by Charles Alexander | Jan 7, 2025
Session Two: William Blake Charles Olson once referred to William Blake as a “big fire” poet, which I take to mean someone who not only wrote consistently excellent poetry, but brought new visions, new methodologies, new ideas to poetry. That is, a major... 
by Charles Alexander | Jan 7, 2025
Session One: Overview Charles Olson once referred to William Blake as a “big fire” poet, which I take to mean someone who not only wrote consistently excellent poetry, but brought new visions, new methodologies, new ideas to poetry. That is, a major poet... 
by Charles Alexander | Jan 7, 2025
Now just six sessions remain. If you register for all six, you receive a $30 discount, and pay just $150. Charles Olson once referred to William Blake as a “big fire” poet, which I take to mean someone who not only wrote consistently excellent poetry, but... by Charles Alexander | Oct 28, 2024
CHAX STUDIO This is the first of our Chax Studio events, which, as we continue, will include poetry readings, workshops in writing and in the making of books, letterpress printing lessons, poets’ talks and artists’ talks, and more. Chax Press is also open... by Sarah Rosenthal | May 19, 2024 | Author's Book, Poetics
Estelle Meaning Star comprises cut-ups of dreams recorded while I was going through cancer treatment a number of years ago. I “operated” on the dream language in order to create a pool of defamiliarized yet, for me, innately compelling words. I was intent, not on... by Charles Alexander | May 8, 2024
CHAX Writing Ecopoetry with Mary Newell This four-week workshop will engage you in writing ecopoetry, poetry that engages with ecological concerns. We will consider how elements of poetics can interleave with scientific, historical, or topical information to provide... by Cortney Lamar Charleston | Feb 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
Cortney Lamar Charleston submitted this terrific response to Sarah Rosenthal’s book, which we could not use in or on the book, but we want to share here. Peril and transformative magic collide in Sarah Rosenthal’s Estelle Meaning Star. This collection — textured... by Carla Harryman | Feb 16, 2024 | Author's Book, Poetics, Uncategorized
Carla Harryman’s statement on Sarah Rosenthal’s stunning new book, Estelle Meaning Star, came in just too late to include in the book, but we think it’s well worth posting on our site. — C Alexander Culled from documentations of... 
by Mary Newell | Jun 30, 2023
Write Ecopoetry in July and / or August! Join a group of engaged writers to post writing and receive feedback from other workshop participants and from Mary Newell, ecologically oriented poet and creative writing professor. Asynchronous posting throughout the month,... by Mary Newell | Jun 30, 2023
Write Ecopoetry in July and / or August! Join a group of engaged writers to post writing and receive feedback from other workshop participants and from Mary Newell, ecologically oriented poet and creative writing professor. Asynchronous posting throughout the month,...