poet-in-residence

Adrian Matejka Queries Potential and Limits of Persona in Season’s Last Poetry Brown Bag

by Amy Guay on August 19, 2019

Matejka It starts with an image — a sketch, a fragment or a scribble. Then, equipped with a full notebook brimming with snatches of ideas that move him, Adrian Matejka returns to his pages to

Writer-in-Residence Jim Daniels to Discuss Music of Poetry in Brown Bag Craft Talk

by Amy Guay on August 12, 2019

Daniels In a computer file named “poem ideas,” Jim Daniels transcribes phrases, images and concepts from the 3-by-5-inch notecards he

In Brown Bag on Inspiration, Nicole Cooley to Discuss Life of Objects

by Amy Guay on August 5, 2019

Cooley A pillow from high school, a fax machine and a glue stick — all ordinary things suggestive of a

Week Five Writers-in-Residence Talk Politics, Bodies and Rule-Breaking

by Amy Guay on July 19, 2019

The personal is indeed political for Shara McCallum, a Week Five poet-in-residence at the Chautauqua Writers’ Center. However, within the

Poet-in-residence Marcelo Hernandez Castillo to Discuss Power of Image in Brown Bag Craft Talk

by Amy Guay on July 15, 2019

Marcelo Hernandez Castillo At age 5, Marcelo Hernandez Castillo crossed a desert. It was spring 1993 when Castillo immigrated from

Poetry writer-in-residence Neil Shepard to talk poems that reveal, conceal in Brown Bag

by Emma Francois on August 20, 2018

The topic of Neil Shepard’s Brown Bag takes its inspiration from the “great-grandparents” of American poetry — Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman. But even these literary kin have their differences. According to Shepard, Dickinson famously

Poet-in-residence Lillian-Yvonne Bertram to discuss art of surprise, ‘bizarre’ in Brown Bag

by Emma Francois on August 13, 2018

For a Brown Bag on “surprise,” Lillian-Yvonne Bertram takes inspiration from a fairly familiar poet: Robert Frost. Bertram is the Chautauqua Writers’ Center Week Eight poet-in-residence.

Poet-in-residence Allison Joseph to discuss global poetry, “diminishing borders” in Brown Bag

by Emma Francois on July 30, 2018

Allison Joseph is a “citizen of the world.” She is also an American citizen, a duality that “never seemed to

Mississippi poet laureate Beth Ann Fennelly to discuss Bishop’s craft, ‘illuminating’ take on prodigal son in Brown Bag

by Emma Francois on July 23, 2018

Without stops, it is nearly a 14 hour drive from Oxford, Mississippi to Chautauqua, New York. Beth Ann Fennelly This

Week Four Poet-in-residence Robert Ostrom to talk fostering empathy, ‘constructive daydreaming’

by Emma Francois on July 16, 2018

Ideally, Robert Ostrom would write poetry in the early morning with coffee and a notepad. But with a new baby,

Rajiv Mohabir, Week Three Poet-in-Residence to talk play, ‘the beginner’s heart,’ digesting ‘heavy content’

by Emma Francois on July 9, 2018

Rajiv Mohabir’s new puppy plays constantly. Even when approaching wasp nests, the puppy shows an excited curiosity. Her infinite playfulness reminded Mohabir why he loves writing. “She’s not yet afraid of the wasp nest that

Dream Delivery Service’s Mathias Svalina to talk writing beyond paper in Brown Bag

by Emma Francois on June 25, 2018

The subway growls to a stop. Inside, the “Mona Lisa” smiles. Four Catholic priests play backgammon at a table, unperturbed.

Week Nine’s poet-in-residence David Shumate to discuss history of prose poetry with Brown Bag

by Ryan Pait on August 21, 2017

David Shumate wants to introduce people to the magical and mundane pleasures that prose poetry can offer. “It recognizes and

Writers David Shumate and Sherrie Flick focus on prose poetry and food for final workshops of the season

by Ryan Pait on August 18, 2017

Authors David Shumate and Sherrie Flick will wrap up the 2017 season at the Chautauqua Writers’ Center. It’s a summer

Week Seven’s poet-in-residence Julia Spicher Kasdorf to discuss relationship between poetry and news

by Ryan Pait on August 10, 2017

People can be somewhat terrified of the news in 2017, but Julia Spicher Kasdorf has a way to soothe those

Week Six’s poet-in-residence Mary McLaughlin Slechta to discuss retirement and writing life with Brown Bag lecture

by Ryan Pait on July 31, 2017

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

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