures, numinous, numinous-animals, oneiric, oneiric-journeycinema, out-of-our-minds, path, poems, poetry, poetry-collection, poetry-reading-series, portals, review, rustin-larson, salmon-poetry, santa-monica, seductive-flora, spanish, spells, the-iowa-source, the-lit-pub, typographical-era, unforgettable, uplifting, writing

The latest Out of Our Minds podcast: J. P. Dancing Bear interviews Helene Cardona

The latest Out of Our Minds podcast, thank you J. P. Dancing Bear for the lovely interview:
http://jp-dancingbear.squarespace.com...

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Published on January 10, 2014 12:36 • Tags: consciousness, creative, creativity, dreaming-my-animal-selves, dreams, eddy-rathke, empowerment, english, europe, fantasy, film, france, french, helene-cardona, higher-consciousness, inspiration, inspiring, interview, ireland, irish, johnny-depp, joseph-michael-owens, journey, joy, joyful, jp-dancing-bear, lasse-hallstrom, legend, life, liminal, literary, marc-vincenz, meditation, molly-gaudry, mythical-creatures, numinous, numinous-animals, oneiric, oneiric-journeycinema, out-of-our-minds, path, poems, poetry, poetry-collection, poetry-reading-series, portals, review, rustin-larson, salmon-poetry, santa-monica, seductive-flora, spanish, spells, the-iowa-source, the-lit-pub, unforgettable, uplifting, writing

Marc Vincenz's stunning review of 'Dreaming My Animal Selves' (Salmon Poetry) is up at The Lit Pub: Dreaming to (Be)come Alive

From Marc Vincenz:
"My review of Helene Cardona's spellbinding collection, Dreaming My Animal Selves, is now up at the LitPub. Do check it out, and I urge you to read Helene's intense and magical book. "

Read Marc's review: Dreaming to (Be)come Alive

http://thelitpub.com/featured-books/d...

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