Author Archives: Leslie Schultz

Sharing Good News: Poet Stella Nesanovich and “Everyday Grace”

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Stella Nesanovich‘s work has been an inspiration to me for some years, and I was thrilled when she agreed to provide a blurb for Cloud Song earlier this year.

Today, I want to share with you some of the well deserved accolades she is receiving for her poem, “Everyday Grace,” first published in 2016 in Third Wednesday, (and later as their poem of the week), as well as on the websites of the Poetry Foundation, and  Ted Kooser’s American Life in Poetry.

“Everyday Grace” reminds the reader of what each of us knows in our own particular way: that there is opportunity for a deepening awareness of meaning in each seemingly mundane moment.

Stella Nesanovich , a lifelong Louisianan and Pushcart Prize-nominated poet, was born in New Orleans, won degrees from Louisiana State University, and taught English for many years at McNeese State University in Lake Charles. Stella’s body of work is inspiring to me. At once contemplative and vigorously rendered, her poems explore those intersections of daily life, observation and reflection, and deepening understanding while always delivering pleasure of sound and sense coming together in a fresh way. I feel very lucky to know her work and to count her among my treasured “friends of the work.”

LESLIE

Franciscan University of Steubenville Press

Xavier Review Press, 2004

Yellow Flag Press, 2014

Yellow Flag Press, 2015

News Flash! I Will Be Reading Poetry at Eat My Words Book Store in Minneapolis on Thursday, August 16!

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You can learn more about the book store HERE and NOW.

Here is a link to their calendar and my reading, which starts at 7:00 p.m.

If you are able to come, you can take 35N to exit 18, then follow University Avenue to 13th Avenue N.E.

I would love to see you there! (And if you have any requests, let me know–I will work them in to the program 🙂      LESLIE

News Flash! I’m Offering a One-Night Workshop at the Northfield Arts Guild on Writing from Life Experience

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You just never know where life takes you–but it is always an interesting journey. A few weeks back, I had no idea that I would be asked to present a workshop on writing from life. Then, I thought about how this theme runs through my own work–my poetry, fiction, essays, blog posts, and a not-yet-finished memoir…and about how much I appreciate when other writers share, judiciously and artistically…and I agreed.

The course, Capturing Your Story, will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Northfield Arts Guild’s painting studio. It is being made possible by the Bruce Kramer Collaborative Foundation. Here’s a brief description:

How can you convey a sense of your life’s richness? How can your experience, observations, and personal wisdom be translated into written form? Where to start? This workshop introduces techniques for capturing and conveying an idea, an image, or a story in a concise and powerful way so it can be shared—now and in the future. Come with some a memory and leave with a first draft and a clear sense of where to go next. The workshop will include time to learn, practice writing techniques and an opportunity to share if you like. You’ll also go home with resources to continue working. 

Quite a lot of resources, actually. I am now preparing a wealth of materials (handily arranged in a three-ring binder) for participants to take home. Please join me if you can!

To register for this free, one-night-only workshop, send an email to megan@northfieldartsguild.org by 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 7, 2018.