Springfed Arts Detroit Working Writers
Creative Writing Workshops
poetry, Fiction and creative non-fiction
Workshop Begins - Tuesday February 7, 2012 - at The Farmington Hills Library
6:45 pm - 8:45 pm
sign-up through www.springfed.org
I'm offering private workshop/editing by mail or online during this time
I will comment extensively, offer writing prompts and reading suggestions for 6 poems
of a combination of poems and prose (contact me to discuss) - for $90.00
Sign-up Early
Check out this link from Michigan Poets - http://www.themichiganpoet.com/
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I will be doing the following workshops and readings:
Broken Circles Hunger Project to benefit Food Gatherers
Kerry Town Concert Hall
415 N. Fourth Ave.
Ann Arbor, 48104 7:30-9:30 pm January 5th, 2012
Cover charge is one non-perishable food item. In addition, monetary donations are accepted, and the Broken Circles Hunger Project Anthology will be sold for $20.
Sponsors are Cave Moon Press and Springfed Arts
Readers: Keith Taylor, Joy Gaines-Friedler, Jeff Kass and student poets from the Neutral Zone, Francine j. Harris, and Lynn DeTurk.
http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/broken_circles_hunger_project/
October 12, 2011 - 2:30
I'll be at Kirtland Community College - Roscommon Michigan
October 15, 2011 - 7:00-9:00
Masonic Building in Downtown Farmington - I'll be reading and talking about writing
http://novi.patch.com/events/women-of-words-benefit-with-authors-held-in-farmington
Art Experience workshop - (date pending)
Reading at Kirtland Community College,October 12, 2011- 1:30 PM
90 minute workshop at Oakwood Hospital Family Center - Dearborn Sept. 14, 2011
Tuesday December 5, 2010
Chippewa Valley High School
Clinton Township, Michigan - 6:00 pm
Saturday, November 6, 2010 - 7:00 PM
Lido Gallery
33535 Woodward Ave.
Birmingham, MI 48009
http://www.everythingart.com/events.asp
A special evening of poetry and music with Poet M.L. Liebler, guitarist Peter Lewis (Moby Grape) and poets, Linda Sienkiewicz, Olga Klekner, Maria A. Constantini, and Joy Gaines-Friedler.al Evening of -winning poet ML Liebler, guitarist Peter Lewis (Moby
Thursday, October 21, 2010 time:7:00 PM to 9:30 PM
Parlor Poetry Series
Wyandotte Arts Center
81 Chestnut, Wyandotte, Michigan 48192
734-720-0671
www.downriverarts.org
Joy's essays and poetry have won numerous awards, including, First Place in The Litchfield Review, 2006 contest for series of poems she wrote based on Jim's diary he so lovingly "willed" to her, and First Place in the 2004 Mandy Poetry Contest for her poem Welfare In America. Her poems Capitalism, South Carolina was a Finalist in the 2007 Margie, poetry contest, and she was a finalist in the 2008 Paunamauk Poetry Contest. Her poems have been featured in various literary journals, including, The Driftwood Review, Pebble Lake Review, Lilliput, HazMat Review, RATTLE, Margie, The New York Review, and others.
FREE and open to the public.
Second Floor
READING: November 21, 2009 - 7:00 PM
MAXWELL'S ARTS AND TREASURES
Host: John Jeffires - www.rencity.net
Poetry, Music, Food, the Works
Location:32416 Industrial Road, Garden City, MI 48135
Time:7:00PM Saturday, November 21st
READING: December 18, 2009 - 6:30-8:45 PM
Poetic Travelers reading series
LAWRENCE STREET GALLERY, 22620 Woodward Ave,
Ferndale www.lawrencestreetgallery.com
Host: Tonja Bagwell
READING: January 31, 2010 - 2:00 PM
SCARAB CLUB - downtown Detroit behind the DIA
Host: M.L. Liebler
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Teaching at Oakwood Hospital throughout 2010 - 2011
POETRY READING: APRIL 10, 2009 - 7:00PM
POETRY AND PHOTO EVENT OCC - AUBURN HILLS
POETS WILL READ THE POEM THEY CREATED
FOR THE POETRY FROM THE EDGE EXHIBIT
APRIL 16, 2009 - 7:00PM
HOSTING - PLYMOUTH BEAN
READING - PLYMOUTH MI
TEACHING - OAKWOOD HOSPITAL
CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP
5:00 PM DEARBORN, MICHIGAN
MAY 6, 2009
TEACHING - LIVONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS - 3RD GRADERS - HOW TO BECOME A POET
MAY 13, 2009
TEACHING - WORKSHOP - EATON ACADEMY, BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MICHIGAN
JUNE 9, 2009
TEACHING - WORKSHOP OAKWOOD HOSPITAL 5:30 pm
AUGUST 13, 2009
TEACHING - WORKSHOPs OAKWOOD HOSPITAL 5:30 pm
SEPTEMBER - 2009-2010
TEACHING for InsideOut Literary Arts Project - Detroit Public Schools
December, 2010 - Workshop Henry Ford Hospital, West Bloomfield
February, 2011 - Author Feature - at Gillmore Elementary - Lansing Michigan
March 10, 2011 - Oakwood Hospital workshop
March 19, 2011 - A Call To Wellness Women's Conference - OCC
April 2, 2011 - Seminar of writing inspired by art - Frostburg State University, Frostburg Maryland