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“The Gift Must Move” and the Changing of Kansas Poets Laureate: Everyday Magic, Day 705

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

May 23, 20132 min read

“The Gift Must Move” and the Changing of Kansas Poets Laureate: Everyday Magic, Day 705

This moment is especially sweet for me. My term, which has been easing to a close with the announcement of Wyatt’s appointment at the end...

A Long, Slow Spring With Lots of Quick, Fast Travel: Everyday Magic, Day 696

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Apr 24, 20132 min read

A Long, Slow Spring With Lots of Quick, Fast Travel: Everyday Magic, Day 696

At the beginning of March, I trembled when I looked at my calendar. With the end of my poet laureate term ending, I basically stopped...

Quick Change Artist in a Parking Lot: Everyday Magic, Day 693

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Apr 9, 20132 min read

Quick Change Artist in a Parking Lot: Everyday Magic, Day 693

Never mind me, I’m just changing my clothes again in a parking lot, going from heels, pantyhose and a silky dress to yoga pants, t-shirt...

Remembering Walter Butts: Everyday Magic, Day 690

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Apr 3, 20132 min read

Remembering Walter Butts: Everyday Magic, Day 690

NH Poets Laureate from left Dave Parson (TX), JoAnn Balingit (DE), Bruce Dethlefsen (WI), Lisa Starr (RI), Walter Butts (NH) Dick Allen...

How Many Poets Does It Take To Go to the End of the World, Begin Again, and Spring Poetry on Strange

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Nov 21, 20114 min read

How Many Poets Does It Take To Go to the End of the World, Begin Again, and Spring Poetry on Strange

Evidently, it takes 8 poets, which is what we had for our Southwest Kansas Begin Again: 150 Kansas Poems caravan, which took us across...

Astonished By Your Support: Everyday Magic, Day 442

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Nov 15, 20111 min read

Astonished By Your Support: Everyday Magic, Day 442

When I launched the campaign to raise funds for the poet laureate of Kansas program, I was hoping we could reach a benchmark goal of...

Undead Poet Laureate of Kansas Marches With the Zombies: Everyday Magic, Day 421

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Oct 6, 20112 min read

Undead Poet Laureate of Kansas Marches With the Zombies: Everyday Magic, Day 421

Our friends Rachel & Jonathan out for an autumnal stroll “Undead Poet Laureate of Kansas,” I had Ken magic-marker onto a white shirt, and...

Raising Money From My Own Front Porch: Everyday Magic, Day 417

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Sep 27, 20112 min read

Raising Money From My Own Front Porch: Everyday Magic, Day 417

Always loved to be on the road even if it was just bumper cars at Coney Island As many of you know, it’s been a long and dark road for...

News of My Demise Is Greatly Exagerated: Everyday Magic, Day 389

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Aug 16, 20112 min read

News of My Demise Is Greatly Exagerated: Everyday Magic, Day 389

Well, I’m still poet laureate, and as I’ve written before, I still plan to finish my term, which ends next July, and to pass on this post...

When Iowa is Heaven: Everyday Magic, Day 282

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Apr 28, 20112 min read

When Iowa is Heaven: Everyday Magic, Day 282

Iowa has a rap for being heaven just like Kansas is forever wed to The Wizard of Oz (as the opposite of Oz). Although I traveled Iowa a...

Travel and Non-Ordinary Reality: Every Magic, Days 276-277

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Apr 24, 20112 min read

Travel and Non-Ordinary Reality: Every Magic, Days 276-277

Yes, Prairie Lights bookstore in Iowa City actually had a section called "Non-Ordinary Reality." While it mostly had books about...

Poet Laureati-ed: Everyday Magic, Days 234-235

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Mar 15, 20112 min read

Poet Laureati-ed: Everyday Magic, Days 234-235

Margery Wentworth (SC), Joyce Brinkman (IN) & Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda (VA) I return to the world I knew before this event to find it...

Maybe We'll Know What We Meant When We're Dead: Everyday Magic, Day 231

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Mar 10, 20111 min read

Maybe We'll Know What We Meant When We're Dead: Everyday Magic, Day 231

Yesterday was extraordinarily charged in a quirky, painful and tender way. Within several hours, I stumbled into an unexpected...

How Many Poets Laureate Does It Take To Screw In A Lightbulb?: Everyday Magic, Day 229

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Mar 7, 20112 min read

How Many Poets Laureate Does It Take To Screw In A Lightbulb?: Everyday Magic, Day 229

We'll find out very soon because starting this weekend, the poets are coming: 20 poets laureate from Alabama to Alaska, and South...

Little (Chocolate) Hearts For Hard Times: Everyday Magic, 206

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Feb 9, 20111 min read

Little (Chocolate) Hearts For Hard Times: Everyday Magic, 206

This is simply to say thank you — to those who wrote such encouraging comments, sent hugs and good wishes, and to those seen and unseen...

Five Easy Pieces: February Write From Your Life

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Feb 6, 20111 min read

Five Easy Pieces: February Write From Your Life

Start a story, poem, play, dialogue or even novel with five easy pieces. First, do the following: Write a short description of a place...

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