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Published Poems Title Journal Yr Award 1-800-THE-LOST American Poetry Journal 2012 2011 American Poet Prize - Winner A Drink of Water The Banyan Review 2023 A Glass of Absinthe Anthology of New England Writers 2005 A Kenning American Poetry Journal 2005 Aftercare Raintown Review 2021 Afterlives Pensive: A Global Journal... 2020 Featured in Verse Daily - 2024 Against Elegies National Poetry Review 2004 Featured in Verse Daily Amber Alert new south: Georgia St. Univ. Journal 2013 New South Writing Contest - Winner Another Inevitable Romance at Olduvai Gorge Avatar Review 2021 Anthem Harpur Palate 2018 Arcadia Cider Press Review 2008 At the Grieving Parents Meeting River Styx 2012 Rita Dove Poetry Award - Semi Finalist Aubade DMQ Review 2006 Bad Apology SWWIM 2017 Narrative Poetry Contest Semi Finalist; also featured in March 2020 #Tbt Balcony House Tampa Review 2023 Before the Common Era Quadrant 2021 Beginner's Mind Williams College Archives 1978 From the book "Advantages of Believing" Bingo Night for Missing and Exploited Children Beacon Press 2020 Blue Room Collective - "Grabbed Anthology" Calendar Plans Relief 2022 Catharsis Smartish Pace 2012 Erskine J. Poetry Prize - Finalist Ctrl+Z Florida Review 2021 Cues National Poetry Review 2020 Days Inn Shenandoah 2003 Emperical God Ruminate Magazine 2015 Ethos, Pathos, Logos Azure 2025 Lazuli Literary Group - First Place For a Dying Child International Human Rights Art Movement 2024 Rhonda Gail Williford Poetry Prize - 2nd Place Full Disclosure The Missouri Review 2025 Poem of the Week Girl at Piano Beauty/Truth: Ekphrastic Poetry 2006 House on Fire New Formalist 2008 Inventory Southern Poetry Review 2022 Invocation Cider Press Review 2021 Invocation Before a Day of Teaching Crab Orchard Review 2024 Is there a Final Exam? Azure 2025 Lazuli Literary Group - First Place Learning the Scriptures Naugatuck River Review 2018 Leaving the Mainland American Poetry Journal 2005 Melville's Reader Spoon River Poetry Review 2008 Morning in Three Movements The Banyan Review 2023 Museum Comstock Review 2008 Muriel Craft Bailey Memorial Award - Special Merit Oaths, Curses, Blessings Georgetown Review 2008 Ocracoke Briar Cliff Review 2016 Odalisque Comstock Review 2006 Muriel Craft Bailey Award - Finalist Ode for Amy Smithsonian Arts&Sciences 2019 Ode for My Department Chair Who Left a Face Shield on My Desk NCTE English Journal 2021 Ode for an Absent Student Naugatuck River Review 2020 Narrative Poetry Contest - Semi Finalist Ode for an Ode on a Grecian Urn Folio 2019 2019 Folio Editor's Prize - Winner Ode to the Heart Of Poets & Poetry, FSPA 2020 On Folding a Fitted Sheet Harpur Palate 2018 On Forgetting Ash Wednesday Iris Literary Journal 2021 On Recognizing Saints National Poetry Review 2005 Annie Finch Prize - Winner On Rewinding Emerson College Review 1975 Emerson Original Poetry Award - Winner Parousia Tar River Poetry 2016 Plan B Azure 2025 Lazuli Literary Group - First Place Pop Quiz Sky Island Journal 2024 Portable Labyrinth Aurorean 2014 Prometheus's Regret Halcyone, Black Mountain Press 2020 Rate My Professor: A Rebuttal Sky Island Journal 2023 Sanriku Willow Springs 2006 Vachel Lindsay Poetry Award - Winner Smiling at the Executioner Sky Island Journal 2020 Pushcart Prize Nominee 2020; Best of the Net Nominee 2021 Snow Globe Cider Press Review 2008 Sugaring Naugatuck River Review 2016 Robert Frost Award - Finalist Synonym for Marriage The Banyan Review 2023 Teaching the Tragedies Southern Poetry Review 2003 The Arrangement Beauty/Truth: Ekphrastic Poetry 2012 Robert Frost Award - First Runner Up The Bath Naugatuck River Review 2014 Narrative Poetry Contest - Semi Finalist The Breakfast Piece Drunken Boat 2015 The End of Knowing The Criterion 2021 The Lame God Spoon River Poetry Review 2008 The Peculiar Truth Grain 1985 The Rape of Chryssipus Spoon River Poetry Review 2007 Spoon River Editors' Prize - Winner The Rescue Comstock Review 2008 Muriel Craft Bailey Memorial Award - Special Merit The Retrieval Comstock Review 2008 Muriel Craft Bailey Memorial Award - Special Merit The Shadow Maker Sequestrum 2022 The Wisdom of the Cave SWWIM 2022 Trigger Warning Harpur Palate 2018 Urban Helicon Cold Mountain Review 2016 War in Eurasia Sequestrum 2022 Washday Ekphrasis 2006 We leave the beaches for the tourists, mostly Saw Palm: Florida Literature and Art 2019 Where Winter Spends the Summer SWWIM 2019 * forthcoming

Selected Poems Display Poem 1-800-THE-LOST 2012 American Poetry Journal Display Poem 2011 American Poet Prize - Winner A Drink of Water 2023 The Banyan Review Display Poem A Glass of Absinthe 2005 Anthology of New England Writers Display Poem A Kenning 2005 American Poetry Journal Display Poem Aftercare 2021 Raintown Review Display Poem Afterlives 2020 Pensive: A Global Journal... Display Poem Featured in Verse Daily - 2024 Against Elegies 2004 National Poetry Review Display Poem Featured in Verse Daily Amber Alert 2013 new south: Georgia St. Univ. Journal Display Poem New South Writing Contest - Winner Another Inevitable Romance at Olduvai Gorge 2021 Avatar Review Display Poem Anthem 2018 Harpur Palate Display Poem Arcadia 2008 Cider Press Review Display Poem

Index Previous Next Rhonda Gail Williford Poetry Prize - 2nd Place For a Dying Child Newborns in incubators in the IC Unit at Gaza’s largest hospital are dying as power fails and resources run out. – Palestinian Health Ministry, NBC News We wished for you a greenhouse gardener’s plan. His skillful hands. Seeds laid down in planting beds centuries old; a loyal water drip; roots taking hold; green tendrils taking to the gardener’s light. Stems kept alive – acacias, myrtle. An impenetrable inside. And not this grieving season. We wished for you a clear domed sky, light thermal winds to thaw your nestling trim, plump up your chalky skin. An angel to release your brittle frame from hissing tubes; smooth your two-week-old, old man’s head; anoint you with a name – before you are one of five listed: unnamed dead . And not this killing season. We wished for you ladders propped against shimmering olive trees. A long- limbed boy gingerly plucking, shaking the seeds. In a blur of boy and twigs, a laurel for your head: silver-green leaves. For certain harvest, sheets of netting below. Certain soap; certain oil, the essence of citrus, the golden-green glow. And not this hungering season. . Copyright © 2024 M. B. McLatchey. All rights reserved. Winner of the Rhonda Gail Williford Poetry Prize, second place. Published in International Human Rights Art Movement , Fall 2024. Source cited: NBC N ews

M.B. McLatchey is an American poet and writer living, writing, and teaching in Florida. She is Poet Laureate of Florida's Volusia County, Professor of Humanities at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Chancellor for the Florida State Poets Association, Arts & Wellness Ambassador for the Atlantic Center for the Arts, U.S. Ambassador to the HundrED foundation, poetry reader for the Miami-based journal SWWIM, author of six books, and producer of an educational video poetry series. More About Books Poetry IN THE NEWS Dec. 2024 - M.B. is honored to announce that her poem "For a Dying Child " has won the Rhonda Gail Williford Poetry Prize second place sponsored by International Human Rights Art Movement . Thank you to Founding Executive Director Thomas Block for the focus he brings to social change. Nov. 2024 - We are saddened today, the last day of November, to report that we have lost one of our own. Dr. David B. Axelrod , who has shared the Volusia County Poet Laureate position with M.B. since August of 2015, has passed away. David is the author of 24 books of poetry and has numerous achievements in Florida, New York, and internationally. We will miss his work and good humor. Nov. 2024 - Thank you all for the wonderful turnout of poets, writers, and dear friends at the New Smyrna Beach Library to hear M.B.'s creative writing presentation showcasing National Novel Writing Month . A special thanks as well to McKayla Howard Ely for organizing the event. Well done! Nov. 2024 - The Healing Power of Poetry . A heartfelt thank you to Sonja Jean Craig for her gracious article showcasing M.B.'s talk at the Women's Health and Breast Cancer Care Event last month in Central Florida. The event was hosted by the Atlantic Center for the Arts and AdventHealth and appeared in the November 2024 issue of Of Poets & Poetry . Nov. 2024 - Obrigado!! Thank you!!... for the beautifully crafted translations of M.B.'s poetry into Portuguese by Brazilian-American friend and writer, Kátia B. de Mello Gerlach. Her translations can be found in the current issue of Quiasmo , a Galician-Lusophone journal. "Obrigada Kátia." Nov. 2024 - TBT . Today we throw back to M.B.'s keynote speech at the FSPA annual conference four years ago and to a wildly generous review by Al Rocheleau (then president of FSPA). You can enjoy the speech's celebration of poet Seamus Heaney in this video , adapted from the original keynote. Nov. 2024 - M.B. poems "Ethos, Logos, Pathos ", "Plan B ", and "Is There a Final Exam? " have won First Plac e in the Lazuli Literary Group's Fall 2024 Writing Contest and will appear in Azure next February. Thank you to editor Sakina B. Fakhri for her kind review of the collection. Nov. 2024 - Poetry as a Dream Space - M.B. is conducting poetry workshops at The HUB on Canal in New Smyrna Beach on Wednesdays throughout the month of November. Spots are still available. Sign up soon! Details here. Oct. 2024 - M.B. is honored to announce that her poem "Full Disclosure " will be featured next January in The Missouri Review's Poem of the Week series. Robert Olen Butler calls The Missouri Review "one of the best literary journals in the world.” Thank you to Associate Editor Kylan Rice, PhD. Oct. 2024 - Women's Health and Breast Cancer Care Event. The Atlantic Center for the Arts is partnering with AdventHealth NSB on October 2 for an evening focused on mindfulness and women's health . As guest speaker, M.B. will explore the healing power of creativity. Oct. 2024 - M.B.'s Poem "Invocation Before a Day of Teaching " has been published in the Fall issue of Crab Orchard Review . Southern Illinois University describes its journal as "not just a publication; it's a literary journey that delves into the heart of storytelling." Thank you to editor Allison Joseph. Sep. 2024 - FSPA Annual Conference in October. We're only weeks away from Florida's next annual poetry conference, hosted by the Florida State Poets Association. The conference is located this year on the beautiful St. Johns River in Palatka, Florida, October 25 - 27 , 2024 . M.B. and others will be conducting several writing workshops. Register today! Details and full agenda here . Aug. 2024 - Poetry Workshops at The HUB on Canal . M.B. will conduct a series of her Florida Loves Poetry!! ™ workshops on consecutive Wednesdays throughout the month of November at The HUB in New Smyrna Beach. Register soon! Space is limited. Details and sign up here . July 2024 - Upcoming Workshops! M.B. is excited to announce that she will be offering several workshops this Fall. Locations include: The Hub on Canal (November), The Atlantic Center for the Arts (October), the New Smyrna Beach Library (November), and the Florida