The Santa Fe Poetry Trails NMSPS

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The Santa Fe Poetry Trails (NMSPS) had its beginnings when Project Leader for New Members Princess Ifebube Achusim (yes, a true princess in her native Kenya) contacted Paul White, a patron of the arts who had for years hosted a poetry gathering in his home in Chupadero, a few miles from Santa Fe. Princess Ife and Shirley Blackwell attended one of those potluck gatherings in August 2011 and spoke to other guests about the NMSPS. There were not enough members that night to start a new chapter, but on September 17, 2011, at another Poetry at Paul's, a group of interested poets arrived before the scheduled readings and held a charter meeting. The charter members were Paul White, James and Elizabeth Raby, Gary Worth Moody, Kathy French, Linda Whittenberg, Debbi Brody, and Deborah Rasa. The group elected James Raby as chairperson. James served as chairperson for nine years. The current chairperson is John Casquarelli. www.nmpoetry.com/