Gabrielscala
Gabriel Scala is an American poet and essayist. Born on September 5, 1971, Scala grew up primarily in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; although, her family moved repeatedly both within and without the state until her high school years.
She holds degrees in creative writing and American literature from Bowling Green State University and the University of Mississippi, respectively, and has taught creative writing and literature at the University of Memphis, Lebanon Valley College, and Delta State University. Gabriel has served as managing editor for Mid-American Review, assistant editor for The Yalobusha Review, and co-editor for Tapestry. She currently holds the position of poetry editor for Valley Humanities Review, an online journal in the humanities for undergraduate students that she founded in 2009 while an Assistant Professor of English at Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania.
MY BLOGS
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AngelSpeak
http://gabrielscala.wordpress.com/
A blog about reading and writing in the 21st century. Offering author interviews, writing prompts, book reviews, and commentary on literary news and topics.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 31 )
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Did You Miss Me?
Hello, lovely readers,I’ve been in renovation mode this week – which means something absolutely MUST go wrong. This time – it was the severing and subsequent... Read more
Posted on 01 April 2011 SELF EXPRESSION -
Poetry Weekly
Welcome to the first installment of Poetry Weekly – the week’s best online poetry with excerpts, links and (occasional) commentary by yours truly. Read more
Posted on 25 March 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE -
München, België
Years ago, when I was traveling through Mexico, I found myself constantly correcting people’s pronunciation of my name. My name is Gabriel – and it sounds just... Read more
Posted on 24 March 2011 LANGUAGES, TRAVEL -
P&W Prompt 11: TBW
This week’s Poets & Writers’ prompt: Choose a poem that you are in the process of revising. Draw a map of that poem, paying attention to the details of its... Read more
Posted on 23 March 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Self-Publishing for Poets & Literary Fiction Writers?
You may have heard the news. New York Times bestseller, Barry Eisler, has turned down a $500,000 publishing deal with St. Martin’s Press to self-publish his nex... Read more
Posted on 22 March 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Are Publishers “Off Limits”?
My friend pointed out all the things that I know to be true about small press publishers: they work for virtually no money (some of them actually spend their ow... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2011 BOOKS -
P&W Prompt 10: Nothing But the Kitchen Sink
This week’s Poets & Writers’ prompt: Choose a cliched phrase (“fit as a fiddle,” “think out of the box,” “running on empty,” etc.) and turn it around. Use... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE -
3Quarks Finalists Are In
For those of you following the 3Quarks Arts & Literature prize, the finalists are in! Congratulations to the authors of the blog posts that made the grade.... Read more
Posted on 15 March 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Like It Or Shut Up: On Bad Reviews, Part II
Last month I wrote about the importance of bad reviews – mentioning the fact that without bad reviews, good reviews become meaningless. Read more
Posted on 14 March 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Are We Responsible?
Yesterday’s post about the gang rape of an 11-year-old Texas girl received the highest number of hits ever recorded on AngelSpeak. I don’t say this with any... Read more
Posted on 11 March 2011 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
P&W Prompt 9: Spring Ritual
This week’s Poets & Writers prompt: Flip through the dictionary and randomly choose 10 words. Write a poem with each word in every other line. Sigh. Yep.... Read more
Posted on 09 March 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE