For Todd Fleming Davis, metaphor is always a moment of transformation. “With a simile, we create distance,” said Davis, a poet, educator and the Week
Literary Arts
In a week packed with literary arts events, members of the 1874 Society, Eleanor B. Daugherty Society and Bestor Society gathered for a showcase of
Todd Fleming Davis’ newest poetry collection, Coffin Honey, takes on issues of climate and collapse and climate catastrophe. “It’s a book of eco-grief, told in
When Rebecca Donner wrote a biography about her great-great-aunt Mildred Harnack, she had no idea the accolades it would receive. Along with many other awards,
For Kristin Kovacic, one of the most essential parts of being a writer is to make art in a world that is growing more dismal.
Writing her novel Great Circle was a six-and-a-half year process for Maggie Shipstead — but she didn’t intend for it to be. “I wrote my
Given the social, political and economic upheaval of the last few years, the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle Class wanted of 2022 its banner to
It begins with a poem: “When I see the first / New moon, faint in the twilight, / I think of the moth eyebrows /
Jim Daniels’ new poetry collection, Gun/Shy, looks backward and forward in time, through time, across time. “I ended up juxtaposing poems that looked backward to
Light and dark cannot exist without each other. They serve as complements, two forces always separate, but never quite coexisting in the same moment. Yet
Of all the teachers David Lazar had over the years, one sticks out: the famous short story writer Raymond Carver. “I remember going up to
Each United States Poet Laureate picks a project that they work on for the duration of their tenure. When it came time for Robert Pinsky
The title for Nicole Cooley’s Poetry Brown Bag lecture really says it all: “Why I Don’t Believe in Inspiration: And Why I Study Trash, Love
In 2019, at 11 years old, Charlotte Nebres made history by becoming the first Black ballet dancer to play the role of Marie in the
The essay, both creatively and theoretically, is at the heart of David Lazar’s work. “It’s also the focus of a lot of my teaching,” said
For an author like Vi Khi Nao, having a collaborator on a writing project can be a huge creative boost. “In my Brown Bag lecture,