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# Cathy Wittmeyer

To understand the poet is not the point.

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- [Word to Action 2026 - Beaver, PA Edition ](https://cathywittmeyer.com/word-to-action-2026-beaver-pa-edition/) - This year, we’re bringing Word to Action across the pond: from Liechtenstein to Beaver! It’ll be an intense 4 days of rejuvenation for 6-10 creators. We inspire each other to write beautiful stories, poems, songs, essays. See the posts from Word to Action 25, 23, and 20 for a little taste of what goes on.
- [Word to Action - Rebuilding Peace Project](https://cathywittmeyer.com/word-to-action-rebuilding-peace-project/) - https://www.vaterland.li/liechtenstein/wo-worte-bruecken-bauen-rebuilding-peace-art-596034 English translation: Where Words Build Bridges – Rebuilding Peace Since August 2024, two special guests have enriched everyday school life at the formation: a student from Israel and a student from Palestine. 13. April 2025, 22:23 13. Her stay is part of the Rebuilding Peace project, which is initiated by Maximilien Marxer and jointly
- [Word-To-Action ’25: A Week To Repeat](https://cathywittmeyer.com/word-to-action-25-a-week-to-repeat/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https://cathywittmeyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Blog-WtoA-5-2025-repeat-1.jpg” title_text=”Blog-WtoA-5-2025-repeat-1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]The Word -to-Action writing retreat is a one (1) weeklong poetry experience where poets, writers and students have the opportunity to workshop together new or existing work centered
- [Our Book is Here at Last!!!](https://cathywittmeyer.com/our-book-is-here-at-last/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] I found a bunch of big boxes on my doorstep! 500 copies of Eden Is a Backyard: New Climate Poems from Word to Action (Edition Eupalinos) are printed and ready to put in
- [ JAN2025 Calendar](https://cathywittmeyer.com/jan2025-calendar/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.25.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]Coming out of the pandemic in January 2021, @wordtoaction hosted a Resolution Revolution to pledge to make some lessons permanent. (link to blog https://cathywittmeyer.com/we-resolve/) Following up on
- [Word-To-Action ‘25 Dates Announced](https://cathywittmeyer.com/word-to-action-25-dates-announced/) - The Word -to-Action writing retreat is a one (1) weeklong poetry experience where poets, writers and students have the opportunity to workshop together new or existing work centered around the theme, climate action. All poets are experienced and may support young writers. Days will be flexible enough to accommodate plenty of hiking (right out the
- [Negotiating What We All Get Out Of This](https://cathywittmeyer.com/negotiating-what-we-all-get-out-of-this/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https://cathywittmeyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG-20240209-WA00052.jpg” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” title_text=”IMG-20240209-WA0005~2″ hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]I started my workshop with the Economics, Leadership & Governance masters class at Universidad de Navarra with a premise: every morning starts as a negotiation
- [Word to Action Contest Results](https://cathywittmeyer.com/wta-blog-15-oct-23-contest-results/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.23″ custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.23″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]Ten poems, read by 14 young poets, dazzled the packed Perspektiven Raum with brilliance and bravery. 14-year-old Grela Rabi’s as yet untitled poem that begins, “am boden kleben sie fest,“ was selected
- [My Worlds Hovered Closely in 2023](https://cathywittmeyer.com/my-worlds-hovered-closely-in-2023/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.23.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.23.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.23.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]I’d say my worlds collided but that would imply some destruction and there was only growth. In 2023, my professional and writing worlds gently brushed past each other so that they not only overlapped in subject matter, but
- [Word To Action Will be Better Next Time…if Better is Even Possible!?!](https://cathywittmeyer.com/word-to-action-will-be-better-next-timeif-better-is-even-possible/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] The week was wonderful, really a treat to host these five generous individuals. We came together on Sunday, hiked, wrote, read, shared, workshopped and ate together. On Thursday, we performed our climate-themed poems
- [Word To Action ‘23 The Performance](https://cathywittmeyer.com/word-to-action-23-the-performance/) - On the Thursday of the week of our retreat, June 1, we performed our climate-themed poems alongside the 1-2 class from the International School Rheintal to a lovely audience of 25 in the chapel at Haus Gutenberg (see video at https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs9QqJrJdqB/ ). We did not record my opening remarks, or the children, so here is
