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Western New England Poetry Collection, 1977-2009Finding AidFinding aid prepared by Dex Haven.2008
Administrative InformationAcquired by gift from Rich Puchalsky and assorted friends and associates of the Florence Poets Society, 2008. Related MaterialRelated websites include: Processed by rsc, 2007-2008. Preferred CitationCite as: Western New England Poetry Collection (MS 561). Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst. The collection is open for research. Return to the Table of Contents Historical NoteThe Silkworm, 2007During the summer 2004, Carl Russo and Thomas Clark gathered a group of poets in Florence, Mass., to found the Florence Poets Society. Since that time, the Society has grown in size and significance, becoming a hub of the poetry communities in Western Massachusetts, promoting the sharing, reading, and publication of works by its members. In the past several years, members of the Florence Poets Society have received grants from the Northampton Arts Council to organize an outdoor Poetry Festival in Northampton (2005-2007), and with additional assistance, they have promoted a successful, on-going Poetry Slam competition (2006- ) and a regular run of other public readings throughout the region. The Society publishes an annual review, The Silkworm, and since 2006 it has sponsored an annual international poetry contest that now receives dozens of submissions from as far away as Australia and the UK. The Society also supports the publication of chapbooks by its members, often working in concert with local publishers such as Slate Roof Press and Turtle Pond Press. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Contents of the CollectionEstablished in partnership with Rich Puchalsky and the Florence Poets Society, the Western New England Poetry Collection constitutes an effort to document the vibrant poetry communities in Western New England. The collection includes all forms of poetry, from the written to the spoken word, in all formats, but with a particular emphasis upon locally produced and often difficult to find chapbooks, small press books, unpublished works, and limited run periodicals. The collection is not limited to members of the Florence Poets Society, and additions from poets in Western New England are eagerly welcomed. In the collection inventory, we have included biographical statements for selected poets. Return to the Table of Contents Search TermsReturn to the Table of Contents And So Begin (Northampton, Mass.: Turtle Pond Press, 2003). 2003The Jesus Poems ([Northampton, Mass.]: Turtle Pond Press, undated). undatedSouls Floating By (Northampton, Mass.: Turtle Pond Press, 2004). 2004With These Words (Northampton, Mass.: Turtle Pond Press, 2002). 2002Old New York City Where I Lay My Head (Northampton, Mass.: s.n., Undated). Undated CDCrossing the Bar (Northfield, Mass.: Slate Roof Press, 2005). 2005A Winter Offering and a Second Collection (Williamsburg, Mass.: Florence Poets Society, 2007). 2007Signed by author In That One Place (Greenfield, Mass.: Tribe Press, 2006). 2006sirens and incense (S.l.: s.n., 2006). With Larry Kimmel 2006Walk Through Paradise Backwards (Northfield, Mass.: Slate Roof Press, 2004). [26p.] 2004hitting home: poems 2004-2006 (s.l.: s.n., ca.2006). 2006Moonlit Pillow (Northampton, Mass.: s.n., 2008). 2008Sensible Particulars (Florence, Mass.: s.n., 2008). 2008Masks and Mirrors and Other Poems (S.l.: s.n., 2003). 2003Signed by author to Vikki. More Poems in a Pinch (S.l.: s.n., 2008). 2008Three Vanities (Pudding House Publications: Columbus, Ohio, 2009). 2009Signed by author on ffep. Trees Are Not Still (S.l.: s.n., 2007). 