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he Kenosha Writers’ Group has been meeting for two years in gallery lofts, members’ homes, and coffee shops throughout Kenosha. They gather on the third Thursday of each month to offer support through the writing process and to share in the joy of completed projects.

Membership is open to anyone who writes, whether professionally or for pleasure, any genre or format, and is looking for open, honest feedback about their writing.

Please visit the Kenosha Writers’ Group website for more information.

By Pete Selkowe
As published in the RacinePost.com

Cover illustration by Sonya Ferdinand

Samir Husni, the academic world’s “Dr. Magazine,” who keeps track of this sort of thing, recently reported the birth of 715 magazines during the past year.
Well, now there are 716. Welcome, please, The Bathroom (”A Good Place to Read”), a new poetry magazine published by Racinian Nicholas Michael Ravnikar.
A couple of caveats up front: This is not the poetry of Robert Frost. Nor is it a magazine like, say, George Plimpton’s Paris Review, that you actually could carry into the bathroom. Continue reading →

The Racine Public Library Presents:

Time To Write: There Are No Excuses!

Tuesday April 15th from 6:30- 8:30 PM

• Does lack of time stop you from writing?
• Do you wonder if you have what it takes to be a writer?
• Want to know what to do to take the next step to being a writer?

Find out by attending an interactive workshop hosted by The Eloquent Author School of Writing and taught by author and teacher, Marie Boyum.

Time, self-doubt, and lack of information are the three biggest stumbling blocks for writers. Learn how lack of time, self-confidence, and a clear path are no excuse to keep your pen from the paper or your fingers on the keyboard.

Bring paper and pen, as writing exercises will be part of the evening workshop.

This is a FREE workshop, but you must call the library at
262-636-9241 to register.

For more information or questions, call Marie at 262-939-4964 or visit www.eloquentauthor.com

Our friend Marie Boyum, was on blog talk radio Monday March 3rd beginning at 2PM.

You can listen to the show here

You can listen to the show here

by Tammy Peacy

Mark Derbas, Rod Stare and Sandy Dickson are the core members of a writers’ group that meets once a month at Common Grounds. I recently started attending their meetings and have taken part in a group story project they are working on. At their last meeting I broke out the recorder and plopped it on the table for an impromptu interview. Read on to see how that went. Continue reading →

by Bill Schroeder

Sometimes the hardest part of anything is taking the first step, and knowing which direction is right for us to go. Finding guidance to unveil our dreams, passions, talents, and enthusiasm, can be your first step to revealing the author within.

Literary women and men are growing up, thanks to Marie Boyum and her talented, effervescent staff of educated, well-published writers and authors– but don’t be scared off because they will ignite, guide and inform the budding, and seasoned writer on their journey. Be it for personal satisfaction, publication goals, spiritual enlightenment or personal issues to better the world, with being published a first or secondary goal, you are the one to decide, The Eloquent Author will assist.
I had the opportunity to interview Marie. I invite all who are or want to be writers, to partake of this literary feast.

Bill Schroeder: Marie, who are you? Continue reading →

716: Fine Art in Racine presents “Chicks on Heels” a solo show featuring Francisco Loyola.

Continuing with his combined use of technology, traditional media, and unconventional subjects, Francisco Loyola is presenting a humorous series of 12 large format digital collages representing chickens and roosters wearing high heels.

The title of the show “Chicks on Heels” was coined by Carole Crawford from the “Pat Crawford Jazz Quintet” of Kenosha, and was inspired by the blue chicken that decorates the cover of the quintet’s latest CD “Back at the Chicken Shack”.

In addition, Francisco is releasing, in collaboration with Tammy Peacy and S’zanne M’Chel from the Kenosha Writers’ Group, a calendar and a series of postcards with one liners that are sure to make you smile.

The exhibit is going to run from December 13, 2007 through January, 8 2008. The opening reception is Friday December 14, from 6-9pm
716: Fine Art Gallery is located at 401 Main Street in Racine

Contact Info:
716: Fine Art
David Geisler
dgeisler@716fineart.org

Francisco Loyola
Francisco@franciscoloyola.com

The Kenosha Writers’ Group
Tammy Peacy
info@kenoshawritersgroup.com

Racine, WI, December 5, 2007

Area writers now have a venue in which to hone their writing skills.
The Eloquent Author, LLC, School of Writing opened this fall, presenting both half-day and full-day workshops covering various genres.
The upcoming winter semester, which begins January 7, 2008, will offer workshops along with multi-week classes in various facilities around Racine, Kenosha, and the Waterford areas. All locations afford students comfortable and quiet learning settings, from some of the areas finest teachers.

The Eloquent Author, LLC is proud of its faculty and the decades of writing and teaching experience we have to offer. Our entire staff has been published in various mediums, including several books through well-regarded publishing houses. Our mission is, “To inspire, inform, and guide individuals on their writing journey.”

The school intends to continually expand to meet the needs of Southeastern Wisconsin authors by holding classes during the day, evening, and weekend hours. We are open to hearing your interests and comments. In the near future, we plan to add a writer’s blog to our website for additional commentary and thoughts on a writer’s life. In addition, a “story quilt” is beginning to form, and we will soon be inviting all to join in to help weave our story.

Visit our website to view all the details on the school; the upcoming winter semester workshops and classes; faculty information, as well as news, and the latest additions. Go to: www.eloquentauthor.com. You may also call (262) 321-0497 or (262) 939-4964 for more information, or E-mail @ kidbks2@gmail.com or info@eloquentauthor.com

If you would like more information on this topic, or to schedule an interview with Marie Boyum, President and Managing Director call (262) 939-4964 or E-mail kidsbks2@gmail.com.

Each month at the Nook in downtown Kenosha women writers are gathering to share their stories, work on assignments, and learn more about writing. In the dark Kenosha evenings, they sit around tables with cups of warm coffee and tea and read aloud the pieces they wrote during the previous month. Constructive comments are offered, discussions ensue, and then it’s on to more writing – some spontaneous and some given through assignments. The women come from various backgrounds, educations, careers, and writing abilities. Some are there with the plans of becoming serious writers, some because they just love to write. All have the common goal of supporting one another in writing and continuing to practice their craft.

Colleen Kappeler leads these groups as she has several others in the Kenosha and Racine areas in the past four years. Her goal, as always, is to encourage the women to write and to see their own particular talents in the craft. She offers constructive critiques for the writers, helping them to see where their strengths lie and where they need more attention in their writing. And then she keeps them writing with free-writes (done spontaneously) and monthly assignments, as well as a yahoo group she’s created for the circles’ writers to communicate with each other during the month.

The circles run the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. and the first Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. (January’s circles will be the second week due to the holidays.) The cost to attend is $10 which includes the workshop, a drink, and a snack provided by the Nook. Both nights contain the same material. If you would like to attend a circle, or have other questions, please contact Colleen by visiting www.colleenkappeler.com or by phone at 359-0712.

Through a collaboration between the Racine Public Library and Racine’s Java Vino wine and coffee shop, the Racine Public Library brings “Poetry Roundtables.” This new program invites the public for discussions of contemporary American poetry at Java Vino, once a month. The events are free and the setting will be conducive to a group of individuals with varied levels of experience with poetry. Each month will focus on a new contemporary American poet. Participants will read excerpts from a poet’s work together, analyze it, and discuss what significance it has in today’s society.

To supplement this program, the Racine Public Library’s internet website is providing a page with links pertaining to each author that include poetry, interviews and criticisms, among other resources.

This month we will focus on the works of Poet Ben Lerner and the event will be taking place on THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH from 7-9pm. Continue reading →