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Welcome to my musings on poets, artists and musicians! If you browse through my blog, you will meet persons who dare to dream and create. Some lived long ago, some are alive today. Their stories have inspired me, and I hope they will inspire you, too!
WOK Ekphrastic Writing Seminar
WOK Ekphrastic Writing Seminarby Carla Joy Martin “A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS” I will be the featured presenter at the Writers of Kern Meeting on September 18, 2022, at Hodel’s Country Dining, 5917 Knudson Drive, Bakersfield at 9:00 a.m. We will be...
My upcoming chapbook, Coffee Café Customers: An Americana Collection
I am busy adding the final poems to my upcoming chapbook, Coffee Café Customers: An Americana Collection. The poems paint pictures of many of the unique persons from all walks of life who frequent the local coffee cafes of my town. I have spent afternoons observing...
Carla Joy – Kern Poetry Featured Poet – September 3rd, 2022
I was thrilled to be the featured poet at Dagny’s First Saturday Open Mic on September 3, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. I read selections from my upcoming poetry chapbook, Coffee Café Customers: An Americana Collection. Over 25 folks filled the backroom and ohed and ahed and...
Interview with Jane Hirshfield
This week I am sharing words of wisdom from poets who are appearing in “The Collective Trauma Summit – A Ten-Day Online Event to Explore Methods for Working with Unresolved and Hidden Trauma in Individuals, Communities and Society.” (September 22-October 1, 2020)...