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#YearInReview #2022 #Top20
DETAILS: Each month of 2022 was action-packed, but here are my TOP 20 picks. JANUARY: 1. Happy New Year starts off with poetry as Eat the Storms invites me on as a guest for Episode 5 of Season 4. Special thanks to host and producer, Damien B. Donnelly for invitation to read my poetry and "Stay bloody poetic." 2. The National Poetry Library added the entire catalogue of Steel Incisors Press including The Mouth of a Lion (Steel Incisors, 2021). Special thanks to EIC James Knight for including my ash poetry "Scapegoating in the Silver Age" to such a ferocious anthology. FEBRUARY: 3. The City of Takoma Park, MD films a media package for Uniting Us Art Exhibitions at the Community Center. In the video, [11.00 - 13.35 of 16.18 mins] I discuss the ways Uniting Us benefits the veteran artist community. Special thanks to co-founder AnnMarie Halterman for organizing so many worthwhile arts initiatives. The Takoma Parks Art Exhibition was brillz. MARCH: 4. The Book of Penteract launch [print anthology] by (Penteract Press, 2022). 200-page, casebound edition, full-color, hardback featuring 45 poets working in the fields of constrained, formal, and visual poetry. Special thanks to EIC Anthony Etherin for including 6 of my ash poems to this spectacular anthology. 5. StAnza Scotland's International Poetry Festival invites Trickhouse Press. Special thanks to EIC Dan Power for including M.U.S.I.C. into the 2022 Annual. Thank you for adding my vispo/object poem and sharing the anthology with the public. APRIL: 6. Ashes to Ashes my debut poetry booklet launches [spineless] by (Paper View Independent Publishing, 2022). Special thanks to Sal Nunkachov for making the booklet "burn." 7. The Tickle (Issue 43, 2022) launch of @inwarhol, an art magazine focused on TEZOS NFT artists and creative writers. Online magazine features WOMEN | ROBOT | DIALOGUES, my series of micro scripts initially developed on social media platforms. Special thanks to Anna Malina for inviting my art into the NFT space. Note: I still do not understand crypto. MAY: 8. Archive of Using Arts to Heal [Season 3 | Podcast 4] of Leave No Veteran Behind [transcript]. Special thanks to host and producer Lauren Korshak of the Office of Health Equity at the Department of Veterans Affairs for inviting me onto the podcast to speak about my literary work. 9. Release of A Visual Work Poem [online] published by (Ice Floe Press, 2022). Special thanks to Moira Saucer and Robert Frede Kenter for including my Blake-inspired ash poetry piece. JUNE: 10. Atelier 11 Art Exhibition presented by L’AiR Arts in Paris, France. Exhibition coincided with launch of in PLU 9 magazine. Special thanks to Malik Crumpler for featuring 2 of my ash poetry pieces in the issue and exhibition (Paris Lit Up, 2022). 11. Artist Showcase at Library of Congress hosted by the Veterans History Project to discuss From Conflict to Creativity: Presenting PTSD and Facing MST (Uniting Us, 2022). Special thanks to VHP for inviting veterans to discuss our anthologies and projects and chat with members of the public about personal experiences using the healing power of art. Bucket list!! JULY: 12. Launch of Issue 2 [print journal]. Special thanks to EIC Ali Nasir for featuring 5 of my calligrams (Handwritten and Co., 2022) alongside works by Kelli Russell Agodon & Diane Seuss, Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. AUGUST: 13. Launch of Bare Bones [print anthology] featuring my collage of Hepburn vispos (Fevers of the Mind, 2022). Special thanks to EIC David O'Nan for including my art experiments in so many Fevers of the Mind projects. 14. Once Upon a Blank Slate [flovel] published by (AngelHousePress, 2022). Special thanks to EIC Amanda Earl for including my voice to Experiment-O and for creating fun projects like Flash-A-Ganza for writers to contribute to. SEPTEMBER: 15. Wave 11 podcast released (Iamb: Poetry Seen and Heard, 2022). Special thanks to Mark Antony Owen for including my poetry dealing with in-the-moment themes and for making the process sound so crystal clear. 16. Launch of Pandemic Love and Other Affinities, anthology [print] published by (Ice Floe Press, 2022). Special thanks to Moira Saucer and EIC Robert Frede Kenter for including my 2 visual ash poems. OCTOBER: 17. Portrait Gallery Fundraiser: Raising Awareness for homeless women veterans and their children [online event]. Special thanks to event organizer Ms. Veteran America Finalist Terace Garnier for including my poppy calligram in the silent auction. Additional thanks to sponsors Uniting Us and many others. 18. Release of "Broken Bits: A Mental Health Experiment" [poetry short film], published by (Ice Floe Cinema, 2022). Lots of thanks to Ice Floe for helping erase the stigma surrounding mental health matters. NOVEMBER: 19. One Year Publishing Anniversary [event] for Paper View and launch of poet laureate Derek Beaulieu's book with a video featuring a 1 second teaser of Ashes to Ashes [.51 -.52 secs of 36.16 mins]. This in-person party included Ashes to Ashes (Paper View Independent Publishing, 2022). Special thanks to Sal Nunkochov for layout, publishing, branding, distribution, and events bringing all Paper View independent publishing collections to the public. DECEMBER: 20. Launch of Issue 2 [print and online] published by (Cutbow Quarterly, 2022). Special thanks to EIC Arden Hunter for including my calligram "Skull Diptera" [page 23 of 66]. That's a wrap on my Top 20 of 2022. What a Year!!! 2023 Resolutions starting here soon. Keep an eye on my blog for all things art, literature, music, drama, folklore, and more. Blessings to you and yours, Xx Maggs Comments are closed.
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