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SUMMARY:Signing with Michelle Knudsen and Kevin Hawkes!
DESCRIPTION:Michelle Knudsen (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) and Kevin Hawkes will be at Beacon Hill Books & Cafe for a pop-up signing. Stop by any time between 2:00 and 3:00 to meet the authors and get a book signed! Their titles will be available for purchase.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/signing-with-michelle-knudsen-and-kevin-hawkes/
LOCATION:Beacon Hill Books & Cafe\, 71 Charles Street\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02114\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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SUMMARY:Boston’s Adam Theater Presents Library Lion
DESCRIPTION:In the library\, there are books. There are also rules: no shouting\, no running\, no eating or drinking. These rules are not so hard for people to follow. But what happens when one day a lion comes to the library? He doesn’t roar or rampage; in fact\, he peacefully joins story hour. The children are delighted\, but others are not so sure about this visitor. Can he learn to behave properly in the library? Maybe…but when disaster strikes\, the lion comes to the rescue the only way he knows how. Is it ever okay to break the rules? Prepare for a theatrical experience that will roar its way into your heart. Don’t miss this enchanting adaptation\, where stories come alive and where even the wildest of guests might just find a place to belong. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBased on the New York Times bestselling book\, written by Michelle Knudsen and illustrated by Kevin HawkesMusical play by Eli BijaouiDirector Ran BechorMusic by Yoni RechterLion Puppet by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop \n\n\n\nPart of The Festival of New Jewish Plays running Thursday\, August 15 through Saturday\, August 17 \n\n\n\nProduced by Berkshire Theatre Group\, Jewish Plays Project and plays2gather
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/bostons-adam-theater-presents-library-lion/
LOCATION:The Colonial Theatre\, 111 South Street\, Pittsfield\, Massachusetts\, 01201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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SUMMARY:Sabrina Fedel\, author of All Roads Lead to Rome\, in conversation with Cynthia Platt
DESCRIPTION:Cynthia Platt (WFYP Faculty\, Jan 14\, WFYP) will be in conversation with Sabrina Fedel (WFYP\, Jan 14) at Porter Square Books to celebrate the release of her novel All Roads Lead to Rome!
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/sabrina-fedel-author-of-all-roads-lead-to-rome-in-conversation-with-cynthia-platt/
LOCATION:Porter Square Books\, 1815 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02140\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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SUMMARY:Between the Lines with Jason Reynolds and Marcus J. Moore
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss this special opportunity to engage with NYT best-selling YA author Jason Reynolds (WFYP. MFA Faculty) in conversation with music journalist and author Marcus J. Moore (The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America). Jason and Marcus will discuss the importance and impact of reading\, writing\, and creativity in the Black D.C. community and beyond. Gain memorable insights and inspiration as Jason and Marcus share reminiscences\, powerful stories\, and tips that helped them find joy and success through writing and storytelling. \n\n\n\n2:00 p.m. — Conversation and Q&A (Friedman Family Auditorium)3:30 p.m. — Reception and Meet & Greet with light bites (Mansard Room) \n\n\n\nThe Between the Lines summer series seeks to create a platform where local Black authors and wordsmiths — from the up-and-coming to renowned — can explore the transformative power of language and storytelling\, while encouraging the wider public to embrace the written word as a means of personal expression and social change. In their conversations\, Jason and his friends will tap into everything from Hip Hop culture to storytelling.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/between-the-lines-with-jason-reynolds-and-marcus-j-moore/
LOCATION:Planet Word Museum | Friedman Family Auditorium\, 925 13th St.\, NW\, Washington D.C.\, District of Columbia\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Planet Word Museum":MAILTO:connect@planetwordmuseum.org
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SUMMARY:Arrowsmith Press Reading with Steven Cramer\, Diane Mehta and Christopher Merrill
