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Ana Castillo’s Keynote Speech at the 6th Annual Taos Writer’s Conference
Ada Limón named United States Poet Laureate
SOMOS Writers Showcase Reading, featuring Ada Limón. April 9, 2022 Introduction by Levi Romero, Inaugural New Mexico State Poet Laureate Santas y buenas tardes, a blessed and good evening to everyone, I am assuming that because you are here, you are not only a lover...
Amy Boaz of the Taos News reviews “American Wasteland” by Alexander Shalom Joseph
Characters in this debut collection of stories ponder ‘career mortality’ and existential despair — and dispatches from the trenches of adolescent incarceration. ‘American Wasteland’ By Alexander Shalom Joseph Owl Canyon Press (2021, 262 pp.) A slow, gnawing dread is...
Amy Boaz of the Taos News reviews “Resurrecting Bunny: A Wild Child’s Pilgrimage’
“Resurrecting Bunny: A Wild Child’s Pilgrimage’ By Georgann Low (2021, 92 pp.) “I wait for another spring,” writes this seasoned artist, jazz musician and Colorado native. “But now is a time for wondering, being soft in my breath and asking for grace.” Transformation...
Amy Boaz of The Taos News reviews “The Cape Doctor” by E.J. Levy
“The Cape Doctor” By E.J. Levy Little, Brown (2021, 337 pp.) “What makes a man, a life? How much is name and parentage, education or the accident of birth? How much is choice? How much of our lives’ making is in our hands and how much is forged by fate — the...
2021 NMSPS Convention Keynote by Catherine Strisik
SOMOS Board Seeks New Members
The SOMOS Board of Directors anticipates filling 1-3 board member positions in 2022. Potential applicants should review the information below regarding expectations and some skill-sets we are looking for. If interested, applicants should prepare a letter of intent...
Remembering Phyllis Hotch
Phyllis Hotch (1928-2021) was born in New York City, raised a family and taught English in Massachusetts before following her muse and finding home in Taos, New Mexico in 1989. As Poetry Coordinator for Arts/Wayland, a creative arts center, she organized readings,...
2021 Storytelling Festival
SOMOS ANNOUNCES The 22nd Taos Storytelling Festival ~ October 9, 2021 Theme: Transformations For the past twenty-one years, SOMOS (The Society of the Muse of the Southwest) has hosted The Taos Storytelling Festival which has become an annual mecca for storytellers and...
Writing About Race, Class, Culture & Gender: A Panel Discussion from the 5th Annual Taos Writers Conference
Listen to a recording of the Panel Presentation, "Writing About Race, Class, Culture & Gender" from the 5th Annual Taos Writers Conference, 7/24/21
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SOMOS programs are made possible in part by these organizations: New Mexico Arts, a Division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and by the National Endowment for the Arts • Taos Community Foundation • The McCune Foundation • The National Endowment For The Arts • The Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation • Taos County Lodgers Tax • TaosNetLLC for high speed internet service • LANL (Los Alamos National Labs) • New Mexico Humanities Council • Frost Foundation • Witter Bynner Foundation • Amazon Literary Partnership • Literary Emergency Fund
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