Comments for Charles Jensen

Comment on Poem of the Day by Nadine Chaffee

Nadine Chaffee — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:30:26 +0000

I love your poem, “Poem in which Words Have Been Left Out.” I read it several times and then forwarded it to my word-playing, word-loving friends.

Comment on Lost Angels by Charles

Charles — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:55:56 +0000

Awesome, Aimee! Well, the TEACL network is starting off small and slow–it takes a while to build momentum–but as long as you realize this about your area and commit to the long haul, I think it pans out.

There’s a helpful resource on the Americans for the Arts website (http://www.americansforthearts.org/networks/emerging_leaders/news_networking/001.asp) that can help you get started. Because I have some connections at TPAC and the state arts commission, I was able to get a lot of contact info for arts orgs in Tucson and I used that to start reaching out to emerging leaders and planning social events to get people to come out and meet up. I only have about 8 folks in so far, but I hope that more and more opportunities to convene, with some speakers attached to the next events, will bring out new folks.

It can be challenging to do this in a rural area, but not impossible. It looks like the closest networks to you are in Buffalo or NYC, so you can always look to them for some help. If you register that you have a network with Americans for the Arts, then you can get connected to me and the Emerging Leader Council members for help. We have a quarterly conference call with network leaders across the country that is really great for idea sharing, support, and advice.

Does that help….? xoxo

Comment on Lost Angels by Aimee Baker

Aimee Baker — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:39:42 +0000

Oh! Tell me more! Locally, the only active arts center excludes literary artists from its programming so I’ve been thinking of how to convince them to promote writers, but alternatively how to engage arts professionals and artists independently of them. Due to our geographic spread this presents a whole variety of issues, but I would be interested to hear how Tucson Emerging Arts & Culture Leaders are regrouping and even more basically what role they play in the community.

Comment on 2011 Favorite Albums / 7. Eliza Doolittle, Eliza Doolittle by Michael Gushue

Michael Gushue — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:10:03 +0000

Rollerblades has been in heavy rotation in our house.

Comment on 2011 Favorite Albums / 2. Foster the People, Torches by Elaine

Elaine — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:49:43 +0000

Just had to voice my appreciation for the comparison to a-ha, one of my favorite groups (anyone who realizes that they exist well beyond “Take on Me” deserves a tipping of the hat). I like your list–makes me want to go download some music.

Comment on Manuscripting by Radish King

Radish King — Sun, 13 Mar 2005 02:39:00 +0000

HA! Yet another noun masquerading as a verb!Okay. I’ve eaten up all your comments space.

Comment on Manuscripting by Radish King

Radish King — Sun, 13 Mar 2005 02:38:00 +0000

So sorry about your ear. My son also suffers from frequent earaches. It makes me want to come over there and mother you.

Comment on Manuscripting by Radish King

Radish King — Sun, 13 Mar 2005 01:55:00 +0000

Stop all that incessant ordering. Put them in chronological order and let them tell you what the proper flow is. It is most likely organic, or should be by this time, since you are at a certain point, maybe, in your writing career (I don’t know this, I’m not familiar with your work), and since you write the poems one at a time and each poem informs the next. That’s what I think. Yep.p.s Manuscripting??? STOP THAT! MANUSCRIPTING IS NOT A WORD.

Comment on Close Encounters of the Third Kind by Anne

Anne — Sat, 12 Mar 2005 23:29:00 +0000

Maybe I’ve been living under a rock (it’s altogether possible), but I hadn’t run across NewPages before — some good stuff there, and congratulations on having your poem featured! I’ll be taking D.A. Powell’s workshop in Provincetown this summer, if all goes well. I’m glad to hear good things about him. Sounds like it was a good conference.

Comment on Groupie by early hours of sky

early hours of sky — Sat, 12 Mar 2005 14:47:00 +0000

On my last birthday I had Dorriane Laux in the back seat of my jetta (with her husband Joseph Millar in the front) I took them to the chiropractor and then to “The Loft” which is our writing center where the gods gave me the best present. The director after talking Joe and Dorrianne turned to me and said, “T.E. Ballard I believe I’ve read your work.” I floated for days. Why is it such small things make us feel like writers? Oh and I am with Emily, I dont blush but other parts of my body do strange things.