DESCRIPTION:Join Arrowsmith Press for a reading with Steven Cramer (Poetry\, MFA Writing Faculty)\, Diane Mehta and Christopher Merrill with an introduction by Askold Melnyczuk. This event will be available both in-person and online.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/arrowsmith-press-reading-with-steven-cramer-diane-mehta-and-christopher-merrill/
LOCATION:Grolier Poetry Book Shop\, 6 Plympton Street\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Arrowsmith Press":MAILTO:arrowsmithpress@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:New Book and Poetry Open Mic with Vijaya Sundaram and Steven Cramer
DESCRIPTION:April is National Poetry Month! Arlington’s Beehive Poetry Group invites you to the “New Book and Open Mic” series. Featuring readings from recent publications by local poets\, followed by an open mic for other poets to share their work. April’s featured poets are Vijaya Sundaram and Steven Cramer (Poetry\, MFA Writing Faculty). Introductions by Steven Rapp. Open mic reading slots will be on a first come\, first served basis and open 15 minutes before the start of each event.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/new-book-and-poetry-open-mic-with-vijaya-sundaram-and-steven-cramer/
LOCATION:Robbins Library\, 700 Massachusetts Avenue\, Arlington\, Massachusetts\, 02476\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Beehive Poetry Group":MAILTO:jean.poetlaureatearlington@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Great Middle Grade Reads with Chris Lynch
DESCRIPTION:Join Books of Wonder in-store to discover these terrific new titles that are full of heart\, courage\, and self-discovery (and dogs and chocolate chip cookies!)! \n\n\n\nStop in to check out: \n\n\n\n\nWalkin’ the Dog by CHRIS LYNCH (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty). When Louis\, a laid-back homeschooled boy accidentally starts a dog-walking business\, he learns how to stop being a lone wolf and be part of a pack\, and what it really means to be a friend — from man’s best friend.\n\n\n\nMaybe It’s a Sign by E. L. SHEN. After her father passes away\, Freya starts looking for signs from him everywhere. When she sees two lucky red birds on the way to a music lesson\, she takes it as him showing his approval that she’s still practicing. But when she’s assigned a project in home ec class and discovers that she loves baking even more than music\, she no longer sees any signs from him. With the help of family an a new friend\, Freya learns that to be her own person\, she might just have to make her own luck.\n\n\n\nThe World Divided by Piper by CAELA CARTER. Despite being diagnosed with early-onset puberty\, eleven-year-old Piper is way too busy to grow up. So\, when her doctor decides it’s time for her treatment to end\, Piper’s eyes are opened to a completely new world\, one that’s way more difficult. How is she supposed to balance the new experiences of puberty\, studying for the decathlon\, and growing up? Maybe\, with a little friendship and a lot of female solidarity\, Piper will be able to bring her world back together.\n\n\n\nLost Kites and and Other Treasures by CATHY CARR. Twelve-year-old Franny thinks more often than she would like of the charismatic\, troubled mom who left her years ago\, along the unaccountable things Mom did while she was still in the picture. Life with Nana is safe and secure\, and Franny’s innovative art projects keep her company. But when Nana has an accident and Franny’s estranged uncle comes home to help out for a while\, Franny has to reach deep down to come to terms with the discoveries she makes about her mother — and herself.\n\n\n\nMiracle by KAREN S. CHOW. Amie has spent her life perfectly in tune with Ba-ba\, her father\, especially since she plays the violin\, his favorite instrument. But after Ba-ba dies\, Amie feels distanced from everyone close to her\, like her mother and her best friends. More devastating still\, she loses her ability to play the violin. Will Amie ever find her way back to the music she once loved?
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/great-middle-grade-reads-with-chris-lynch/
LOCATION:Books of Wonder\, 42 West 17th Street\, New York City\, New York\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Books of Wonder":MAILTO:info@booksofwonder.com
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SUMMARY:Chris Lynch presents Walkin' the Dog in conversation with Michael Mercurio