- [Word to Action - POETRY CONTEST](https://cathywittmeyer.com/word-to-action-09-17-2023/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://cathywittmeyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WTA-Blog-21-June-23-Contest-1.jpg” title_text=”WTA-Blog-21-June-23-Contest-1″ align=”center” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]How to enter this Poetry Contest: Write a poem in DE or EN on the topic of Climate Action (SDG 13) Submit to wordtoaction2020@gmail.com for 1:1 feedback
- [A Poem for My Sister, Listening in Heaven](https://cathywittmeyer.com/a-poem-for-my-sister-listening-in-heaven/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] A week ago, I gathered with my family at my hometown church of St. Mary’s in East Eden, N.Y. for the funeral of my beautiful big sister,
- [Word To Action 2023 Retreat](https://cathywittmeyer.com/word-to-action-2023-retreat/) - A celebration of the reading will follow in the cafe. Friday will be a quiet day of reflection before the retreat ends on Saturday/Sunday, June 3/4 as folks depart. Word to Action is about generating collaborative poetics: poems that help others understand the concept of “climate” in all of its aspects in different and important
- [Word To Action 2023’s Online Reading Was “A Real Tonic”](https://cathywittmeyer.com/word-to-action-2023s-online-reading-was-a-real-tonic/) - Thirty seven people signed up to join our online reading. Sadly, Eventbrite gave a few some difficulties so the recording is available now at https://youtu.be/iztVWps8Gxo . We had a beautiful time together talking poems and climate—as in weather, the room, the distance between us. We spanned the globe from Hawaii to Colorado to West Virginia
- [Word To Action to Host Online Reading on April 2nd with Open Mic](https://cathywittmeyer.com/word-to-action-to-host-online-reading-on-april-2nd-with-open-mic/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https://cathywittmeyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Wittmeyer-W2A-23-Dungy_IGpost-final.jpg” title_text=”Wittmeyer-W2A-23-Dungy_IGpost-final” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_button button_url=”https://bit.ly/w2a-openmic” button_text=”Sign up here” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”14px” button_text_color=”#4ec417″ button_bg_color=”#f4f4f4″ button_border_width=”0px” button_letter_spacing=”2px” button_font=”Nunito|700||on|||||” button_use_icon=”off” custom_margin=”45px||45px||true|false” custom_padding=”12px|24px|12px|24px|true|true” animation_style=”fade” hover_enabled=”0″ button_bg_color_hover=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” global_colors_info=”{}” button_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off”
- [RUMORS SECRETS & LIES](https://cathywittmeyer.com/rumors-secrets-lies/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https://cathywittmeyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/COVERRumors_1500X1500.jpg” title_text=”COVERRumors_1500X1500″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rumors, Secrets, & Lies: Poems about Pregnancy, Abortion, & Choice Edited by Carol Lynne Knight and Kristine Snodgrass Available Oct. 26, 2022 ISBN
- [Word To Action 2023](https://cathywittmeyer.com/word-to-action-2023-2/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https://cathywittmeyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Blog-WtoA-2023-dates-2-1.jpg” title_text=”Blog-WtoA-2023-dates-2-1″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] The Word -to-Action writing retreat will be a one (1) weeklong poetry experience where poets and students will have the opportunity to workshop together new
- [AWP 2022](https://cathywittmeyer.com/awp-2022/)
- [Managing Expectations within The Honesty of the Room](https://cathywittmeyer.com/managing-expectations-within-the-honesty-of-the-room/) - Have you ever done something as you planned and prepared for it, received well-intentioned compliments, and only felt terrible afterward? Well, it’s over: Thursday’s Zoom reading in which I read new material next to some amazing poets that shattered me temporarily (Raising Our Voices poetry reading hosted by Carlow University’s MFA program). I couldn’t figure
- [Craft Talk Video is Online](https://cathywittmeyer.com/april-2021/) - I was listening to the January 25 The Poet Salon podcast with hosts Gabrielle Bates, Luther Hughes, and Dujie Tahat and their guest Ada Limón. They discussed the virtues of poetic “play,” among other wonderful topics. The play topic stuck out for me because the craft talk I did for my final residency of my
- [We Resolve...](https://cathywittmeyer.com/we-resolve/) - On the 21st of January, eleven creative minds from across many time zones* got together on a Zoom call to talk about how 2020, for all of its difficulties, made us better people, to the benefit of those around us and the environment we share. It was the day after the Presidential Inauguration in the
- [AGENDA Thursday, 21 January, 2021  9 PT/12 ET/18 CET](https://cathywittmeyer.com/agenda-thursday-21-january-2021-9-pt-12-et-18-cet/) - Opening poem Sponsored by Word to Action: Word to Action is a writing retreat that addresses climate action through poetry by engaging students. The first one in October was a success despite the pandemic restrictions. Word to Action is happy to sponsor this call to keep the discussion going until the next in-person retreat. 2022?
