AWP Archives - Queen Mob's Tea House

18 Things I Learned at AWP 2018 in Tampa, Florida

13th Mar 2018 / Roy G. Guzmán / Misc

Despite most of these challenges, I learned that poets give the best hugs.

LatinxLit: Verónica Reyes

16th Mar 2016 / Queen Mob / Interviews

I’m a Chicana jota feminist poet from East LA.

Black.

25th May 2015 / Aaminah Shakur / Letters & Essays

i am Black.

Why I’m Not Happy with AWP’s Response to the Vanessa Place Controversy

25th May 2015 / Olivia Olivia / Letters & Essays

AWP wants our money, our labor, but runs along with a red herring that people of color and activists who asked for Place’s removal want to attack her freedom of speech somehow.

ASK AVANT: Dress for Success

15th May 2015 / Queen Mob / Misc

As I always say, the better you are at networking, the better you are at writing.

AWP Missed Connections: A Review

13th Apr 2015 / Queen Mob / Misc

an examination of thirst #awp15

Day 4: Saying Goodbye to Not AWP

11th Apr 2015 / Allison Grimaldi-Donahue / Misc

9 am: Put on that mask of P.E. Garcia one last time. Walk around looking […]

Day 3: Still Not at AWP

10th Apr 2015 / Allison Grimaldi-Donahue / Misc

11 am: Wake up still not at AWP but under your desk at work. You’ve […]

Day 2: Not at AWP

9th Apr 2015 / Allison Grimaldi-Donahue / Misc

6 am: Did I make out with a broet last night? 6:03 am: Look around […]

Day 1: Not at AWP

8th Apr 2015 / Allison Grimaldi-Donahue / Misc

9 am: Get all gussied up with no where to go. Proceed to drink a […]

ASK AVANT: Tips on Surviving AWP (When You’re Not at AWP)

7th Apr 2015 / Queen Mob / Misc

Like the God of the Old Testament, the God of Writing is vengeful and jealous, and He shall smite those that defy His will.

AWP BINGO

5th Apr 2015 / Queen Mob / Media, Misc

Are you going to AWP? Don’t forget your BINGO card. Because what better way to […]