Fleda BrownFleda Brown, former poet laureate of Delaware, visited Mount Pleasant as part of the Wellspring Literary series in March, 2018. Brown has received numerous awards for her work, including the University of Wisconsin’s Felix Pollak Prize for her book Reunion (2007). The Woods Are On Fire: New and Selected Poems (2017) is the most recent of the more than a dozen books of poetry, essays, and memoirs that she has authored or edited. Brown was an English Professor at the University of Delaware From 1978 until 2007, when she retired and moved to Michigan. Kevin Thomas had the privilege of interviewing Brown via email prior to her visit.
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Charlie BriceRecently, as part of the Wellspring Literary series, poet Charlie Brice visited Mt. Pleasant and gave a reading. He is the author of Flashcuts Out of Chaos, and his poems have appeared in numerous publications. Keep an eye out for his upcoming book, Mnemosyne’s Hand. Amanda Larson had the opportunity to correspond with Brice regarding his work and experience with publishing.
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Tommye BlountOn October 2, 2017, as part of the Wellspring Literary Series, Tommye Blount visited Mount Pleasant. Kevin Thomas recently had the privilege of discussing with Blount his poetry via email. Blount is the author of a chapbook of poems called What Are We Not For, has received a 2017 Kresge Artist Literary Fellowship, and is working on a full-length poetry collection that will be published in 2020. His work has appeared in several journals, including: The New England Review, Poetry, The Poetry Review, Ninth Letter, The Kenyon Review, and Third Coast.
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Foster NeillOn April 10th, at the final installment of the 2016-2017 Wellspring Literary Series, more than a dozen poets gathered in Mount Pleasant for The Michigan Poetry Celebration. This event, hosted to celebrate The Michigan Poet Anthology, brought together a number Michiganian poets published in the Anthology to read their work.
The Michigan Poet, founded in 2010 by Foster Neill, aims to bring the work of local Michigan poets to the attention of their community, for, as their website states “The Michigan Poet believes art enriches our lives, and fosters positive, creative, and unique identities that are essential to the success of any community.” The Michigan Poet believes in the literary value of our state, and through the release of broadsides displayed in local businesses, schools, and other organizations, brings this art culture to the attention of the community. See More >>> |
Melissa GrunowAs part of the Wellspring Literary Series, award-winning author and CMU alumna Melissa Grunow gave a reading in Mt. Pleasant from her recent memoir, Realizing River City, published by Tumbleweed Books. Grunow has been published in numerous literary magazines, including our own Temenos. Amanda Larson recently had the opportunity to discuss Grunow’s work and publishing experience with her via email. For more information on Grunow’s recent work, visit her website: http://www.melissagrunow.com/
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Paul AndersonSeveral years ago, Regan Schaeffer and Paul Anderson were classmates in a fiction seminar. Recently, they sat down to talk about Model Citizens, Paul’s story collection, published by Wordpool Press. A description of Model Citizens can be found on its Amazon page:
Model Citizens features seven stories navigating the part of the human psyche that attempts to reason and process logical conclusions in the midst of difficult and frightening situations. As these characters struggle with vices and dangerous relationships, readers will come to learn about why we become addicted, why we attach ourselves to people that hurt us, and why we can’t let go, even when we know we should. See More>>> |
Z.G. TomaszewskiOn November 14, 2016, Z.G. Tomaszewski came to Mount Pleasant as part of the Wellspring Literary Series. Recently, Amanda Larson had the opportunity to discuss Tomaszewski’s work with him via email. Z.G. has authored several books of poems, including his collection, All Things Dusk, winner of the International Poetry Prize of 2014 and his recent chapbook Mineral Whisper.
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Sandra BeasleyOn Thursday, October 6th, 2016, Sandra Beasley came to perform her poetry and nonfiction as part of Central Michigan University’s Visiting Writers Series. Earlier that day, Zachary Riddle and Regan Schaeffer had the opportunity to meet with Sandra to talk about her writing. Sandra has authored three full-length books of poetry, including Theories of Falling, I Was the Jukebox, and Count the Waves. Sandra’s poetry has also appeared in several anthologies, including the forthcoming anthology The Golden Shovel (University of Arkansas Press).
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Zilka JosephAmanda Larson recently had the opportunity to sit down with Zilka Joseph, author of Sharp Blue Search of Flame,after her reading on October 3rd, 2016, as part of Central Michigan University’s Wellspring Literary Series. Mrs. Joseph has also authored two chapbooks, Lands I Live In and What Dread, and was published in this month’s edition of Poetry Magazine. For more information on Mrs. Joseph, or to read some of her poems, visit her website at: http://www.zilkajoseph.com/welcome-1.html
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