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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🌱 Beyond the First Year: Why Continuity Matters
During our first mentorship conversation, DEW Year Two Scholar Chiwenite Onyekwelu, the second recipient of the Donald E. Waterfall Scholarship, asked me a question I wasn’t prepared for.
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I gave him a rather lon...
My Second Poetry Collection: The Lost Stations
Before The Lost Stations was a book, it was a place where I walked with my father.
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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...
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