State Poets Association's Annual Conference (October). June 2024 - Verse Daily has selected M.B.'s poem "Afterlives " for recognition this month! The poem is taken from her latest collection Smiling at the Executioner . Thank you to editor J.P. Dancing Bear. Apr. 2024 - It's National Poetry Month! M.B. will host ACA Poetry Workshops every Wednesday night this month from 4pm to 6pm at the Harris House in New Smyrna Beach. Feb. 2024 - Poetry Night . All lovers of poetry are invited to join M.B. and Orlando area poets on Wednesday evening, Feb. 28, for Central Florida's inaugural Patio Poets event at the beautiful Venue on Lake Lily in Maitland, Florida. M.B. will Guest Poet at 7pm, immediately followed by an Open Mic for all Florida poets until 9pm. Admission is $7. Come help make this new monthly event a huge success and show everyone how much Florida Loves Poetry!!! . Location : 641 Maitland Ave S, Maitland, FL 32751 Jan. 2024 - With over fifty attendees present, The Hub on Canal featured M.B. at this month's Open Mic Poetry Night for a fun night of friends, poetry and wine. Thank you to Pamela and Mary Jane for hosting and to all the wonderful poets that showed up for Open Mic. Jan. 2024 - M.B. is honored to announce that her poem “Pop Quiz " has been published in the Winter 2024 issue of Sky Island Journal . A warm and heartfelt thank you to Editors Jeff and Jason. Dec. 2023 - Purple Ink Press has announced that it will be publishing M.B.'s poem "Rate My Professor: A Rebutta l" in a print version of Chameleon Chimera , an Anthology of South Florida Poets curated by Lenny DellaRocca. Dec. 2023 - Florida Loves Poetry!!! Join M.B. in exploring how writing in poetic forms – chants, odes, haikus, epistolary poems, and more – can unleash your most authentic voices. Beginners to advanced-level poets are invited. Sponsored by Atlantic Center for the Arts. SIGN UP NOW Four sessions: Wednesdays, April 3, 10, 17, 24. 4pm-6pm ACA Harris House: 214 S. Riverside Drive, New Smyrna Beach Nov. 2023 - BOOK RELEASE!! M.B.'s newest poetry collection, Smiling at the Executioner , has just been released and is available from Kelsay Books as well as your favorite book outlets. See why the editor of Verse Daily says, "These are the kind of poems you hope you can remember to quote when in moments of uncertainty." —J.P. Dancing Bear Nov. 2023 - M.B. and Edite Cunhã are happy to announce that their recent translation of poems by Portuguese poet Maria Teresa Horta has been published in the British journal Cable Street . Edite and M.B. have been collaborating on Portuguese translations since they first met in Lisbon in 2017. Nov. 2023 - " The best poetry workshops in Florida" are underway at The HUB on Canal. Nov. 2023 - M.B.'s poem "Balcony House " has been published in the Fall issue of Tampa Review. Thank you poetry editor Jodi Johnson. Nov. 2023 - Fall Festival of the Arts . Come listen to poetry readings by M.B. and Co-Poet Laureate Dr. David Axelrod along with other local poets on Sunday 11/19/23 at the Chess Park Stage next to the courthouse in downtown Deland. 12noon to 1pm. Oct. 2023 - Reader's Favorite has awarded 5 Stars to M.B.'s newest poetry collection, Smiling at the Executioner . In their words: "Smiling at the Executione r is a great selection for readers who enjoy eloquently written poems within a work of collected thought." Due out later this year from publisher Kelsay Books . Sep. 2023 - M.B. and fellow Regal House author Ginger Pinholster were welcomed to a warm crowd of over fifty attendees to their book readings and book launch at the Barnes & Noble in Tomoka Town Center last week. In attendance was ERAU's president and his wife as well as several deans and students from the university. M.B. shared a passage from Beginners's Mind and some poetry from her upcoming collection, Smiling at the Executione r. A heartfelt thanks to Ginger for organizing such a wonderful event. Sep. 2023 - M.B. is happy to announce that The Banyan Review has published her poetry in their Fall 2023 issue. The poems can be viewed here: "A Drink of Water ," "Synonym for Marriage ", "Morning in Three Movements ". Aug. 2023 - Thank you to The Banyan Review and guest editor Terry Lucas for including some of M.B.'s most recent poetry in their upcoming release next month. Poems included are: "A Drink of Water ," "Synonym for Marriage ", and "Morning in Three Movements ". The Banyan Review is an online, international journal that promotes poetry, art, and the natural world. July 2023 - Poetry Workshops. M.B. is excited to announce that she will be hosting a new series of poetry workshops this Fall at The HUB on Canal . The four workshops will run on consecutive Wednesdays from 4:30 to 6pm starting on October 25, 2023, continuing to November 15. Serious poets and writers of all skill levels are welcome. See why many are calling these the best poetry workshops in Florida . Seating is limited, so sign up soon . Nominal fee required. July 2023 - Upcoming Poetry Reading. M.B. will guest poet the Open Mic Poetry Night series at The HUB on Canal next January 20 at 5pm. For details about the monthly event, contact Mary Jane at 386-214-6409. July 2023 - Thank you to the South Florida Poetry Journa l and to curator Lenny DellaRocca for including M.B. in An Anthology of Florida Poets . Her poem "Rate My Professor: A Rebuttal" has been featured in the collection. June 2023 - Refreshments and Readings - Barnes & Noble, Daytona Beach, Saturday, Sept. 16. M.B. will be joining author Ginger Pinholster to read from their upcoming works. Ginger will be launching her book Snakes of St. Augustine and M.B. will read from her newest collection, Smiling at the Executioner . June 2023 - M.B. is happy to announce that her poem "Balcony House " has been accepted for publication in Tampa Review , Florida’s oldest continuously published literary journal. Thank you to editors Jodi Johnson and Yuly Restrepo Garcés for their strong support of literature and visual arts. May 2023 - The ACA Poetry Workshop Testimonials for 2023 are in and they are lovely! If you have a moment, you can check here to see what the participants had to say. Apr. 2023 - Writing the tops of their heads off!!! A record number of poets and writers came out to Harris House this year to make the ACA Poetry Month series a huge success. Info about the series can be found at Atlantic Center for the Arts . If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry. - Emily Dickinson Mar. 2023 - M.B. is excited to announce that Kelsay Books will be publishing her newest book of poetry, Smiling at the Executioner. The release is scheduled for later this year in November. Mar. 2023 - The ACA poetry workshops scheduled for April are sold out. You can send an email to mbmclatchey@gmail.com if you would like to get onto the standby list. Feb. 2023 - It's almost that time of year again! April is poetry month and that means poetry workshops at the Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna Beach. See why some are calling these the best poetry workshops in Florida. M.B. will host the workshops every Wednesday evening throughout April. Admission is free but space is limited, so be sure to reserve your spot soon. You can find out more and register today on ACA's poetry page . Jan. 2023 - M.B.'s poem “Rate My Professor: A Rebuttal" has been published in the 2023 Winter Issue of Sky Island Journal . Thank you to its wonderful editors, Jeff Sommerfeld and Jason Splichal. Jan. 2023 - It is with heavy heart that we notify you that local poet Robert Calabrese has passed away. Highly admired by all who knew him, Bob had a gentle soul, was a dear friend to all, and without question, was a highly gifted poet. Bob and his poetry will be remembered at this month's Open Mic Poetry Night at The Hub on Canal on January 21st. Upcoming Events - 2024 April 2025 - Poetry Month Workshops The Atlantic Center for the Arts will be hosting M.B.'s four-part Florida Loves Poetry workshops during Poetry Month next April. Details coming soon . Florida Loves Poetry !! ™ 2024 - The Healing Power of Poetry Loving Poetry at The HUB on Canal Barnes & Noble 2023 - Book launch and signing Writing the tops of their heads off at Harris House Poetry month 2023 at Atlantic Center for the Arts Events Older News Older News

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OLDER NEWS (2022 - 2006) Dec. 2022 - M.B. is honored to announce that her poem “Rate My Professor: A Rebuttal" has been accepted to appear in Issue #23 (Winter 2023) of Sky Island Journal , to be published on January 21, 2023. A warm and heartfelt thank you to Editors Jeff and Jason. Dec. 2022 - Join M.B. In Miami to attend a SWWIM poetry reading with poets Traci Brimhall and Silvia Curbelo at The Betsy-South Beach Library. Wednesday, Dec. 14th, 7:30 PM EST. Dec. 2022 - M.B.'s poem "Inventory " has been published in the Fall issue of Southern Poetry Review . Begun in 1958 by Guy Owen and now based in Savannah, Georgia, SPR is the second oldest poetry journal in the Southeast. Thank you to Editor James Smith and Associate Editor Tony Morris. Nov. 2022 - Atlantic Center for the Arts has announced dates for their annual poetry workshops for poetry month next April (2023) at ACA Harris House in New Smyrna Beach. M.B. will host four workshops over the month with the theme "Freeing our poetic voices the formal way". Explore how writing in poetic forms – chants, odes, haikus, epistolary poems, and more – can unleash our most authentic voices. Admission is free, but seating is limited. Sign up on ACA's website . Oct. 2022 - The Florida State Poets Association held their Annual Fall Convention this week in Daytona Beach, joining old friends with new, and sharing the stage this year with several nationally acclaimed SLAM Poetry legends. M.B. hosted a panel of SLAM poets to help introduce the audience to SLAM poetry. The panel included SLAM greats Bob Holman, Kevin Campbell, Ed Mabrey, and Shawn Welcome. Events concluded with the Blackberry Peach National Poetry Slam competition. Oct. 2022 - Chancellor, Florida State Poets Association. It is with great honor, appreciation, and respect that M.B. accepts FSPA’s recognition and lifetime appointment as FSPA Chancellor. She will be joining a distinguished group of poets and writers living in Florida that are recognized by FSPA "to be among the finest poets in the nation". Previously appointed Chancellors include Lee Bennett Hopkins, member of the Florida Artists Hall of Fame, Peter Meinke, Poet Laureate of the State of Florida, Lola Haskins, Carol Frost, Silvia Curbelo, Denise Duhamel, Virgil Suárez, and David Kirby. All are longtime residents of Florida. More about them here . Sep. 2022 - M.B.'s poem "Calendar Plans " has been published in the 2022 edition of Relief : a journal of art and faith dedicated to human flourishing through literature. Thank you to poetry Editor Julie L. Moore and Editor in Chief Daniel Bowman, Jr. Sep. 2022 - The Healing Power of Mindfulness: Breast Cancer Awareness and Prevention . Sponsored by AdventHealth and Atlantic Center for the Arts, the free event will feature physicians practicing mindfulness activities through meditation, expressive writing (with M.B.), and a healthy dinner and refreshments. Open to the public. Details here. Sep. 2022 - Thank you to the Wheaton