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The Meacham Writers' Workshop is supported primarily by an endowment funded by the late Jean Meacham in honor of her husband, Ellis K. Meacham. Occurring each fall and spring, the workshop is free and open to the public; there is no registration. The program consists of readings, discussion sessions, and group conferences. The philosophy of the workshop is to provide support but also honest and direct criticism for developing writers.

"- i wanted to imitate ya, / charming in gratification, / slipped for Love's sake - / now I repossess ya......" (continue....)

"Did I ever mention ya / the homeless bums of Indonesia, / the advocates of Bangkok courts"

"Every poet's manufactured by death / - in a recap - as a masterful blend of words-of-mouth, oblique angles, / and a pill for a charming breath.... (...)"