An ongoing dialogue between poets and creatives of all kinds, celebrating the ways we connect through mentorship, community and transitions, hosted by Cara Waterfall.
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🏛️ #1: My Name Is Swan by Jan Noble
This series takes its name from a phrase shared by Ink & Ribbon Press founder G. K. Allum, who described independent publishing as "cathedral work." These conversations celebrate the many people whose care, imagination, and labour shape a p...
Meet the 2026–2027 Donald E. Waterfall Scholar!
Chiwenite Onyekwelu becomes the second recipient of the DEW Scholarship
I’m delighted to announce that Chiwenite Onyekwelu has been named the 2026–2027 Donald E. Waterfall Scholar.
Chiwenite is a Nigerian poet and the author of the de...
DEW Scholarship Year Two: The Shortlist
I’m delighted to share the 11 poets shortlisted for the second year of the Donald E. Waterfall Scholarship.
This year, we received 39 applications from poets whose work reflected an extraordinary range of voices, experiences, and approa...
From A to Z
I meant to write this in August, but August was all boxes, forms, school supplies, unfamiliar supermarkets, and the daily discovery of something else I didn’t know I was supposed to know.
September may be a better place to begin.
When we...
🌱 #3: How Mentorship Has Shaped My Approach to Community
Isaiah Adepoju
Inaugural DEW Scholar
Summer Quarterly Reflection
On this Reflection
Each quarter, DEW Scholars share a reflection on their writing life, creative practice, and the conversations that have shaped them.
Th...
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