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FEBRUARY 9–16, 2022
MIXED MEDIUM
THE ARTS AROUND
EASTERN OREGON
ACE Writing Project returns Feb. 16
Virtual literary
gathering features
award-winning
poet John Sibley
Williams
Go! staff
L
A GRANDE — John Sibley
Williams will headline the
first Art Center East Writing Proj-
ect of 2022 with a virtual presen-
tation Wednesday, Feb. 16.
The program, held via Zoom,
begins at 7 p.m.
Williams is the author of
nine poetry collections, includ-
ing “Scale Model of a Country
at Dawn” (Cider Press Review
Poetry Award), “The Drown-
ing House” (Elixir Press Poetry
Award), “As One Fire Consumes
Another” (Orison Poetry Prize),
“Skin Memory” (Backwaters
Prize, University of Nebraska
Press) and “Summon” (Juxta-
Prose Chapbook Prize).
His book “Sky Burial: New &
Selected Poems” is forthcoming
Poet John Sibley Williams is the featured reader for the ACE Writing Project,
held virtually Feb. 16, 2022.
in translated form by the Portu-
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A 27-time Pushcart nomi-
nee, Williams is the winner of
numerous awards, including
the Wabash Prize for Poetry,
Philip Booth Award, Phyllis
Smart-Young Prize and Laux/
Millar Prize. He serves as editor
of The Inflectionist Review and
founder of the Caesura Poetry
Workshop series. Previous
publishing credits include Best
American Poetry, Yale Review,
Verse Daily, North American
Review, Prairie Schooner and
TriQuarterly.
Williams has an MFA in
creative writing from Rivier
University and a master’s in
book publishing from Portland
State University. He is the head
teacher of Caesura Poetry
Workshop, a virtual workshop
series, and also works as a po-
etry editor and book coach. He
lives in Portland.
To learn more, visit his website,
www.johnsibleywilliams.com.
JOIN
11am-8pm Tuesday-Saturday
Attendance at the ACE Writ-
ing Project is free. To join, go to
www.artcentereast.org/calendar/
ace-writing-project-john-sibley-
williams/.
ACE WRITING
PROJECT
Featuring John Sibley
Williams
7 p.m., Feb. 16
Via Zoom
artcentereast.org
Guest writers can also sign
up to participate in an open mic
on Art Center East’s website.
The evening’s facilitators are
Nancy Knowles and Amelia Et-
tinger.