I’m reading this evening free via Zoom: 6-7pm ET Wed June 9!

Just a reminder that I’m reading this evening 6-7 EDT with the wonderful Matthew Gavin Frank. The event is free and open to the public, just register for the Zoom link via that bitly address in the image. I’ll be reading poems from my new book, If We Had a Lemon We’d Throw It and Call That the Sun. Come join us already!

I just taught Hermit Crab Essays @ Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing!

Day 2 of this summer’s virtual Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing, and I just finished teaching my class on The Hermit Crab Essay. What an amazing session, such wonderful comments and questions, and the in-class writing that people shared was…wow…so generous, so moving, so beautiful.

I’m teaching Introduction to the Lyric Essay @ Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing!

This summer’s virtual Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing is underway this week! Today I’m delighted to be teaching my Introduction to the Lyric Essay class! Wonderful opening ceremony last night, with readings by Leonard A Slade Jr. and Alexander Weinstein. Skål!

I’m reading my poetry June 9th!

I’m reading from my new poetry book, If We Had a Lemon We’d Throw It and Call That the Sun, Wednesday June 9 from 6-7 EDT and anyone can attend the reading! Just register for your free Zoom link via the bit.ly address in this image. My reading is part of next week’s virtual Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing, where I’m also teaching. You don’t have to be attending the Institute to attend the reading though! It’s open to the public. Plus you get to hear the awesome Matthew Gavin Frank! Come on by!

2021 MVICW Virtual Summer Writers’ Conference Contest!

As of today, March 31, 2021, there are just five days left to apply to the Writing Contest for this summer’s virtual Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing! I’m the judge of the poetry contest! Send in your poems (or fiction and CNF to be judged by Wendy Rawlings) to maybe win a full or partial fellowship!

You can submit to the contest HERE!

I’m teaching at this summer’s virtual Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing!

I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be teaching at this summer’s virtual Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing June 6-13! LOOK at this list of my fellow instructors: Alexander Weinstein, Adrian Matejka, Tia Clark, Britton Shurley, Amelia Martens, Wendy Rawlings, Joshunda Sanders, Elizabeth Schmuhl, Keith Taylor, Matthew Gavin Frank, Phong Nguyen, and John T Howard. Register now and join us!!!
https://www.mvicw.com/

Here’s an interview with me published by the Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing

Here’s an interview with me just published by the Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing. It’s one of my favorite interviews I’ve done. I talk about the Institute a little, and a lot about my poems, my titles, my first and second books, teaching, poetry readings, prose poetry, the importance of play in creativity, and more. Ya’ just can’t shut me up once I get going. Thanks so much Alexandra Murphy for your thoughtful, exciting questions, and to the MVICW for publishing this interview!

Read it HERE.

Hey writer! Let’s work together!

Hey all writers everywhere! The deadline for this is tomorrow, July 10! Want a little of that Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing experience? This summer the Institute is offering virtual one-on-one manuscript consultations with some of the regular faculty (including me!). Each session includes a generous review of your work, including line edits, written feedback, and a 40-minute Zoom meeting to discuss your manuscript! The cost is $200. Visit this link to register by July 10. I’d love to see what you’ve been writing!

https://mvicw.submittable.com/submit/166759/mvicw-summer-one-on-one-manuscript-sessions