Our September Newsletter | Deskletter again features one of the Fellows and news from our members and alumni. We also introduce WriterDuet, a collaborative scriptwriting app which members, fellows and alumni can now purchase at a discount.
Member Profile – Yemi D. Ogunyemi
Yemi D. Ogunyemi, our non-ficltion fellow, literary career started with the publication of Intercontinental Poems. He is a literary philosopher whose work reflects the power of words. He is a former research fellow at Harvard University, the former Director of the Institute of Creative Writing and an author of Yoruba Philosophy. Yemi has authored over 50 titles of literary works including fiction, nonfiction, plays, poetry and children’s stories.
from Chapter 1 of the Joys of Volunteering
Long, long time ago (or shall I say many, many moons ago) there was a village called Ayedara. Almost everyone in Ayedara was a tiller. They loved to farm. They could farm from sun-up till sun-down. Their main farming produce was vegetables and fruits. They were happy because they always had more than enough to eat. But they had some problem with sleeping. In other words, they were heavy sleepers. Thus their love to work long hours was slowed down by not waking up on time. They could not wake up on time because no one was versed in today’s horology. Every human being depended on his/her instinct coming from the light of Nature…
Software Discount for Members – WriterDuet
WriterDuet, is a web-based scriptwriting tool which highlights the collaborative nature of creating. The app is specifically designed, not only for scriptwriting in various formats, but is fully web-based, making it available on any Web-connected device. If you are scripting, a play, a screenplay or any similar format and your work flow would benefit from collaboration, WriterDuet is software worthy of serious consideration. More information, tutorials, etc. is available on their website. WriterDuet generously offers a 50% discount on any subscription plan to Writer’s Room members, fellows and alumni. Those interested in using WriterDuet can receive the discount code by sending email to:
writerduet@writersroomofboston.org.
Member News
Eric Hyett reports, “my poetry collection, Aporia, is being published in September, 2021 by Lily Poetry Review Books, in time to be part of the dialogue during World Alzheimer’s Month. The book chronicles the year I spent placing my mother into a long-term memory care facility. Barbara is doing much better now, and is ecstatic about the book coming out.”
Louie Cronin notes, “We moved to Tiverton [Rhode Island] so we could afford a bigger place. Now I’m working on my second novel, from my own writer’s shed. But I really miss The Writers Room! Neither the turkeys or the groundhogs provide much writerly companionship.”
Reading from the Room
Our latest (S1,E4), Reading from the Room, will be held, September 9 @ 7 pm. We will be featuring work by Amy Yelin and Robin Lippincott. Reading from the Room is always free and all are welcome. The series is underwritten by both the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the Boston Cultural Council and we are grateful for their continued generous support. You may register for this event here or by scanning the QR code to the right.
The Writers’ Room of Boston
www.writersroomofboston.org
