If you haven't heard it before I'll say it again: Don't s...

If you haven't heard it before I'll say it again: Don't sleep on Patricia Smith! Check out a couple of previous posts here and here and catch on up ... it's worth it.

Now that we're all caught up, if you're in NYC here's a little something you won't want to miss:

WRITING AWAY FROM THE SURFACE--Patricia Smith NYC Workshop, Poets House, May 6-June 10

This workshop will be composed of discussion and exercises designed to write toward darkness, secrecy, trauma, regret and, eventually, insight. Few poet