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NONPROFIT ANNUAL ORGANIZATION Howard County Poetry and Literaure Society U.S. POSTAGE 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway, ELB 239 PAID REPORT Columbia, MD 21044 COLUMBIA, MD PERMIT NO. 197 FY 2006 410-772-4568 www. hocopolitso.org Howard County Poetry & Literature Society ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED JULY 2005-JUNE 2006 SILEXENLARGING THE AUDIENCE FOR CONTEMPORARY POETRY & LITERATURE SINCE 1974 Plan to join us! Friday, February 9, 2007 20 Years of The Writing Life ’ve now participated in the pro- 29th Annual duction of four episodes of The IWriting Life, sitting in the HCC Irish Evening TV studio to watch our hosts inter- Sherman Alexie Edgar Gabriel Silex Anne Enright view Michael Coady, Edward P. Jones, Sherman Alexie, and Anne Enright. At that point, having arranged the part- nership and managed to get the writer 2006 Event Highlights to the studio on time (or not – there are good backstories there), there is ■ HoCoPoLitSo’s 32nd program year opened with Native American poet/novelist nothing to do but sit and watch what Sherman Alexie performing to an overflow audience at Howard Community College. His happens...which is always unexpected, residency was made possible through a partnership with the HCC Book Connection. That enlightening, inspiring, and often evening, a screening of Smoke Signals, based upon Alexie’s novel Reservation Blues, preceded hilarious. The writers and hosts are 20TH YEAR ON THE AIR a discussion facilitated by poet and professor Edgar Gabriel Silex. COMING UP THIS WINTER endearing in their willingness to HoCoPoLitSo’s The Writing Life, a cable television series, airs up to DECEMBER Ciaron Carson hosted by Terence Winch ■ In November at the Tai Sophia Institute, four local writers, Anne Barney, Ann Bracken, demystify the idea of The Writer and five times a week year-round on local educational cable stations. Irish poet Ciaran Carson, a traditional musician, flutist, tin- Mike Clark and Brendan Donegan, read from their work in “Speaking of Healing.” his or her Life, to laugh at themselves Shows changing monthly are accessible to more than two million whistler, and singer, is hosted by poet and musician Terence and the eternal optimism that keeps ■ At the 28th Evening of Irish Music and Poetry, Event Chair Catherine McLoughlin- Marylanders. This writer-to-writer talk show has been repeatedly Winch. Author of nine books of poetry and five of prose, he people telling and listening to each funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Hayes welcomed Dublin author and broadcast journalist Anne Enright to The Jim Rouse reads excerpts from Last Night’s Fun as well as from his recent other’s stories. Mysteriously, however, Humanities Council, as well as by local sponsors and viewers. translation of Dante’s Inferno. Mr. Carson was featured at the Theatre in Columbia, MD. His Excellency Noel Fahey, Ambassador of Ireland, introduced the more they show us behind the cur- 25th Annual Evening of Irish Music and Poetry in Columbia in the evening. A concert of traditional Irish music with musicians from Celtic Thunder and In FY 2006, two new editions were produced at the Howard tain, the greater my esteem, regard, Community College TV Studio: Sherman Alexie hosted by Edgar February 2003. (Encore) Narrowbacks Dominick Murray, Linda Hickman, Tony DeMarco, Terry Winch, and Silex debuted in November 2005, encore in March 2006; and Irish and awe for their art. JANUARY Celebrating Jesse Winch, along with stepdancers Maura Hodgetts and Caitlin Golding, followed. writer Anne Enright hosted by George O’Brien, debut