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From the
Editor's Desk
News
First, all the November submissions were
interesting and altogether form a wonderful collage of the
Sketchbook Poets!
Thank you to our Global Correspondents
for their articles of culture and poetry.
We are happy to announce a preview of
our new Childwriter's Sketchbook directed by
Judith Gorgone!
She is simply amazing ! Her PlanetPals
are featured this month. See her Gallery on the contents page:
Introducing Planetpals Friends for Earth and,
Planetpals Images.
Michie Michemon will be featured in our Debut Magazine
on January 31, 2008!
Material Michemon (Michie Tanaka)
Artist / Illustrator
Tokyo , Japan
Michie graduated from NAGOYA ZOUKEI ARTS
University. After graduation, she worked as a graphic designer
at a design studio and a stationery manufacturer. Now Michie is
freelance and enjoys working on many different projects
including children's illustrations and characters. Her unique
color schemes, and fluid simple style lends itself to a
multitude of products from publishing to homegoods. Much of her
inspiration comes from animal and plant themes. Michie has
exhibited at many shows in Japan. View Michie's website:
http://members3.jcom.home.ne.jp/michemon/
michemon@tulip.sannet.ne.jp
Here is the cover for the
Childwriter's Sketchbook.
Cover Link
Anyone interested should submit
children's poems, short stories, or prose poems. The targeted
age group is the middle school children of 7-12. Send
submissions to:
ChildwritersSketchbookEditor@poetrywriting.org
Yura Ronov has joined us from Russia
with his translated tanka.
A. D. Winans has some reminiscences of
San Francisco.
F. N. Wright has more memories of
Mattoon.
Saul Bernstein will be joining us again
with his art in the December Issue.
I hope you enjoy the November
Sketchbook and send in your comments please!
comments@poetrywriting.org
We will publish them in the December
Issue, in Letters to the Sketchbook Editors.
Do some of your Christmas shopping right
here at Sketchbook. Visit the Book Fair
pages and shop for the gift of words. Treat yourself or a
friend to a book written by one of the
Book Fair
Authors.
Thank you.
Karina Klesko, Sketchbook
editor
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