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Write your lyric essay!

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The Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing, where I’ve taught seven of the last ten years, has begun sharing writing exercises as part of their new online content. The Institute won’t be happening in person this summer, for obvious reasons, but anyone can now enjoy free weekly writing prompts from the faculty. Today they’ve posted an exercise I created.

It’s a prompt to guide you in writing a lyric essay, specifically one of the fragmented/collage type lyric essays which I love so much. Happy writing!

To get the writing exercise, click HERE!

Thank you Martha’s Vineyard!

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Thank you so much to all the great folks who came out to my class on the hermit crab essay and my poetry reading yesterday at the Oak Bluffs Library on Martha’s Vineyard! It was such a treat!  Thank you to Carolina and Marco for hosting me at the library. Thank you to Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing for bringing me to the island as part of the year-long visiting writers series!

I’m teaching & reading in Martha’s Vineyard Feb 29, 2020!

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I’m delighted to announce that I’m returning to Martha’s Vineyard at the end of this month! I’ll be teaching a 2-hour writing class on the Hermit Crab Essay and then giving a poetry reading at the Oak Bluffs Public Library on Feb 29. It’s all completely free and open to the public. Dag! This event is part of the Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing’s Year-Round Writers Series. I did it last year, too, and we had a great time. If you’re in the area, please come on by!

More info HERE.

Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing Week 1 June 2019

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What a joy to share the reading stage here at week 1 of the Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing with Samantha Ocena, reading her poetry, and Randi Ocena, reading her poetry and fiction!

Samantha Ocena, reading her poetry

Randi Ocena, reading her poetry and fiction

Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing Week 1 June 2019

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And with the traditional elderflower wine toast of “Skol!” the 2019 Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing opens for its TENTH anniversary (Yay!) with readings by Director Alexander Weinstein and Instructor Robert James Russell.

Alexander Weinstein reads his fiction.

Robert James Russell reads his poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction

 

I’m Teaching at MVICW June 9-15! (Poetry Contest Deadline 3/25)

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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!

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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

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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.