April HoCoPoLitSo created this rich literary 2006. Three Maryland poets – Lucille Clifton, Michael Collier and ■ Pulitzer-Prize winning poet was unable to attend the scheduled Poetry archive, spanning twenty years and Elizabeth Spires – celebrate their distinguished colleague, the Month reading. In her place Linda Pastan, former Maryland Poet Laureate and winner of Encore editions airing during the year included late Josephine Jacobsen (1908-2003). A closing segment over sixty poets and writers, under the the 2003 Ruth Lilly Prize, read with colleague Jean Nordhaus. hosted by Gregory Orr (1986) in July; Mary Gordon talks to includes never-before-seen videotape of Ms. Jacobsen, “a simply direction of Ellen Conroy Kennedy as Madison Smartt Bell (1995) in August; Saul Bellow with students astonishing poet” ( Sun) reading three poems and ■ As part of the Columbia Festival of the Arts and in partnership with Howard County founding president and Writing Life (1986, 2005) in September; Edward P. Jones hosted by E. talking about poetry during a 1982 Howard County visit. (Not Library, HoCoPoLitSo screened Voices in producer. Honored by the National Ethelbert Miller (2005) in October; Ciaran Carson with Terence to be confused with her 1995 show, at 88, with Roland Flint.) Wartime, Winch (2003) in December; Elizabeth Spires with Michael Collier (Encore 2003) a documentary that illuminates war Hometown Video Festival and the (2003) in January; with Michael Collier (1999) in through the light of poetry, followed by a BRAVO network’s “Art’s for Change” February; hosted by Henry Taylor (1991) in May; FEBRUARY Robert Bly hosted by Cornelius Eady panel discussion with local poet Karen Award and awarded funding from the and Carolyn Forche – Poetry of Witness with Roland Flint in June. Bly, who had authored over 40 books at that time, dedicated Arnold and historian Komozi Woodard, Maryland Humanities Council, the this edition of TWL to his poetry which says, moderated by education expert Denis Doyle. National Endowment for the Arts, “enchances your life.” A World War II veteran, he talks about A residency by pop-up book artist Robert The Columbia Foundation, The LIVE EVENTS 2007 the power of the poets of that era that expressed emotions on Sabuda and The Project, Columbia Festival of the Arts, The Paul Muldoon at 8 PM, Friday, February 9, 2007 the subject and the differences he saw with the Vietnam War. Among the poems Bly reads are: “Counting Small Boned a multi-media presentation, were also part of David Mura at Noon, Wednesday, May 23, 2007 continued on next page Bodies,” “Why We Don’t Die,” and “Ode to My Socks.” the Festival. Jean Nordhaus Linda Pastan (Encore 1997) HOWARD COUNTY POETRY & LITERATURE SOCIETY ■ www.hocopolitso.org ENDOWMENT GIFTS Ensure HoCoPoLitSo’s FUTURE. Gifts and pledges to the HoCoPoLitSo Fund at the Columbia Foundation The Writing Life Student Audiences Baltimore SUN; and Nora Scanlan, for- from February 1996 to October 15, 2006 are indicated below. mer Howard County high school guid- NOBEL CIRCLE Saundra Barrett Catherine McLoughlin-Hayes Joan Greenberg & Barbara William Dove continued from previous page Between October 2005 and March ance counselor. Lucille Clifton Douglas Heinrichs & Diane Lawson John Farrell $20,000 and up 2006, more than 765 students from Dianne M. Connelly Marshall In memory of Fredericka Dr. Catherine Gira Rouse Company Foundation and The ten creative writing winners were Padraic & Ellen Kennedy Frank & Margaret Lee Conroy Susan Thornton Hobby Clifton Mary T. Gould Howard County’s public high schools Jean & Bob Moon Minta D. Davis Michael & Carolyn Kelemen Thomas & Mary Lorsung John