Rose Solari is a poet, writer and teacher. She is currently at work on a third full-length collection of poems; these are based in both contemporary and historical sources, and navigate various landscapes, including the American South West, central Ontario, Paris, London, and Oxford. Her current critical work is focused on a comparison of influences and perspectives of US and UK poets.
CURRENT NEWS: (updated 1/20/10):
Rose is at work on a new, independent publishing venture that features a unique collaboration between indie presses in the U.S. and the U.K. Stay tuned for news on Spring-Summer 2010 launch parties in Oxford, England; Oakland, California; and Lakefield, Ontario.
READINGS AND APPEARANCES:
March 21 thru 26, Oxford, England: Rose will make her third consecutive appearance at the Sunday Times of London Literary/Fringe Festival in Oxford, England. Last year's Blackwell Books Poet-in-Residence, Rose returns this year for the pre-publication reading in celebration of Initiate: An Oxford Anthology of New Writing, in which her work appears.
April 8 thru 11, The AWP Conference, Denver, Colorado: Rose has two events at the annual conference this year. On Friday, April 9, she will read her poetry as part of Declarations of Independence: Voices from the Writer's Center. On Saturday, April 10, she will chair and present a paper on the panel, Through the Years: Teaching Writing to Age Groups. Visit the conference website for further information and to register.
TEACHING: In February 2010, Rose returns to The Writer's Center with another installment of her 4-week course, A Sense of the Whole, in which participants read and discuss four contemporary collections of poetry. This time, the collections are as follows: The Mind Body Problem, by Katha Pollitt; Path, Crooked Path, by John Balaban; Sonata Mulattica, by Rita Dove; and Facts for Visitors, by Srikanth Reddy. Visit the center's website for more information and to register for the course.
PUBLICATIONS:
Rose's poem, "Math & the Garden," will appear in Initiate: And Oxford Anthology of New Writing, an anthology from Oxford Unviersity Press and Blackwell Books.
Rose's poem, “To the Wine-Taster,” appears in The Poet's Cookbook, from Bordighera Press/Purdue University. Read a review of the book here.
At right, Rose being interviewed on BBC Radio, along with David Pike, British poet and editor of Pulsar poetry magazine.
Rose Solari is a poet, writer, and teacher. She is the author of two full-length collections of poems, Orpheus in the Park and Difficult Weather, as well as two chapbooks of poems, Selections from Myths & Elegies and The Stolen World. Rose authored and performed in the multi-media play Looking for Guenevere, an Arthurian retelling, and is currently at work on a historical novel.
Rose is a longtime faculty member of the Writer's Center, in Bethesda, Maryland, and recently joined the Board of Directors there.