- [Word to Action Sponsors a Resolution Revolution on 21 January 2021](https://cathywittmeyer.com/word-to-action-sponsors-a-resolution-revolution-on-20-january-2021/) - What a year 2020 was! I was reflecting on 2020 and the role poetry played in it when, in mid-December, I shared a video call with Kelli Russell Agodon, a poet I admire immensely for her commitment to eco-themes and human nature and the beauty with which she tenders these subjects. The point of my
- [Poetry & Timing & Luck & Stars & Gratitude](https://cathywittmeyer.com/poetry-timing-luck-stars-gratitude/) - A dear friend still wants me to tell her the time I was born so that she can do my reading. I hate to avoid the question, but I avoid all things hocus-pocus. This is weird for a life-long relatively devout Catholic to say, I know. Hocus-pocus is essential to our storytelling. At the same
- [Starting with a Line from Patti Smith](https://cathywittmeyer.com/starting-with-a-line-from-patti-smith/) - (The Year of the Monkey, Bloomsbury Pub.) In the center of February — or was it March? I cannot tell from this vantage point, but it was the middle point of a month, a segment of time that can seem rather long depending on what you are waiting for: an exam result, a diagnosis, or
- [That's Life](https://cathywittmeyer.com/thats-life/) - No, I'm not crying because I'm waiting for my own spinal tap results. I don't cling to life that much. But I know he does. Most people I know have a Velcro-like attraction to life as if we didn't know this is all temporary. Maybe we didn't at first, not until that first goldfish died--or
- [WATCH THE VIDEO & REPORT YOUR CARBON FOOT PRINT!](https://cathywittmeyer.com/watch-the-video-report-your-carbon-foot-print/) - Watch the video at https://youtu.be/CELn-VyGa4Y and take your carbon footprint right away. Email your results to wordtoaction2020@gmail.com. We’ll send you a reminder in 3 months to take the carbon footprint again. This way we measure the impact of words on actions. Welcome to our video performance! We hope you are inspired to take climate actions
- [A Special Thanks to Our Guest Poets:](https://cathywittmeyer.com/a-special-thanks-to-our-guest-poets/) - Richard Blanco, Kelli Russell Agodon, Enda Wyley, Craig Santos Perez, Will McInerney, Tess Barry You each made such a special effort for our week long retreat and moving performance!
- [Reflecting on Word to Action](https://cathywittmeyer.com/reflecting-on-word-to-action/) - Well, after a week to think about it, re-shelve all of the poetry and reference books I had out for prompts, and take in all of the comments, I am finally reflecting on the first Word to Action Retreat and performance. I am satisfied with Word to Action 20 and look forward to 2021 so
- [This Is a Writing Retreat for Poets](https://cathywittmeyer.com/this-is-a-writing-retreat-for-poets/) - Because Covid-19 stranded so many of our invited poets in their respective homes/countries, we had to make a few adjustments. In fact, we were making adjustments right up until the weekend before the first poets arrived. Our in-house poets are down to three: students coming to us from Berlin out of The Poetry Project (www.thepoetryproject.de).