2007Signed by author on ffep. Outstanding Works of Genius Vol. 2 (S.l.: s.n., ca.2005?). ca.2005?Equinox: An Excursion of Stories, Poems, and EssaysEquinox: An Excursion of Stories, Poems, and Essays (Northfield, Mass.: Maureen Moore, 2004), v. 1:1. 2004 SpringEquinox: An Excursion of Stories, Poems, and Essays (Northfield, Mass.: Maureen Moore, 2004 Sept.), v. 1:2. 2004 Sept.Equinox: An Excursion of Stories, Poems, and Essays (Shelburne Falls, Mass.: Ginger Cat Press, 2005 Spring), v.2:1. 2005 SpringEquinox: An Excursion of Stories, Poems, and Essays (Shelburne Falls, Mass.: Ginger Cat Press, 2005 Fall), v.2:2. 2005 FallEquinox: An Excursion of Stories, Poems, and Essays (Shelburne Falls, Mass.: Ginger Cat Press, 2006 Spring), v. 3:1. 2006 SpringEquinox: An Excursion of Stories, Poems, and Essays (Shelburne Falls, Mass.: Ginger Cat Press, 2006 Fall), v.3:2 2006 FallPlay a Song on the Drums He Said (Brooklyn, N.Y.: Owl's Head Press, 1977). 1977New Brooklyn Poets no. 3 Poems (S.l.: s.n., 2008). 2008Care Center Poems (Holyoke, Mass.: The Care Center, 2007). 2007Blinding the Goldfinches (Omaha, Neb.: Backwaters Press, 2005). 2005Thine Embers Fly (Amherst, Mass.: Factory Hollow Press, 2007). 2007Dream House: Poems (Holyoke, Mass.: In Other Words Inc., 2005). 2005Art by Joanne Yoshida. The Next Planet (s.l.: s.n., 2006?). 2006?Nami: An Anthology by the Haiku Poets Society of Western Massachusetts (S.l.: s.n., 2003). Ed. by Wanda Cook and Linda Porter 2003Untitled (Northfield, Mass.: Bull Thistle et al., 2008). 2008Escape Hatch (S.l.: s.n., 2008). 2008A Plan of How to Catch Amanda: Poems (Amherst, Mass.: Factory Hollow Press, 2007). 2007Cafe Poetry at Night (Holyoke, Mass.: Avalon Classics, 2004). 2004Struck Just So: A Collection of Sensual Poems (S.l.: s.n., 2007). 2007 Oct.room on the third floor (S.l.: s.n., 2007). With Wanda Cook 2007In the Shell of the Ear and Other Poems (Northampton, Mass.: Hampshire Typothetae, 1977). 1977Janet Cochrane MacFayden was born in Englewood, NJ, but grew up in Williamstown, MA, where he father taught geology. She received an A.B. in geology from Brown University and 14 years later, an MFA in English at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She lived in Providence, RI; Cambridge and Somerville, MA; Delray Beach, FL; and Amherst, Leverett, and Shutesbury, MA. In her early adulthood she tried many different professions, including soup cook, woodworking, piano tuning, various secretarial jobs, welfare worker, and personnel recruiter. After her MFA, she worked as a freelance writer/editor for many area schools. Later she also worked part-tome for Yankee Environmental Systems, a firm developing meteorological instruments. Her first poetry teacher was Harold Bond in Cambridge, MA; later Susan Mitchell at Florida Atlantic University became an important influence. Workshops with James Tate and Dara Wier all informed her work. [Biographical statement courtesy Slate Roof Press.] In Defense of Stones (Sunderland, Mass.: Heatherstone Press, 1995). 1995Publishers proof. Susan Middleton , born 4/18/49 in Cambridge, MA, has lived in Ashfield MA since 1991. She has a BS in Science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and since 1986 has worked as a freelance writer and editor of mostly science textbooks. She was one of the six founders of Slate Roof Press, which works collectively to publish chapbooks of its Franklin County members. In her spare time, she leads hikes for the Appalachian Mountain Club, tutors ESL students, and of course writes. [Biographical statement courtesy Slate Roof Press.] Seed Case of the Heart (Northfield, Mass.: Slate Roof Press, 2007). 2007Madivinez (S.l.: Lenelle Moise, 2007). 