by Lauren Carter | Apr 25, 2019 | Manitoba, Ontario, Poetry, Readings, Workshops, Writing Life
I’ll be traveling over the next little while – hop-scotching around Manitoba and Ontario (north and south) to read from Following Sea alongside some other fine poets and writers. I’ll also be teaching a few workshops. Readings are also planned for...
by Lauren Carter | Apr 10, 2019 | Events, Gardening, Ontario, Poetry, Process, Readings, Winnipeg, Writing Life
It’s been pretty quiet around here lately. Following Sea is bobbing out on the surf, and I’ve been busy watching it. I’ve been invited to and have arranged a few readings – including a National Poetry Month event at Forth Cafe in Winnipeg on...
by Lauren Carter | Mar 21, 2019 | Contemplations, Creativity, Creativity Coaching, Poetry, Process, Writers, Writing Life
So, I wrote this thing. An entirely new thing for me. New genre; new(ish) form. I read it to my husband and he got teary. Praise ensued. I figured this masterpiece should be sent to my agent STAT. Sell it! I’d cry. Make me famous! Luckily, I did not listen to...
by Lauren Carter | Mar 7, 2019 | Books, Poetry, Process, Writing Life
Poetry is and always has been how I cope with the hardest experiences of my life. It is an art form, as Mary Oliver said, that connects the conscious mind with the heart. Lichen Bright detailed the roughness of my late teens and 20s while Following Sea recounts my...
by Lauren Carter | Feb 28, 2019 | Books, Events, Manitoba, Poetry, Publications, Readings, Winnipeg, Writers, Writing Life
My new book-baby is one week old today (never mind the fact that the thing was in process for over a decade!) and we ushered it into the world at a lovely launch last week! J. and I went for dinner beforehand with friends. We had wine (half-price bottle day at Prairie...
by Lauren Carter | Feb 21, 2019 | Events, Manitoba, News, Poetry, Publications, Readings, Writing Life
Ten-plus years ago, I started writing the poems that would become Following Sea (writing takes time!) as I struggled through the long years of trying to have children and embracing genealogy as a way to explore my place in the world. Tonight, I’ll be celebrating...
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