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Planning more trips. ;-) See you in Denver in April?

Thou:

Thinking of you-all :



Me and Mine:

Well... wrote something while I was at the Break Espresso.

And caught up with my personal Journal. I wrote that I feel the deep urge to do some planning after my last trip.

I figured I spent very little money. So... in the future I should plan specifically on staying at a cheap hotel or hostel to break up a trip and not stress if I get stranded by the bus, plane, whatever. It would expand the number of places I could visit (like Thermopolis where I don't know anyone) and be easier on family and friends. My cousin only has 3 small rooms for instance; I slept on the floor. Lodging is very expensive in the U.S. though, which is another reason to visit Costa Rica if I can get a cheap flight.

I got the latest issue of Poets & Writers hoping to see what workshops and conferences are coming up. Not many at this time of year. I need to get or make a calender to plot it all out. The one in Austin Texas interferes with my plans here on April 18th. I didn't see the summer dates for Iowa Workshop yet... that's probably advisable and doable.

So... more planning.

AWP Conference in Denver, April 7-10, 2010. Click on the 2010 conference tab for details (not the 2009 one). Lots of events for poets! Costs $185 or less.

http://www.awpwriter.org/conference/index.php

Florida Chautauqua in DeFuniak Springs (in the Panhandle on I-10) is January 28 through January 31, 2010, "A Journey into the Caribbean" with Jenna Bush-Hager:

http://www.florida-chautauqua-center.org/index.html

Other writers say...

The poet Matthew Zapruder (he'll be in Denver this spring) reads:



Missoula: a misty 38º at 3 p.m. Montana Standard Time.

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