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Special Issue Newsletter # 2 Date: February 4, 2023 Dear Reader, This, the second Special Issue Newsletter, celebrates Lakewold Gardens - Garden Poetry <https://burlbattersby-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2a6glov1v-jRTaYq6OrNS02qPOhlRk2ecX9qnxgI4wjvaEFUdhgF-0SqU73rWiGn_khYGbYxGu3pFMbse_hH8Q0CVF8w1EJzh9B2avLng5coYvC3XredJWLEgi-jRQ0gyb7RH2flQmwh7Fv518lt8IKO7kV1ZDn7ew5zkv62l39WxClUJUK2Updh1ZCoe> which continues today and tomorrow. Yesterday, for the opening event, Harper Glenn <https://burlbattersby-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2KU9YXmCzn2rck6lwUFdwIdWNNA5m2GqcrhqQK7OTzKHeEFUdhgFrtJBKjIaqPDI8-v8oiXqc14zGMojyE8C7sAWnjqp6748JyGyJOh8lD-1j5x1SZ1zHplJmE_nJ36dISbTXiTiJFCSBpCsfC1oHos7GSsGiYjJGNbQgVvS3rD_EipWGOLOU9Q> and I had the chance to talk and sign books for visitors to the Garden. The common thread in all the conversations I had was a shared love of the literary arts and a devotion to creating the community of local writers. The Garden Poetry enables the local community to gather and celebrate the beauty of the written word amongst the beauty of the Garden! I was lucky to have my daughter help me, as the official event photographer (for my table, at least). A key to the program is Poetry in the Gardens <https://burlbattersby-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2OW595vh-fvog3zjB-NYDr-FnpW0oCj6EI8ymSLhhhqziEFUdhgGvD3xHAzdxgA33zmjkjF_GXa4Y0RI9XVJBXwW1PIKwj7MQnHZIDAMtZLl-a43yDLj6-3x60_Xu7_tIihwBsWNX52Wv2aZ9BlByQ9gvmVnJG1Q8lB9cWUN8Rl2Euz4I8nyttS1Sb01_Xw>. I am so excited to have the chance to hear from this year’s winning poets: Kristy Gledhill, DL Fowler, Tyrean Martinson, Robert Lashley, Carol R. Sunde, Sayde Heron, Hannah Throntveit, Kael Moffat, Ben Williams, and Alexandria Maureen Manalo. Today starts at 10am with a workshop (in-person & virtual) with Christina Vega, Blue Cactus Press publisher, poet, and a 2022 Poetry in the Gardens winner. The workshop is Reclaiming Our Stories: a writing workshop on (re)writing personal narratives to self-empower and actualize writers <https://burlbattersby-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/23yJnzwkNxDHFrZpc7StSMQUAx0aUP_XhU266kBhHyIbmEFUdhgEWCZGIqnave6ApAyyIx7XPJKzoJoSYY1Bxhk7AmVmfdLjXwKoLqQP0fmID0MIatf9ZonlIeixiKepLG1_pUe6b-gF2_e-Txl1oMAkcHknLG3emqeKLMBh40VhNrKbGPK5kljsbrVzKA1SvrQVh_fqmccFSN9_gqDukn4DBXFShEXc0yrTQY7tSl04> . Sunday kicks off with a 10am workshop, (in-person & virtual) led by author, poet, and book designer Jennifer Chushcoff: Short Story Starters: Connect