Harding Friends of HoCoPoLitSo, the half-hour Kelly Balkin (Centennial), Elizabeth In memory of Bessie Hurni In Honor of Ellen Conroy Linda & Robert Keller Virgie Mason Dr. Tara Hart discussed the process of writing poetry Flanagan Kennedy Janice Kisner Sylvia Padow Ken Jennings shows feature unique conversations – Dobbins (Centennial), and Matthew Patty Rouse Paula & Franco Einaudi Donna Lyle Russell (Joan) Phillippi Hazel Swann Jones with Baltimore poet Kendra Kopelke, In honor of Padraic and Ellen Richard & Mary Louise Michael & Louise Riemer Mary M. Kamerman moments and insights not reproduced Lehtonen (Hammond) in the personal LITERARY LIONS Kennedy McCally Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Rodbell Chaya Kaplan HoCoPoLitSo’s 14th poet-in-residence. Sandra B Goolsby Catherine McLoughlin-Hayes Nora Scanlan Kathleen Larson anywhere else – between distinguished essay category; Justin Landy $10,000 – $19,999 Floyd & Cassandra Grayson Helen & Joe Mitchell Lawrence & Patricia Taubman Pearl D. Laufer An Associate Professor of Communica- writers and their distinguished hosts. (Reservoir), Owen Greeley (Hammond) Peter & Beth Horowitz Dan & Mary Margaret Fred & Virginia Pausch Margot Treitel Barbara Lawson tions Design and Director of the M.F.A. Michael Moon Kamerman Ruth Penn In memory of Raphael Treitel Alexander Leak Those interviewed could form an anthol- and Katherine Holtrop (Reservoir) in In honor of Jean Moon To honor Pearl Tobin Beverly Fearn Porter Bayard Waterbury Adele K. Levine Program in Creative Writing and The Columbia Foundation Gordon Mumpower Carol S. Rodricks Terence Winch Anne R. Markham ogy of the most well-known and award- the short story category; and in the poet- Linda Odum Hanne Skov Virgie A. S. Markham Publishing Arts at the University of LAUREATE CIRCLE Lawrence Pomeroy Hilary Tham GIFTS IN HONOR OF Russell & Mary Louise McCally winning names in contemporary litera- ry category, Gabrielle Boguslaw In memory of Moira Kennedy Jean M. Meisel Baltimore, she has authored two collec- $1,000 – $9,999 Pomeroy PARTICIPANT ELLEN CONROY Barbara Merke ture, including Lucille Clifton, Michael (Glenelg), Laura Messenheimer Alpha Phi Alpha Jim & Patty Rouse Charitable KENNEDY Helen Buss Mitchell tions of poetry and is co-editor of Foundation Up to $99 Gail Moore Barbara Lawson Judith Adams Collier, Roland Flint, Linda Pastan, E. (Glenelg), and Erica Szalkowski Tim & Beth Singleton Lanny Morrison & Lynne Harry “Chip” Lundy Ann Augustine Steve Alpern Passager, a national literary journal focus- Allan Starkey Nemeth Pam & Steve Mack In honor of Robert M. Vaeth Virginia Bates Ethelbert Miller, Henry Taylor, Stanley (Hammond); in the playwriting catego- Marvin & Marcia Thomas Esen & Ralph Paradiso Donald & Brigitte Manekin Ann Barney Kathleen O. Bowen ing on writings by new older writers, her Emerson & Celonia Walden Lawrence Pomeroy Kunitz, W.S. Merwin, Grace Paley, In Honor of Ellen Conroy In memory of Jessalyn G. Ann Bracken ry, Steven Yenzer (Centennial). Carol S. Rodricks Foundation work is also included in When Divas Kennedy Barney Patrick & Judith Clancy Barbara & Robert Russell , Amiri Baraka and Philip Lanny Morrison & Lynne SUSTAINER Cradelia Birdsong Eileen Clegg May Ruth & Henry Seidel Dance: The Diva Squad Poetry Collection. The honorees were: Sarah Jawed, Nemeth Mr. & Mrs. John Buck Mary Anne Cole $100-$249 Tim & Beth Singleton Levine. Morris & Edie Range Susan & Jeremy Clayton Dianne M. Connelly Hanne Skov Rebecca Jonhson (Atholton), Kristen Alpha Phi Alpha Eileen Clegg Joan Corhran Kopelke also capti- Hilary Tham Anne & George Barker Daphne D. Comegys Helen Rosalind Cowie There