Poet In The Trenches

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Teaching Experience ::::::::::::::::::::: • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis • College of St. Catherine, Mpls. Campus • Metropolitan State University, St. Paul • Minneapolis Community College (MCTC) • Central High School, Minneapolis • Humboldt High School, St. Paul • Mississippi Creative Arts Elementary, St. Paul • Eastern Heights Elementary, St. Paul Articles Published in ::::::::::::::::::::: * MENSA Bulletin * Minnesota Report * OURS * Today's Woman * The Twin Cities Magazine < back to top
Poetry Published in ::::::::::::::::::::: • Art / Life - Carnegie Museum of Art, Guggenheim, The Museum of Modern Art, Rizzoli International, Yale University • A Woman's Place • A View From the Loft • Close to the Ground • Daughters of Sarah • Dust and Fire • Earth's Daughters • Gateway • Inky Blue • Midwest Poetry Review • Minnesota Monthly • Mothering • Passager • Passaic Poetry Anthology • Paterson Literary Review • Perceptions • Poets On • The Poet's Choice • Primal Scream • Rag Mag • Sidewalks • True Selves • We Speak for Peace • Writer's Exchange < back to top	Performances ::::::::::::::::::::: • Nuyorican Poets' Cafe, New York City • Walker Art Center, Mpls • Minneapolis Cable TV (MTN) • KFAI Fresh Air Radio, Mpls • Hamline University, St. Paul • Artists' Quarter, St. Paul • May Day Cafe, Mpls • Patrick's Cabaret, Mpls • Intermedia Arts, Mpls • The Loft, Mpls • Second Story Books, Mpls • Music City Cafe, St. Paul • Laughing Cup, Mpls • Orr Books, Mpls • Borders, Mpls • Hungry Mind, St. Paul • MCAD Gallery Calhoun Square, Mpls • Powderhorn May Day Festival, Mpls • Table of Contents, St. Paul • Crepuscule Five, Mpls • Hair of the Dog / St. Paul • WAMM, Mpls • The Seward, Mpls • Barnes & Noble, Duluth • Kieran's Pub, Mpls • Bryant Lake Bowl, Mpls < back to top
Books Edited ::::::::::::::::::::: • Building a Child's Self-Image • Good for Me! • How to Guide Children / Youth to be Self-Motivated and Responsible Awards ::::::::::::::::::::: • Southern Writers Association, Lexington, KY • Valata Dakota Fletcher Award, U of MN • Passaic Poetry Center,Paterson, NJ • Loft Mentor Series, Mpls, MN • Loft Animal Series, Mpls, MN • Powderhorn Poetry Festival, Mpls, MN • Primal Scream Poet's Society, Mpls, MN	Collaborative Shows ::::::::::::::::::::: • Cinderella Shoe Show / Women's Art Registry of Minnesota • Powderhorn May Day Festival with Dale's Band Pictures and Words, with painter Krista Kelley Walsh, St. Paul • Juror, Women's Art Registry of Minnesota, Female Power Portraits • Seminar Presenter, American Creativity Association Annual Convention < back to top
LEE's Credo and Mission Statement ::::::::::::::::::::: Now and in the womb I am Woman Poet. Poet Woman. Not Special. Not Other. All artists have a role in the community. Just as the plumber, the anesthesiologist, and the baker each wear a community hat, so does the poet, painter, actor, musician. Our contribution is to make things for the community, we are makers. And we work hard hard hard at it. What is the poet's job? To bring order to daily chaos and put magic back into life. My mission as Woman Poet is to guide the willing to that lush passionate place where poetry can find them. Happily, the journey includes exploring the poet's creative process-- How to live the moment to its fullest. What is a poet? A downside up reporter What is a poet's product? One person's interpretation of facts Copyright Lee Orcutt, 2000 < back to top