DESCRIPTION:Join Chris Lynch (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) in conversation with Michael Mercurio (Poetry\, January 2017) as they discuss Chris’s new middle grade book\, Walkin’ the Dog at Broadside Bookshop. \n\n\n\nIn this charming middle-grade novel\, Louis\, a bit of an introvert in a family of assertive personalities\, has  been home-schooled up until now\, but is about to start high school in the fall. In the meantime\, what begins as a favor to a friend turns into a bustling dog-walking job.  Louis meets all kinds of people as he walks the dogs (who have as many varied personalities as the people). As he interacts with all these new influences\, Louis begins to re-think being a lone wolf. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChris Lynch is the award–winning author of several highly acclaimed young adult novels\, including Printz Honor Book Freewill\, Iceman\, Gypsy Davy\, and Shadow Boxer—all ALA Best Books for Young Adults—as well as Killing Time in Crystal City\, Little Blue Lies\, Pieces\, Kill Switch\, Angry Young Man\, and Inexcusable\, which was a National Book Award finalist and the recipient of six starred reviews. He holds an MA from the writing program at Emerson College. He teaches in the creative writing MFA program at Lesley University. He lives in Boston and in Scotland. \n\n\n\nMichael Mercurio  lives and writes in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts. His poems\, critical essays\, and interviews have appeared in Palette Poetry\, the Common\, Sierra (the magazine of the Sierra Club)\, Lily Poetry Review\, Thrush Poetry Journal\, Sugar House Review\, Coal Hill Review\, and elsewhere. Michael curates What The Universe Is: A Virtual Reading Series\, which happens monthly on Zoom. He is the Director of Community Engagement for the Faraday Publishing Company\, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering discourse of enduring value rooted in the work and experiences of the global majority\, and he also serves as a member of the steering committee for the Tell It Slant Poetry Festival\, held each September at Emily Dickinson’s house.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/chris-lynch-presents-walkin-the-dog-in-conversation-with-michael-mercurio/
LOCATION:Broadside Bookshop\, 247 Main Street\, Northampton\, Massachusetts\, 01060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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SUMMARY:Chris Lynch\, author of Walkin' the Dog\, in conversation with Sara Farizan
DESCRIPTION:Porter Square Books welcomes Chris Lynch (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) for the release of Walkin’ the Dog! Author Sara Farizan (WFYP\, January 2012) will join Lynch in conversation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA boy learns how to be a friend from man’s best friend in this funny and moving middle grade novel about humans being able to change and dogs changing us from acclaimed author Chris Lynch.In a family of strong personalities with very strong points of view\, Louis is what his mother lovingly calls “the inactivist\,” someone who’d rather kick back than stand out. He only hopes he can stay under the radar when he starts high school in the fall\, his first experience with public school after years of homeschooling.But when a favor for a neighbor and his stinky canine companion unexpectedly turns into a bustling dog-walking business\, Louis finds himself meeting an unprecedented number of new friends—both human and canine. Agatha\, a quippy and cagey girl his age always seems to be telling two truths and a lie. Cyrus\, a few years his senior\, promises he’s going to show Louis how to be a better person\, whether Louis wants him to or not. And then there are the dogs: misbehaving border terriers\, the four (possible stolen) sausage dogs\, the rest of Louis’s charges\, and a mysterious white beast who appears at a certain spot at the edge of the woods.Dogs and human alike all seem to have something they want to teach Louis\, including his menacing older brother who keeps turning up everywhere. But is Louis ready to learn the lesson he needs most: how to stop being a lone wolf and be part of a pack? \n\n\n\nChris Lynch is the award–winning author of several highly acclaimed young adult novels\, including Printz Honor Book Freewill\, Iceman\, Gypsy Davey\, and Shadow Boxer—all ALA Best Books for Young Adults—as well as Killing Time in Crystal City\, Little Blue Lies\, Pieces\, Kill Switch\, Angry Young Man\, and Inexcusable\, which was a National Book Award finalist and the recipient of six starred reviews. Chris is the author of middle grade novel Walkin’ the Dog. He holds an MA from the writing program at Emerson College. He teaches in the creative writing MFA program at Lesley University. He lives in Boston and in Scotland. \n\n\n\nSara Farizan is an Iranian American writer\, avid culture vulture\, and ardent basketball fan who was born in and lives near Boston. The award-winning author of If You Could Be Mine\, Here to Stay\, and Dead Flip\, she has an MFA from Lesley University and a BA in film and media studies from American University. 
