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POEMS
Links to Poems
APR: "Leaves"
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Chaparral: Two Poems from "She"
forpoetry.com: Featured Book~Poems from Whore
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Mental Shoes: Poems in 015 and 018
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Nashville Review: Three Poems from the HD Sequence
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The Offending Adam: 073.1: Sarah Maclay & Holaday Mason: "She"
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Poemeleon: The Prose Poem Issue: Poems from The White Bride
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Poemeleon: The Collaborative Issue: Poems from "She"
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Poetry Examiner's Friday Pick: 3 Poems by Sarah Maclay
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Slope 47: The Intersection of Poetry and Film
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VerseDaily: Web Monthly Feature, August, 2008: "Anne B to Henry 8"
Video: poetryvlog.com
Zocalo Public Square: "Terms & Conditions" from Music for the Black Room
INTERVIEWS
Links to Interviews
Podcast: Leisure Talk Radio: The Business of Words
Text: Best American Poetry Blog: Twenty Questions
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Text: Media Cake: Discursive Grace
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Text: Poetic Diversity Interview
Text: The Nervous Breakdown: Poetry Feature (Coming Soon)
Video: On the 3rd Area, with Mariano Zaro & Chris Monger
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Poet and the Poem Webcasts: Andrea Hollander Budy & Sarah Maclay
BIO
I was born in Montana, where I grew up in a valley surrounded by mountains: the Sapphires to the east, and the Bitteroot range to the west. The small city in which I was born and went to high school has a name that comes to us from the Salish word for "Land of Ice." Imagine lying at the bottom of a once-massive glacial lake. Now look up. The sky will look "big," framed like this, by its giant bowl. Every camera will flatten this effect.Imagine that in two square miles there are just 14 people. You're related to all of them. Imagine one phone with a party line, a black and white TV that gets one channel, a few dogs, some stray cats, the scent of hay. And a lot of cattle.There are apples, yellow-jackets, cottonwood and pine; fir, tamarack, walnut, poplar.You sometimes ride a palomino; milk is hung in a pail from a tree. You pasteurize it daily. In winter, add snow. It was like that. And then it wasn't like that.I've never lived in another place with a better view of night.I sang I wrote I made up plays I danced I had compadres. I got education-lucky all the way through. There was no kindergarten. I found my way to Oberlin, to Venice, Squaw, Montpelier. I studied with some marvels: writers, dancers, musicians, artists, teachers.And there were other kinds of study in other kinds of places.My writing has appeared in over 70 publications. Some of it has been translated into Spanish and French. I also do a bit of editng, and write about poems. I give a lot of readings and sometimes I host them.I teach creative writing and literature at Loyola Marymount University. Sometimes I conduct workshops at Beyond Baroque and The Ruskin Art Club, as well as two-day immersives for LMU Extension. On those weekends we meet at The Bird Nest: imagine a chalet-like structure with many windows, nestled on green cliffs. Then maybe a field trip: Obsolete, a Venice gallery that feels walking into like a giant Cornell, followed by a bite at the Rose Cafe.What follows is something like an "official" lit bio, should you need one that's fairly brief:Sarah Maclay is the author of three poetry collections—, Music for the Black Room, Whore and The White Bride (all, U of Tampa Press), three chapbooks, and Fugue States Coming Down the Hall (collected in Scenarios: Scripts to Perform). Her poetry and critical prose appears in APR, FIELD, Ploughshares, The Best American Erotic Poems: From 1800 to the Present, The Writers’ Chronicle, VerseDaily, Poetry International and elsewhere. A Grisham Visitng Writer in 2009, her honors include a special mention in Pushcart Prize XXXI, an Albert and Elaine Borchard Fellowship and the Tampa Review Prize in Poetry. She teaches creative writing and literature at Loyola Marymount University.For more info, go to the interviews page, pick up a longer bio from the LMU English Department faculty web page, or ask me for a CV.
