La Noche Poetry Contest
Enter our newest poetry contest, in Spanish or in English. DKW Productions and The Poetry Society of South Carolina invite attendees of...
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david lemieux
- Aug 25
- 10 min
"The Hour Before Takeoff"
A Letter from the President Hello, friends, I'm back! I went scuttling around airports that eventually took me to Portugal. There were...
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david lemieux
- Aug 19
- 10 min
"Housing a Kiss of Ladybirds"
A Letter from the President Good morning, poets and poetry lovers -- and happy Independence Day! May a large number of ladybugs enter the...
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Tamara Miles
- Jul 6
- 1 min
Adjustments to Future Zoom Sessions!
Everyone, we were hacked during Marcus’s beautiful workshop today— by vicious racist and sexist bullies who said terrible things and...
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david lemieux
- Jun 3
- 7 min
"A Thousand Blended Notes"
A Letter from the President Hello, everyone. I know it's still spring, but it feels like summer, and I've started swimming to jazz and...
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david lemieux
- May 4
- 11 min
"As the Elephants are Drawn and Painted"
A Letter from the President Hello, poets and poetry lovers. There's an elephant painted on the wall at my physical therapist's office....
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david lemieux
- Apr 9
- 12 min
"Amid Heavenly Sounds"
A Letter from the President Bzzzz. Hey, folks, grab your seed packets and watering can. April means opening the greenhouse, planting...
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david lemieux
- Mar 6
- 11 min
"Turn Kind to Clocks"
A Letter from the President TikTok: it's March, and the clock never stops. Even while we're reveling in all the fall contest winners and...
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david lemieux
- Feb 8
- 11 min
"I'll Catch Your Shadow Soon"
A Letter from the President Hello, folks. It's February: a time for hearts and histories and our reading with Maya Marshall (opening...
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david lemieux
- Jan 8
- 9 min
"I Know the Grass Beyond the Door"
A Letter from the President Here we are at the door of the New Year, friends. It's time for the Members' Open Mic and other special...
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david lemieux
- Dec 11, 2023
- 13 min
"Like a Man Bearing a Gift"
A Letter from the President Happy December, Friends. I've been working diligently this week to prepare for a beautiful Holiday Party for...
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david lemieux
- Nov 5, 2023
- 13 min
"The Spirit in Us"
A Letter from the President And we are in November, friends. The earth transforms, and we adjust ourselves to cooler nights. We bring in...
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david lemieux
- Oct 5, 2023
- 10 min
"The Leaves of My Estranged Autumn"
A Letter from the President Hello, friends! Forgive my later and later newsletter. Here we are on the 5th of October. The whirlwind I am...
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david lemieux
- Sep 6, 2023
- 14 min
"From Out Their Greenery The Old Birds Fly"
A Letter from the President As I look back through my images and videos from the Off the Grid Festival in Spartanburg last weekend, the...
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david lemieux
- Aug 4, 2023
- 18 min
Follow the Praying Mantis
A Letter from the President Hop in, everyone. We're following the praying mantis. According to an old French legend, a praying mantis can...
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david lemieux
- Jun 2, 2023
- 7 min
"Echoing Voices and Blue Water"
A Letter from the President Hello, everyone. Are you thinking of diving in? Is this the year your feet will rise from the diving board...
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david lemieux
- May 6, 2023
- 11 min
"The Rearview Mirror"
A Letter from the President Hello, friends. When was the last time you looked in a mirror? Robert Penn Warren, who read for the Poetry...
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david lemieux
- Apr 3, 2023
- 21 min
"What We Do, Let's Do With Boldness"
A Letter from the President Dear April Fools, We've come to the celebratory month for poetry and foolishness. We might as well be bold...
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david lemieux
- Mar 3, 2023
- 14 min
"Shut Not Your Doors to Me, Proud Libraries"
A Letter from the President Dear Bestsellers, On Sunday, I was a human book in the Human Library at the Camden Branch of the Kershaw...
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david lemieux
- Feb 7, 2023
- 11 min
"A Measured Place, Possibly with Stanzas"
A Letter from the President Dear Valentines, When my daughter, Jillian, was about five years old, she was asked to describe her parents...
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