are no plans to change the suc- Powell, Steven Yenzer (Centennial), PULITZER CIRCLE Marvin & Marsha Thomas Virginia Bates Richard Dowling Joetta Cramm vated students of Verity Weston-Truby $250-$999 Frederick & Catherine Chiccone Naomi Hayman Daedalus Books cessful premise of the show, but you will Matthew E. Abbott, Laura Melissa A. Wilkins Howard Commu- Ann Barney & Steve Van Order Edward & Joan Cochran Jocelyn Knowles Ginny D’Aiutolo be seeing updated graphics and other Messenheimer (Glenelg), Christina David Barrett Mary Donegon Jack Knox Bonnie S. Daniel nity College and Philip & Barbara Gallagher design enhancements in future episodes. Frithsen, Kelly George (Hammond), the Howard County And, if you log on our website, Bethany Bengfort, Katherine Library Teen Time. www.hocopolitso.org, for information Harkness (Howard), Alexander ANNUAL CONTRIBUTORS about The Writing Life and news of On April 19, the Gebhart, Emily Wilson (Long Reach), This list includes cash and major in-kind contributions received between July 1, 2005 and October 15, 2006. Serial gifts by the same contributor are merged. Every effort has been made to include all names and to spell them correctly. upcoming events, you’ll be treated to a Folger Shakespeare Erica Fedor, Caroline Kessler Kendra Kopelke Please let us know if there are errors or omissions. site with an entirely fresh and contempo- Library’s touring (Marriots Ridge), Elizabeth Dow, Kyle rary look and enriched functionality, quartet “Bill’s Buddies” presented scenes Andrew Goon (Mt. Hebron), Rebecca PLATINUM The Columbia Bank Tara Hart Mary Pat Donelan Chaya Kaplan Walter A. Kehoe In memory of Tessa Hart Marcia Dorst In honor of Fern Eisner researched and designed for us pro bono from by the Bard to 300 from Burleigh Fielfeld, Orri Ganel (Oakland Mills), BENEFACTORS Ted & Dee Peck Horvath Dr. Jack P. Farrell Carolyn Kelemen by Howard Community College web Manor Middle School and Mariotts Brian Canard, Sarah Singer ($10,000 and up) Carol S. Rodricks Foundation Fredricka Hill John R. Fitzpatrick Alexander Leak Howard County Arts Council Susan Thornton Hobby Hans Gesell Adele Levine design students under the guidance of Ridge High School. (Reservoir), Ashley Haavik, Lisa through a grant from Howard SPONSORS Kenneth Jennings In memory of Ralph & Margot Kathryn Marshall County Government In memory of Eleanor Jennings Treitel Jean Meisel professor Rose Volynskiy as part of the Rosinsky (River Hill), Laura Cleveland ($250 to $499) Mary Margaret & Dan Stephen & Margaret Greif Arthur Nash Up and coming poet Jenny O’Grady Baywood Design Build/Group Kamerman Susan B. Hellerman Kathleen O’Toole college’s Service Learning program. and Alexis Mcnutt (Wilde Lake). GOLD BENEFACTORS Lucille Clifton In Honor of Ellen Conroy Katherine Heatherington Richard Pinkham offered a workshop for students of the ($5,000 & over) Columbia Town Center Rotary Kennedy Virginia C. Jones Nancy Rhead Kathleen Larson Going behind the scenes to tape a Glenelg Country School. Seniors Kyler Evans (Hammond) and The Columbia Foundation Padraic & Ellen Conroy Madeline Karpel In Memory of Joanne Sailor Howard Community College Richard and Jane McCauley Kennedy Richard & Judith Krieg Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Rodbell Writing Life episode evokes the mar- Emily Loyco (River Hill) were also The Jim & Patty Rouse Mediation & Conflict In memory of Moira Kennedy Emily Lincoln Zelda Simon For twenty-five years HoCoPoLitSo has Charitable Foundation Resolution Center Pomeroy, Rev Christopher Lani Makholm Margaret Weaver velous tension similar to the beginning of awarded books in appreciation as volun- Sheraton Columbia