EMILY GWINN By Karen Mobley
Gwinn is a mother of two young girls and works as a teacher. Her insights are deft in her on-line project and print collection released from Sage Hill Press called All We Can Hold, centered on the themes of motherhood.( www. allwecanhold. com)
Gwinn said,“ My good friend and writer, Benjamin Cartwright, and I recently completed a collaborative collection called Additional Lyrics. The process of writing with a friend was exhilarating. We used old American folk songs as inspiration, and we shared lines of poems via text over a series of months. I never knew when a word, line, or sentence would arrive to my phone, catching me off-guard. One of our poems from the collection(“# 7”) was published by White Stag, and our collection was a finalist in their most recent contest.”
Gwinn was a recipient of a Spokane Arts SAGA Grant for the publication of Uncensored, a collection of poetry from Spokane Poetry Slam. All proceeds go toward the Individual World Poetry Slam, coming to Spokane this October. Books are available, as well as information about the Individual World Poetry Slam at www. spokanepoetryslam. org. know it, your work is in a book that’ s being published and two weeks ago you didn’ t have any interest in submitting your writing to anything or anyone... ever.”
Jennifer Knickerbocker, Grants Manager for Spokane Arts, commented,“ The impact of the SAGA funds will go very far, highlighting the talent that we have here. At Spokane Arts we know that this project and event will take place regardless of SAGA funding, but feel that with this investment, it will help a comparatively small artist community achieve wider community recognition and have a ripple effect. Not only will the Spokane literary scene benefit from the national exposure by hosting iWPS, but Spokane will gain attention as a destination city. Ninety-six of the nation’ s top-performing, touring poets will fill our city streets with words, and bring dollars to spend at our local restaurants, bars, and businesses.”
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Uncensored includes poets Anastasia Aguon, Mark Anderson, Chris Cook, Devin Divine, Misty Ellingburg, Fitz, Lauren Gilmore, Zack Graham, Luke Grayson, Steve Heaps, Kimiko Hirota, Kristine Iredale, Teri Koski, Seth Marlin, Travis Naught, Davy Jones Nguyen, Jansen Niccals, Kurt Olson, Kristina Poffenroth, Tay Sanders, and Jack Siebel. Isaac Grambo said,“ Emily is a positive and friendly organizer … with her genuine interest in people, she is able to motivate writers and institutions to come together for the joy of collaboration--before you
EMILY GWINN WILL BE AT THE FOLLOWING ENGAGEMENTS IN 2017:
July 19: Collaborative performances with Benjamin Cartwright from Additional Lyrics including Poetry Rising at Barnes and Noble.
Sept. 22-24: LiTFUSE Poets’ Workshop, Tieton, WA.
Oct. 12-14: Individual World Poetry Slam, Spokane, WA.
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