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alee_grrlJust spoke with my grandmother and uncle on the phone. Grandma is moving into her new assisted living apartment on Monday. My aunt helped her pick out new furniture and my dad, aunt and uncle will help her get moved in and settled come Monday. Such a relief.
In other newsjjhunter and I have been working to get ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
poetree back up and running after a long hiatus, not to mention getting some old projects for the community done and updated. The comm will come off hiatus this coming Monday (Sept. 10). Our first week back is going to be a multi-hosted theme week in which we will explore one poem in depth. The poem we have chosen is Julia Stein's Downtown Women. Julia Stein has even given us permission to repost the poem in it's entirety, though sadly she will not be able to participate in the discussion due to health reasons.
If you want to participate, check out the sign-up post. This is a great poem about immigrants, women, the labor movements and so much more. There are so many ways in which to participate. You could look at the historical context of the poem, write or create something in response to the poem, translate the poem into another language and discuss the issues surrounding its translation, create an audio or video performance piece in response, or anything else that fits into the theme of exploring this one poem in depth. There is still plenty of room for hosts, and it's a heck of a lot of fun to get involved.
Also if you are interested in hosting a week of your own, check out our current sign-up post. You do not have to be a poet, just enthusiastic about poetry. Nor do you have to be a Dreamwidth member; the community admins can always put up your posts on your behalf. Details about how that works are available on the sign-up page. You can host a week posting on any topic related to poetry (and the week itself does not have to be themed, though you can do that if you want). Check out the sign-up and our community introduction post for more details. And feel free just to check out.poetree is a wonderful way to explore poetry and make friends with like-minded people.
In other news
jjhunter and I have been working to get poetree back up and running after a long hiatus, not to mention getting some old projects for the community done and updated. The comm will come off hiatus this coming Monday (Sept. 10). Our first week back is going to be a multi-hosted theme week in which we will explore one poem in depth. The poem we have chosen is Julia Stein's Downtown Women. Julia Stein has even given us permission to repost the poem in it's entirety, though sadly she will not be able to participate in the discussion due to health reasons. If you want to participate, check out the sign-up post. This is a great poem about immigrants, women, the labor movements and so much more. There are so many ways in which to participate. You could look at the historical context of the poem, write or create something in response to the poem, translate the poem into another language and discuss the issues surrounding its translation, create an audio or video performance piece in response, or anything else that fits into the theme of exploring this one poem in depth. There is still plenty of room for hosts, and it's a heck of a lot of fun to get involved.
Also if you are interested in hosting a week of your own, check out our current sign-up post. You do not have to be a poet, just enthusiastic about poetry. Nor do you have to be a Dreamwidth member; the community admins can always put up your posts on your behalf. Details about how that works are available on the sign-up page. You can host a week posting on any topic related to poetry (and the week itself does not have to be themed, though you can do that if you want). Check out the sign-up and our community introduction post for more details. And feel free just to check out.
poetree is a wonderful way to explore poetry and make friends with like-minded people.