2007 CDNautilus IIPoetry and art by teen mothers studying at The Care Center Nautilus II (Holyoke, Mass.: The Care Center, 2004), v.2 2004Nautilus II (Holyoke, Mass.: The Care Center, 2005), v.3 2005Nautilus II (Holyoke, Mass.: The Care Center, 2006), v.4 2006Nautilus II (Holyoke, Mass.: The Care Center, 2007), v.5 2007Nautilus II (Holyoke, Mass.: The Care Center, 2009), v.7 2009Signs of Love (Port Orchard, Wash.: Windstorm Creative, 2008). 2008Still Life with Buddy: A Novel Told in Fifty Poems (Radnor, Ohio: Pride Publication, 1997). 1997With Respect to Peskeomskut (S.l.: s.n., 1994). 1994Susie Allen Patlove was born in Boston in 1947 and lived in Hingham, MA until she was twelve, at which time her family moved to Red Bank, NJ. She was educated at Smith College and UC Berkeley, taking a degree from Smith in Chinese History. She has long been a student and practitioner of Zen Buddhism. She has worked at a variety of jobs including nursery school teacher, housecleaner, landscape gardener, editor and bookstore clerk. She now works at the Arms Library in Shelburne Falls. [Biographical statement courtesy Slate Roof Press.] Quickening (Northfield, Mass.: Slate Roof Press, 2007). 2007Yesterdays Toys (Springfield, Mass.: Galeria, ca.2006). 2006Under a Paper Trellis (Amherst, Mass.: Factory Hollow Press, 2007). 20072nd printing Doctor of Dead Letters (S.l.: s.n., 2005). 2005First printing, signed by author Shards of Glass (S.l.: s.n., 2000). 2000Second printing, signed by author Sun on the Surface: Poems and Pictures for Children (S.l.: s.n., 2006). 2006Signed by author The Power of Weevils (S.l.: s.n., 2004). 2004First printing, signed by author No Guarantees Adjust and Continue (Greenfield, Mass.: Human Error, 2007). 2007Before and After (S.l.: s.n., 2009). UndatedThe September Poems (S.l.: s.n., 2008). 2008Set on Freedom, vol. 1: Disability Poems (Mariposa Press: Belchertown, Mass., 2007). 2007Set on Freedom, vol. 2: Feminist Poems (Mariposa Press: Belchertown, Mass., 2007). 2007Set on Freedom, vol. 3: Queer Poems (Mariposa Press: Belchertown, Mass., 2007). 2007Set on Freedom, vol. 4: Person of Faith Poems (Mariposa Press: Belchertown, Mass., 2007). 2007Set on Freedom, vol. 5: People of Color Poems (Mariposa Press: Belchertown, Mass., 2007). 2007Set on Freedom, vol. 6: American Poems (Mariposa Press: Belchertown, Mass., 2007). 2007Words Inspired by the People's Music Network (S.l.: s.n., 2009). 2009There Will be a Singing (Northampton, Mass.: South Street Books, 2007). 2007The Lotus Seed Poems (Lotus Seed: Northampton, 2003). 2003 CDSilkworm: The Annual Review of the Florence Poets SocietySilkworm 2007: The Annual Review of the Florence Poets Society (Florence, Mass.: Florence Poet' Society Press, 2007). 2007Silkworm 4: The Annual Review of the Florence Poets Society (Florence, Mass.: Florence Poet' Society Press, 2010). 2010Titles, Fall 2007. 2007blonde red Mustang state trooper (Northfield, Mass.: Slate Roof Press, 2005). 2005Sonnets to the Unseen and Other Poems (Sebastopol, Calif.: Talking to Tara Press, 2001). 2001Equinox: An Excursion of Stories, Poems , and Essays (Spring 2004) (Northfield, Mass.: , 2004 Spring). 2004 SpringAmerika (Florence, Mass.: Florence Poet' Society Press, 2006). 2006The Hum of Distant Turbines (Florence, Mass.: Florence Poet' Society Press, 2007). 2007Light the Nose (Florence, Mass.: Florence Poet' Society Press, 2005). 2005Richardson's Milk: Poetry from the Crate (Florence, Mass.: Florence Poet' Society Press, 2007). 38p. 2007Son of Richardson's Milk: More Poetry from the Crate (Florence, Mass.: Florence Poet' Society Press, 2007). 2007Love Illusions (S.l.: Lonegoddess Publ., 2005). 2005My Spirited Cameo: Poetry For the Ages (Florence, Mass.: Collective Copies, 2008). 2008Voices from the Blue Room (Florence, Mass.: Collective Copies, 2009). 2009 |
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