Writing Academy and its members for a delightful poetry workshop this month. M.B. and the attendees had a fun and productive time online while unleashing poetic voces, making new friends, and even completing new poems. Plans for M.B. to host another session with the Academy are forthcoming. Stay tuned! Aug. 2022 - Register now! Florida State Poets Association (FSPA ) is partnering with the National Federation of State Poetry Societies for this year’s fall convention in Daytona. The event this year will include the Blackberry Peach National Slam Poetry Competition. M.B. will moderate a panel of Slam Poetry enthusiasts as well as announce some exciting news. The three-day conference is October 21-23 at the Marriott Residence Inn Daytona Beach Shores. Details here. July 2022 - M.B. is honored to serve once again as Grand Prize Judge for the annual poetry contest hosted by California's Ina Coolbrith Circle . ICC is the oldest continuously-running poetry group in the nation, founded by California's first poet laureate, Ina Coolbrith . Results will be announced in December. July 2022 - Results of the InterBoard Poetry Competition for May have been released, along with commentary from M.B. as Guest Judge. Congratulations once again to the winners. June 2022 - M.B. is delighted to announce that her poems "The Shadow Maker " and "War in Eurasia " have been published in Issue 32 of Sequestrum . Be sure to check out M.B.'s responses to Q&A on the Contributor Spotlight page. Many thanks to Managing Editor, R. M. Cooper, and the team. May 2022 - Results of the InterBoard Poetry Competition for April have been released, along with commentary from M.B. as Guest Judge. Congratulations to the winners. Apr. 2022 - M.B. will serve as Guest Judge for the InterBoard Poetry Competition this summer. The mission of IBPC is "to provide assistance, incentive, and an environment which is conducive to the continual growth, in both quality and popularity, of poetry on the Internet." Apr. 2022 - Celebrate National Poetry Month this April with Atlantic Center for the Arts. M.B. is hosting poetry workshops every Wednesday from 3:00 to 4:30 pm at ACA's Harris House in New Smyrna Beach. More info here. Mar. 2022 - M.B. has accepted an invitation from nationally-recognized Wheaton Writing Academy to host a three-hour online poetry workshop next fall. Beginners to advanced-level poets will all be welcome. See date and time details in the Events section. Mar. 2022 - M.B. is pleased to announce that her poem "Calendar Plans " has been accepted for publication in the Spring 2022 edition of Relief : a journal of art and faith dedicated to human flourishing through literature. Thank you to poetry editor Julie L. Moore and editor in chief Daniel Bowman, Jr. Feb. 2022 - M.B.'s poems, "The Shadow Maker " and "War in Eurasia " will be featured in an upcoming issue of Sequestrum . In their words, "We publish concise, evocative writing that couldn’t exist in any other form, yet reminds us of the breadth and scope of longer works... We believe good writing deserves recognition and are a paying market for new and literary-heavyweights alike." Thank you to Sequestrum editor Ralph Cooper. Feb. 2022 - M.B. is delighted to announce that she has been invited to join the staff at SWWIM (Supporting Women Writers in Miami) as poetry reader. SWWIM continues to be the Southeast's premier online poetry journal as well as host of the very popular poetry reading series at The Betsy Hotel on Miami's South Beach. M.B. looks forward to working with editors Jen, Catherine, Caridad, and Alexandra. Feb. 2022 - M.B. is pleased to announce that her poem "Inventory " has been accepted for publication in Southern Poetry Review . Begun in 1958, "SPR publishes poems from all over the country as well as from abroad and maintains a worldwide readership." Thank you to editor James Smith. Jan. 2022 - M.B.’s poem, “ The Wisdom of the Cave ," has been published in South Florida's favorite online journal -- SWWIM (Supporting Women Writers in Miami). A warm thank you to their editors Jen, Catherine, and Caridad. Be sure to check out SWWIM's list of upcoming events and readings at The Betsy Hotel in South Beach, Miami. Dec. 2021 - M.B.'s poem "Ctrl+Z " has been published in the fall issue of The Florida Review , a publication of the University of Central Florida. The issue includes "our editors’ picks of the very best of our general submissions. No contest, no theme—just the best of the best." Thank you to editors Jake Wolff and Kenneth Hart for their support. Nov. 2021 - Atlantic Center for the Arts has announced dates for their annual poetry month workshop series next April (2022) at ACA Harris House in New Smyrna Beach . M.B. will host four workshops over the month with the theme "Unleashing our poetic voices". Discover how writing in traditional forms such as the ode, sonnet, and even self-invented forms can free us to let our unconscious play a role in our art. Admission is free, but seating is limited. Sign up on ACA's website , or reach out by email to M.B. if you have questions. Nov. 2021 - M.B.'s article "Innovating Educational Innovation: Introducing Beginner’s Mind into the Classroom " is now viewable on the HundrED Organization's website. The article speaks to the impact of introducing beginner's mind into the classroom. Nov. 2021 - M.B.’s poem, “The Wisdom of the Cave ," will be featured this coming January in South Florida's coolest online journal -- SWWIM (Supporting Women Writers in Miami). You can join the SWWIM team and guest poets for hosted readings at The Betsy Hotel in South Beach, Miami on select Wednesdays at 7pm. The next readings are November 10th and December 15th. c u there. Oct. 2021 - The 10th Annual Winter Park Paint Out International Poetry Competition has closed and the winners have been selected . From M.B. -- As Guest Judge for the for 2021 Poetry Competition, I have been inspired and uplifted by the verses submitted to this year’s contest. To leave you with Dylan Thomas: The world is never the same once a good poem has been added to it . For 2022, the contest will return to its usual schedule in April. Oct. 2021 - Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) gives tribute to one of its own, highlighting some of M.B.'s recent accomplishments. Many thanks to Ginger Pinholster, Assistant Vice President of News/Research Communications and to Steven Master, associate professor and interim chair of the Humanities and Communication Department. Oct. 2021 - M.B.'s poem "Ode for My Department Chair Who Left a Face Shield on My Desk " has been published in the fall issue of English Journal , a publication of the National Council of Teachers of English. The journal is NCTE’s award-winning collection of ideas for English language arts teachers in junior and senior high schools and middle schools. Oct. 2021 - M.B. is excited and honored to have been chosen as guest judge for the 10th Annual Winter Park Paint Out International Poetry Competition . The autumn event is hosted by The Kerouac Project and the Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens in Winter Park, Florida. Poetry competition is organized by poet Mark Andrew J Terry , Director Emeritus for the museum and Vice President of the Florida State Poets Association. The competition begins on October 11. Details here. Sep. 2021 - The FSPA Zoomies presentation featuring Beginner's Mind originally scheduled for 9/14 has been rescheduled to 9/28 at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom. M.B. will read from her new book and speak to the topic of "poets writing prose". Details here . Aug. 2021 - Check out the latest release of Avatar Review Issue 23 which contains M.B.'s poem "Another Inevitable Romance at Olduvai Gorge ". The poem was originally accepted for publication by Science magazine in 1985 (that's over 35 years ago!) but, sadly, never made it to print. A huge thank you to the editors at Avatar for honoring this ancient gem. Aug. 2021 - M.B. is thrilled to announce that Sky Island Journal has nominated her poem "Smiling at the Executioner " for the 2021 Best of the Net award. The poem appeared in their Summer 2020 journal and was also nominated for the Pushcart Prize. A warm thank you to its editors, Jeff and Jason, for the beautiful work they do. Aug. 2021 - Join M.B. and the FSPA Zoomies via Zoom on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 7pm to discuss "poets writing prose" and to hear excerpts from M.B.'s new book, Beginner's Mind. Details of the Zoom session are listed on the EVENTS page. July 2021 - Exciting news! M.B. has been appointed as U.S. Ambassador to the International Organization of Education Innovators called HundrED . The organization is a global non profit with a mission to improve education through impactful innovations. "Everything we do starts with a child in mind and is based on our manifesto. We work with innovators, educators and funders in all continents." July 2021 - Education in Literature Podcast . You can listen to M.B. (Beginner's Mind ) and author Kevin McIntosh (Class Dismissed ) discuss the philosophical underpinnings of their new education-themed books with Regal House Publishing's Jaynie Royal and Pam Van Dyk. Jaynie and Pam do a spectacular job of getting to the story behind the stories while also eliciting foundational commentary from these seasoned pros on the challenges and rewards of teaching in today's age. June 2021 - M.B.'s poem "The End of Knowing " has been published in The Criterion , a peer-reviewed international journal that publishes theoretical and research articles in English Literature and Language, Humanities and Social Sciences. The e-journal is produced by Rajaram College in India. June 2021 - M.B. will be featured as an guest reader for the Midsummer Night's Pensive Reading on June 9th, hosted on Zoom by Northeastern University's Center for Spirituality, Dialogue, and Service (CSDS) and the New England Poetry Club. Readings start at 7pm. RSVP preferred. May 2021 - The Authors Guild has featured M.B. and her latest book, Beginner's Mind , in their Member Spotlight section . Check out her interview with this great resource for writers and learn more about why and how writer's write. M.B.'s advice: "Know everything you can know about the rules of writing so that you can comfortably and creatively break the rules." May 2021 - IT'S A BOOK - 12.6 OUNCES! Beginner's Mind was just released today and is available from Regal House Publishing as well as your favorite book outlets. A long, but much needed journey that takes a fresh look at how we educate our children. "Thank you beyond measure to my publisher, my fellow writers, my two boys, my extended family, to so many new friends, and especially to my husband for supporting this dream every step of the way." - M.B May 2021 - For a behind the scenes look at M.B.'s upcoming book, Beginner's Mind , be sure to check out her interview in the May/June issue of Florida's premier poetry magazine, Of Poets & Poetry . Heartfelt thanks to its wonderful editor Mark Andrew James Terry, brilliant interviewer Al Rocheleau, and all at the Florida State Poets Association that make this publication possible. Apr. 2021 - Welcome to M.B.'s new and improved website. The transfer of all of her data from the old 2005 Yahoo website to this modern and