EVENTS
Calendar of Events
2011Oct 19 Oxnard College ReadingSept 19 SDSU Living Writers Series Reading with Fred MoramarcoAug 30 Indelible Ink Deyo on Parchment Reading, AKA Bistro 6:30 p.m. 41 Hugus Alley, Pasadena, CA 91103 Tickets: www.indelibleink .net July 22 Beyond Baroque Reading with Victoria Chang, Kate Buckley 7:30 p.m. 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291June 19 Flintridge Bookstore Reading 2:00 p.m. 1010 Foothill Blvd., La Canada-FlintridgeMay Beyond Baroque Reading with Brendan Constantine, Mia Carli, Lisa Gill 7:30 p.m. 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291 (This page is still under construction. It will contain many events, going backwards, as well as those yet to come . . . )dignissim diam, eu interdum magn6at sit amet felis. Etiam utpat sed, ligula.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Fusce tempor arcu ac urna. Fusce congue eleifend mi. Pellentesque metus sem, elementum eu, rhoncus sed, gravida sit amet, nulla. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aenean4. condimentum, odio quis pharetra dignissim, diam nisl dignissim diam, eu interdum magna erat sit ametEtiam non felis at urna tempus luctus. In ullamcorper nisl congue elit. In convallis nibh vitae justo. Quisque ac lectus vitae sem consequat sagittis. Donec turpis nisi, feugiat sollicitudin, fermentum vitae, volutpat sed, ligula.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Fusce tempor arcu ac urna. Fusce congue eleifend mi. Pellentesque metus sem, elementum eu, rhoncus sed, gravida sit amet, nulla. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aenean condimentum, odio quis pharetra dignissim, diam nisl dignissim diam, eu interdum magna erat sit amet felis. Etiam non felis at urna tempus luctus. In ullamcorper nisl congue elit. In convallis nibh vitae justo. Quisque ac lectus vitae sem consequat sagittis. Donec turpis nisi, feugiat sollicitudin, fermentum vitae, volutpat sed, ligula.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Fusce tempor arcu ac urna. Fusce congue eleifend mi. Pellentesque metus sem, elementum eu, rhoncus sed, gravida sit amet, nulla.5. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aenean condimentum, odio quis pharetradiam nisl dignissim diam, eu interdum magna erat sit amet felis. Etiam non felis at urna tempus luctus. In ullamcorper nisl congue elit. In convallis nibh vitae justo. Quisque ac lectus vitae sem consequat sagittis. Donec turpis nisi, feugiat sollicitudin, fermentum vitae, volutpat sed, ligula.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Fusce tempor arcu ac urna. Fusce congue eleifend mi. Pellentesque metus sem, elementum eu, rhoncus sed, gravida sit amet, nulla. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aenean condimentum, odio quis pharetra dignissim, diam nisl dignissim diam, eu interdum magna erat sit amet felis. Etiam non felis at urna tempus luctus. In ullamcorper nisl congue elit. In convallis nibh vitae justo. Quisque ac lectus vitae sem consequat sagittis. Donec turpis nisi, feugiat sollicitudin, fermentum vitae, volutpat sed, ligula
SOURCES
Sources
Here are some links to spots that carry my books. If you're a retailer selling my books and I don't yet know about it, contact me and I'll add you to the list.
Amazon.com
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Barnes & Noble
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Skylight
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Beyond Baroque
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Small World Books
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City Lights
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Square Books
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Diesel
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Stories Books & Cafe
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Fact & Fiction
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The Strand
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Flintridge Boosktore & Coffeehouse
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University of Tampa Press
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Follett Bookstore, LMU
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Village Books
RESOURCES
Resources
Readings in Southern California & Beyond--Listings, SamplesPoetry TrovesPublishing Info, Independent Book Stores, International InfoConferences, Colonies, Retreats, Residencies, FestivalsPlease contact me if you have a listing that might be right for this page.
Poetix Venues Page
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Poetry Flash
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Poetry.LA
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The Poetic Research Bureau
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The 3rd Area
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Beyond Baroque
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Poetry Daily
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VerseDaily
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PoetrySuperhighway
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Poet's House, NY
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SF Poetry Center
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Hugo House
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Piper Ctr.
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LA Central Library
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SM Library
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Poetry Foundation
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AAP
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Poets & Writers
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Duotrope
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Poet's Market
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Poetry Links
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New Pages
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BAP
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Poetry International
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PEN
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PSA List
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P&W List
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AWP
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Haunts
More resources--spots where I've done some pleasant time: Colleges, conferences & retreats that have aided & abetted mePlaces I teach (or have taught) & conduct periodic workshopsConferences & festivals where I've presented as reader or panelist
Oberlin
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Vermont
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Squaw
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Tomales Bay Workshops
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Idyllwild
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BCLA Writing Retreat ~ Montecito
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LMU
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LMU Ext.
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Ruskin
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Beyond Baroque
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USC
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FIDM
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AWP
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Napa
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FLAC
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LA Times Festival of Books
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WeHo
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Sotto Voce
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CA Poets Festival
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Montana Festival of the Book
PRAISE
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CREDITS
Home page photographer: Helen HiertaPortfolio pages: Music for the Black Room, Whore and The White Bride are all published by University of Tampa Press, with book design by Richard Mathews. Cover imagery for The White Bride is by Jan Toorop, a Dutch symbolist. Cover imagery for the other two books: photos by Rocky Schenk. "Giorgia" and "1963" are photos by Gianluca S., of Rome. I kept them here as a bow to pentimento, since they drew me to the idea of using this template, and finding myself among them is like a virtual equivalent of the 3rd Area reading series, where poetry mingles with visual art. The images add a texture I resonate with, and I like the how Wix supports the furthering of community by allowing its members to share some of the work they stumble upon. His photostream can be seen at u_Ju. His work can also be seen on the poems, interviews, sources and resources pages."Sushi Blur" was taken by Holaday Mason, with additional effects by DH Dowling.Bio page: photography by Holaday Mason.Credits: The photo that appears on this page is from a 3rd Area night at Frank Pictures Gallery (Bergamot Station, Santa Monica). Standing just behind me are Lynne Thompson, Stephany Prodromides, Frankie Drayus and Cynthia Underwood, several of my compadres in this venture of collectivistas. Am pretty sure it was Kate Durbin who took the picture.The photo on the contact page was snapped by Louise Mathias at LACMA on our expedition to the contemporary exhibit with David Dodd Lee and John Gallaher.Praise: 3rd Area logo design: Shane Guffogg. "In the Chapel" was shot by Jan Wesley, in Vermont. "In the Garden" was taken by Mark Lipson, in Venice.Sound: the music you hear in the background is "Summer of Live."
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