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POETRY PUBLICATIONS A View From the Loft, Minneapolis, MN; on-line publication “Beginning to End,” Le Poème finalist, April-May 2003 ArtWord Quarterly, White Bear Lake, MN “Johnnie Mudd,” Summer 2000, Number 21 “Beaver Island Remembered,” Spring 2000, Number 20 “Missing in the Art Museum,” Winter 2000, Number 19 “Love and Death,” Spring 1999, Number 16 “Gardener's Choice,” Winter 1999, Number 15 “Opportunity,” Summer 1998, Number 13 “Exhibit in Chicago,” Fall 1997, Number 10 “Strong Fish,” Spring 1997, Number 8 “Occidental Taoism,” Winter 1997, Number 7 “These Capricious Things,” Fall 1996, Number 6 Deep Breath, Winona, MN; On-line publication “Memory Blue,” 11/7/96 FMAM Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine, Minneapolis, MN “A Sunday Drive with Alfred,” April/May 2004 “un-poem,” Summer 2003 “Weighty Measures,” October/November 2001 “The Committee,” April/May 2001 “Women Poets,” February/March 1999 “Why We Have Poets,” February/March 1999 “Someone Watches Me,” Oct/Nov 1998 “I Want a Chandelier in My Dining Room,” June/July 1998 Jerseyworks, Northfield, NJ; on-line publication “At the Bus Stop in Fort Wayne, Indiana,” Winter/Spring 2004 “Bedrock Blues,” Winter/Spring 2004 “The Old Man on the City Park Bench Speaks,” December 2005 “Lost in the Stars,” December 2005 “At a Conference on Natures,” December 2005 “Duck Duck Duck,” December 2005 Living with Nature, La Crosse River Marsh Coalition, La Crosse, WI “Autumnal Passage,” July 2004 “Preparing for Winter,” July 2004 “Next Spring,” Earth Day 2003 “Walleye Trolling,” Earth Day 2003 Loonfeather, Bemidji, MN “Feet of Clay,” Summer 1999 “Aunt Betsy Explains From Her Porch Rocking Chair,” Spring/Summer 1995 “Norwegian Pioneer,” Spring/Summer 1995 “Universality,” Spring/Summer 1994 Main Channel Voices: A Collection of Dam Good Poems 2004 Anthology - self-published limited edition “The Committee,” previously in FMAM Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine “Department Secretary” “X-Rated Fishing” “Beginning to End,” previously on A View From the Loft “WWII Vet,” previously in Sidewalks “Raining People” Main Channel Voices: A Dam Fine Literary Magazine, Winona, MN “River Runs,” Vol. 1, No. 4, Fall 2005 Mined, Minneapolis, MN “Relapse,” Vol. II, No. 1, 2001 “Sliding Downhill,” Vol. II, No. 1, 2001 “Stuffing Down Feelings,” Vol. II, No. 1, 2001 “Writing Poems About Depression,” Vol. II, No. 1, 2001 Mosaic, Winona, MN “Night Watch,” 1990 “Revolutions,” 1989 “Reading Merton's Poetry,” 1988 North Coast Review/Poetry Harbor, Duluth, MN “Practical Joker,” Winter 2001; Nominated for 2002 Pushcart Prize “At the Cranberry Museum,” Summer 1999 “Only Lonely Lutheran,” Summer 1999 “In the Personals,” Spring 1997 NorthWords, Minneapolis, MN; On-line publication “Jealousy,” 4/20/98 “The Attractiveness of Depression,” 2/1/98 “Exhibit in Chicago,” re-printed, 8/11/98 Odes to the Beloved: 101 Names for Love 2004 Anthology by Light Hearted Meals Press “Passionless” “These Capricious Things,” previously in ArtWord Quarterly “Universality,” previously in Loonfeather Polyphony, Online quarterly Series of four poems from a work in progress, March 2005 “Berte Arnesdatter Kulterstad” “Dorthe Pauline Sofienlund” “Maria Olsdatter Onstad” “Marit Arnesdaughter” Rag Mag, Goodhue, MN “Bad