mobile-device-friendly platform will take several months to complete, but, the core work is done. Please excuse any broken links while the work is completed. Apr. 2021 - Enjoy Poetry Month by watching M.B.'s two latest installments of her Fresh Perspectives in Poetry video series produced by the Atlantic Center for the Arts. The April 7th release can be viewed here , and the April 14th release featuring poet Seamus Heaney can be viewed here . Thank you all for the wonderful and encouraging feedback, and requests for more. Apr. 2021 - Just in time for April's Poetry Month, three new poems from M.B. have been published in literary journals: "Aftercare " in The Raintown Review , "On Forgetting Ash Wednesday " in Iris Literary Journal, and "Invocation " in Cider Press Review. Thank you to the editors for their recognition and support. Mar. 2021 - M.B.'s poem "Ctrl+Z " has been accepted for publication in an upcoming issue of The Florida Review . The University of Central Florida journal publishes "exciting new work from around the world from writers both emerging and well known." Thank you to poetry editor Kenneth Hart. Mar. 2021 - Thank you to Readers' Favorite for its Five-Star award to Beginner's Mind ! Mar. 2021 - Exciting news!! Regal House Publishing's upcoming release of M.B.'s latest book, Beginner's Mind - From Shipyard to Harvard Yard: Embracing Endless Possibilities, is now only 2 months away! Get a preview of the book that parents and teachers have been longing for by checking out the very cool video trailer here . Available now for preorder . Feb. 2021 - M.B.'s poem, "Another Inevitable Romance at Olduvai Gorge", previously accepted for publication by Science magazine in 1985, will reappear this summer in Avatar Review. Jan. 2021 - M.B.'s poem "Ode for My Department Chair Who Left a Face Shield on My Desk " has been accepted for publication in an upcoming issue of the English Journal, a publication of the National Council of Teachers of English. English Journal is NCTE’s award-winning journal of ideas for English language arts teachers in junior and senior high schools and middle schools. Jan. 2021 - M.B.'s poem "Before the Common Era " has been published in the Australian journal Quadrant. Thank you to their literary editor, Barry Spurr. Dec. 2020 - "Ode to the Heart ", a poem in memory of fallen ERAU student-pilot Zachary Capra, has been published in The Florida State Poets Association's Of Poets & Poetry. Dec. 2020 - M.B.'s poem "Cues " has been published in The National Poetry Review. A warm thank you to their editor-in-chief, Angela Vogel, and to Gina for her loving inspiration. Dec 2020 - M.B.'s poem "Afterlives " has been published in the inaugural issue of Pensive: A Global Journal of Spirituality and the Arts. The annual publication is produced by The Center for Spirituality, Dialogue, and Service at Northeastern University in Boston. Our best wishes for the continued success of their new endeavor. Nov. 2020 - M.B. is thrilled to announce that Sky Island Journal has nominated M.B.'s poem "Smiling at the Executioner " for the 2020 Pushcart Prize. The poem appeared earlier this year in their Summer 2020 journal. Thank you to its amazing editors - Jeff and Jason. Oct. 2020 - The premier release of the second part of M.B.'s Fresh Perspectives in Poetry video series was off to a great start again, but ran into some technical glitches this time with FaceBook preventing some participants from seeing the entire presentation. If you missed it, or were one of those that ran into issues viewing it, you can view it in its entirety here . We look forward to seeing you again in the spring for more sessions. Oct. 2020 - The Atlantic Center for the Art's premier release of M.B.'s Fresh Perspectives in Poetry video series got off to a fantastic start on 10/14 with a record turnout of nearly two-hundred poets, writers, and art lovers. If you missed it, you can still view session 1 here . Session 2 will be premiered on 10/21. Sep. 2020 - M.B. and co-author Edite Cunha are delighted to announce that their English translation of Portuguese poet Maria Teresa Horta's poem "The Condition of the Verses" has been published by the University of California, San Diego's Alchemy, a journal "committed to publishing quality, contemporary translations of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction creative writing." Thank you to Nolan Dannels and the editors of Alchemy and, as always, to Maria for her generous support of the authors. Sep. 2020 - M.B. and co-author Edite Cunha are thrilled to announce that their English translation of "Verses" by Portuguese poet Maria Teresa Horta has been featured this month in SWWIM (Supporting Women Writers in Miami). A very warm thank you to SWWIM editors Jen, Catherine, and Caridad, and to Maria for her generous support of the authors. Aug. 2020 - The dates for ACA's online video series "Fresh Perspectives in Poetry" have been set for October 14 and 21; two more are planned for next April. Join M.B. on a journey of learning from the most notable masters of poetry, from Homer to modern, from sonnet to ode to free-verse, and from America to the world. Details here . Jul. 2020 - The Blue Room Collective's much anticipated anthology, Grabbed, which contains M.B.'s poem “Bingo Night for Missing and Exploited Children ”, has just been released by Beacon Press. Selected for inclusion earlier this year by poet Richard Blanco, the collection of prose and poetry gives voice to those who have been abducted and exploited. Jul. 2020 - Sky Island Journal has published M.B.'s poem "Smiling at the Executioner " in their Summer 2020 journal of poetry, flash fiction, and creative nonfiction. Check out their beautiful website. Jun. 2020 - The Florida Humanities Council has awarded M.B., in partnership with Eve Payor and the Atlantic Center for the Arts, a generous grant to produce a video series of poetry discussions and online workshops. Look for more details this fall. Jun. 2020 - Thank you to Robert D. Denham [McFarland & Co. Publishers] for recognizing several of M.B.s ekphrastic poems in their edition of Poets on Paintings. M.B. has published several poems that respond to visual art, and often incorporates this technique into her poetry workshops. "Washday ", named after the Grandma Moses painting, is a fine example. Jun. 2020 - M.B.s poem "Invocation " has been accepted for publication in an upcoming issue of Cider Press Review. Founded in 1999 by Co-Publisher/Editors Caron Andregg and Robert Wynne, CPR has been publishing the best of contemporary poetry for over two decades. May 2020 - M.B.'s poem "On Forgetting Ash Wednesday " has been accepted for the Fall issue of Iris Literary Journal. May 2020 - M.B.'s poem "Afterlives " has been accepted for publication in the upcoming inaugural issue of Pensive: A Global Journal of Spirituality and the Arts. The annual publication is produced by The Center for Spirituality, Dialogue, and Service at Northeastern University in Boston. The journal accepts works on spiritual topics, with a special interest in work that deepens the inward life and promotes a more peaceful and sustainable world. Apr. 2020 - Sky Island Journal has accepted M.B.'s poem “Smiling at the Executioner” for publication in their Summer 2020 issue. They describe the poem as “the epitome of what we consider powerful poetry to be. Vivid, palpable imagery saturates the perfect pacing of this svelte, knife-like piece”. Check out their beautiful site. Apr. 2020 - M.B. is delighted to report that her poem “Aftercare” has been accepted for publication in an upcoming issue of The Raintown Review . The poem is dedicated to her husband. Mar. 2020 - ACA POETRY WORKSHOPS CANCELLED. So sad, but stay tuned for a new date, hopefully by early summer. As soon as we confirm a new time and location, an email with the details will be sent to all that signed up and to past attendees. Please stay safe and maybe find some extra time now to write. Mar. 2020 - SWWIM (Supporting Women Writers in Miami) has announced that M.B.'s poem “Bad Apology” will be featured next Tuesday, March 10, as part of its #Tbt series. A very delighted thank you to SWWIM editors Jen, Catherine, and Caridad. Feb. 2020 - M.B.'s poem “Before the Common Era” has been accepted for publication by the Australian-based magazine, Quadrant . In the words of their editors, this intellectual magazine publishes “well-written and thoughtful articles that fit within its general profile of a journal of ideas, essays, literature, poetry and historical and political debate.” Feb. 2020 - M.B.'s poem “Cues” has been accepted for publication in the Fall 2020 issue of The National Poetry Review . A very warm thank you to their editor-in-chief, Angela Vogel. Feb. 2020 - Take a peek at M.B.'s presentation last Fall to Embry-Riddle's Industry Advisory Board regarding her upcoming book, Beginner's Mind, and how it speaks to the need of keeping the Liberal Arts and Humanities in our curriculum. Feb. 2020 - The Sunshine State Teaching and Learning Conference has posted the papers presented at last month's conference. M.B.'s paper on Homer's Odyssey can be found here . Jan. 2020 - M.B.'s poem "Prometheus's Regret" has been published in The Halcyone , a new literary review published quarterly by Black Mountain Press in Western North Carolina. Their goal: we strive to publish the best poetry, short stories and art being produced worldwide, each issue. Thank you Black Mountain Press. Jan. 2020 - The 2019 Fall issue of Smith College's Metamorphoses journal is now available for purchase. The issue contains several translations by M.B. and co-author Edite Cunha of the Portuguese poet Maria Teresa Horta. View their translations here and consider subscribing to future publications of this internationally inspired journal. Jan. 2020 - M.B.'s poem “Ode for an Absent Student” is now available in the Winter/Spring issue of Naugatuck River Review . We encourage everyone to purchase a copy of this beautiful journal and support the wonderful work done by its publisher, Lori Desrosiers. Jan. 2020 - The FSPA Winter issue of Of Poets & Poetry is out and available for order. Check out the glowing review by FSPA president Al Rocheleau of M.B.'s keynote speech at last October's conference where she reflected on her mentorship under Nobel Prize-winning Irish poet Seamus Heaney. Jan. 2020 - M.B.'s paper “Shifting Definitions of Justice: A Study of Student Veteran Responses to Homer’s Odyssey ” has been accepted for presentation at this year's Sunshine State Teaching and Learning Conference on January 29 - 31 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Co-hosted by USF and UCF, the three-day event brings together higher education scholars, practitioners, and policy makers to “raise awareness of emerging challenges, offer overviews of best practices, highlight research findings, and promote strategies for improving student and faculty success.” Dec. 2019 - M.B. will conduct a poetry workshop at the Daytona Beach Veteran’s Center on Tuesday, Dec 10th, from 4:30 to 5:30. For eligibility requirements, contact the Daytona Beach Vet Center at (386) 366-6600. Dec. 2019 - M.B. and co-author Edite Cunha had several of their English translations of Portuguese poet Maria Teresa Horta accepted for publication in two highly-acclaimed literary