A pinprick, a cemetery, a blue dress — these were among the variety of objects conjured by poets Sunday, Aug. 11, in the Hall of
Literary Arts
On the first Sunday of the season, the Poetry Makerspace at the Hultquist Center hosted the inaugural “Poems on the Porch” of the summer, emceed
Vice President, Emily and Richard Smucker Chair for Education, Matt Ewalt, holds up one of the CLSC selections for 2020, "In the Country of Women"
Chautauqua Institution President Michael E. Hill presents the physical Chautauqua Prize to Anjali Sachdeva, author of "All the Names They Used for God: Stories" Friday,
Harjo Atom Atkinson, director of literary arts, invited poet Joy Harjo to speak at Chautauqua Institution long before Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden appointed the
For Week Nine, “Exploring Race and Culture in America with Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center,” the CLSC Young Readers are taking a look
Aziz Do you have a few minutes to talk about your death? Dr. Shahid Aziz hopes so. With over 20 years of experience in pediatrics,
Matejka It starts with an image — a sketch, a fragment or a scribble. Then, equipped with a full notebook brimming with snatches of ideas
Matejka Loffreda No matter how integral the concept of voice is to Adrian Matejka, Indiana’s poet laureate is grateful that there is a difference between
The 2019 Chautauqua Prize, created by local artist Kirsten Engstrom, honors Anjali Sachdeva’s "All the Names They Used for God: Stories". DAVE MUNCH/PHOTO EDITOR
Kovacic In 1993, Kristin Kovacic became a mother and discovered that “motherhood is one of the great underwritten subjects.” So, with Lynne Barrett, Kovacic co-edited
Tharoor In his genre-spanning oeuvre as a writer, journalist and critic, Kanishk Tharoor is occupied with dustsceawung, an Old English word that roughly translates to
By reading a nonfiction work that reads like an adventure tale, CLSC young readers are learning about a boy who harnessed the wind. At 12:30
Daniels In a computer file named “poem ideas,” Jim Daniels transcribes phrases, images and concepts from the 3-by-5-inch notecards he keeps on his person and
Kovacic Kristin Kovacic believes that “Chautauqua students are the ones teachers will find in heaven.” Kovacic, who is an author and essayist, teaches at Winchester
Bethanne Snodgrass, contest coordinator, reads Beatice Gaines' work "The Green House" during the Literary Arts Contest, Thursday, August 16, 2018, on the porch of Alumni