Hair Day,” Spring/Summer 1999, Volume 16, Number 1 “Braided Gold” Spring/Summer 1999, Volume 16, Number 1 “Family Matters,” Winter 1999, Volume 15, Number 2 “Acquiescence,” Spring 1997, Volume 14, Number 2 realgoodwords, Brainerd, MN “The Night Before All Saints Day, “2000, Volume, 2 Number 2 Red Booth Review “Bar Notes,” Print version in eager to lose, Beltsville, MD, Summer 2k3 “Bar Notes,” Issue 11 Online, October, 2002; Remark., “Ghosts,” Issue 48, September 2006 “One of Those “For Worse” Days,” Issue 48, September 2006 River Images “Spoon River,” Spring 2001, Volume 3, Number III “First Time,” Spring 2000, Volume 3, Number I Sidewalks, Champlin, MN “Yankee Doodle Dandy had a Great Fall,” Spring/Summer 2001, Final Issue “WWII Vet,” Fall/Winter 1999-2000 “You'll Catch Your Death of Cold,” Spring/Summer 1999; Nominated for 2001 Pushcart Prize Texas Poetry Calendar, Fredericksburg, TX “Dirge Ditty,” 2004 Calendar Terminus, Atlanta, GA “Adulthood,” Issues 4 and 5, 2004 Trapeze, Decorah, IA “Arnold's Letters,” Winter 1997, Volume Three, Number One The Winona Daily News, Winona, MN “The Voter,” October 29, 2004 Co-authored with Carol Borzykowski The Wolf Head Quarterly, Kansas City, MO “The Jockey,” Spring 2000 (on-line) “Knowing I'll Be There in 30 Years,” Spring 1999 (on-line) “Holding is a Slippery Proposition,” Autumn 1998, 4/4 “Bad Poems,” Summer 1998, 4/3; Reprinted on-line, 12/98 “Denial,” Spring 1998, 4/2; Reprinted on-line, 12/98 “Scandinavian White on Black,” Winter 1998, 4/1 “Do I Name Them Now?” Autumn 1997, 3/4 “Minimalist,” Summer 1997, 3/3 CHAPBOOKS A Musings, Winona, MN, 2003; Self-published limited edition chapbook PROSE PUBLICATIONS Futures, Minneapolis, MN “For the Love Of,” Summer 2003, 2001 A Picture is Worth 1000-2000 Words Contest EDITORIAL Main Channel Voices: A Dam Fine Literary Magazine, Winona, MN Quarterly literary magazine co-founder (2004) and co-editor (2005-present),a print journal with a web presence at www.mainchannelvoices.com. NOTABLE Listed in Poets & Writers on-line Directory of Writers (www.pw.org). “You'll Catch Your Death of Cold” (Sidewalks, Spring/Summer 1999) – Nominated for 2001 Pushcart Prize “For the Love Of” (FMAM Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine, Summer 2003) – Grand winner of the 2001 “A Picture is Worth 1000-2000 Words Contest” “Practical Joker” (North Coast Review, Winter 2001) – Nominated for a 2002 Pushcart Prize “Beginning to End” (A View From the Loft, April/May 2003 on-line publication) – Le Poème contest finalist “Instructions on Chivalry” – New Century Writer Awards 2003 quarter finalist “North Meets South” – New Century Writer Awards 2003 quarter finalist “Lost in the Stars” – FMAM Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine 2003-2004 Poetic Mayhem Contest second place winner READINGS A Community of Poets, National Poetry Month 2006 Reading Series – April 6, 2006 One of four readers. Rochester Community and Technical College Round Robin – March 2, 2006 One of six readers. Winona Arts Center, Winona, MN. Round Robin -- March 3, 2005 One of five readers. Winona Arts Center, Winona, MN. A Christmas Reading -- December 16, 2004 One of three readers. Winona Public Library, Winona, MN. First Wednesday Poetry Reading –.September 15, 2004. One of two readers. Jon Hassler Theater, Plainview , MN. Main