translation journals. Smith College's Metamorphoses journal and Princeton University's Inventory journal will feature several of their works this Spring. Thank you once again to Maria for her generous support of the authors. Dec. 2019 - The Atlantic Center for the Arts has invited M.B. to once again host weekly poetry workshops at their NSB location during Poetry Month next April. The sessions are free and open to all, but, seating is limited -- s ign up here . Testimonials from previous workshop attendees can be found here . Nov. 2019 - M.B.'s poem “Ode for an Absent Student ” has been accepted for publication in the Winter/Spring 2020 issue of Naugatuck River Review . A very fond thank you to their wonderful publisher, Lori Desrosiers. Nov. 2019 - M.B. and Edite Cunh ã have expanded their translations of contemporary Portuguese poet Maria Teresa Horta into English. Four new poems from Maria's Poesis collection are featured in the latest online issue of Springhouse . Thank you to Maria and the wonderful team at Springhouse for their generous recognition and support.. Oct. 2019 - M.B., Lola Haskins , Carol Frost and a vibrant state-wide group of poets and poetry-lovers met at the Plaza Resort & Spa in Daytona Beach for the Florida State Poets Association 's annual poetry conference. As keynote speaker, M.B. reflected on her years of mentorship under Nobel Prize-winning Irish poet Seamus Heaney . Oct. 2019 - The Blue Room Collective's forthcoming anthology, Grabbed, which contains M.B.'s poem “Bingo Night for Missing and Exploited Children ”, has been accepted for publication by Beacon Press . Selected for inclusion earlier this year by poet Richard Blanco , the collection of prose and poetry gives voice to those who have been abducted and exploited. Following in the footsteps of such luminary poets as Robert Frost and Maya Angelou, Richard Blanco was selected by President Barack Obama in 2012 to serve as only the fifth presidential inaugural poet in U.S. history. Professor Anita Hill and writer Joyce Maynard have written the afterword and foreword to the anthology. Profits from the book will be donated to charities to be named. Publication is expected in 2020. Oct. 2019 - October gave a party...The Florida State Poets Association will be hosting a poetry contest for all 2019 convention attendees at their Daytona Beach event this Fall. The subject: Why I Write Poetry. Submission deadline is noon Saturday, October 26th; contest judge: M.B. McLatchey. Prizes will be awarded!!! Sep. 2019 - M.B.’s poem, “Where Winter Spends the Summer ," has been featured as the Poem of the Day in Miami's online journal, SWWIM (Supporting Women Writers in Miami). Thank you to its amazing editors, Jen Karetnick and Catherine Esposito Prescott. Sep. 2019 - M.B..’s new poem, “Where Winter Spends the Summer ," will be featured this month in one of the coolest online journals in the South -- SWWIM (Supporting Women Writers in Miami). Join the SWWIM team, and poets Ashley M. Jones and Donna Aza Weir-Soley for their SWWIM hosted readings at The Betsy Hotel on South Beach, Miami this Wednesday (9/11) at 7pm. Sep 2019 - Beginner's Mind is now a book!!! "In a time when our schools are dogged by institutionalized goals for our children, Beginner’s Mind gives us a classroom where personal growth and innovative thinking happens in unimaginable ways." A huge and endless thank you to Regal House Publishing for ushering this precious work into the world and to the mentors and friends of M.B. who helped her bring the loving stories of Ms. D. to life. Through the watchful eyes of a ten-year-old, M.B. examines the question, "How do we want teachers to educate our children?" Release date is scheduled for 2021. Aug 2019 - M.B. will serve this Fall as Grand Prize judge in the 2019 annual poetry competition for the Ina Coolbrith Circle (ICC). ICC is the oldest continuously running poetry circle in the nation, founded by California's first poet laureate, Ina Coolbrith . July 2019 - M.B. will be leading a poetry workshop series in ekphrasis – writing about art – at the Daytona Beach Veteran’s Center this Fall, 4:30 – 5:30 PM, on the 2nd Tuesday of each month, beginning September 10th. Contact the Daytona Beach Vet Center for eligibility requirements needed to participate. (386) 366-6600. July 2019 - The Atlantic Center for the Arts has asked M.B. to host their poetry workshop sessions again next Spring during April Poetry Month. Looking forward to seeing lots of familiar and new faces. Stay tuned for details and dates. June 2019 - M.B.'s paper "Odysseus’ Wounded Healer: New Insights on the Therapeutic Value of Veteran Responses to Homer’s Odyssey " was published in the Journal of Veterans Studies . The peer-reviewed journal is considered the premier journal in the world covering the interdisciplinary field of veterans studies. June 2019 - M.B. and other writer/poets from all over the world met to work with Portuguese writers and poets at the 2019 Disquiet International Literary Program in the heart of Lisbon. May 2019 - M.B. and long-time friend, artist and writer Edite Cunha have collaborated on a collection of translations to English of the contemporary Portuguese poet Maria Teresa Horta. Selected poems highlighting Maria's poetic and political passion are featured in the Spring 2019 issue of Ezra , an online journal of translations from Roger Williams University. Thank you to Maria for her generous support in granting permission to the authors for these publications. May 2019 - M.B. will have the distinct privilege of delivering the keynote session for the 2019 Florida State Poets Association conference next October. She will reflect on her years of mentorship under Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney. Join other poets and poetry-lovers on Oct. 25-26 at the Plaza Resort & Spa in Daytona Beach, FL. May 2019 - M.B.'s poem "Ode for an Ode on a Grecian Urn " is now available for purchase in the Volume 34 issue of FOLIO , a production of American University in Washington, DC. First place winner of the 2019 Folio Editor's Prize for poetry, the poem is a response to Keats' ode in which he mourns the passing of life and the fact that he will soon die of TB. Keats died at the age of 25. Apr 2019 - M.B.'s poem "Ode for an Ode on a Grecian Urn " is the 2019 recipient of FOLIO's Editor's Prize for Poetry . It will appear in their upcoming issue later this Spring. FOLIO is a production of American University in Washington, DC. Apr 2019 - I just loved your class!! That response pretty much sums it up for all of the amazing poets and wonderful new friends that attended M.B.'s National Poetry Month workshops this year at the Atlantic Center for the Arts. Stay tuned next Fall for more of what some are calling "The best poetry course in Florida!" Apr. 2019 - Beginning April 1, 2019, veterans from around Volusia County will have the opportunity to discover how the arts can strengthen the spirit, encourage mental stimulation, socialization, and manage chronic pain. Atlantic Center for the Arts ambassadors M.B. McLatchey, Bethany Bennett, and Eve Payor will volunteer at the Daytona Beach Vet Center to lead veterans in creative activities, including writing, painting, and music. Creative Expressions meets from 9:30 - 11:30 AM on the 1st & 3rd Monday of each month. Contact the Daytona Beach Vet Center for eligibility requirements to participate. (386) 366-6600. Mar. 2019 - M.B and other writers read their newly published ekphrasis works responding to vintage Florida postcards at the Saw Palm Issue 13 Release Party in Tampa. M.B. read "We leave the beaches for the tourists, mostly ". The well attended event was hosted by the University of South Florida Department of English at Southern Brewing and Winemaking . Feb. 2019 - In celebration of National Poetry Month this Spring, M.B. will be conducting poetry workshops on the first two Wednesdays of April at Atlantic Center for the Art s Harris House in New Smyrna Beach. Admission is free and open to everyone. Sign up now! Feb 2019 - M.B.'s poem "Ode for an Ode on a Grecian Urn " has been accepted for publication in the upcoming issue of FOLIO , a production of American University in Washington, DC. The poem is a response to Keats' ode in which he mourns the passing of life and the fact that he will soon die of TB. Keats died at the age of 25. Feb. 2019 - In her role as Atlantic Center for the Arts Ambassador, M.B. will be joining other artists at the Daytona Beach Vets Center to conduct introductory workshops in music, writing and visual art. More information on the February 6th event can be found here . Free and open to everyone. Jan 2019 - M.B.'s poem “Bingo Night for Missing and Exploited Children ” has been selected by poet Richard Blanco for inclusion in The Blue Room Collective's forthcoming anthology, Grabbed – a collection of prose and poetry that gives voice to those who have been abducted and exploited. Following in the footsteps of such luminary poets as Robert Frost and Maya Angelou, Richard Blanco was selected by President Barack Obama in 2012 to serve as only the fifth presidential inaugural poet in U.S. history. Jan 2019 - Daytona's Museum of Arts and Sciences has featured an article in their Winter 2019 magazine highlighting the ekphrastic poetry workshops conducted last Fall by M.B. Ekphrastic poetry is poetry that responds to another work of art. The article and several poems by local poets responding to the 100 Faces of War exhibit can be found on page 34 . Jan 2019 - M.B.'s poem "Ode for Amy " is featured in Arts&Sciences , a MOAS publication in association with the Smithsonian Institution , Winter 2019. Nov 2018 - M.B.'s paper "Odysseus Enrolled: Roadmaps in Homer's Odyssey for Veterans and for Non-Veterans " has been accepted for presentation at next year's Sunshine State Teaching and Learning Conference . Hosted next January in Daytona Florida, the event brings together higher education scholars, practitioners, and policy-makers to "raise awareness of emerging challenges, offer overviews of best practices, highlight research findings, and promote strategies for improving student and faculty success." Nov 2018 - M.B.’s creative non-fiction piece, “A Good and Simple Meal ”, has been published in Tulip Tree's 2018 Anthology: Stories That Need to be Told. The piece was awarded first place in the "Love" category. Available now on Amazon . Oct 2018 - Binghamton University's Harpur Palate has featured three of M.B.'s poems in their October 2018 Fall issue, Vol. 18.1. The poems include “Trigger Warning ,” “On Folding a Fitted Sheet ,” and “Anthem ”. Oct 2018 - Due to last week's Hurricane Michael, Daytona's Museum of Arts and Sciences poetry workshop series was rescheduled to this Wednesday,10/17, 4-6pm. Free and open to the public as well as all levels of writers. RSVP by calling the Museum at 386-255-0285 to attend. The second workshop in this series is tentatively scheduled for the first or second Wednesday in November. Stay tuned for details. Oct 2018 - MB and a large audience of poets met this past weekend at the Florida State Poets Association's 2018 Annual Conference. M.B. moderated a session titled: Can Poetry Matter? with a distinguished panel of poets that included Lola Haskins, Michelle Lee, Joseph Cavanaugh and Kyra Brokoph. Oct 2018 - Tulip