- [Poetry In This Pandemic: We Are Prepared](https://cathywittmeyer.com/poetry-in-this-pandemic-we-are-prepared/) - Our desks are spaced and all reading & writing spaces are flooded with natural light and fresh air. We can do Word to Action safely. To make things easier, we will limit our in-house guests and allow students to participate via video conference. Here’s how: students will link to the workshop every day at a
- [Reserve Your Seats](https://cathywittmeyer.com/reserve-your-seats/) - Reserve your seats for the October 18, 2020 Word to Action spoken word event at www.literaturhaus.li (Cathy Wittmeyer). Seats are limited due to the pandemic, so please reserve early. If the places fill up we will have a second performance on the same day. Please email wordtoaction2020@gmail.com to request a ticket for that event. This
- [Word-To-Action](https://cathywittmeyer.com/word-to-action-post/) - [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] The following description is contingent upon allowable travel and health and safety guidelines in relation to the coronavirus pandemic. The Word -to-Action writing retreat will be a (1) weeklong poetry experience where poets and students will have the opportunity to workshop together new or existing work centred around
- [Sign Up!  Students & Poets for Action](https://cathywittmeyer.com/sign-up-students-poets-for-action/) - Oct 12 - 18 The Poets By video: Will McInerney Kelli Russell Agodon Richard Blanco Enda Wyley Craig Santos Perez Tess Barry In person: Romana Iorga Oliver Miltenberger* Phillip Border Oliver Spann Cathy Wittmeyer (host) *also a climate scientist The Programme (tentative) Monday: Intro to Collaborative Poetics by Will McInerney Tuesday: Climate intro by Oliver
- [Corona Did Not Displace Climate](https://cathywittmeyer.com/corona-did-not-displace-climate/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] The Word-to-Action retreat will proceed in October even though, sadly, our poet friends from the United States will most likely be unable to attend due to travel restrictions. I understand the timing is poor, but the climate
- [We Did It!  MFA.](https://cathywittmeyer.com/we-did-it-mfa/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.4.8″ hover_enabled=”0″ custom_padding=”0px||||false|false”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.4.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ custom_padding=”0px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] On Thursday, June 11, Jaclyn Costik and I, defended our manuscripts, “And Otherwise Defective,” and “Kadenz,” respectively. A few hours later, we held a virtual public reading. Well over 50 people attended the
- [Let’s Do This!](https://cathywittmeyer.com/lets-do-this/) - It’s moving forward! Upper-level students (16-17 years old) at the local high school will be getting the choice to participate in Word-to-Action for project week. From September 28 through October 2, students choose to do project work instead of normal class work. Here is our project proposal: Do you want to understand what "climate action"
- [This is a re-TREAT for yourself!](https://cathywittmeyer.com/this-is-a-re-treat-for-yourself/) - October 11 -18, 2020 in Liechtenstein Allow yourself a week of peaceful writing time and communion with other inspiring creatives at meals (prepared by a holistic health coach: all local, vegetarian and balanced with love for your needs). You will sleep with a view of the mountains, hike in solitude through forested hills right outside
- [This Writing Retreat Is For You 11-18 October 2020](https://cathywittmeyer.com/this-writing-retreat-is-for-you-11-18-october-2020/) - SPEND A WRITING WEEK IN THE LAP OF QUIET ALPINE LUXURY IN LIECHTENTSTEIN TO CONTEMPLATE COOLING THE PLANET. Background The climate crisis is too often seen as a problem for governments and businesses to solve. While students are drawing attention to the problem and placing blame accurately on the shoulders of their parents’ generations, they can
- [Time to Revisit Pittsburgh](https://cathywittmeyer.com/time-to-revisit-pittsburgh/) - Compared to my first residency, I returned to Pittsburgh this time feeling more confident that I knew what I was doing. The agenda was packed and I was determined to get the most out of each day. Once A Mentor, Always A Mentor I got to work this semester in a very small workshop, benefiting
- [It Was Time (to go back to Dublin)](https://cathywittmeyer.com/it-was-time-to-go-back-to-dublin/) - I flew across the Atlantic for the first time in 2000 to run the Dublin Marathon on October 30th.2000. I went again in 2011 with close friends from Pittsburgh, whom I met on that trip. It was there, at an American Bar Association conference that a CLE seminar introduced me to the poets Paula Meehan
- [It Was Time (to get serious)](https://cathywittmeyer.com/it-was-time-to-get-serious/) - After 30 years of writing adorable sentimental poems for sad and happy occasions (or, more often, my desk drawer), my work and I needed a critical audience: an audience with no inhibitions about calling out a bad line-break or an all-too-easy ending. It was time to read new poets and explore the great ones I

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