Summer Residency 2011 Week One Schedule of Events

Looking for something to do next week during the afternoon or evening? Come hear excellent writers present craft seminars and readings at Ashland University's MFA summer writer series! All craft seminars and readings are free and open to the public. Unless noted, events will be held in the Schar College of Education Ronk Lecture Hall at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio.

Here's the schedule for week one:

Sunday, July 24

2-3:30 p.m. Craft Seminar: “Writing About Art/Finding Art Within, or: How Giotto Painted My Poem” with Jill Christman and Angie Estes

7 p.m. Faculty Reading: Robert Root, Steven Harvey, and Carmen Giménez Smith

Monday, July 25
1-2:30 p.m. Craft Seminar: “’What Else Is True?’ Encompassing Complexity” with Ruth L. Schwartz

7-8 p.m. Visiting Writer Reading: Rhina Espaillat

Tuesday, July 26
1-2:30 p.m. Craft Seminar: “Dancing in a Box” with Rhina Espaillat

7 p.m. Faculty Reading: Stephen Haven, Peter Trachtenberg, and Peter Campion

Wednesday, July 27
7 p.m. Faculty Reading: Bob Cowser, Ruth L. Schwartz, and Jill Christman

Thursday, July 28
1-2:30 p.m. Craft Seminar: “Poetry and Memorability” with Mark Irwin and Peter Campion

7 p.m. Visiting Writer Reading: Tom French

Friday, July 29
1-2:30 p.m. Craft Seminar: Tom French

7 p.m. Faculty Reading: Deborah Fleming and Joe Mackall

Saturday, July 30
10 a.m.-12 p.m. Panel on “The Life of Literature: Before and After Publishing” with Joe Mackall, Deb Fleming, Steve Haven, and Tom Larson

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