The Creative Writing Faculty is very pleased to invite students, faculty and interested parties to our Winter BathHouse Event which will feature poet, sound artist, andtranslator Oana Avasilichioaei on February 10 and 11. Of special note is her premiere of a live (zoomed-in!) sound performance on February11 at 3:40 pm. For information about attending this…
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Poetics a la Shira Dentz | The Sun a Blazing Zero |
When one undertakes a close reading of Shira Dentz’ fifth full-length book of poetry, the sun a blazing zero, published in 2019 by Dialogos Books and Lavender Ink, many questions emerge. I was lucky to have an opportunity to attend Dentz’ reading via Zoom, through the auspices of BathHouse Reading and Event Series and the…
November 12 Join us at Poet Rachel Levitsky’s Reading
Tomorrow at 11:00 am, the Poet Rachel Levitsky will be giving a reading and talk in Professor Carla Harryman’s Creative Writing class. Places are still available for guests to enjoy this reading via Zoom. Email Prof. Harryman to register and request a link to the event.
Three Writers Respond during the time of Coronavirus
Notes from Carla Harryman: The creative pieces by Elizabeth Kulper, Selena Fack, and Drake Nardi were submitted as homework in Creative Writing 335 and Creative Writing 300 classes. They were composed between mid-March and early April, just after classes went on-line. These are spontaneous creative responses to the impact of the virus. I was impressed…
Presenting Shayla Harris
The title of Shayla’s Capstone is Mirror of Freedom. “This capstone project is a collection of poems, sound poems, and performances about the journey of finding freedom by looking at myself in the mirror. “ Shayla Harris is double majoring in Creative Writing and Arts and Entertainment Management. She is an African American woman and Christian who…
Presenting Sierra Brocklehurst
Sierra’s Capstone Project is entitled: Too Many Projects and Not Enough Time: A Writer’s Story. This is a hybrid work of narrative, prose, and poetry addressing the nature of writing from a fictional university student’s point of view. Sierra is a third-year student majoring in Creative Writing and minoring in Electronic Media and Film Studies…
In Our Words: Austin Bragdon
Poet, editor, translator, journalist, and teacher Austin Bragdon was born in the largely french-speaking rural expanse of northern Maine. He currently lives in Ypsilanti Michigan, and is a current creative writing graduate student at Eastern Michigan University, where he teaches undergraduate writing courses and serves as editor-in-chief of BathHouse Journal. His work has appeared in The Open…