The Lucidity Ozark Poetry Retreat

The dates for the next retreat will be April 10, 11 & 12, 2007.

The general lay of the 2006 retreat is outlined below with just a little more background.

The retreat grew from the seed of a notion that my old home environ provided an ideal setting for a poetry retreat, and blossomed into an annual event that has brought me closer to some old friends, and made old friends of new.

Please bookmark this site and return to it each Summer, when I hope to have enough details about the next retreat that I can post them here.

Poets from across the country attend this yearly event in the heart of the Ozark Mountains each spring. We have been happy to add new friends to our numbers, and we look forward to adding more. Can we look forward to meeting you?

PROGRAM TO INCLUDE:

• Lectures
• Workshops
• Read-Arounds
• Awards Banquet
• Book Tables

Retreat Registration Fee for all 3 Days $35

Registration deadline: March 12—Late registration is acceptable, but late registrants will not have the benefit of the workbooks, or be able to enter the competition, so please don't let the registration deadline slip up on you.

Click here to see the number of days remaining until the deadline for the retreat registration.

Things to do if attending:

1. Let the director know after January 1st if you expect to attend so we can plan on how many to expect when preparing study materials for you. Write/call/email, please
   
2. Send 3 or 4 poems for the critiquing workshops. Limit to 38 lines and please, no double spacing = and show your name on each one. Deadline March 12th (Sooner if possible)
   
3. Send one poem for the Retreat Contest! 2 copies with your name on one of the copies = 36 line limit = form or subject open = Deadline March 12th (Sooner if possible)
4. Send the materials listed above to:

Ted O. Badger, Director
Lucidity Ozark Poetry Retreat
14781 Memorial Drive #10
Houston TX 77079-5210

Other Items of Interest:

• Plan to bring some of your poems (36 lines or less) to read during the whole group read-arounds. You will also be reading your critiquing poems aloud in the daily workshops.
  
• Each year we ask for voluntary contributions for the awards fund given to the winning poets at the banquet. Your gift would be greatly appreciated and who knows, you may win it back!
  
• We shall provide tables to display your books for sale but you must put a small envelope in each book with the title/price/your name for the buyer to use to get the money to you.
  
• Bring any extra old, used or surplus poetry books you may have to give to fellow poets during our sessions. To save program time, these will be on a browsing table for anyone to take.
  Dress is casual but April in the mountains can be chilly so bring sweaters. The Director will try to provide great rainless weather for the 3 days. But wet or dry, you will go home happy and inspired, grateful for both old and new friends you have in the Lucidity Family.

If you hope to attend this 13th Annual Retreat, or want more information as plans develop, please contact us:

Ted O. Badger, Director
Lucidity Ozark Poetry Retreat
14781 Memorial Drive #10
Houston TX 77079-5210

Phone: 281-920-1795

Email:

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