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Artemis: Her History and RebirthnAfter 20 years of publishing Artemis, year 2000 marked more than the nend of the 20th century and the beginning of a new millennium. It also nmarked the end of a respected and distinguished small press journal. nArtemis was one of the few publications in southwest Virginia to nprovide an off campus literary and arts presence in our communities. nAfter fourteen years of retirement, 2013 began her journey back into npublication. Today, Artemis2014 has been reborn to celebrate and give nvoice to artists and writers in the Blue Ridge Mountains and beyond.nnnThe origin of Artemis is rooted in social activism, starting in 1977 nas a writing workshop for the T.A.P. Women's Center in Roanoke, nVirginia. It's founder, Jeri Nolan Rogers, encouraged women in the ngroup to express themselves through poetry and other art genres as a ntherapeutic tool. For the first few years of publication, Artemis nshowcased the work of women from this group. In 1979 the journal nexpanded its scope to include men and the community art large.nnnThroughout its history, Artemis presented many educational and ncultural events: school mentorship programs, an annual Winter Lights nFestival, live readings at Hollins University and other venues such as nthe Art Museum of Western Virginia, Mill Mountain Theatre, the Blue nRidge Writer's Conference and more. Artemis was also a place for nmany contributors to debut their work. They were published side by nside with national and state poet laureates, a Pulitzer Prize nominee, na T.S. Eliot prize winner, VCA and VCCA literary prize winners, an nNAACP Image Award recipient, and numerous other award winners.nnnContinuing the tradition, Artemis 2014 is presenting a number of nfirst-time-published poets and artists. Along with many distinguished, npublished contributors, we are especially honored to present the work nof our guest poet Nikki Giovanni, and guest photographer Sam Krisch. nTheir contributions to poetry and art are unparalleled. We, the neditors, proudly present a new and resurrected Artemis. We hope that nyou enjoy this 2014 edition and many more to follow.nnnnArtemis, P.O. Box 505, Floyd, VA 24091nArtemisJournal.org
