What a fantastic week with the attendees of the 10th anniversary of The Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing! Thank you everyone for all the amazements, the conversations, the inspirations! It’s sad to say goodbye.
Category Archives: Teaching
I’m Teaching at Kettle Pond Writers’ Conference June 22-29, 2019
I’m thrilled to announce I’ll be teaching this summer at the brand new Kettle Pond Writers’ Conference at Paul Smith’s College in the Adirondacks June 22-29, 2019. I’ll be teaching the week-long poetry generative workshop. There’s tons of great classes, teachers, and events scheduled. Registration is open. Information is below. Come on up! 🙂
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KETTLE POND WRITERS’ CONFERENCE
JUNE 22-29, 2019: Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smith’s, NY
*A community-focused conference with a warm, supportive vibe, led by excellent faculty & publishing industry professionals
*Short and longform workshops in CNF, fiction & poetry
+ Writers’ Residency (no workshop) option
*Craft lectures, generative workshops, publishing & industry events, faculty & participant readings & more!
*Tuition includes room, board & access to campus facilities — library, laundry, gym, miles of hiking trails, canoes & kayaks, outdoor classrooms & writing spots, etc…
*A place to work on your writing & make new friends in the beautiful Adirondack Park in upstate New York
*Fellowship assistance available
*FREE application
*Rolling admissions — Applications are open!
www.kettlepondwriters.com
Questions? We’d love to answer them! info@kettlepondwriters.com
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I’m Teaching at MVICW June 9-15! (Poetry Contest Deadline 3/25)
I’ll be teaching again this summer at the Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing (June 9-15, 2019). It’s our 10th year! I’m also the poetry judge for this year’s writing contest. The deadline’s March 25, so you’ve still got almost a week to submit! Two winners will be awarded full tuition and lodging to attend the Summer Writers’ Conference, and two additional winners will be awarded partial tuition ($500 toward Tuition). Entries are judged anonymously. https://www.mvicw.com/contest
Thank you Martha’s Vineyard!
With a steaming cup of chowder on the ferry off of Martha’s Vineyard I toast thank you to all the wonderful people who came out for my lyric essay class yesterday and my poetry reading and book signing today. Thank you to Carolina and Merissa for your help and hospitality. Thank you to everyone for making my winter visit to the vineyard cozy and warm! Can’t wait to come back in June for the Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing tenth anniversary!
Martha’s Vineyard Times Article About my Class and Reading This Weekend
Thank you Kate Feiffer of the The Martha’s Vineyard Times for this beautiful, generous article about my lyric essay class and poetry reading this weekend at the Oak Bluffs Library on Martha’s Vineyard! If you’re in the area come on by! Both my class (Fri 1/25 3:30-5:30) and my reading (Sat 1/26 10:30-11:30 am) are free and open to the public, thanks to the Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing Year-Round Visiting Writers Series.
Read the article HERE.
I’m teaching and reading on Martha’s Vineyard Jan 25 & 26, 2019
I’m delighted to announce that I’ll be traveling to Martha’s Vineyard in a few weeks to offer a creative writing class on the lyric essay and to give a poetry reading – as part of the Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing Year-Round Visiting Writers Series. Both the class and reading are free and open to the public. If you’re in the area come on by!
The Year-Round Visiting Writers Series highlights local and national writers and offers free creative writing workshops and readings to the Vineyard community.
Learn more here: http://oakbluffslibrary.org/event/mvicw-writing-series-the-poetic-essay-writing-seminar/
I’m Teaching a Poetry Workshop This Winter at The Downtown Writer’s Center in Syracuse NY
I’m excited to announce that I’ll be teaching an 8-week poetry writing workshop called “In the Landscape of Contemporary Poetry” starting January 23, 2019 at The Downtown Writer’s Center in sunny Syracuse, NY. I teach this workshop every winter session, and the readings are all new every year. If you’re in the area come on down!
In the Landscape of Contemporary Poetry with Christopher Citro. Wednesdays, 6:00 – 8:00. 8 weeks, starting January 23. “You grow to love the creatures you create/ some of them come out with pupils swirling/ others with teeth” writes Kaveh Akbar in his 2017 book Calling a Wolf a Wolf. In this regular winter session workshop, with all different readings each year, we’ll discuss poetry from recent books and journals, then use prompts from our readings to inspire us in the creation of our own darling poetic creatures.
Registration is inexpensive and open to the public. To learn more about The Downtown Writer’s Center, download the winter class schedule, and register for this workshop, visit the Center’s website HERE. Feel free to share with anyone who might be interested!
Randi Beck and Phong Nguyen Read Their Fiction at the Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing
On a beautiful Tuesday evening, the Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing is treated to the fabulous short stories of fiction instructors Randi Beck and Phong Nguyen.
Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing 2018!
And with the traditional elderflower wine toast the 9th annual Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing gets joyfully underway tonight with a reading by Director Alexander Weinstein from his book Children of the New World. Skol!
I’ll be teaching Tuesday and Wednesday and giving a reading Thursday night!
2018 Residence Hall Association Professor Recognition Award
Wednesday evening I had the honor and delight to receive a 2018 Residence Hall Association Professor Recognition Award for being an outstanding educator at SUNY Oswego. Thank you to Richard Kolenda, Jacob Gardner, and most of all to my students!
