Literary Hook: Wednesday Writers hosts reading at Barnes & Noble Feb. 25

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet I am pleased to announce that the Wednesday Writers, a group I have been facilitating for
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January 25, 2012 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: Poem shares observations and wisdom gained over time

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet The new year often means resolutions or a new way of looking at life. Sometimes we
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January 18, 2012 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: Poem shares ambivalence of flying

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet For many, flying is a joy. For others, it is a chore. For a few, it
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January 11, 2012 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: ‘Listen to the Snow’: Snow has the power to silence everything

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet There’s no denying it: soon, we will have real winter, which often brings big snow. Last
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January 4, 2012 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: Poem captures calmness of ‘The Day After Christmas’

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet Perhaps you are one of the lucky extroverted folks who find all holiday gatherings fun. Perhaps
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December 28, 2011 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: A poem filled with Christmas memories

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet For men and women “of a certain age,” Christmas comes packed with memories. Sometimes, the season
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December 21, 2011 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: Poem finds meaning in the layers of life

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet Jo Balisteri was a student of last month’s class at The Clearing in Door County, Wisconsin.
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November 30, 2011 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: A poem to help give thanks this Thanksgiving

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet Our lives make up the fabric of gratitude. Every year, we have a feast in honor
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November 23, 2011 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: Poem explores ‘bittersweet nectar’ of perseverance

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet Those of us who are older than 50, or in my case older than 60, know
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November 16, 2011 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: A new sonnet celebrating hummingbirds

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet The fall season has arrived, and with it, the migration of birds. Each year, hummingbirds return
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November 2, 2011 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: ‘The Process of Writing’ offered at The Clearing

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet Again this year, The Clearing, a folk school in Ellison Bay in Door County, Wisconsin, will
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October 12, 2011 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: ‘Let Indian Summer come’: A poem to celebrate the season

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet Here is a poem to celebrate the season. Indian Summer — for Jane Kenyon (who wrote Let Evening
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September 28, 2011 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: Finding hope in prairie grasses

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet This is a time of year I find invigorating. This year, to celebrate the fall season,
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September 21, 2011 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: In Print hosts book fair Sept. 10 at Barnes and Noble

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet The In Print Professional Writers Group will offer “A World of Words: In Print” from 1
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September 7, 2011 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: A poem perfect for summer gardening season

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet This is the time of summer for fruition and harvest. Gardens are blooming in their fullest.
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August 31, 2011 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: Poem: Keeping the earth rich by letting it go fallow

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet The Midwest has a wide range of weather along with its rich earth. One way farmers
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August 24, 2011 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: Poem helps us celebrate summer’s delights

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet This is the time of year when gardens burst with flowers, butterflies and birds — a
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July 27, 2011 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: ‘Once at a Party Long Ago’ explores why I wrote poetry

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet Once at a Party Long Ago Once at a party long ago before computers, someone asked me
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July 20, 2011 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: Womanspace literary anthology Red Silk nearly sold out

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet The success of Red Silk, the anthology that grew out of the Red Tent event at
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July 13, 2011 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: Poem a tribute to the summer solstice

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet Here is a poem for the summer solstice. Summer Solstice A pair of green, comma, angel wing butterflies
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June 22, 2011 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: ‘That Old Oak Tree and Me’ a provocative poem

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet Here is a provocative poem by J. Glenn Evans that deals with diversity. J. Glenn often
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May 25, 2011 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: Clearing your mind at The Clearing in Ellison Bay, Wis.

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet The Clearing, a retreat center and arts colony in Ellison Bay, Wis., begins its weeklong classes
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May 11, 2011 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: A poem to help welcome spring

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet Isn’t it good to have spring here at last? Of course, we all know another snow might
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Literary Hook: Local Author Book Signing and Discussion April 13

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet Come celebrate National Library Week and National Poetry Month with North Suburban Library, and meet local
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Literary Hook: Poem shows the journey a blank page can provide

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet Sometimes poets like to play with the language, using traditional tools such as rhyme, alliteration, stanza
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March 30, 2011 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: A poem for those who have endured this brutal winter

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet Here is an interesting poem that can be understood both literally and symbolically. Carol Fox, the
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March 2, 2011 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: Experiencing the ‘perfect storm’

