WORD THURSDAYS FEATURING JESSICA CUELLO AN LINDA MCCAULEY FREEMAN
JESSICA CUELLO Jessica Cuello’s most recent book is Yours, Creature (JackLeg Press, 2023). Her book Liar, selected by Dorianne Laux for The 2020 Barrow Street Book Prize, was honored with The Eugene Nassar Prize, The CNY Book Award, a finalist nod for The Housatonic Book Award, and a longlist mention for The Julie Suk Award. […]
SPIDERS & TICKS & OTHER ARACHNIDS- SUMMER II
Bright Hill Press and Literary Center 94 Church Street, Treadwell, NY, United StatesJULY 17-21, 2023 SPIDERS & TICKS & OTHER ARACHNIDS- SUMMER II Bus trip to NYS Museum, Albany Youth Literacy Arts Education Workshop There are lots of spiders & other arachnids in the Catskills. We’ll learn about them, make paintings or sculptures of them, then write poems and stories about them. This workshop runs Monday through […]
WORD THURSDAYS FEATURING JACK BEDELL AND MEGEEN MULHOLLAND
JACK BEDELL Jack B. Bedell is Professor of English and Coordinator of Creative Writing at Southeastern Louisiana University where he also edits Louisiana Literature and directs the Louisiana Literature Press. His latest collections are Against the Woods' Dark Trunks (Mercer University Press, 2022), Color All Maps New (Mercer University Press, 2021), Rock Garden (Daily Drunk Press, […]
A VERY SPECIAL WORD THURSDAYS FEATURING MONI BASU AND JAN WINBURN WITH COLIN DONOHUE, JOEY CUMMINGS, & KAREN ANDES
Word Thursdays Special Edition Three writers in the University of Georgia MFA program in narrative nonfiction will read "micro-essays," work that stems from their study of poetry and its capacity to elevate prose. Their readings will be followed by a discussion of the writer-editor relationship by Moni Basu and Jan Winburn. The two will talk about their 18-year-long partnership and […]
“Look Who’s Talking” a Persona Writing Workshop
Bright Hill Press and Literary Center 94 Church Street, Treadwell, NY, United StatesJULY 24- AUGUST 28 “Look Who’s Talking” a Persona Writing Workshop SUMMER SESSION POETRY WORKSHOP- ALL AGES Taught by Georgia Popoff Look Who’s Talking Persona poetry provides both writer and reader with new and often surprising perspectives, expanding possibilities in both theme and point of view. We will experiment as we look at the world […]
WOLVES & COYOTES & DOGS- SUMMER III
Bright Hill Press and Literary Center 94 Church Street, Treadwell, NY, United StatesAUGUST 21-25, 2023 WOLVES & COYOTES & DOGS- SUMMER III Youth Literacy Arts Education Workshop We’re all familiar with dogs, and we hear coyotes at night and wonder about wolves in America. We’ll learn about them and create art about them, then write them down! This workshop runs Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 2:30 […]
WORD THURSDAYS FEATURING ALEX CARBONE AND TIFFANIE DAVIS
ALEX CARBONE Alex Carbone began working for the Carbone Auto Group in 1988 as a lot attendant. During his early years, he moved into parts delivery, then on to parts counterman. Alex advanced year over year to sales, advertising, business development and expansion of locations. He was the face of the company for more than […]
WORD THURSDAYS FEATURING CLIFFORD BROOKS AND LUKE JOHNSON
CLIFFORD BROOKS Clifford Brooks III was born and raised in Athens, Georgia. His first poetry collection, The Draw of Broken Eyes & Whirling Metaphysics, was re-issued by the SCE Press in July 2020. His second full-length poetry volume, Athena Departs: Gospel of a Man Apart, as well as a limited-edition poetry chapbook, Exiles of […]
WORD THURSDAYS FEATURING SUSANA CASE AND MARGO STEVER
SUSANA CASE Susana H. Case has authored eight books of poetry, most recently The Damage Done (Broadstone Books, 2022) which won her a third Pinnacle Book Achievement Award. Her books have previously also won an IPPY, a NYC Big Book Award Distinguished Favorite award, and she was a finalist for the Eric Hoffer Book Award, the International […]
WORD THURSDAYS FEATURING JP HOWARD AND PAMELA WAX
JP HOWARD JP Howard is a poet, educator, literary activist, curator and community builder. JP is the Spring 2023 Brooklyn College Tow Mentor-in-Residence. Her debut poetry collection, Say/Mirror (The Operating System), was a Lambda Literary finalist. She is also the author of bury your love poems here (Belladonna), Praise This Complicated Herstory: Legacy, Healing & […]