NYS Writers InstituteJul 28, 20232 minPoetry Friday: On the occasion of John Ashbery's birthdayWe celebrate the birthday of John Ashbery (1927-2017) today with his poem "They Knew What They Wanted." John Ashbery at his Hudson home...
NYS Writers InstituteJul 21, 20232 minLouise Glück: "...I must report failure in my assignment, principally regarding the tomato plants" It's fitting we post a poem by Louise Glück -- the 2020 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature -- for Poetry Friday today, the final day...
NYS Writers InstituteJul 19, 20232 minNew York State Summer Writers Institute wraps up with three events this weekThe New York State Summer Writers Institute wraps up its season this week. We shared event details yesterday for this evening’s tribute...
NYS Writers InstituteJul 18, 20232 minEvent: A Tribute to Russell Banks on Wednesday, July 19A tribute to the late Russell Banks will take place at 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 19, at Skidmore College, one of the final events of the New...
NYS Writers InstituteJul 17, 20233 minJoyce Carol Oates: "Everything that you think is solid is actually fleeting and ephemeral." Did you read David Marchese’s interview with Joyce Carol Oates in the New York Times Magazine yesterday? Titled “Joyce Carol Oates...
NYS Writers InstituteJul 14, 20233 minPoetry Friday: "Romance" by April Bernard"Oh, I'm a romantic, but a heartbroken romantic -- and noir, deeply noir,” poet April Bernard told Harvard magazine in a November 2010...