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9/11 Ten Year Anniversary at Freedom Island

Sep.06.2011

As part of the commemoration ceremony, as Poet Laureate of Douglasville, Georgia, I will be reading my poem "Remembrance" during the program. Rep. David Scott will be the keynote speaker.

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Oct.06.2011 - 12:40 pm
I want to say something profound, but the most I can do is write a poem. After permanently moving away from New York and Florida in 2005 I adopted Georgia, and Georgia has...
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Sep.06.2011 - 11:59 am
I was born in New York and lived there most of my life. In April 2001 I moved to Georgia to stay with my sister while I waited for my NY house to be sold. Six months later we...
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Aug.24.2011 - 10:48 am
Morgen Bailey has a blog where she interviews writers of all genres. My post will appear on October 3 but she also asked me to submit tips for writing poetry. I wrote about ten of...
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Jun.23.2011 - 8:48 am
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Comments from Alice

Jan.21.2012 - 6:49 pm
In response to: Felicitous Encounters: An Interview With Harrison Solow: A Red Room Exclusive By New York Times Contributor,Thomas Vinciguerra
"She often takes one word in a sentence and projects it into another sentence, which puts the characters or the action...
Jun.23.2011 - 8:32 am
In response to: Editing is an essential part of writing a good novel-questions to ask yourself when editing
I very much agree that editing is an essential step for writers. Often I am so close to my work's content or rhythms...
Apr.18.2011 - 6:39 am
In response to: Natural Disaster
Be sure to read Susan Browne's blog post called September 11. It is featured on Redroom Home page, or do a search....
Sep.16.2010 - 7:14 am
In response to: Lambing
This is so Wales. Although I've not been, your writing makes me feel as if I had. A timeless piece that illustrates...
Sep.01.2010 - 8:12 am
In response to: Excerpts with Permission…
Front page! You are awesome, Harrison. Let us hope the circle reigns and literature regains its loving disciples.