Deborah Brevoort (Faculty MFAW-VT) will be a visiting guest artist this weekend (February 27-28) at at Emory University’s Oxford College in Atlanta, Georgia, where they are producing her play “The Women of Lockerbie.” Deborah will give a lecture about the play and lead a post show discussion with the audience following Friday’s performance.
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AAAAAA- Aimeeliu At Awp And Aroho in April
Goddard Port Townsend faculty member Aimee Liu will be at AWP with Acting Program Director Elena Georgiou in Minneapolis, April 8-11. Come say hello at Goddard’s Booth — #720. Aimee will also be reading at AROHO’s Night of “Glittering, Vocal Expansiveness” with Janet Fitch, Susan Straight, and Joy Castro, at the Bryant Lake Bowl on Wednesday,… Continue reading AAAAAA- Aimeeliu At Awp And Aroho in April
Out of the Shadows: Join the Conversation
by Lizz Schumer Stephen Hawking once said, “Sometimes I wonder if I’m as famous for my wheelchair and disabilities as I am for my discoveries.” And it’s true that Hawking’s face is as recognizable as his science; as is Einstein’s, as is Ben Franklin’s. But would anyone know Einstein without his characteristically crazy hair, or… Continue reading Out of the Shadows: Join the Conversation
Multimedia workshop for women filmmakers
Calling all female filmmakers! Just got word of a workshop in Brooklyn, coming up, led by a friend of mine, a Hedgebrook alumna, and a fabulous filmmaker: Cynthia Lowen. (Cynthia is also an award-winning poet and winner of the 2012 National Poetry Series for her collection The Cloud That Contained the Lightning, which explores the… Continue reading Multimedia workshop for women filmmakers
New Zealand Pleasures
by Nicola Morris I love small collections of books… a hotel shelf of books, a “free library” on the side of the street that has popped up with a tiny collection, some books left at the laundromat. Here in New Zealand I went off to the library to find some New Zealand fiction. I found… Continue reading New Zealand Pleasures
The Edge of Normal: Italian edition
From Carla: “I’m thrilled by the beautiful cover of the Italian edition of my novel, THE EDGE OF NORMAL. (The Italian title is “The Survivor.”) Carla Norton’s debut fiction, The Edge of Normal, was a Thriller Award finalist and a Royal Palm Literary Award winner. The sequel, What Doesn’t Kill Her, will be released in… Continue reading The Edge of Normal: Italian edition
Seam, Pen, Needle: Jill Magi on “A Textile Poetics”
from Jan Clausen Over at Jacket2, that slightly obscure but thoroughly indispensable resource for thinking poetry, MFAW alum Jill Magi (most recent book: Labor) is pursuing a multi-month reflection on connections between textile production and the making of poetry. I love her description of the thread she’ll be following: not the easy equivalence of text = textile,… Continue reading Seam, Pen, Needle: Jill Magi on “A Textile Poetics”
The Transfiguration of Recovery and Creativity
by Brianna Johnson As my degree was conferred, I felt/I understood a quantum shift. The first, or first perceived, of a series of seemingly religious experiences. Saints and colors and relics and snags of bone. I spoke about bravery. And then, I found myself in a desert. Eight months out of Goddard and three months… Continue reading The Transfiguration of Recovery and Creativity
We Are Believers: Reading Bhanu Kapil
In honor of the publication of Bhanu Kapil’s newest book Ban en Banlieue, published by Nightboat Books, the writers Amina Cain, Jenny Zhang, Sofia Samatar, and our own Douglas A. Martin, gathered together in a conversation for The Believer to talk about the work of the British-Punjabi writer, who teaches in the Department of Writing and Poetics… Continue reading We Are Believers: Reading Bhanu Kapil
WHEN POEMS COME BACK
Besides teaching at Goddard, I teach at Sheridan College, a small community college in Sheridan, Wyoming. Every once in a while we get an amazing student. T. is one of the student-consultants in our writing center. He is a music major who is an excellent percussionist, but he has suddenly discovered literature. He comes… Continue reading WHEN POEMS COME BACK
Come Back to Goddard
The Port Townsend residency, happening now, is excited to be welcoming two of our Vermont alumni, Mary Johnson and Cara Hoffman, who will be reading and doing workshops Monday through Thursday next week. The readings are open to the public, and offer a great time to come see the campus, walk the beach, and get… Continue reading Come Back to Goddard
Undocumented: Sarah Shellow at Spoke The Hub
In 2003, I broke the law because I did not believe in one that kept people from knowing each other. I went to live in Cuba for three months, packing my bags with my dream to write, with my years of studying Spanish, with the years I danced Cuban salsa in New York, and with… Continue reading Undocumented: Sarah Shellow at Spoke The Hub
OH, ANTONIONI!
by Jane Summer I am driving behind a tow truck. On its flatbed, a toothless black SUV faces me. A crucifix swings wildly from the rearview mirror. I’m thinking nothing can save us. I’ve been sad lately. My book is about to come out. That doesn’t cheer me up. In November our dog, a young… Continue reading OH, ANTONIONI!
Welcome Laleh Khadivi
Novelist and documentary filmmaker Laleh Khadivi is joining the faculty in Port Townsend this semester. Introducing herself in her own words, Laleh writes: “I came to literature through film. My documentary work has focused on the criminal justice system and immigration and I have directed pieces for A&E and produced work for HBO and Sundance.… Continue reading Welcome Laleh Khadivi
ALUMNI NEWS – Ron Heacock Story Collection
Ron Heacock’s short story collection, Hey This is it, I’m Going to Die, was published by Libros Igni in November 2014. Many of the stories were written during his time as a Goddard undergraduate. Here’s the back cover description: What strange guests are these? A boy with the ability to lead the dead. A girl who can… Continue reading ALUMNI NEWS – Ron Heacock Story Collection
Calling All Book Reviewers
Books need reviews, and if you have been following this blog, you’ve seen that a number of our alumni have books coming out. Donnelle McGee’s Naked, (Unbound Content) for one. Jane Summer’s Erebus, (Sibling Rivalry Press) for two. If you have a book coming out, let us know. And if you are a book reviewer, please let… Continue reading Calling All Book Reviewers
Life without Plans: World premiere of “In bed together”
One thing I’ve learned about writing, which, in turn, has reinforced what I’ve learned about life, is that you never know what might lead to what, what might happen next. In 2002, when I was introduced by a mutual friend to composer Marty Regan in Tokyo, I had not an inkling that a decade… Continue reading Life without Plans: World premiere of “In bed together”
How To Write A Poem
By Bhanu Kapil (Originally published on The Poetry Foundation’s Harriet blog, for national Poetry month, April 2012. Which means, for the entire poem, you have to go there. But to begin…) How to Write a Poem 1. Eat the raw heart of a horse. This will distinguish you from a cast of thousands. 2. Are you… Continue reading How To Write A Poem
Breathing in Rhythm
by Lizz Schumer I sat in my dorm room at my East London university, staring at my own reflection in the window above my desk as I emailed my undergraduate writing mentor, a Goddard alum. “I can’t do this,” I wrote, sniveling. “It’s not what I wanted. It’s not what I needed.” The UK writing… Continue reading Breathing in Rhythm
Be Safe I Love You wins at Sundance
Cara says, “Wooot!” What would you say if your second novel was made into a movie that won an award at Sundance? Read more about it, and about Cara, and find out where to see her this month (hint, at Goddard, Port Townsend!) below: From Cara Hoffman’s blog PARK CITY, UT — Sundance Institute today… Continue reading Be Safe I Love You wins at Sundance