Visiting assistant professor Lisa Hiton feels drawn to teaching because of its similarities to writing. Lisa Hiton’s obsession these days is slow discourse. Waking up late and sipping on a hot cup of coffee in bed. Sitting in the Amtrak quiet car and gazing at the moving figures out the window with a pen and […]
Adrienne Su is an author and professor of creative writing at Dickinson College. She wrote “Living Quarters,” the FOX43 Book Club’s January read. CARLISLE, Pa. — They say to teach what you know—a message author Adrienne Su takes to heart. When she’s not in the classroom, Su can be found working on her collections of […]
Celia Reissig is pleased that Stanza Books in Beacon stocks her 2020 collection of poems and a one-act play, Huella/Traces . Celia Reissig at Stanza Books in Beacon Where to shelve it might prove challenging because the paperback has Reissig’s poems in Spanish, English and Spanglish, with no translations. They reflect her voyages from country […]
FIU alumni are authors of acclaimed books and poetry collections. Above are just four outstanding Panther grads. Left to right, clockwise: Dennis Lehane; Ana Menendez; Richard Blanco; and Ashley M. Jones To celebrate Florida’s Literacy Week, we share the success of FIU authors and poets changing the world with their words and feeding our love […]
Thomas Hardy with his second wife, Florence. Photograph: Getty Images An exhaustive biography of Thomas Hardy’s romantic life is most fascinating when it chronicles his complicated menage with his wife and a young typist If only I had the talent, I would write the play. The year: 1910, or thereabouts. The scene: a gloomy drawing […]
The Tiny Secret To Writing A Dating Profile That Attracts The Kind Of Guy You Want The idea of learning how to write a dating profile to get a guy to like you on online dating sites like OkCupid and Match or apps like Tinder, Bumble, and Hinge rubs me the wrong way, but it […]
Printable list of Valentine’s Day words on a rectangular pink background with red hearts. Gearing up for some Valentine’s Day writing activities? You’ll want this list of evocative Valentine’s Day words to share with your students. Start by grabbing the free printable, then try some of our favorite Valentine’s Day activities for all ages. Get […]
Discover the power of putting your feelings on the page, along with advice to help you find the words Have you ever penned a poem or scribbled a short story inspired by something hard you’ve been through? Maybe you’ve written a personal essay exploring your emotions, or found solace in the pages of your journal. […]
Basile Morin, close-up photograph of swan feathers letting sunlight through, via Wikimedia Commons . Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED . For our series Making of a Poem, we’re asking poets and translators to dissect the poems they’ve published in our pages. Nadja Küchenmeister’s “ feathers and planets ,” translated by Aimee Chor, appears in […]
Michelle Poirier Brown was shortlisted for the Federation of B.C. Writers poetry contest in 2023 Michelle Poirier Brown has been amazed by the writing community in the Okanagan since she moved to Vernon from Victoria Jan. 1, 2022. Her poem, Barefoot in the Salish Sea, was shortlisted for a 2023 Federation of BC Writers Award. […]
