Here's one last preview for tomorrow's event with Robert Hass and Brenda Hillman. In this interview, where The Rumpus Poetry Book Club talks to Brenda Hillman about her process, her valuable words of wisdom include, "if I get sure of what I'm doing, I know I'm doing something wrong." If even a Guggenheim Fellow gets … Continue reading The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat With Brenda Hillman
Robert Hass in conversation with Roland Flint
"When I wrote this first sentence one morning it startled me." Click here to see Robert Hass in conversation with Roland Flint as the two discuss Hass' work in poetry and translation, as well as his lifestyle during his time at Poet Laureate for the United States. This 1996 video, part of the series The … Continue reading Robert Hass in conversation with Roland Flint
Hillman on Hass
Check out this short essay by Brenda Hillman, where she discusses "A Supple Wreath of Myrtle", her "favourite poem" by Robert Hass. The poem, which "suggest that the daily and the heroic are always intertwined", is featured in Hass' 2006 collection Time and Materials, winner of both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. … Continue reading Hillman on Hass
Writers Read is excited to announce two upcoming master classes to be held at Concordia University. On Friday, March 27, 2015, award winning poets Robert Hass and Brenda Hillman will hold a master class at 11-12 pm in room LB 646. On Tuesday, March 31, 2015, author and broadcaster Jonathan Goldstein will hold a masterclass from … Continue reading
“The Elements Are Mixed in Childhood,” An essay in rhyme by Brenda Hillman
"Our mother was baptized on a kerosene box, our father was baptized in a creek, & we were baptized in a plaster pool while turquoise ripples played around our feet & desert air poofed up to make the long black robe a nylon buffalo. It makes your underpants wet, said our brother. It’s strange to … Continue reading “The Elements Are Mixed in Childhood,” An essay in rhyme by Brenda Hillman
Robert Hass’ Faint Music
Most of you are probably already familiar with our next guest, Robert Hass, who has published nine volumes of poetry, shared the 2008 Pulitzer Prize and served as US poet laureate from 1995-1997. For those of you who aren't (yet) check out Hass' poem "Faint Music" for a preview of what to expect March 27 (that's next Friday!) … Continue reading Robert Hass’ Faint Music
Our Next Event!
Writers Read is excited to welcome internationally acclaimed poets Brenda Hillman and Robert Hass on Friday, March 27 at 7 pm for a public reading in room EV 1.605 (1515 St. Catherine West). Brenda and Robert are also offering a master class that morning, at 11 am in room LB 646 (1400 de Maisonneuve). Spots are … Continue reading Our Next Event!
Lynn Coady Preview (She’s coming tomorrow!)
Check out this video of Lynn Coady reading her short story "Mr. Hope", for a for a taste of what to expect tomorrow (tomorrow!) when Lynn Coady is joining us for a reading in the De Seve Cinema at 7 pm. Not only is this event free and open to the public, but we will … Continue reading Lynn Coady Preview (She’s coming tomorrow!)
Four Questions with Lynn Coady
We were lucky enough to ask our next guest Lynn Coady some brief questions, where the prize winning author shares some insight into her writing process, background and influences. Lynn is joining us this Friday, March 13, 2015 at 7 pm, for a free public reading in the De Seve Cinema (1400 de Maisonneuve West). This event … Continue reading Four Questions with Lynn Coady
Tim Cresswell on Soil
Check out this interview with our upcoming guest Tim Cresswell, where he discusses his debut poetry collection Soil. "I am certainly interested in, and delighted by, what people refer to as natural landscapes, or even wilderness," says Cresswell, "but I am much more interested in the spaces where the human imprint is obvious. And … Continue reading Tim Cresswell on Soil
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