By: Maria Kornacki The main takeaway I got from Janet Kauffman’s Eco Dementia reading was the power of bringing people and environments together through writing. Not only through writing, but through visual media to help make connections to our world. Janet Kauffman began her reading performance with defining her own term “Eco-Dementia” as being the…
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Review of Janet Kauffman’s in-class discussion of ‘Eco-dementia’ (9/26/17)
By: Adam Malinowski FERN VERSE “i believe any string of words put together makes meaning” — Kauffman, at Emu, 9/26 the image of the fish (or, the logic of k=q=e) is the magical manifesto of Janet Kauffman’s Eco-dementia, a book of poems where all things—language, life, and all beings—are equal. Kauffman’s poetics nestle language thick inside…
Upcoming CW Faculty Readings
Catch Christine Hume reading at the William P. Faust Public Library in Westland on Wednesday, 4/23, at 7PM. William P. Faust Public Library of Westland 6123 Central City Parkway, Westland, MI 48185 / 734-326-6123 http://westland.lib.mi.us/ Next month, Christine will join Janet Kauffman for a reading at the Schultz-Holmes Memorial Library in Blissfield on Tuesday, 5/6,…
BathHouse Reading Series – Janet Kauffman and Jeff Parker – Wednesday, April 2, 5:00 pm
Please join us for the last BathHouse Reading of the year featuring Janet Kauffman and Jeff Parker (Co-sponsored by Campus Life). Apr. 2, 5pm (NEW DATE) Student Center Auditorium, Eastern Michigan University campus Reception to follow at Frenchie’s in Depot Town Janet Kauffman will read from her new book Trespassing: Dirt Stories & Field Notes,…
“Trespassing” – New Release by Janet Kauffman
Trespassing, the new book by our own Janet Kauffman, will be released April 25 through Wayne State U. Press. A combination of essays and short fiction, her book examines the impact of modern factory farms on a rural Michigan community. Anyone interested in envrionmental issues and/or creative fiction/nonfiction will want to take a look at Trespassing. Read…
Janet Kauffman – The Tribute Interview
This collective interview is a tribute to Janet Kauffman’s 20 years at EMU, and to her careers as writer, teacher, and environmental activist. In the spirit of Janet’s collaborative fire, students and faculty of the Creative Writing program play the interviewer here, where inquiry bears the weight of our admiration and appreciation. Particular thanks to…