Hotel Kennedy, Robert Emmet, Jean Mary Louise & Russell McCally Terence Winch awarded prizes to the winners of its All SILVER BENEFACTORS Tai Sophia Institute MacLeod Kennedy Catherine McLoughlin-Hayes Harry & Dianna Winsor a HoCoPoLitSo event, that anticipatory teers for their service. Ryna May Virginia Pausch Ralph Wood County Writing Competition and hon- ($2,500 & up) PATRONS E. Ethelbert Miller Elsa Ponce moment when the writer takes the podi- ored students nominated by their teach- Howard Community College ($100 to $249) In memory of Reetika Vazirani Lorraine Roth VOLUNTEERS um. It reminds me of the simple but MD State Arts Council through Helen & Joe Mitchell Barbara & Bob Russell Saundra Barrett ers for Promise and Achievement in the State of MD and the NEA Alpha Phi Alpha The Meeting Point Café Dorothy Sawicki Berry Family powerful HoCoPoLitSo mission: basically, Apart From Programming National Endowment for the George & Anne Barker Esen & Ralph Paradiso Anne-Louise Silver Kimberly Blanchard Language Arts. HoCoPoLitSo board Arts David Barrett Alexander Ruygrok Hanne Skov Joyce Braga invite a great writer to visit us here in Liz Bobo & Lloyd Knowles In Honor of Ellen Conroy Nancy Stanley Helen & Richard Carter members presented book prizes with Howard Community College provided a BRONZE BENEFACTORS Dianne Connelly Kennedy Melissa Wilkins Veronica Clarke Howard County, invite those who love In memory of Irene Saucier Scott & Janet Shindell Patricia VanAmburg Delta Phi Omega – UMBC hand-inscribed bookplates at eleven high work-study student, Ilyse Reid, who has ($1,000 & up) Daedalus Books Wilde Lake Community In memory of Tessa Hart Janet Deshield literature to attend, and then get out of Alnwick Web Services In memory of Frank Conroy Association Horvath Mary Pat Donelan school honors assemblies. This year’s transcribed five editions of The Writing The Baltimore Sun Christine Dinwoodie Kyler Evans the way, and watch the magic. The Columbia Film Society Mary & Brendan Donegan DONORS FRIENDS Lois Fowler judges were Virginia Pausch, former Life. High School intern Emily Loyco William F. Dove The Horizon Foundation ($50 to $99) (up to $49) Erin Hayden Howard County Public Schools Mary Ellen Duncan Steve Horvath Howard High School English depart- from River Hill High School assisted Diane & Dennis Dunn Susan Atlas & Jamie Godfrey Cradelia Birdsong Patuxent Publishing Corp. Mary Azreal Alan Bogage Betty Howard ment leader; Timothy Singleton of the with program designs. Morris & Edie Range Mary T. Gould Jackie Kirchhoff Tara Hart, Managing Director Sandra Goolsby Hilda Barrett Eileen Clegg The Rouse Company Kathleen O. Bowen Debbie Devoe Mary Kirchhoff Foundation Phyllis Greenbaum Leslie MacFarlane In memory of Tessie Gross Ann Bracken Julie Dunlap In honor of Dorothy Bracken Lawrence Fenton Eric Percy Paula Einaudi Christopher Potts BOARD OF DIRECTORS H O C O P O L ITS O STAFF BENEFACTORS In Honor of Ellen Conroy Helen Carter Warren Gruhl Ryland & Lynn Chapman Eleanor Heinbotham Edie Range David H. Barrett Catherine McLoughlin-Hayes Morris Range Tara Hart Pamela Simonson Susan Hobby ($500 to $999) Kennedy Nora Scanlan Managing Director Deputy Director Consultant Dr. Catherine Gira Patrick & Judith Clancy In honor of Dr. Regis Boyle Lucille Clifton Ellen Conroy Kennedy Patty Rouse The Baltimore Sun John Connell Susan Hellerman Singleton Family Michael Collier Kathleen Larson Tim Singleton Coldwell Banker Residential Jane Coskren Susan Thornton-Hobby 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway, ELB 239, Columbia, MD 21044 Brokerage, Columbia Office Tara Hart Virginia Pausch 410-772-4568 [email protected]