with your readers by connecting with yourself <https://burlbattersby-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/22LmDXy4ql4mjwY5qgwi1-vg2XGq4NUiSxpWJwIayTTzuEFUdhgHGjoncj7wPML6fjRZR97uCT49T7YemqI9sqdSFA45c8dwNJfdf9P-ROW3YndYGBVIGxCPysHydaC6vX_erRSfnPZGbIxCQPKN_ggICTHn08-AAjam9_a-Xd3ToG9LFdAQR8F2OeUr4QKfmNSh_5N35pqQhNvne1QMCp-KAXTds2sAVLAuJz1F95HY> . I hope to see you there! - If you would like to read the prior issues of the 3rd Thursday Newsletter, they’re available in the archive <https://burlbattersby-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/23oh7pVp1rZkg4-nwhobZfnCQdeXp_Tny2G4I556xqMH0EFUdhgG3QVmZzlGsg37xhhfnWmFbXKhNG_-CXXPdFHVJp9M3pyWEvLs_xLsOvxdA5p1jMjF4-llcceYvvulKHEhxhxTCZUh-_-2pcpuBNATWaFvv50o8it3s4s1niqW_VzDdR8bKTD1EPgqHFC-Qv9h5tJ4NyinDQA> . Please share this newsletter and, if you received it from a friend, visit my website <https://burlbattersby-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2fZPWPNN481mxkzgD5ALYtHGVE-RPxivGKA-ZaTpd2HX7EFUdhgGyAiahXcDN1rrTNdCKHYjXB5N0gW8v1uBnxKISnq2IRYUStZNSQQi_ey1DtMdp9sVXfnU8JwIIF9mdVnLrP3jhmHjO9pThJvmGs364GM88_6vmNlKT31YeVSwuJi_nm034OS-NoiknPon1ig> or sign up for the newsletter here <https://burlbattersby-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2R_vQQ6El5lC8G-GChTe3zKlNqXMciCKibcRwHQhVfhsAEVUdhgGLWKtGTM1alD5AKC4OweZfdWG7bOQC2RaksUfhQm2PBwh3q-dmkhNs_7Z88MdSZZaKODDYAZd-ZGyuaGVNPzY2yRMTjrfhWiJjDxQ5jbnAZG_WHiakUm2QkV0KYjGiLjs27Q1IUyI-ZG0NkHUAYYUXIuefmoii_bD28gRgX1n86wc9rkhy7tP7fscPcAiGP59HheNZQX5K_ZY1t9KL2V40E3EZUSSE> . Newsletter Archive <https://burlbattersby-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2LVhBT9llY3HZkVZ10W5b5IAVDY2E2UMFoB1OurVh1kUEEVUdhgEMZ7LkCvNhQqfbeYwfrnqGYHe1mOarP48_0sA-tUKlh6B0y0LDJeAAGKs-Roy96QP14TnjmKrxJ0pcraANkdQ5qZXUCImM3icOIAhsxNeOtFAlHgiLcRAbpALBaH0sAbKmANP7G0hLtQN-as45EbNfung97aS1WQ-imh1ns3pnJAaafzGFKgLo7AgE> -or- Unsubscribe <https://burlbattersby-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2Xt2halqboCkWEn2ZzsFc1aDoCoac0HD3Pn4wr0PQ8dUJEVUdhgG6SANWaroe0dp-KIIWsltAzjHvXZ6iojev7jhQAdXqbhn8M0t_9p6eMgf2TmyafIZqv9Zfnw87SS8QnHPp0mR44Kb3F9qErjQ4gpR1riHTv8i0NyT6IHYRnbs-YQnVL6EemZykFn72nC5E443KcRxOw7MuvFyhP9YVjVQBdUBHX9-zb6e3_atbkGt98-l6JOEEThQY-LdnVsf0PmXlQycZu6K6K_S5> <https://burlbattersby-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2zcnZj8MlntE5_tqXyfZ6DqcspCNtVdbnvbw7TksZUoINEVUdhgFEbgIhE1VOEyS0HwMfeDSwurCkz1EFr_fIAPi8QflkhQeBJQrQHY-bP9ugfsf0Ps4yD3tFYTauzAhZIHQZzBBxuTj8XhXPfWnyLMjJ12Mac4C7rO-tbihCmlGN-lSuRLeS4FKPjenuEdJ4QQ> Copyright© 2023 by Burl E. Battersby All Rights Reserved [image: beacon]