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Laura Kasischke and Roy Hoffman will help students at the Chautauqua Writers’ Center use images and memories to inspire their work. Kasischke will serve as Week Eight’s poet-in-residence, while Hoffman will serve as the prose

It can seem like a distant issue, but the opioid crisis in the United States is a very real problem. According to Ella Nilsen of Vox, the federal government estimated that in 2015, 8.5 million

People can be somewhat terrified of the news in 2017, but Julia Spicher Kasdorf has a way to soothe those fears: poetry. Or, more specifically, documentary poetry. Kasdorf’s Brown Bag, “Documentary Poetry: Making Sense of

As she worked on her book about the bombing of Nagasaki, author Susan Southard soon realized she wasn’t writing solely about survivors. “It’s not just the story of those five people,” Southard said. “It’s the

Horror films can often be discounted as vehicles for mindless entertainment and cheap thrills. Adam Lowenstein wants people to think about them more deeply and, more importantly, take them seriously. “Film is still often perceived

When a longtime poet looks back on their work, they might feel a sense of satisfaction. William Heyen experienced a different feeling entirely, something he said his readers might experience, too: difficulty. “I believe that

When it came to scheduling a residency at the Chautauqua Writers’ Center, Week Seven was the only week that worked for writer Kim Todd. She’s the prose writer-in-residence for the week, which focuses on the

SUBMITTED PHOTO A good song is a good song. “I think anyone can agree on that,” Bob Ferreira said. “If it’s lyrically relevant and it catches you melodically, it doesn’t matter if it was written

The workshops in Week Seven at the Chautauqua Writers’ Center will help students focus on overcoming fears and being open to experimentation with their work. Julia Spicher Kasdorf and Kim Todd will lead the week’s

Childhood experiences shape everyone, but one in particular had a huge impact on writer Linda K. Wertheimer. It put her on the path to her first published book. Her family moved from New York to

Richard Russo never really intended for Everybody’s Fool to exist. The book, a follow-up to his 1993 novel Nobody’s Fool, came about because Russo’s literary agent kept “begging” for him to return to the fictional

As Chautauqua celebrates the current graduating class of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, Mary Lee Talbot has written a book that celebrates the CLSC’s past. Talbot’s book, Chautauqua’s Heart: A History of the Literary

Poetry can get a bad rap, but the purpose of the Favorite Poem Project is to change that perception. The event, now in its ninth year at Chautauqua Institution, offers people a chance to share

While many of the events on Recognition Day take place in broad daylight, the yearly celebration of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle actually begins by candlelight. The CLSC Vigil, which takes place in the

During her Brown Bag lecture Tuesday, poet Mary McLaughlin Slechta will be talking about a topic some Chautauquans might have a vested interest in: retirement. Slechta said she’ll offer some “practical and personal” advice in

The Chautauqua Writers’ Center will have a full house in Week Six. In addition to its regularly scheduled poetry and prose workshops, four special one-day workshops will be offered throughout the week. Mary McLaughlin Slechta