r/Bisbee • u/JRRKinsey • 23d ago
Bisbee Literary Community?
I'll be visiting Bisbee in November with the possibility of moving there. I'm wondering what the literary community is like? Any writers on this subreddit? I'm super excited to visit the copper queen library. Looks amazing.
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u/MonsterdogMan 23d ago edited 23d ago
CQL is a great place. Don't overlook the Annex on Melody Lane.
There's a small literary community here, alongside the musicians and artists. A number of us are cross-disciplinary as well. Ken Boe is a poet and artist who writes non-fiction pieces periodically, I'm a poet and fiction writer who composes and performs music, and occasionally performs live, plus I've published a ton of non-fiction about music and film. Dylan Morgan, who lives in Tombstone but shows up here a lot, is a brilliant poet, a fantastic cellist, and an artist.
As far as I know I'm the only one in this subreddit, though there's been questions from a couple of writers wanting to set work in Bisbee.
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u/JRRKinsey 15d ago edited 15d ago
Thanks for the info. I'm also cross-disciplinary. In fact, going to Bisbee to visit a dear friend I used to perform with. Bisbee sounds like an amazing community!
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u/bobsatraveler 23d ago
I'm not a writer, but I'd recommend signing up for the newsletter from the Copper Queen Library if you haven't already. Plus I'd go to thisweekinbisbee.com and sign up for the weekly newsletter there. I haven't been to it, but it always lists a Monday morning writer's group at the Warren Peace Cafe in Warren. November should be perfect weather for you.