Category Archives: poetry

In Good Hands – Election Poem 2018

Posted on November 2, 2018 by larry goodell

(Hear this poem read here.) It’ll get out of hand if you hand it over to a cruel hand. They’re waiting in the shadows to dust your future with disaster. And then you cough and come down with lung rot. … Continue reading →

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Keith Wilson, An Appreciation of the Poet, the Friend

Posted on April 16, 2014 by larry goodell

Shaman of the Desert Keith Wilson’s Shaman of the Desert, Collected Poems (1965-2001) is a massive volume of over 1100 pages containing works from at least a couple dozen of his books. Drum Hadley, long-time friend of Keith Wilson’s, says … Continue reading →

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Charlie Vermont, Here’s The Story

Posted on January 16, 2014 by larry goodell

Dear Larry, Thanks for remembering us by sending poems. Though I write letters to my old friends I seldom pen a poem. We run a very busy family practice in county with 9-10,000 people and 3 docs and we all … Continue reading →

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John Crawford Letter & Reply Concerning Rio Grande Writers Association

Posted on December 16, 2013 by larry goodell

John Crawford is spearhead, editor, publisher of West End Press, with now over 25 titles, which, along with La Alameda Books, is riding high as Albuquerque’s most important publishers of poetry. And there’s Mercury Heartlink and others in this burgeoning … Continue reading →

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Living Batch Bookstore (more pieces of history)

Posted on November 5, 2013 by larry goodell

Gus Blaisdell, Owner, and Janet Maher, working at the front desk checking in books. Notice, yes, card catalogs, the microfiche viewer for checking stock at Ingrams, a book distributor, plus the big volumes of Books In Print . . . … Continue reading →

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Ken Irby Postcard 7July1974

Posted on November 2, 2013 by larry goodell

Irby, Bramshill Gardens, London ★7July74 ★ Larry – Ah my, what an incredible place the Prado truly is! This Bosch perhaps the greatest treasure there for me, but hardly the only one, not by far – Such a collection of … Continue reading →

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David Johnson, a Founder, Founding RGWA

Posted on September 27, 2013 by larry goodell

Brief History: the founding of the Rio Grande Writers Association At some point in the fall of 1975, several of us gathered at Rudy Anaya’s house and discussed the possibility of creating a New Mexico writers association that would coordinate and … Continue reading →

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Rio Grande Writers’ Association — for Writers & Poets — Jim Harris & Cheryl Howard

Posted on September 14, 2013 by larry goodell

Jim Harris, Director of the Lea County Museum in Lovington, New Mexico I put together a patchwork history of the beloved Rio Grande Writers Association as a start to bring in other comments and stories.  Jim Harris sent this response. Good … Continue reading →

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Rio Grande Writers Association 1976-1991

Posted on August 6, 2013 by larry goodell

1976. The Rio Grande Writers Association was founded in 1976 by Rudolfo and Patricia Anaya, Gene Frumkin, David Johnson, James A. Fisher, and E.A. (Tony) Mares.  See Founding of RGWA by Johnson. Early members included Jim Ruppert, Karen McKinnon,  Larry Goodell, James Mackie, … Continue reading →

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Lenore Goodell, Photographer

Posted on July 9, 2013 by larry goodell

A Tale of Tree / Bluebird Mesa Lenore Goodell            A Tale of Tree / Otero Canyon Lenore Goodell            Please click on the image to enlarge it. Actual image size presently is 13 by 19 inches.            Concerning 2 … Continue reading →

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