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”
Category: News Flash
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
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
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
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”
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
A new libretto for a Mozart masterpiece
Deborah Brevoort (Faculty MFAW-VT) was commissioned to write new libretto for Mozart’s comic masterpiece THE IMPRESARIO for the Anchorage Opera in Anchorage, Alaska, where it opens on February 20. Deborah’s adaptation places Mozart himself at the center of the story as he struggles to bring a new opera to the stage. Pitted between two dueling… Continue reading A new libretto for a Mozart masterpiece
MFAW-VT Alumni News!
MFAW-VT Alum (’14), Kelly Avery’s essay, “How to Wait for Morning” was published in The Quotable which then nominated the essay for a Pushcart Prize.In October, Kelly signed with agent Michelle Johnson of Inklings Literary, who will represent the novel that started as her Goddard thesis. Congratulations, Kelly!
MFAW-WA Alum Drew Dillhunt Won a Prize!
Drew Dillhunt’s poetry collection, Leaf is All was selected as the winner of the 2014 Dorothy Brunsman Poetry Prize, and will be published by Bear Star Press. Leaf is All is the further revised and polished version of his Goddard thesis. Congratulations, Drew!
MFAW Alum Publishes a new book of Poetry!
Donnelle McGee’s new poetry book, Naked, was released today by Unbound Content. Congratulations, Donnelle!
Short Story News from MFAW Students
MFAW-VT students Paul Molyneaux’s short story “Roll or Die” just came out in Maine Boats and Harbors. And student Lucy Snyder’s short story “The Abomination of Fensmere” was just published in the anthology Shadows Over Main Street (Hazardous Press). Congratulations, all!
ALUMNI NEWS
MFAW-VT Alum (Spring 14) Joslyn Robinson just had her second article published on the online literary genre magazine, The Artifice. Here is the link: http://the-artifice.com/writers-guide-hero-journey/ Congratulations, Joslyn!
STUDENT NEWS FLASH
Lucy Snyder’s story “Spinwebs” was just published in the anthology Not Our Kind (Alliteration Ink). Congratulations, Lucy!
Attention lovers of Serial, the podcast!
Los Angeles Review of Books has just published an essay by Faculty member Aimee Liu comparing Sarah Koenig’s brainchild to Sebastian Junger’s A Death in Belmont — with shouts out to Anthony Doerr and Alan Dershowitz in the bargain. This essay was written with the theme of the upcoming MFA residency in Port Townsend —… Continue reading Attention lovers of Serial, the podcast!
My Queer Shoulder and the Veil
Arielle Greenberg includes a meaty, enthusiastic discussion of Jan Clausen’s Veiled Spill: A Sequence in her latest American Poetry Review column under the heading “What to Read Now: Some Vital Books from 2014.” Greenberg’s nuanced appreciation for work that refuses to separate artistry from history is infectious, and lamentably rare in our literary press. Read the… Continue reading My Queer Shoulder and the Veil
John McManus stories everywhere!
Yes, Goddard MFA faculty member John McManus has just returned to us after a year in South Africa on a Fulbright scholar grant, but living and teaching on another continent does not mean that he disappeared from publishing life. John has a new story collection called Fox Tooth Heart that’s forthcoming later this year from… Continue reading John McManus stories everywhere!
At the Residency… The Last Word on Nothing
What happens when the projector doesn’t work? The Haybarn Theater on the Plainfield campus has a beautiful new sound system, concert-worthy; state of the art lighting; a rich red velvet curtain; a podium that adjusts for height at the press of a button…but when the faculty are about to read and there is some kind of… Continue reading At the Residency… The Last Word on Nothing
Toward a Messy and Uncertain Grace
Goddard MFA Faculty member Aimee Liu’s essay, inspired by the author Meredith Hall, has been published by the Los Angeles Review of Books. A version of this essay was Aimee’s commencement address last summer in Port Townsend, Goddard’s West Coast MFA campus. Here’s the beginning of the essay: I’VE BEEN THINKING a lot about… Continue reading Toward a Messy and Uncertain Grace