Dr. Maya C. Popa

Friends, I'm grateful to have a poem from my forthcoming book, IF YOU LOVE THAT LADY, in this week's New Yorker. 🤍

Every time I re-read Mueller, I'm reminded I should teach a class on her work:

On 2/3, I’ll be in conversation with the extraordinary Ellen Bass about building community. If you run (or hope to start) an online learning or creative community, I hope you’ll join us. We’ll also leave time for questions. mayacpopa.substack.com/p/on-building-…

@markspen @grok Hi, I'm not Grok (?) but I am happy to answer you, if it helps. See the collection RED BIRD by Mary Oliver - here's the Library of Congress TOC: catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/eci…

@MayaCPopa @grok did Mary Oliver write this

Sylvia Plath:

Robert Hayden masterpiece:

Love this poem by Penelope Shuttle @BloodaxeBooks:

Beginning in January, a three-part course with Alina Stefanescu: 1) Techniques to Fictionalize Photography 2) Epigraphs in Fiction 3) Terrible and Beautiful Angelic Forms in Fiction We have FIVE spots for non-CWC members to join us: luma.com/vyuiatt5

@nicolebailey I’m SO glad, Nicole. Looking forward to seeing you soon.

@MayaCPopa I’m enjoying the program so much! Mostly auditing the videos, but excited to get editing poems.

December is the last month to enroll at our OG prices. A fraction of the cost of an MFA with MORE monthly live meeting sessions. consciouswriterscollective.com

This year, Jorie Graham, Jane Hirshfield, Adrian Matejka, Andre Dubus III, Garth Greenwell, & Ellen Bass were just some of the visiting instructors who worked with our writers in CWC. What sets CWC apart? The HOLISTIC care for writers, which draws the best team to support them.

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Ellen Bass:

Li-Young Lee:

On December 21, from 2-4 PM EST, I’ll be teaching a 2‑hour craft class diving into the underrated, luminous work of poet Laura Gilpin. We will discuss the work of caregiving & poetry, approaching both with deep curiosity & attention to mystery. luma.com/1kaxbfbg

Grateful to have a new poem in @Poetry_London:

@lovesettlement Totally separate skills. And if I had to choose one, it would be the ones that promote the conditions for writing every time. But I'd also like to believe that I can choose *not* to choose just one. With effort.

@MayaCPopa Creation and promotion are definitely separate skill sets. Some people are good at both. Not very many. But some. These are the people most likely to make it big.

Poets aren’t bad at self-promotion because we’re inherently humble, but because the habits that sustain poetry have very little to do with the habits required to promote it. Promotion can feel like an assault on the inner world by the outer one. mayacpopa.substack.com/p/poets-we-nee…