Blue Mountain Center

I'm happy to report that I have three poems included in -Indivisible: An Anthology of Contemporary American Poetry- (University of Arkansas Press, 2010). Here's a link:

http://www.uark.edu/~uaprinfo/titles/sp10/banerjee.html

and new prose (short fiction and nonfiction) is forthcoming in 2010 in The Kenyon Review Online, Drunken Boat, and Denver Quarterly.

Other than that, I'm living in NYC and teaching creative writing at Marymount Manhattan College. I'm grateful to have just spent Memorial Day Weekend (2010) at a mini-residency at BMC.

I'm in a writing group with Nora Maynard and hope to see other BMC folks more often in the city.

I am excited to announce that my composers' collective, Random Access Music (RAM), is nearing the completion of its inaugural season as an independent organization. We have completed our first concert series; we're in the middle of rehearsals for our second concert; and we are now a registered Not-for-Profit, 501c3, organization. Your dedication and support of our music has allowed our cause to grow, and we thank you for your continued support. I am writing to you today to ask you to consider making a donation to support the efforts of RAM to produce new works composed by me and my fellow composers.
http://ram-nyc.org/

My new book, Green Gone Wrong: How Our Economy Is Undermining the Environmental Revolution, is out from Scribner. The book takes a critical, on-the-ground look at market-based solutions to climate change and other grave ecological ills.

To mark the book's release I’ll be doing a series of events including June in Chicago and July in the Bay Area.

Check out this review that ran in the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/04/business/energy-environment/04shelf.ht...

I'm excited to share my latest op-ed, in the SF Bay Guardian, calling for a progressive taxation movement and ballot measures, and a real challenge to the defeatist politics of austerity that's so prevalent today. I've been working with great folks in Budget Justice, a coalition of groups across SF who are fighting for greater equity in revenue and budget issues, and social-economic justice.
I hope you can give it a quick read and share with your friends, colleagues, lists, etc. The link and text are below.
Thanks for helping get the word out if you can, we're building a campaign to shift "hearts and minds" as they say, and every bit helps! Revenue for All!
http://www.sfbg.com/2010/04/06/revenue-all

new work new www new video
www.deannebelinoff.com

Frank B. Wilderson, III was invited to join a panel of writers in a discussion of Black literature and political struggle. This was the opening panel of the Natinal Black Writers Conference in NYC. Toni Morrison was the honorary chair of the conference.

This panel discussion was aired on C-SPAN on Saturday May 1st and again on Sunday May 2nd.

My new column in Manhattan Media papers:
http://ourtownny.com/2010/05/05/happy-mom’s-day/#more-6604

Check out the May 5 article in the New York Times on my current photo project and exhibition at SF Camerawork, "In Country: Soldiers'
Stories from Iraq and Afghanistan." There's a slide show in addition to article.

Here's the link.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/06/arts/design/06veterans.html?hpw

Visit this link to see and hear international Brazilian puppet sensation Mini Sonia (!) perform my little-known bossa nova "All These Things": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scc1B0nPY

Garrison Keillor read one of my poems on his program The Writer's Almanac on Tuesday, May 18th.
You can listen to the podcast on The Writer's Almanac web site:

http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/?refid=3

I am stunned and thrilled to announce that I have been nominated to receive a grant from: Anonymous Was A Woman

The no strings grant of $25,000 enables women over 35, at a critical juncture in their lives or careers, to continue to grow, recover from traumatic life events, and pursue their work. Lauren Katzowitz Shenfield, administrator of the program, explained, Anonymous Was A Woman Awards have become synonymous with important recognition at a crucial stage in the artists careers. The financial gift helps artists buy time, space, materials, and equipment, and the award itself helps them feel worthy in their chosen pursuit.
The name of the grant program, Anonymous Was A Woman, refers to a line in Virginia Wolf's A Room of One's Own. As the name implies, the nominators and those associated with the program are un-named, and artists are unaware that they are being considered for the award.

Winners are often stunned by the news, once even calling back in the middle of the night to confirm that it wasn't a dream. Apart from the financial assistance that the artists receive, the grant validates their work and their self-worth.

