The Whole Megillah- Mid-Week Field Notes–May 25, 2022Some very quick things: Final Stretch! Comments on my dissertation have now come in on from all three readers. A diverse set of comments. I hope to get the next iteration of the dissertation out very soon. The title is … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots 2022 | Week 20 — What You SawThis week’s snapshot prompt asks us to write about what we saw that we cannot unsee. I wrote about the time when my son was six, already diagnosed with ADHD, and we attended a Cub Scout picnic in the nearby … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–May 18, 2022Some very quick things: I’m thinking about what I want to write in the future. Should I continue to write kidlit or go strictly adult literary? Do I continue to write novels in verse or maybe try a graphic novel? … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots 2022 | Week 19, What You Hang OntoWeek 19 asks about what we hung onto in our past and what we hang onto now. An immediate image emerged in my mind’s eye: a teddy bear pin with googly eyes that a neighbor gave me for my fifth … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–May 11, 2022Some very quick things: May is Jewish American Heritage Month. Many museums and other institutions are offering in-person and virtual events. I wrote about my maternal grandparents’ ketubah over the weekend. Many years ago, when I began my genealogical pursuit, … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots 2022 | Week 18, What Future Did You Imagine for Yourself?The prompt for Week 18 involves writing about what you really loved with two options. Option 1: Think about the objects and information you amassed as a child and make a list of your obsessions, interests, and hobbies. Write about … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–May 4, 2022Some very quick things: There’s still room in my May 26 Writing the Past session! Amherst Writers & Artists dedicates the month of May to its Write Around the World fundraiser. For as little as a $10 donation, writers can … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots 2022 | Week 17, We’re All Survivors of SomethingThis week requires making a list of what we’ve survived and to write about one of them. I couldn’t really get beyond what I’ve survived. My list ranges from the physical–scarlet fever, bacterial meningitis, cancer, and badly-behaving parathyroid glands and … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–April 27, 2022Some very quick things: More evidence arrived in the last week cementing my need to engage in revising my poetry. I’m devoting time in May to that. But good news! Amherst Writers & Artists literary magazine, Peregrine, accepted a short … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Living Links | Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors Share Family TestimonyThere’s still time to register for the Yom Hashoah webinar featuring two third-generation Holocaust survivors–Avi Wisnia and Leon Geyer–whose lives and missions have been shaped by their grandparents. To register, click here.Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–May 25, 2022
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Living Links | Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors Share Family Testimony
There’s still time to register for the Yom Hashoah webinar featuring two third-generation Holocaust survivors–Avi Wisnia and Leon Geyer–whose lives and missions have been shaped by their grandparents. To register, click here.
Mid-Week Field Notes–April 20, 2022
Some very quick things: Two more sets of rejections of my poetry have come in from what I’d categorize as Tier 1 literary journals. While I can certainly aim lower, I want to print out all recently written poems and … Continue reading
Mid-Week Field Notes | April 7, 2021
Three quick things this week: For the next few weeks I will be deep in revision on various projects, especially my bio in verse. I’m reading other novels in verse and just good poetry to keep me inspired. Any suggestions? … Continue reading
Mid-Week Field Notes | March 31, 2021
Three quick things this week: My books arrived! Summer plans: I’ll be working on my database of Holocaust children’s literature, expanding it from the 1960s and through 2021. Then, I’ll take guidance from a statistician colleague to code the database … Continue reading
Mid-Week Field Notes | March 24, 2021
Four quick things this week: I’ve signed up to support Amherst Writers & Artists in their Write around the World fundraising event. I’m facilitating a session on May 9. I received an offer of publication for my bio in verse … Continue reading
The Partisans Hymn – Yom Hashoah
This came into my email today. I found it very powerful.
Why We Write and Publish Holocaust Books for Young Readers
To commemorate Yom HaShoah, The Whole Megillah sponsored a survey of writers and publishers/editors of Holocaust books for young readers. The writers include Jane Yolen, Janet Wees, Susan Lynn Meyer, Andria Rosenbaum, Nancy Churnin, Susan L. Ross, and Kathy Kacer. … Continue reading
Author’s Notebook | Ellen Cassedy, author of We Are Here: Memories of the Lithuanian Holocaust
In early March at the annual conference of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP), I had the pleasure of attending a panel on family story and meeting Ellen Cassedy, author of We Are Here: Memories of the Lithuanian … Continue reading
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