Friday, September 19, 2008

Writing Communities blogs: Can you keep up?

This semester several students are blogging independently about TCNJ's Writing Communities class and their own explorations in the literary world. In these blogs you'll find clips of poetry readings, hilarious observations, comments from poets on their own work, and more. Check it out.

Stolen Vermeer Reflections (Ashley Gallagher)
WC Reading Journal (Gabrielle Reed)
TCNJ Writing Communities (Josephine Cusumano)
Singerlit (Allison Singer)
Give Me Pinkstone And A Pen (Rachel Pinkstone)

Stay tuned as more blogs come online throughout the semester.

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Dodge Poetry Festival: Don't Miss It!

"Historic Waterloo Village in Stanhope, New Jersey will be re-opened especially for the audiences of up to 20,000 expected for the 12th biennial Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, which will run from Thursday, September 25 through Sunday, September 28, 2008.

Join poets Chris Abani, Coleman Barks, Coral Bracho, Billy Collins, Lucille Clifton, Mark Doty, Martín Espada, Joy Harjo, Robert Hass, Brenda Hillman, Edward Hirsch, Jane Hirshfield, Ted Kooser, Maxine Kumin, Naomi Shihab Nye, Sharon Olds, Linda Pastan, Charles Simic, C.D. Wright, Franz Wright and dozens of other accomplished poets, musicians and storytellers for four days of poetry and music beside the Musconetcong River and among Waterloo Village’s lawns, trees, and landmark historic buildings."

Princeton Reading Series this fall

Princeton has a terrific line-up of writers appearing this semester. For more information, and directions, go here.

09/24 Breyten Breytenbach and Uzodinma Iweala

10/15 Brigit Pegeen Kelly and Marie Howe

10/22 Elizabeth Alexander and Terrance Hayes

11/05 Nathan Englander and Jim Shepard

11/19 Christian Barter, Tarell Alvin McCraney and Whitney Terrell

12/03 Lydia Davis and Francine Prose (7:30 pm)