Tree Publishing has just announced that M.B.'s creative non-fiction piece "A Good and Simple Meal " has won first place in their "Love" category of its Stories That N eed to be Told contest. The piece is part of M.B.'s upcoming book Beginner's Mind. Oct 2018 - M.B.'s poem "We leave the beaches for the tourists, mostly " has been accepted for publication in the University of South Florida's next issue of Saw Palm: Florida L iterature and Art. Sep 2018 - M.B.'s poem “Learning the Scriptures ” has been published in Naugatuck R iver Review : A Journal of Narrative Poetry That Sings, Summer/Fall 2018 – Issue 20. Sep 2018 - M.B. and Denise Duhamel presented their work to a warm audience of South Florida poetry lovers at the Betsy South Beach Hotel in Miami. The event was generously sponsored by SWWIM. A reception for M.B. , who was honored as Artist in Residence, was hosted by hotel owner and arts lover Jonathan Plutzik. Aug 2018 - Update - the "Beginner's Mind" poetry workshop series hosted by Atlantic Center for the Arts this Fall is currently full. Please check the ACA website for waitlist options. Aug 2018 - Art Therapy Panel Discussion . In conjunction with 100 Faces of War, a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution, M.B. will join other panelists to discuss the growing field of Art Therapy on September 22nd at Daytona's Museum of Arts & Sciences. Jul 2018 - M.B. has been honored as a 2018 Artist in Residence at the Writer's Room at t he Betsy in South Beach, Miami. At 7 PM on Wed, 9/12, join M.B. and local Miami poet Denise Duhamel for an evening of poetry generously sponsored by SWWIM. Details h ere . And then on Thursday, 9/13, at 5 PM, come meet M. B. and Stacey Lynn Browne at a wine & cheese Meet the Artist reception hosted by Betsy hotel owner, Jonathan Plutzik. Jul 2018 - Upcoming Summer Workshops in August! M.B. will host two poetry workshops on Aug 22 and 29 (7 - 9pm) that explore the link between faith and poetry. Our values and our beliefs define us, but, how willing are we to embrace these in our writing? Participants will explore this while trying their hands at various forms of poetry. Open to the public. All levels of poets are welcome, from non-writers to advanced. To register, contact: Jeannie Hansen at (386) 253-4201, Unity of Daytona, 908 Ridgewood Avenue, Daytona Beach, FL 32117. Jul 2018 - Upcoming Workshops this September, hosted by ACA . Every Wednesday 4-6 PM throughout September, 2018. Topic: BEGINNER’S MIND - Chasing the Censors Away When We Write Poems. M.B. will host this 4-part series sponsored by the Atlantic Center for the Arts. Admission is free. Come try your hand at methods for writing poems that take risks and tell truths. All levels of poets are welcome, from new to advanced. Limited to 15. Reserve your spot now! Location: ACA Harris House, New Smyrna Beach, FL. Register at 386-402-1753 or email community@atlanticcenterforthearts.org . Note: no class on 9/12. Jul 2018 - Upcoming Poetry conference in Daytona Beach on Saturday, October 13 at 1:30 PM. M.B. will moderate the Florida State Poets Association panel: CAN POETRY MATTER? Location: Plaza Resort & Spa. Join M.B. and a distinguished panel of poets, critics, translators, and teachers to discus how poetry sigs and why that singing serves us in today's cultural climate. For information: email Florida State Poets Assn. President, Mary-Ann Westbrook at 1poetry.3@gmail.com . Jun 2018 - Harpur Palate of Binghamton University will feature three of M.B.'s poems in their upcoming Fall 2018 issue. The poems include “Trigger Warning,” “On Folding a Fitted Sheet,” and “Anthem”. Jun 2018 - MOAS Poetry Workshops announced - WRITING TO CONNECT at Daytona's Museum of Arts & Sciences. In partnering with the MOAS exhibit, “100 Faces of War,” M.B. will lead a workshop series on October 10 (Wed) and October 17 (Wed) from 4-6 PM. Open to the public, all ages & all levels of writers – with a special invitation to veterans and family & friends of veterans. Participants will explore how written expression can generate positive and creative directions in our lives. Limited to 15 participants. Reserve your spot now! To register, call Ruth Grim, museum curator, at 386-256-3546 or email: ruth@moas.org Jun 2018 - M.B.'s poem “Learning the Scriptures” has been accepted for publication in the Summer/Fall 2018 issue of Naugatuck River Review . May 2018 - In her newly appointed role as ACA Arts & Wellness ambassador for the renowned Atlantic Center for the Arts, M.B. led a poetry workshop for an enthusiastic audience of Florida Division of Cultural Affairs members and regional directors from counties throughout the state. Apr 2018 - As National Poetry Month comes to a close, so do M.B.'s weekly poetry w orkshops at the Atlantic Center for the Arts. Turnout and participation each week was more than wonderful, and the quality of work was outstanding. Apr 2018 - The 2018 New Orleans Poetry Fesitval and Small Press Fair was a wonderful success, with incredible performances and readings all weekend as well as moving tributes to Marthe Reed. M.B. and panel spoke to a packed house about how poetry can give witness to the coastal changes that confront us. We still have time. Hope to see you there next year. Apr 2018 - The Daytona State Writer's Festival , hosted at Daytona's Museum of Arts & Sciences on April 7th was a huge success. Over 80 participants were in attendance for an afternoon of writing sessions led by local faculty and authors. Mar 2018 - Join M.B. and several other faculty and writers on April 7 at the Daytona S tate Writers' Festival . M.B. will moderate a panel discussion titled, "What is Poetry Anyway?" and will also lead a workshop on Ekphrasis poetry. Come join the fun and express yourself. Mar 2018 - M.B. joined over 12,000 attendees at the AWP Conference & Bookfair in Tampa this month and read from her recent works at off-site events hosted by Naugatuck River Review and by SWWIM. Lots of incredible work presented; lots of wonderful new friends. Feb. 2018 - M.B. has been invited to read from her recent works at an event hosted by SWWIM Come check out The Attic Cafe ! More details here . Jan 2018 - The 10th Anniversary Poetry Reading of Naugatuck River Review at AWP this year will feature Destiny Birdsong, M.B. McLatchey, Robbie Gamble, Terry Blackhawk and NRR editors Lori Desrosiers and Michael Mercurio on Thursday, March 8 at 3pm. Details h ere. Jan. 2018 - M.B. will be joining other writers, poets and publishers this coming April at the 2018 New Orleans Poetry Festival and Small Press Fair . She will co- present a panel entitled Coastal Poetics: Crafting Erosion and Absence. Dec. 2017 - M.B..’s poem, “Bad Apology ," is featured in one of the newest and coolest online journals in the South -- SWWIM (Supporting Women Writers in Miami). Nov. 2017 - Upcoming Poetry Workshop series. Discover how to craft poems that listen and respond to the world around us during National Poetry Month next April. M.B. will be conducting poetry workshops each Wednesday at the Atlantic Center for the Arts . Sign up now for Pictures Worth a Thousand Words: Poetry Workshop for National Poetry Month . Admission is Free! Veterans and families welcome. Oct, 2017 - M.B.'s upcoming book, Beginner's Mind, came in as semi-finalist in the 2017 Creative Nonfiction Book Award contest by Zone 3 Press . Oct. 2017 - M.B. joined other poets, writers, editors, agents, publishers and book sellers at the annual Other W o rds literary c onference held this year at the University of Tampa in Florida. Jen Karetnick, Catherine Esposito Prescott, Neil H. Spirtas and M.B. led a panel titled “Writing What We Eat: Crafting the Culinary in Our Writing". Aug. 2017 - Florida writer Malcolm R. Campbell comments on M.B.'s recent reflections on how to teach writing that were captured in AWP's In the Spotlight article last month. You can read his blog article here . Jul. 2017 - M.B. is featured in the July issue of AWP's In the Spotlight in the article "Can Writing Be Taught? Read an Interview with M.B. McLatchey". Here's a clip from AWP Monthly Member Updates : Our July #AWPSPOTLIGHT member M.B. McLatchey on whether writing can be taught: "I have no doubt that writing can be taught—but here the burden of responsibility falls mostly on the teacher, not the writer. By this I mean that writing must be taught in a way that emphasizes discovery and growth of the student-writer’s voice, rather than emphasizing adaptation of a writer’s voice to a history of literature or to current trends in literature.” Learn more about poet and Classics professor M.B. McLatchey at In the Spotlight today! Jun. 2017 - M.B. will join other poets and writers this fall to lead a literary panel at the Other Words literary conference in Tampa. Stay tuned for details. Apr. 2017 - Thanks to a Luso-American FLAD Scholarship, M.B. will be attending the 2017 Disquiet International Literary Program in Lisbon, Portugal this summer. M.B. will be joining poets Erica Dawson and Denise Duhamel at this premier event that brings together writers and poets from all over the world to work with Portuguese writers in the heart of Lisbon. Mar. 2017 - M.B., along with Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry and poet Dr. David Axelrod, participated in a panel discussion at the 2017 First Amendment Seminar "Speak Freely, Write Boldly" in Daytona Beach, Florida. The event was a huge success for local artists, poets and writers. About 75 people as well as local media were in attendance. Feb. 2017 - Much gratitude to Rosalie Gartner, Archivist and Records Coordinator at Emerson College, for tracking down a long lost high school friend, "On Rewinding ", which appeared in the 1975 edition of The Emerson Review. And a belated thank you to contest judge Charles Simic for his memorable affirmation... "Good job kid." Jan. 2017 - The Huffington Post features M.B. in the article "To Be Published Or Not To Be Published? Today’s Climate for Poet’s Works". Dec. 2016 - Lori Desrosiers, editor of Naugatuck River Review , has asked M.B. to read her poetry at the 2017 AWP Bookfair on Feb. 9. Nov. 2016 - M.B. attended the 2016 Other Words Literary Conference in St. Augustine, Florida, and, along with Neil Spirtas, co-presented the session: Crying So Hard We're Laughing: When Humor Works in Our Writing. Hosted by the Florida Literary Arts Coalition. Oct. 2016 - "Fallen Angels ", a chapter from M.B.'s upcoming book, Beginner's Mind, has been published in the Summer 2016 issue of Apeiron Review . Sep. 2016 - "Cultures Crossing", a chapter from M.B.'s upcoming book, Beginner's Mind, will be featured in an upcoming issue of Broad Street . Aug 2016 - M.B. will join others at the 2016 Other Words Literary Conference in St. Augustine, Florida this November 4th to focus on humor in writing. Hosted by the Florida Literary Arts Coalition. July 2016 - "The Good Thief", a chapter from M.B.'s upcoming book, Beginner's Mind, was published in the Summer 2016 issue of Carolina Quarterly (page 110). July 2016 - M.B. attended the 2016 DISQUIET International literary conference in Lisbon, Portugal. M.B. also spent several weeks in Greece and Italy. June 2016 - "Ex-Patriots", a chapter from M.B.'s upcoming book, Beginner's Mind, was published in the June, 2016 issue of Chautauqua . May 2016 - M.B.'s poem "Urban