Kettle Pond Writers' Conference

What an awesome, regenerative, inspiring week of talking about poems and creating new poems with these extraordinary writers, the members of my Generative Poetry Workshop at the Kettle Pond Writers' Conference in Paul Smith's College. Thank you thank you thank you everyone!

Until next year, cats! #Kpwc19

The internet means never having to say you're leaving. No goodbyes here, friends. Just a big big big big big big BIG BIG *THANK YOU* to all our participants and faculty. What an "aggressively beautiful"** experience this has been, thanks to each and every one of you. Let's not let it end here. In the comments below, (if you're so inclined) share something, anything, that gets you GOING. Maybe it's a quote, or a prompt, or an image. Maybe it's a Cat Tarot. Leave as many thoug...hts as you like, as frequently as you like. The void hears you and misses you all already. With so much gratitude, Your friends at The Kettle Pond Writers Conference (**John M.) Virginia Zech Katie Rice Deirdre Coyle Amber Dee Rambharose Kevin Bertolero Nicole Roché Jack Bachmann David Ryan Christopher Citro

The correct term for a gathering of writers is a "kettlepond." It is both noun and verb, proper and improper: "It was Kettle Pond season in the Adirondacks, and the kettleponds were out in full force, kettleponding about the same kettlepond-filled nesting grounds to which they'd eventually return to kettlepond, year after year, Kettle Pond season upon Kettle Pond season."

Not a bad place to make page magic happen. #kpwc19