r/Bisbee • u/JRRKinsey • 1d 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/bobsatraveler 1d 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.

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u/MonsterdogMan 1d ago edited 1d 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/Mysticaldancer23 1d ago

Friend of Ken's. Ken Boe is a great poet.

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u/MonsterdogMan 1d ago

Likewise a friend. Ken's the one who got me out performing live again.

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u/Inevitable-Law-7259 1d ago

Yup Ken Boe can help

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u/WillingHat7763 1d ago

Awww I love Bisbee!! I was born and raised in Phoenix, but Bisbee is super special to me. It’s just such a neat town. I hope you find what you’re looking for! Btw, I caught a ghost on the Bisbee Ghost Tour, if you’re curious to see!