Helicon " will be featured in an upcoming issue of Cold Mountain Review . May 2016 - M.B.'s poem "Ocracoke " was published in the Spring 2016 issue of The Briar Cliff Review. Apr 2016 - M.B.'s poem "Parousia " was published in the Spring 2016 issue of Tar River Poetry. Mar 2016 - M.B.'s poem "Sugaring ", a semi-finalist in the 7th Annual Narrative Poetry Contest, was published in the Winter/Spring 2016 issue of Naugatuck River Review. Feb 2016 - M.B. will be reading at an AWP event hosted by Naugatuck River Review on April 1st, 2:30pm at the Triple 8 Chinese restaurant near the Los Angeles Convention Center. More details to follow. Jan 2016 - "A Purple Heart", a chapter from M.B.'s upcoming memoir was published in the online issue of Slippery Elm . Jan 2016 - M.B. will serve as the 2016 Grand Prize judge of the 90th Poets' Dinner Contest for the Ina Coolbrith Circle (ICC). The ICC is the oldest continuously running poetry circle in the nation, founded by California's first poet laureate. Submission details can be found here . Dec 2015 - "A Purple Heart", a chapter from M.B.'s upcoming memoir, Beginner's Mind, will be featured in a 2016 online issue of Slippery Elm . Dec 2015 - M.B.'s poem "Sugaring " will be featured in the Winter/Spring 2016 issue of Naugatuck River Review . Dec 2015 – M.B. and Bob Calabrese read from their writings at the Dan Pels Poetry Show at Wine-Me in Daytona Beach. Dec 2015 - M.B.'s poem "Ocracoke " will be featured in the Spring 2016 issue of The Briar Cliff Review . Dec 2015 - "The Good Thief", a chapter from M.B.'s upcoming memoir, Beginner's Mind, will be featured in a 2016 issue of Carolina Quarterly . Nov 2015 - "Ex-patriots", a chapter from M.B.'s upcoming memoir, Beginner's Mind, will be featured in the June, 2016 issue of Chautauqua . Nov 2015 – 2015 Ina Coolbrith Poetry Contest Grand Prize awarded by M.B for Joyce Odam's poem "White Elephan t". Nov 2015 – . M.B. presented the session Training Our Ears: Poetic Devices That Render Free Verse Not So Free After All at the 2015 Other Words Conference , St. Augustine, FL, hosted by the Florida Literary Arts Coalition Oct 2015 - M.B. and David Axelrod sat down with Rick de Yampert of the Daytona Beach News Journal to discuss their new roles as Volusia County's first poets laureate. The article and video can be found here . Sept 2015 - See Kickstand Poetry's interview of M.B. on the writing process behind The Lame God . Sept 2015 - M.B.'s poem "Parousia" will be featured in a 2016 issue of Tar River Poetry . Aug 2015 - M.B. selected as the 2015 Volusia County Poet Laureate, sharing the position with David Axelrod of Daytona Beach. Aug 2015 - M.B.'s chapbook Advantages of Believing was published by Finishing Line Press . Aug 2015 - M.B. will serve this Fall as Grand Prize judge in the 96th annual poetry competition for the Ina Coolbrith Circle (ICC). The ICC is the oldest continuously running poetry circle in the nation, founded by California's first poet laureate. July 201 5 - M.B.'s poem "Empirical God" will be featured in the December 2015 issue of Ruminate Magazine . June 2015 – M.B.'s poem "The Breakfast Piece" will be featured in an upcoming issue of The Drunken Boat . May 2015 - M.B. is announced as a 2015 Volusia County Poet Laureate nominee. Apr 2015 – Find M.B.’s recently published review of Rebecca Foust’s award-winning poetry collection, Paradise Drive, in The Collagist . Apr 2015 – As featured Poet, M.B. conducted a poetry workshop and poetry reading at Mt. Dora’s Annual Poetry Under the Oaks celebration in Central Florida. Apr 2015 - M.B. and several Corvid Writers attended the 2015 AWP Annual Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota this Spring. M.B. read her poetry at an off-site event hosted by Naugatuck River Revie w on Friday, April 10, at the Rare Steak and Sushi restaurant. And, it was standing room only at the GAMUT GALLERY in Minneapolis for the Wine and Words poetry reading by Utah State Press. May Swenson Award winners M.B. McLatchey, Luisa Igloria, Travis Mossotti, and Dan Rzicznek were featured. Mar 2015 - M.B. is thrilled to announce that she has joined hands with agent Christopher Rhodes for her recently-completed manuscript, Beginner's Mind, an educational memoir about a revolutionary teacher in the 1960's. Feb 2015 - M.B. is announced as a 2015 Florida Poet Laureate nominee. Jan 2015 - M.B. was awarded the 2014 FLP Chapbook Prize by Finishing Line Press for her poetry collection Advantages of Believing. Publication forthcoming in 2015. Nov 2014 - M. B., Catherine Prescott and M.L Williams, presented the panel session Is This Poem About You? The Counterfeit Voice in Poetry at the 2014 Other Words Conference , sponsored by The Florida Literary Arts Coalition at Flagler College, St. Augustine, Florida. Nov 2014 - M. B.'s poem "The Bath" won Semi-Finalist in the Naugatuck River Review' 6th Annual Narrative Poetry Contest, and will be published in the forthcoming 2015 Winter issue of Naugatuck River Review . Jan 2014 - Hear M.B.'s interview with Tom Williams on Utah Public Radio's Wednesday's Access Utah show. UPR is a member of National Public Radio (NPR). Oct/Nov 2013 - M.B. read from her new book, The Lame God , at the Utah Humanities Book Festival. Venues included Utah State University and Brigham Young University. A video of her BYU reading can be found here . June 2013 - M. B.'s poem "Bingo Night " won first place in the 2012 Adirondack Review's 46er Prize for Poetry. Her poem has been published in the 2013 Summer issue of The Adirondack Review . May 2013 - M. B.'s poem "Amber Alert" won first place in the 2013 New South Writing Contest. Her poem is forthcoming in the 2013 Summer issue of new south : Georgia State University's Journal of Art & Literature . Apr 2013 - M. B.'s debut poetry collection The Lame God was awarded the 16th Annual May Swenson Poetry Award by Utah State University Press. Judge for the annual award was Edward Field. Jan 2012 - M. B. McLatchey was awarded the 2011 American Poet Prize by The American Poetry Journal for her poem "1-800-THE-LOST". Her poem will be featured in the 2012 Spring issue of The American Poetry Journal. Dec 2011 - M. B.'s poem "Catharsis" won Finalist in the Erskine J. Poetry Prize contest and will be published in the forthcoming 2012 Spring issue of Smartish Pace. Spring 2011 - M.B.'s article "Spiritual Redemption in a World of Crime: Carolina Garcia-Aguilera and Barbara Parker " was published in The Majorie Kinnan Rawlings Journal of Florida Literature . Feb 2008 - M. B. McLatchey's poems “The Lame God” and “Melville’s Reader” will be featured in the Summer 2008 issue of The Spoon River Poetry Review. Jan 2008 - M. B. McLatchey's poem "Oaths, Curses, Blessings" will be featured in the Spring 2008 edition of the Georgetown Review. Nov 2007 - Two poems by M.B. McLatchey, "Arcadia" and "Snow Globe", will be featured in the next issue of Cider Press Review, Volume 9, Spring 2008. Sep 2007 - M. B. read her award-winning piece ISMS for the 2007 National Literary Awards Reading on September 24 at the Shirley Recital Hall on the campus of Salem College, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Sep 2007 - Three poems by M. B. McLatchey were recently awarded the distinction of Special Merit and will be featured in the January 2008 issue of The Comstock Review. July 2007 - M. B. McLatchey has been awarded the 2007 Spoon River Poetry Review Editors’ Prize for her poem "The Rape of Chryssipus ". Her poem will be featured in the Fall 2007 edition of The Spoon River Poetry Review. Apr 2007 - M. B. McLatchey has been named the winner of The 2007 Penelope Niven Creative Nonfiction Award by the Salem College Center for Women Writers . Dec 2006 - It may have been frigid outside, but the reception and mood inside was warm. M. B. McLatchey, Dawn Paul, and Elizabeth Rollins read selections from their new and published works at The Center for New Words in Cambridge, Massachusetts. M. B., featured reader for the evening, read from her new poetry collection, The Immortals, and excerpts from her recently completed memoir, Fire Starter. Sep 2006 - M. B. McLatchey's poem "Odalisque " was chosen this month as a finalist for The Muriel Craft Bailey Memorial Award 2006. Her poem will appear in an upcoming issue of The Comstock Review. Oxford, England 2001 Mt. Dora Poetry Workshop 2015 The Corvid Writers grew out of an MFA program in 2002 at Goddard College, where its eight founding members met as graduate students. The desire to write and to nurture the art of others brought them together in the mountains of Vermont and has kept them together ever since. Like the Corvids they use as their symbol, they strive to be fierce, intelligent and bold! Canaveral National Seashore 2003 Hershey, PA ACA Harris House 2006 New Smyrna Beach, FL 2008 Atlantic Center for the Arts Corvids

Upcoming Events: April 2025 - Poetry Month Workshops The Atlantic Center for the Arts will be hosting M.B.'s four-part Florida Loves Poetry workshops during Poetry Month next April. Details coming soon . Previous Events: November 23, 1-2pm - Let's Talk Poetry! M.B. will host a creative writing discussion on Saturday afternoon during National Novel Writing Month at the New Smyrna Beach Regional Library, 1001 S. Dixie Fwy, NSB. Details here . November 6, 13, 20 - The HUB on Canal M.B. will host Florida Loves Poetry!! ™ workshops on three consecutive Wednesday afternoons this November (2024) at The HUB on Canal in New Smyrna Beach. Sign up here . October 2024 - FSPA Fall Conference The annual Florida State Poets Association Fall Conference will take place October 25 - 27, 2024 at the Quality Inn & Suites Palatka Riverfront in Palatka, Florida, on the beautiful St. Johns River. M.B. and several others will be conducting writing workshops this year. Details and agenda here . Oct. 2024 - Women's Health and Breast Cancer Care Event. The Atlantic Center for the Arts is partnering with Advent Health NSB on October 2, 2024 for an evening focused on mindfulness and women's health . As guest speaker, M.B. will explore the healing power of creativity. Details here . April, 2024. National Poetry Month ACA Poetry Workshops - Get ready to embrace National P oetry Month in April, 2024 by signing up now for Florida Loves Poetry workshops and see why poets are calling these "the best poetry workshops in Florida!" M.B. will host four consecutive Wednesday night classes, 4pm to 6pm, at the Harris House in New Smyrna Beach. Free of charge. Beginners to advanced are welcome, but seating is limited. SOLD OUT Wed., February 28, 2024 7-9pm Patio Poets - Maitland - M.B. will Guest Poet for the evening at the Venue on Lake Lily in Maitland. Her reading will be followed by an Open Mic for poets. All poets are welcome.. January 20, 2024, 5:30-7:15pm The HUB on Canal Poetry Night . M.B. will Guest Poet for the evening during The Hub's open mic monthly event. For info, contact Mary Jane at 386-214-6409. Nov. 19, 2023, 10:30am to 4pm Fall Festival of the Arts - Deland . Poetry readings, open mic, and poetry slam. M.B. and Volusia Poet Laureate Dr. David Axelrod will both read from their works at noon on Sunday at the Chess Park Stage next to the courthouse in downtown Deland. Oct. 25 - Nov. 15, 2023 Poetry Workshops at The HUB on Canal . M.B. will host four poetry workshops that will run