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet We have recently experienced what some have called an epic blizzard. Blizzards and storms require a
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February 23, 2011 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: A Valentine’s poem that celebrates love and commitment

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet Here is a poem in the spirit of Valentine’s Day (which was Feb. 14), celebrating long-term
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February 16, 2011 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: A story about a trip across the Oregon Coast

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet The Chinese zodiac assigns symbols to year of birth. Chinese New Year is celebrated in early
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February 9, 2011 | Also published in Literary Hook | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: Womanspace seeks submissions for Red Tent Anthology

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet I would like the women in our community to know about a writing opportunity. Womanspace is taking
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January 26, 2011 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | 1 Comment

Literary Hook: Poem captures a wacky, playful day ‘At the Grocery’

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet This poem was written about 15 years ago in January. I had begun noticing the large
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January 19, 2011 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: New Year’s resolutions often bring hopefulness

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet Do you have a New Year’s resolution? Here is a poem celebrating the hopefulness of New
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Literary Hook: The beauty of snow

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet Midwesterners are especially hardy souls. We can find the beauty of winter even in the midst
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January 5, 2011 | Also published in Archives> Literary Hook | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: Womanspace in search of submissions for women’s poetry/non-fiction anthology

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet Call for writers: What has formed your image(s) of yourself as the woman you are…or are meant
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December 29, 2010 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: Capturing early-morning thoughts in a Q & A poem

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet Soon, the shortest day of the year will be upon us. If you wake early, it
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Literary Hook: Poem celebrates holidays as a time of giving

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet The holiday season is a time of giving. Yet, so much that is given isn’t purchasable. This
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Literary Hook: Poem: Turning 60 can give you pause

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet Birthdays have never bothered me. That is until last year, when I turned 60. There’s something
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December 8, 2010 | Also published in Literary Hook | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: A poem to read around your Thanksgiving table

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet Our lives make up the fabric of gratitude. Every year, we have a feast in honor
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Literary Hook: Poem pays tribute to ‘Indian Summer’, in all its glory

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet Indian summer is that delightful time of sunshine after the first hard frost. Here in northern
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November 3, 2010 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: Poem: ‘The Keeper of Silence’

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet Cleo Johnson is a retired teacher, a grandmother, a bicyclist and a member of the Tuesday
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October 27, 2010 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: Exploring the cornucopia of the Port Townsend Food Co-Op

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet Centrum Center for the Arts, on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state, offers residencies for writers
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October 20, 2010 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: Life as a 10-year-old in Ursa, Ill.

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet As summer wanes, here is a poem that captures its magical moments. The poem is by
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October 6, 2010 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: Relishing nature’s treasures

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet As summer draws to an end, we relish the time we spent vacationing. Many people from
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September 22, 2010 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: Remembering Woodstock–a rite of passage

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet “Woodstock” took place in 1969. I went. Yep. I hopped into a painted van, drove the
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August 18, 2010 | Also published in Literary Hook | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: ‘Sparrows Falling from the Sky’

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet August marks the month of the bombing of Hiroshima. This poem alludes to Hiroshima, but in
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Literary Hook: ‘After the Tornado Sky’: Independence Day storm of 2003

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet Today, the weather is gorgeous—bright-blue skies, sun, not too hot, not too cold, but just right…right,
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July 28, 2010 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: Finding ‘Wisdom’s Wild Fruition’ in the garden

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet It’s hard to believe July is already here. The garden is coming into fruition. Here is
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July 14, 2010 | Also published in Literary Hook | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: ‘The Clearing: Haiku in Spring’

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet In our continuing series about The Clearing in Door County, Wisconsin, please enjoy these haiku written
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June 30, 2010 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: ‘The Bliss We Followed’: Tending your garden in retirement

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet As spring turns to summer, gardens gather momentum. Rockford is known as the City of Gardens,
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June 23, 2010 | Also published in Literary Hook> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Literary Hook: Poem captures the enchantment of The Clearing and Door County

By Christine Swanberg Author and Poet The last column was a reflection of teaching writing a week at The Clearing in Ellison
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June 9, 2010 | Also published in Literary Hook | Comments (0)


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