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2/28/2017

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Thanks to all who attended my book launch on March 22. Star Line Books put up a nice display of my booklet "We Are Water," as well as my poetry post cards and poetry posters (broadsides)
​. All items are still available at Star Line Books. 
On March 30, 2017, I will lead a discussion of the book Bird by Bird, Anne Lamott's classic guide for writers, at Star Line Books, 6 to 7 PM. 
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New Release

2/12/2017

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Book Launch, Wednesday, February 22 at Star Line Books Chattanooga, TN 4 -6 PM
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Book Launch - We Are Water

2/9/2017

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​For Immediate Release
Contact: Ray Zimmerman, znaturalist@gmail.com
Book Release

 
Ray Zimmerman is pleased to announce the release of a new book, We Are Water.
Wednesday, February 22
4 PM to 6 PM
Star Line Books
1467 Market St. # 106
Chattanooga, TN 37402
 
This book features haiku and color photographs with the photograph and matching haiku appearing on facing pages. The poems are inspired by the nature photographs in a style known as ekphrastic. Ray shot the photographs on film as 35 mm color slides, and they were later converted into digital media.
 
Asked about the project, Ray said, “I began looking at my photographs and writing matching haiku. The Art of Haiku by Stephen Addiss inspired me. I also had the opportunity to participate in a church art show with my poetry last summer. I produced a poster of a longer poem and a poster of one of my photographs as companion pieces. I have since produced four poetry posters (also known as broadsides), with signed and numbered copies available at Star Line Books and from the author. I have also produced five post cards with poems and photographs. Four of the post cards include Haiku and the fifth one includes a somewhat longer poem.”
 
​www.rayzimmermanauthor.com
 
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Chattanooga Writers Chat is a Writer’s Book Club

2/4/2017

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Chattanooga Writer’s Chat
Star Line Books
Thursday, March 30
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Discussion of Anne Lamott’s Book Bird by Bird

I left the first meeting exhilarated and wanting the discussion to continue. We read brief excerpts from three books specifically written for writers and set our next meeting date. We will discuss Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott, which is sure to delight all participants. I will tell you more about that later, but first an update on my other projects.  

The Local Authors event on January 31 went very well and can boast an overflow crowd for the venue. My poetry posters (ASKA broadsides) are selling well at Star Line Books, as are my Haiku Post Cards and my special Valentine’s Day post card. All of these products combine my photography with my poetry, as does my new book, We are Water. I have reviewed the proof copy of this book and expect to be able to debut it this month. It features poems and a color photographs on facing pages.

At the first meeting, on February 2, we read a few excerpts from Bird by Bird, as well as Annie Dillard’s book The Writing Life, and the Poetry Home Repair Manual by Ted Kooser, former Poet Laureate of the United States. Bird by Bird held the greatest interest for those attending, and we will hold a more complete discussion at the March 30 meeting. Star Line Books will have copies available during March, and we encourage those participating to read the book and come prepared to share favorite quotations from the text.  This group is not intended to compete with any existing writer’s group, program, or workshop. It is an opening for writers to learn about those groups, and other resources, as well as discuss books about the craft of writing.

Attendees are also welcome to bring titles of suggested books for future meetings. At this time, I plan to organize meetings on the fifth Thursday of the month, which means that there will be four meetings per year, but this can be changed if the participants decide to hold meetings more frequently.
I have also repurposed my existing Facebook group, Feed Your Brain, by posting links to resources such as upcoming conferences and workshops. This is an open group, which anyone can join and anyone can post in the group. Postings not pertinent to the topic of writer’s resources will be deleted.
 
 
 

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