Valerie Lawson@litbeing

Hi everyone! It's time for another great night of #okscbwichat! I'll be your solo host this evening. Who's ready to get started?

Wed, Sep 28 2016 00:01:12

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— Valerie Lawson (@litbeing)Wed, Sep 28 2016 00:01:12

Benjamin Myers@OKPoetLaureate

I'm here and ready for #okscbwichat Please be patient with my lack of twitter skill.

Tue, Sep 27 2016 23:56:04

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— Benjamin Myers (@OKPoetLaureate)Tue, Sep 27 2016 23:56:04

Benjamin Myers@OKPoetLaureate

Questions about poetry? Rhyming? Meter? #okscbwichat

Tue, Sep 27 2016 23:57:37

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— Benjamin Myers (@OKPoetLaureate)Tue, Sep 27 2016 23:57:37

Valerie Lawson@litbeing

@OKPoetLaureate Welcome to #okscbwichat Ben! Thanks so much for being with us this evening. Would you like to start by introducing yourself?

Wed, Sep 28 2016 00:02:18

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Helen Dunlap Newton@helendnewton

@litbeing #okscbwichat I'm late, but I'm here and ready to hear poetry wisdom.

Wed, Sep 28 2016 00:03:52

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— Helen Dunlap Newton (@helendnewton)Wed, Sep 28 2016 00:03:52

Valerie Lawson@litbeing

@helendnewton Welcome, Helen! Glad to have you with us. #okscbwichat

Wed, Sep 28 2016 00:05:45

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— Valerie Lawson (@litbeing)Wed, Sep 28 2016 00:05:45

Benjamin Myers@OKPoetLaureate

Hi, everyone. Ben Myers here, Oklahoma's poet laureate for 2015-2016. You may also know me as Anna Myers' son.…  https://twitter.com/i/web/status/780920992059142144 …

Wed, Sep 28 2016 00:04:07

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Valerie Lawson@litbeing

@OKPoetLaureate Oh yes! @amyers_author our @SCBWIOK RA Emeritus! We all know her well! #okscbwichat

Wed, Sep 28 2016 00:05:21

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— Valerie Lawson (@litbeing)Wed, Sep 28 2016 00:05:21

Benjamin Myers@OKPoetLaureate

I suppose I could also answer questions about growing up with an author mother. #okscbwichat

Wed, Sep 28 2016 00:06:40

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Valerie Lawson@litbeing

@OKPoetLaureate Ha! Yes, we'd love to hear YOUR side of the stories. #okscbwichat

Wed, Sep 28 2016 00:07:21

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Valerie Lawson@litbeing

@OKPoetLaureate Could you give us a brief history on your background as a poet? How you got into writing, etc. #okscbwichat?

Wed, Sep 28 2016 00:06:21

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— Valerie Lawson (@litbeing)Wed, Sep 28 2016 00:06:21

Benjamin Myers@OKPoetLaureate

I think I fell in love w/poetry in middle school, browsing through textbooks in mom's classroom after school. Frost…  https://twitter.com/i/web/status/780921905712734208 …

Wed, Sep 28 2016 00:07:45

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— Benjamin Myers (@OKPoetLaureate)Wed, Sep 28 2016 00:07:45

Helen Dunlap Newton@helendnewton

@OKPoetLaureate @litbeing #okscbwichat When did you first know it was a poet's life for you, Ben?

Wed, Sep 28 2016 00:06:22

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— Helen Dunlap Newton (@helendnewton)Wed, Sep 28 2016 00:06:22

Benjamin Myers@OKPoetLaureate

#okscbwichat The first good poem I wrote was for the woman who is now my wife. After that, I just figured that poet…  https://twitter.com/i/web/status/780922112563306496 …

Wed, Sep 28 2016 00:08:35

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— Benjamin Myers (@OKPoetLaureate)Wed, Sep 28 2016 00:08:35

Valerie Lawson@litbeing

@OKPoetLaureate Wow! It certainly didn't hurt. Well done. #okscbwichat

Wed, Sep 28 2016 00:09:14

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— Valerie Lawson (@litbeing)Wed, Sep 28 2016 00:09:14

Benjamin Myers@OKPoetLaureate

#okscbwichat But a couple of summer's at the Oklahoma Arts Institute, along with guidance from my poet father were…  https://twitter.com/i/web/status/780922343056998400 …

Wed, Sep 28 2016 00:09:30

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Valerie Lawson@litbeing

@OKPoetLaureate Writing influence from both parents, so writing really is a part of your family tradition, wouldn't you say? #okscbwichat

Wed, Sep 28 2016 00:10:45

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Benjamin Myers@OKPoetLaureate

Absolutely! My parents didn't push it, though. Mainly they just didn't squelch it, the way some parents might.…  https://twitter.com/i/web/status/780923134811570177 …

Wed, Sep 28 2016 00:12:38

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Benjamin Myers@OKPoetLaureate

"Why don't you get a REAL job?" was not a sentence uttered in the Myers house. #okscbwichat  https://twitter.com/litbeing/status/780922657315237888 …

Wed, Sep 28 2016 00:13:33

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Valerie Lawson@litbeing

@OKPoetLaureate So fantastic to have that kind of support! #okscbwichat

Wed, Sep 28 2016 00:14:09

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Helen Dunlap Newton@helendnewton

@OKPoetLaureate @litbeing #okscbwichat I've been to the Oklahoma Arts Institute as an educator several times. What an amazing experience.

Wed, Sep 28 2016 00:13:54

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— Helen Dunlap Newton (@helendnewton)Wed, Sep 28 2016 00:13:54

Benjamin Myers@OKPoetLaureate

It changed my life. Such an important experience for Okie kids, especially those not gifted in sports. A place to s…  https://twitter.com/i/web/status/780924536950693888 …

Wed, Sep 28 2016 00:18:13

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— Benjamin Myers (@OKPoetLaureate)Wed, Sep 28 2016 00:18:13

Valerie Lawson@litbeing

@OKPoetLaureate You are the current Oklahoma Poet Laureate, what's been the best thing about this experience so far? #okscbwichat?

Wed, Sep 28 2016 00:12:39

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— Valerie Lawson (@litbeing)Wed, Sep 28 2016 00:12:39

Benjamin Myers@OKPoetLaureate

The best part = traveling around, visiting communities to talk about writing: everyone from 2nd grade classes to re…  https://twitter.com/i/web/status/780923807825399809 …

Wed, Sep 28 2016 00:15:19

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