Channel Voices: A Reading of Dam Good Poetry – March 19, 2004 One of five readers. Winona Arts Center, Winona, MN. Odes to the Beloved: 101 Names for Love – February 15, 2004 One of twelve readers. Easel Street Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. Women’s Round Robin II - March 20, 2003 One of five readers. Winona Arts Center, Winona, MN. Women’s Round Robin - March 15, 2002 One of six readers. Winona Arts Center; Winona, MN. The Learning Club - July 16, 2001 One of five readers. Winona Historical Society; Winona, MN. Stirring Voice, Sweet Music - April 10, 2001 One of six readers. Winona Public Library; Winona, MN. Poets' Quartet - April 18, 2000 One of four readers. Winona State University; Winona, MN. A Potpourri of Poets - April 29, 1998 One of seven readers. Winona State University; Winona, MN. Autumn Readings -- October 15, 1996 One of two readers. Winona State University; Winona, MN. In Our Own Voices, A Reading of Original Prose and Poetry - April 14, 1996 One of five readers. Winona State University; Winona, MN. In Our Own Voices: Local Writers Read From Their Own Works About Women's Experience April 10, 1994; One of five readers. Winona State University; Winona, MN. In Our Own Voices: Local Women Read From Their Own Works About the Experience of Women - March 21, 1993; One of seven readers. Winona State University; Winona, MN. WORKSHOPS ATTENDED Ÿ Ted Kooser, Duluth Writers’ Workshop, University of Minnesota, Summer 2005 Ÿ Sandy McKinney and Lola Haskins - Island Muse, Cook Island, Florida, April, 2003. Ÿ Fred Chappell - Duluth Writers' Workshop, University of Minnesota, Summer 2000. Ÿ Mark Levine - Iowa Summer Writing Festival, University of Iowa, Summer 1999. Ÿ Yusef Komunyakaa - Indiana University Writers Conference, Indiana University, Summer 1997. Ÿ Naomi Shihab Nye - Split Rock Arts Program, University of Minnesota, Summer 1996. Ÿ Michael Dennis Browne - Split Rock Arts Program, University of Minnesota, Summer 1994. Ÿ Karen Subach - Iowa Summer Writing Festival, University of Iowa, Summer 1993. VISUAL ARTS Dam #9, color photo; Winona Arts Center Grand Excursion Members Exhibit, 6/16 – 7/14/04. In Our Own Voices: Local Writers Read From Their Own Works About Women's Experience April 10, 1994; One of five readers. Winona State University; Winona, MN. In Our Own Voices: Local Women Read From Their Own Works About the Experience of Women - March 21, 1993; One of seven readers. Winona State University; Winona, MN. WORKSHOPS ATTENDED Ÿ Ted Kooser, Duluth Writers’ Workshop, University of Minnesota, Summer 2005 Ÿ Sandy McKinney and Lola Haskins - Island Muse, Cook Island, Florida, April, 2003. Ÿ Fred Chappell - Duluth Writers' Workshop, University of Minnesota, Summer 2000. Ÿ Mark Levine - Iowa Summer Writing Festival, University of Iowa, Summer 1999. Ÿ Yusef Komunyakaa - Indiana University Writers Conference, Indiana University, Summer 1997. Ÿ Naomi Shihab Nye - Split Rock Arts Program, University of Minnesota, Summer 1996. Ÿ Michael Dennis Browne - Split Rock Arts Program, University of Minnesota, Summer 1994. Ÿ Karen Subach - Iowa Summer Writing Festival, University of Iowa, Summer 1993. VISUAL ARTS Dam #9, color photograph Winona Arts Center Grand Excursion Members Exhibition, June 16 - July 14, 2004
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