Monthly Archives: January 2009

Facebook’d

Posted on January 31, 2009 by nancohen

I created a group on Facebook for the Napa Valley Writers’ Conference.  If you are a past participant, a faculty member, or someone who hopes to attend the conference someday, please go and join!  I put up a few photos … Continue reading →

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Glenn Goldman

Posted on January 5, 2009 by nancohen

So sorry to hear this.  From Book Soup, an announcement of the death of the store’s founder, Glenn Goldman: We are proud to honor his memory by doing the thing he loved most: selling good books to good people. LA … Continue reading →

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January at the Hammer

Posted on January 4, 2009 by nancohen

The Hammer Museum features Frank Bidart, Jim Shepard, David Lehman, and Sven Birkerts in January.  First up is Frank Bidart on January 15 at 7 P.M.  I remember the first time I heard him read–around 1990, in the Sunset Canyon … Continue reading →

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Poetry Faculty 2009

Posted on January 2, 2009 by nancohen

The poetry faculty of the 2009 Napa Valley Writers’ Conference will be: Jane Hirshfield (our every-other-year headliner and treasured F.O.C.–Friend of the Conference) Elizabeth Alexander (taught brilliantly for us in 2007) Carl Dennis (for the first time ever!) David St. … Continue reading →

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Inaugural Poet

Posted on January 1, 2009 by nancohen

It’s not news anymore that the wonderful Elizabeth Alexander will read a poem at Barack Obama’s inauguration on January 20.  But today the New York Times has the scoop on what the inaugural poet will wear: an ensemble by a … Continue reading →

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