Poetry – Page 29 – Janet Ruth Heller

Doing a Writers Workshop to Promote Your Books

Author: Janet Ruth Heller August 18, 2015

Doing creative writing workshops in schools, at conferences, in bookstores, and at libraries is a good way to introduce yourself and your books to the public. I have done writing workshops for children as young as 5 1/2, for teachers,…
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Advice for Writers, Books, Fiction, Literature, Nonfiction, Poetry, Writing Workshop

advice for writers, books, careful word choice, creative nonfiction, critique, literature, poetry, writing workshop

Two Poems by Janet Published in Old Northwest Review

Author: Janet Ruth Heller July 4, 2015

Dear Friends, Old Northwest Review published two of my poems, “Inheritance (For Oma)” and “Policing My Apartment,” in its fall 2015 issue. This journal focuses on literature from the Midwest. I read the first poem at my grandmother’s funeral in…
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Literature, Poetry

literature, Old Northwest Review, poetry, published work

Janet Ruth Heller on Panel about Midwestern Dramatic Monologues at the Writing the Midwest Conference on June 1, 2015

Author: Janet Ruth Heller April 23, 2015

Monday, June 1, 2015—Janet Ruth Heller will be discussing “Dramatic Monologues in Midwestern Poetry,” reading her poetry, and autographing her books from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Writing the Midwest, the annual conference of the Society for the Study of…
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Autographing, Books, Criticism, Humanities, Janet's Speaking Events, Literature, Midrash/Exegesis, Poetry, Poetry Reading

dramatic monologues, Midwestern literature, poetry, poetry reading