Poet and fiction writer Stuart Dybek will be the RC’s 2015 Artist in Residence, March 19-21, 2015. He will also be keynote speaker at the second annual Voices of the Middle West conference, at the RC on March 21st.
Lecture by this graphic designer, author, filmmaker, and farmer who left a successful design career in New York to return to his native Zimbabwe and open the country’s first school of graphic design and new media.
U-M English professor and renowned poet Mattawa and highly acclaimed Latino poet Espada discuss Espada’s work. In conjunction with Espada’s reading on Mar. 17.
Readings by young poets battling for a spot at the Ann Arbor Youth Poetry Slam finals on Apr. 2. Other semifinals are held at Pioneer High School (7 p.m., Mar. 20) and Community High School (7 p.m., Mar. 27).
RC students present fellow RC student Rebecca Godwin’s drama about a young woman who lives in a magical land of storytelling cursed with an inability ever to finish a story and subsequently banished to the Forest of Forgotten Stories, where meets a host of interesting oddballs. But when she’s threatened by an evil lurking in the forest, she must find a way out before he own story ends prematurely. Also March 20 & 21, 8 pm.
Acclaimed authors and poets Matt Bell, Laura Kasischke, Caitlin Horrocks, C.J. Hribal, Alissa Nutting, Anne Valente, and Marcus Wicker—all of whom will be featured on panels at the Voices of the Middle West fest on Saturday, March 21, on the campus of the University of Michigan—will read from their work, all leading up to special guest reader Stuart Dybek, keynote speaker for this year’s Voices fest. The aim of Voices of the Middle West is to showcase the literary traditions of the Midwest literary landscape, and these authors are all exceptional talents with strong Midwest traditions.
Readings by young poets battling for a spot at the Ann Arbor Youth Poetry Slam finals on Apr. 2. Another semi-final held at Community High School (7 p.m., Mar. 27).
Readings by U-M creative writing grad students, including fiction writer Denise Dooley and poet Kat Finch.
RC students present fellow RC student Rebecca Godwin’s drama about a young woman who lives in a magical land of storytelling cursed with an inability ever to finish a story and subsequently banished to the Forest of Forgotten Stories, where meets a host of interesting oddballs. But when she’s threatened by an evil lurking in the forest, she must find a way out before he own story ends prematurely. Also March 21, 8 pm.
Midwestern author Stuart Dybek will be keynote speaker at the second annual Voices of the Middle West festival on Saturday, March 21, 2015, at the University of Michigan Residential College, 721 E. University Ave. in Ann Arbor.
The free festival features panel discussions by authors and publishers, an open mic event, and an all-day bookfair showcasing literary journals and independent presses from all over the Midwest, with issues and books for sale.
Stuart Dybek, a lifelong Midwesterner and author of The Coast of Chicago, Childhood and Other Neighborhoods, and Paper Lantern, will give a keynote address at 5 pm. A public reception and book signing will follow.
The festival will bring together U-M students and faculty with writers and presses from all over the Midwest to showcase the rich, magnificent work being produced here in the Midwest, the stories that need to be told, the voices that need to be heard. Panel discussions on fables in Midwestern literature, gender parity in publishing, and other literary discussions will feature outstanding regional authors Laura Kasischke, CJ Hribal, Caitlin Horrocks, Anne Valente, Marcus Wicker, Matt Bell, and more. The festival’s authors will read at Literati Bookstore, 124 East Washington Street in Ann Arbor, on Friday, March 20th beginning at 6 PM.
More information at http://midwestgothic.com/voices/
