More good news! 

My poem "Cockfight" appeared in the Spring 2010 Issue of Inkwell Journal. I am pleased to inform you that Dell Smith of The Review Review has written an article titled, "Weaving a Cultural Tapestry" in praise of this issue of Inkwell. 

My poem "Cockfight" is specifically mentioned in the piece, in a highly complimentary manner. 

An excerpt from the official review reads:  

"...Maria Nazos’ poem "Cockfight" offers sweet, humid sights and signals from Havana, of useless roosters ...
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Hello folks!

I am ecstatic and pleased to announce that I have been awarded a Full Fellowship to Vermont Studio Center. This rocks! The fellowship includes a writing studio, room, board, and meals, all of which are covered for one-month in the quaint, laid-back town of Johnson Vermont. I love Johnson and am beyond thrilled and honored to receive this award. The fellowships are granted based on the quality and strength of the applicant's manuscript. Well, that means SOMEONE likes my stuff--a wh...
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These days, it seems that all I find are more and more rejections, in my virtual and actual mailboxes alike. 
 
Yet another one came yesterday, this time from Gulf Coast. Man. OK. I am braving myself, tensing up those muscles as my ego takes yet another blow. 

I cast the I-Ching. Thus far, it has been my most powerful prophecy. Never once has this book misled me. It gave me the hexagram DIFFICULTY AT THE BEGINNING. 

"That...
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So, it has been awhile since I have posted. Sorry for the delinquent lapse in time, folks. Summer is here with a vengeance--most days are in the 80's and 90's. Provincetown is jam-packed with tourists and lined with drag queens. There are shows galore, bars galore, and beaches galore. 

Between all that going on, I recently took a class at the Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center with Robin Becker. The Work Center was kind enough to offer me a Cape Resident tuition scholarship, which made attenda...
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