on consecutive Wednesdays from 4:30 to 6pm starting on October 25. Serious poets and writers of all skill levels are welcome. SOLD OUT Sept. 16, 202 3 Refreshments and Readings - Barnes & Noble, Tomoka Town Ctr., Daytona Beach, Saturday, Sept. 16. at 2:30 pm. M.B. will be joining author Ginger Pinholster to read from their upcoming works. Ginger will be launching her book Snakes of St. Augustine and M.B. will read from her newest collection, Smiling at the Executioner . Please respond to the evite to reserve you spot. April 2023 ACA Poetry Workshops - SOLD OUT Atlantic Center for the Arts will host their annual poetry workshops at ACA Harris House in New Smyrna Beach throughout poetry month next April. M.B. will host four workshops over the month with the theme "Freeing our poetic voices the formal way". Admission is free. Sign up on ACA's website . UPDATE : The ACA poetry workshops are currently sold out. You can send an email to mbmclatchey@gmail.com if you would like to get onto the standby list. Oct. 21-23, 2022 Florida State Poets Association - Annual Fall Convention The Florida State Poets Association (FSPA ) will hold its annual fall convention in Daytona, Florida at the Marriott Residence Inn Daytona Beach Shores. M.B. will be moderating a panel of experts on the topic of Slam Poetry. Details here. Sep. 22, 2022 - 5:30 - 7:30 PM Breast Cancer Awareness and Prevention Free event sponsored by AdventHealth and Atlantic Center for the Arts. Experience mindfulness activities through meditation and expressive writing. Includes a healthy dinner and refreshments. Open to the Public. Details here. Sep. 27, 2022 - 7:30 PM Miami Poetry Reading J oi n poets January Gill O’Neil and Susan L. Leary at The Betsy-South Beach Library in Miami for an evening of poetry hosted by SWWIM . Arrive early with M.B. to meet the artists at 6:30 PM. Details here . September 10, 2022 (Saturday) Wheaton Writing Academy - Online Workshop Nationally-recognized Wheaton Writing Academy will sponsor a three-hour online workshop, “Unleashing Our Poetic Voices”, with M.B. as host. Beginners to advanced-level poets are all welcome. Time: noon - 3pm. To register or for more info, email wheatonwriter@gmail.com . April 13 - 14, 2022 Miami Poetry Readings Check out SWWIM's list of upcoming events and readings at The Betsy Hotel in South Beach, Miami. April 6, 13, 20, 27 - 2022 ACA Poetry Month Workshops Celebrate National Poetry Month in 2022 with Atlantic Center for the Arts! M.B. will host poetry sessions every Wednesday at 3pm throughout the month of April at ACA Harris House in New Smyrna Beach. Admission is free, but seating is limited. Sign up here . November 3-5, 2021 HundrED Innovation Summit 2021. Join M.B. and education experts from around the world to talk about the future of education. The three days of expert panels, live workshops, and networking with industry representatives are free to all and completely virtual. Details here . November 10 & December 15, 2021 SWWIM (Supporting Women Writers in Miami) will host poetry readings at The Betsy Hotel in South Beach, Miami at 7pm. October 2021 The 10th Annual Winter Park Paint Out International Poetry Competition is about to begin. Join other poets in creating your own ekphrastic response to a contestant's painting. Find out all of the details here . Entry is free, but, you need to hurry. Sept. 28, 2021 Florida State Poets Association Zoomies ( Originally scheduled for 9/14/21 ) Join the FSPA Zoomies and M.B. for a special presentation at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom. M.B. will read from her new book Beginner's Mind and speak to the topic of "poets writing prose". If you have a question you'd like her to respond to during the presentation, you may email her in advance at mbmclatchey@gmail.com. Attendance is always free for these events. Details here . June 9, 2021 M.B. will be featured as a guest reader for the Midsummer Night's Pensive Reading , hosted on Zoom by Northeastern University's Center for Spirituality, Dialogue, and Service (CSDS) and the New England Poetry Club. Readings start at 7pm. RSVP preferred. May 15, 2021 Beginner's Mind - Book Release. Now available from Regal House Publishing and your favorite book suppliers. May 1, 2021 For a behind the scenes look at M.B.'s new book, Beginner's Mind , check out her interview in the May/June issue of Florida's premier poetry magazine, Of Poets & Poetry . Spring 2021 Fresh Perspectives in Poetry In partnership with Atlantic Center for the Arts and with sponsorship from The Florida Humanities Council, M.B. is hosting a four-part poetry series on Facebook. From the comfort and safety of your home or workplace, join M.B. on a journey of learning from the world's most notable masters. Free of charge and open to the public. Details here .

Index Previous Next Learning the Scriptures Molusco … Aqui… Aqui. Bucket in hand, I follow his lead. His silhouette in the early light strikes a perfect toe point – not ballet but the liturgy’s greeting in a sun-steamed fandango. The hard, muddy floor of low tide, his stage. I see a clam spit where he taps his toe. Plunging my fingers into the cold, black muck, I wriggle it out: meal and sacrifice. A ritual-like rhythm that the dance ignites. When we steam the clams, the smell of vinegar and hops bubbling in the broth overtakes us. A purifying incense. Pabst Blue Ribbon for him and since I am ten, Porto with Ginger Al e. In the pot the clams flower and pop. Pelican-like, he tips his head back to let the fat belly slide down whole. Delicioso . Body, blood, soul, divinity. Clean-shaven for Mass. Brown. Azorean. Vovô , to me. A welcome substitute to the homily: Tap. Plunge. Smell. Dance. Taste . But not in a faith, not in a language I knew yet. . Copyright © 2018 M. B. McLatchey. All rights reserved. Published in Naugatuck River Review : A Journal of Narrative Poetry That Sings, Summer/Fall 2018 – Issue 20.

ABOUT M.B. McLatchey is an American poet and writer with a lifelong passion for literature, philosophy, and ancient and modern languages. She is a Professor of Humanities at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. Ambassador to the HundrED global foundation, Chancellor for the Florida State Poets Association, Poet Laureate of Florida's Volusia County, Arts & Wellness Ambassador for the Atlantic Center for the Arts, and poetry reader for the Miami based journal SWWIM . She has received numerous awards, including the 2011 American Poet Prize by The American Poetry Journal, the 2012 Robert Frost Award, and was recently nominated for the 2020 Pushcart Prize as well as Best of the Net award. In 2015, she was a Poet Laureate nominee for the State of Florida. Promoted as offering "The best poetry course in Florida! ", she is featured in the July 2017 issue of the Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) . M.B. is a graduate of Harvard University with over 30 years of college teaching. The list of institutions she has taught at include the University of Central Florida, Rollins College, Valencia College, Harvard University, and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. She has also worked as a speechwriter for a state senator, as a reporter for a daily newspaper, as a magazine editor for a major publisher, as a reader and book reviewer for poetry journals, and as a Board of Trustees member for a private college in Vermont. She has authored many literary reviews, compiled text books for Humanities courses, conducted poetry and writing workshops throughout the United States, helped mentor young poets, judged numerous poetry contests, and is a frequent contributor to books on writing, poetry, and teaching. Her debut poetry collection The Lame God was awarded First Place in the 16th Annual May Swenson Poetry Award by Utah State University Press in 2013. She was awarded the 2014 FLP Chapbook Prize by Finishing Line Press for her book Advantages of Believing . Her book, Beginner's Mind , published in 2021 by Regal House Publishing, was awarded the Penelope Niven Creative Nonfiction Award as well as the Readers' Favorite Five-Star Award . Her newest book, Smiling at the Executioner, whose title poem was nominated for the Pushcart Prize, was released in November 2023 by Kelsay Books. M.B. has received numerous academic teaching awards including Harvard University's coveted Danforth Prize, the Harvard/Radcliffe Prize for Literary Scholarship, and the Brown University Elmer Smith First Place Award for excellence in teaching. Her most recent poetry awards include the Annie Finch Prize for Poetry, the Robert Frost award, the Spoon River Poetry Review’s Editors’ Prize, the Penelope Niven Creative Nonfiction Award, the Vachel Lindsay Poetry Award, the Folio Editor's Prize, as well as a Best of the Net nomination. My Links: My Facebook Site My Author's Guild Site My Amazon Author Site My HundrED Ambassador Site My Linkedin Site My Teaching Philosophy What Others are Saying: Of Poets & Poetry - Interview AWP - In the Spotl i ght How I Write - Interview Florida State Poets Association Poetry Workshop Reviews Seamus Heaney Edward Field NPR's Tom Williams Florida Book Review Brad Crenshaw Kickstand Poetry - Interview New South: Georgia Spoon River Poetry Review Robert Frost Foundation Atlantic Center for Arts - Interview Sky Island Journal Review Salem College The Author's Guild - Interview Beginner's Mind From Shipyard to Harvard Yard: Embracing Endless Possibilities by M. B. McLatchey Winner of the Penelope Niven Creative Nonfiction Award Readers' Favorite ® 2021 Award - 5 Stars A "fourth grade teacher that many readers will wish they’d had"! - Kirkus Review More Info

Award Winning Poetry - 2008 Muriel Craft Bailey Award The Rescue People use the word 'closure.' It's not about closure, it's more about justice. ― John Walsh, father to Adam Walsh. Today in the news: Miraculous Rescue An uncle drags a shark to shore to save his near-dead nephew. A bull of a shark, the arm that it tore from the boy when he waved for help fueled the beast's palate; its tail in the uncle's grip, a blur of blood claret and kelp; the husks from his palms, a grim and edible kale. I want a shark that I can wrestle and make it spit you out. To make it yearn for its strength, to thrash about as I nestle its nose in my grip. I want to turn you loose from a palpable place: a well, a shed, a jaw. I want the monster to face me and beg for the law. Copyright © 2007 M. B. McLatchey. All rights reserved. Muriel Craft Bailey Memorial Award Special Merit. Published in The Comstock Review , January 2008. Previous Next

Selected Poems of Maria Teresa Horta Translated by: M.B. McLatchey and Edite Cunhã Published in Springhouse , Fall 2019 Prev 6 Next ANTICIPATION I constrain myself in waiting for the poem to arrive with a beating of wings with the heart on fire in the likeness of a body the reverse of verse remorse locked away quickly and quietly hallucinating ESPERA Limito-me a esperar que o poema chegue num bater de asas no coração em fogo no jogo do corpo no reverso do verso no remorso fechado num silêncio depressa alucinado Copyright © 2019 M. B. McLatchey & Edite Cunha, with permission. All rights reserved. Published in Springhouse , Fall 2019. Copyright © 2017 Maria Teresa Horta, from her collection Poesis . Dom Quixote Publisher, Lisbon. Back to List