First, "The Mourners' Bench" received its first professional staged reading May 24th at Florida Studio Theatre in Sarasota.

Second, I'm happy to share that "Elephant's Graveyard" has been published! It can be found here:
http://www.amazon.com/Elephants-Graveyard-George-Brant/dp/0573698155/ref...

Stop by to see the stunning new Cambridge (MA) Library with Filament/Firmament ensconced in the historic section of the old library.

1) If you haven't already joined the Facebook Group "1 Million Strong Against Offshore Drilling" can you join in now: http://www.facebook.com/dontdrill

2) Can you send along the messages to your friends, family, and coworkers urging them to add their voice to this rallying cry?

In the wake of such grim news, working with such a strong movement gives me hope. Please help us grow it into an unstoppable force.

SAMPLE MESSAGE TO FORWARD:

Hey there,

You've probably seen the devastating images of the BP oil spill in the Gulf--it's shaping up to be one of the largest environmental disasters in American history.

It's a crisis--but it's also a huge opportunity to push for stronger environmental protection and a shift towards clean energy. President Obama has put a "temporary moratorium" on offshore drilling in the wake of the disaster, but we need more. We need a PERMANENT BAN on offshore drilling..

I just signed a petition demanding just that--can you join me? http://www.350.org/drilling-ban

You can also join the Facebook group by clicking here: http://www.facebook.com/dont-drill

Thanks--working together we can make our voices heard and help stop future disasters like this.

I'm looking to sublet my Brooklyn studio/workspace this summer. If you or someone you know might be interested, please contact me. See details below.

Private 250sqft work space available in shared studio for June 1 - August 31 (possibly longer).

Professional artists occupy this eco-friendly, well-maintained, studio building with 21’ ceilings, 24 hour access, freight elevator, and slop sink.

Rent includes all utilities and wifi.

Clean, non-toxic work only. Sorry, no living.

Please call: 917-743-4678

LOCATION: Monti Studios @ Bergen St. & Franklin Ave., Brooklyn, NY
PHOTOS: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennaspevack/sets/72157623973889129/

My life as seen through reporters' eyes...

Love in the City of Grudges in the Hoboken Reporter...
http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_stories_ent/7437050/article-A-mi...

Walking Woodstock in the Kingston Daily Freeman...
at http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2010/05/16/life/doc4beec0ff52373807...

Will

"Love in the City of Grudges"
http://foothillspublishing.com/2010/id53.htm
Djelloul Marbrook's review:
http://www.djelloulmarbrook.com/2010/04/17/will-nixons-pocket-full-of-wr...
"My Late Mother as a Ruffed Grouse"
http://foothillspublishing.com/2010/id53.htm
http://willnixon.com/

"Walking Woodstock: Journeys into the Wild Heart of America's Most Famous Small Town"
http://shop.thetroybookmakers.com/
http://bushwhackbooks.com/
Catskill Mountain Region Guide profile:
http://www.catskillmtn.org/guide-magazine/articles/2009-12-walking-as-a-...

On May 14th Danielle appeared on The Rachel Maddow Show to discuss the problems at the U.S. Mineral Management Service and how they relate to the Gulf oil spill.

Check out the Department of Interior oversight page for more information on this issue:
http://www.pogo.org/investigations/natural-resources/dept-of-interior.ht...

Thrilled to learn that the San Jose Museum of Art just purchased my painting "Orbis Erthyromite" for their permanent collection. This painting was included in my March solo show, at Dolby Chadwick Gallery titled "Anatomy of a Future Forest".

http://www.dolbychadwickgallery.com/painters_html/stolle_html/stolle68.h...

In The Dust Zone, an illustrated book by BMC residents Maggie Dubris and Scott Gillis, is now published! You can learn more about it at www.dustzone.com, or buy it at http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/in-the-dust-zone/6481058

I'm currently a resident at Women's Studio Workshop, in Rosendale, New York, working on a handmade artist's book dealing with immigrants in prisons, jails and immigration detention. I've been interviewed recently. Here are a couple of links to articles about this project:
http://blog.wsworkshop.org/?p=472
http://www.rollmagazine.com/mar10/articles/art.php