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Santa Barbara Writers Conference The third week in June each summer marks this conference. Thirty workshops are offered a day in every genre of literature. Perie has led the morning poetry workshop for over twenty years. She is honored to be a part of this great tradition many writers, beginning and experienced, have attended over the thirty-three years it has been running. (www.sbwc.org)
Every August Perie leads a three day poetry workshop/retreat for writing, crafting and discussion of poems in a setting of mutual respect assisted by Barry Spacks and David Starkey. In 2007 the workshop is July 28-30th at Westmont College in Montecito, California. Carol DeCanio is the organizer. Contact her through email at: decanio3@netzero.net or Perie at perie@west.net. Barry Spacks was poet laureate of Santa Barbara 2005-07 and teaches at UCSB. He has published nine poetry collections and over 400 individual poems in paper and pixel journals. David Starkey teaches at Santa Barbara City College and in the MFA program at Antioch Unviersity-Los Angeles. He is the author of the textbook Poetry Writing: Theme and Variations, as well as several collections of poetry including Fear of Everything. Guest speakers are Grace Rachow and Mary Rose Betten. Grace addresses the workshop with her experience as a freelance editor, writing coach and publisher of the Community of Voices Anthologies.(www.communityofvoices.com). Mary Rose is an actress of stage, screen and television, a playwright and Poetry in Performance coach. Weekly Writing Workshops There are
weekly crafting groups during the year Perie offers in a warm, supportive
environment. She also offers individual editing support. Contact her
for information.
Through the National Association of Poetry Therapy (www.poetrytherapy.org) Perie is a mentor/supervisor who will assist you in designing your training plan and guide you through the credentialing process. Her many years experience working with the Sanctuary Psychiatric Centers in Santa Barbara and with those living with illness through Hospice, in the field of expressive writing, have guided many students toward success in the field. Perie Longo, Ph.D., MFT, PTR Registered Poetry Therapist 800 Garden St. Suite I (805) 687-1619 E-Mail Perie@west.net |
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