January Meeting Minutes 2024

Today, January 21, 2024, we held our January meeting.

PRESENT: Ryan, Mike, Dawn, Sharon, Marlys, Erin, Jan, Mary.

TALKING STICK 33: Get your submissions handed in. They are starting to arrive. We are starting to think about judges and an instructor. We are set for Sept 14, 2024, at Jack Pines Resort for our book release party.

PRLAAC MEETING: Mike attended the January meeting. They discussed the DaVinci exhibit in Detroit Lakes, the tree lighting ceremony in Park Rapids and the Christmas Carol play at the Armory. Representatives from Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, the Minnesota State Arts Board, and McKnight Foundation visit the Park Rapids area occasionally to see how Legacy funds are being used. They are impressed with the amount of art events in the Park Rapids area.

WRITING EVENTS:

MISCELLANEOUS: Nearly all of us brought things to read. We had a much longer meeting than usual while some of us read and the others critiqued. Ryan had previously read us a sample of Reversible Poetry. Read the poem from top to bottom and then read it bottom to top. Today Ryan read us his own Reversible Poetry. Quite amazing.

Jan, Sharon, Dawn, Erin, and Marlys read their poetry. Mike read us the last story in his next book The Last Cabin. We had a great meeting with lots of good writing and good critiquing. Hope to see you all next time.