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/chris-lynch-author-of-walkin-the-dog-in-conversation-with-sara-farizan/
LOCATION:Porter Square Books\, 1815 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02140\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240305T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240305T200000
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CREATED:20240207T231019Z
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SUMMARY:Michelle Knudsen launches new book\, in conversation with Tracey Baptiste
DESCRIPTION:Join New York Times bestselling authors Michelle Knudsen (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) and Tracey Baptiste (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) for a conversation and reception to launch Michelle’s new picture book\, Luigi\, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten. \n\n\n\nReaders and book lovers of all ages are welcome to join us as we mark the publication of this warm (and delightfully fuzzy) storybook about learning to be—and be loved for—exactly who you are. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCopies of the book and other titles by Michelle Knudsen will be available for purchase\, and the author will be on hand to sign them.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/michelle-knudsen-launches-new-book-in-conversation-with-tracey-baptiste/
LOCATION:Lofty Pigeon Books\, 743 Church Avenue\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11218\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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CREATED:20240202T023656Z
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SUMMARY:First Friday Book Talk & Reading with Pamela Petro
DESCRIPTION:Join Larksong Writers Place for a book talk and reading of The Long Field: Wales and the Presence of Absence\, A Memoir with Pamela Petro (Nonfiction\, Graphic Novels & Comics\, MFA Writing Faculty). Registration is required. \n\n\n\nSign ups are also available for Pamela Petro’s writing workshop “In Search of Home” scheduled for Saturday\, March 2\, 9 – 11 am CENTRAL TIME.  \n\n\n\nPamela Petro is an author\, artist\, and educator living in Northampton\, MA\, with her partner\, Marguerite\, and Pembroke Welsh Corgi\, Topaz. She has written four books of creative nonfiction including her latest\, The Long Field – Wales and the Presence of Absence\, a Memoir\, as well as Travels in an Old Tongue\, also about Wales; Sitting up with the Dead\, about the American South; and The Slow Breath of Stone\, about Southwest France. Her articles and essays have appeared in The New York Times\, The Guardian\, The Sunday Telegraph\, The Atlantic\, Granta\, Guernica\, The Paris Review\, and others. The Long Field was shortlisted for The Wales Book of the Year Award and was named to Top Ten Travel Book lists by The Financial Times and The Sunday Telegraph. Pamela teaches creative writing at Smith College and on Lesley University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program\, and is co-Director of the Dylan Thomas Summer School at the University of Wales\, Trinity St Davids\, where she is also a Fellow. She has widely exhibited her photography and has also created an artist book\, AfterShadows – A Grand Canyon Narrative\, and a graphic script\, Under Paradise Valley.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/first-friday-book-talk-reading-with-pamela-petro/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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SUMMARY:Blacksmith House Poetry Series - David Daniel and Steven Cramer
DESCRIPTION:Steven Cramer (Poetry\, MFA Writing Faculty) reads from Departures from Rilke\, with David Daniel\, whose new collection is What Love Is. \n\n\n\nFounded in 1973\, the award-winning Blacksmith House Poetry Series brings established and emerging writers of poetry and fiction to Harvard Square. In person readings will take place at 56 Brattle on Mondays at 8pm. Admission is $5\, tickets are available at the door. \n\n\n\nSteven Cramer is the author of seven poetry collections\, including\, most recently\, Departures from Rilke and Listen. His poems have appeared in publications such as The Atlantic Monthly\, The Nation\, The New Republic\, and The Paris Review\, and Poetry. The recipient of fellowships from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the NEA\, he founded and now teaches in Lesley University’s MFA Program in Creative Writing. \n\n\n\nDavid Daniel’s books include Seven-Star Bird\, winner of the Larry Levis Reading Prize\, Ornaments\, and most recently\, What Love Is\, a collaboration with artist George Cochrane. Daniel directs the undergraduate creative writing program at Fairleigh Dickinson University and is the creator and producer of FDU’s WAMFest: The Words\, Art\, and Music Festival.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/blacksmith-house-poetry-series-david-daniel-and-steven-cramer/
LOCATION:Blacksmith House\, 56 Brattle Street\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Blacksmith House Poetry Series":MAILTO:info@ccae.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231213T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231213T213000
DTSTAMP:20260526T205129
CREATED:20231211T014656Z
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SUMMARY:What The Universe Is: Adrian Matejka and Kevin Prufer
DESCRIPTION:Come close out the 2023 season of What The Universe Is with two of America’s finest poets: \n\n\n\nAdrian Matejka was born in Germany as part of a military family. He grew up in Indianapolis\, Indiana and is a graduate of Indiana University Bloomington and the MFA program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He is the author of The Devil’s Garden (Alice James Books\, 2003) which won the New York / New England Award and Mixology (Penguin\, 2009)\, a winner of the 2008 National Poetry Series. His third collection\, The Big Smoke (Penguin\, 2013)\, was awarded the 2014 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award. The Big Smoke was also a finalist for the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award\, the National Book Award\, and the Pulitzer Prize in poetry. His next collection\, Map to the Stars\, was published by Penguin in 2017.  \n\n\n\nKevin Prufer’s (Poetry\, MFA Writing Faculty) newest poetry collection\, The Fears\, is forthcoming from Copper Canyon Press in 2023. His new novel\, Sleepaway\, will appear in 2024 from Acre Books. He is also the author of several other books of poetry\, including The Art of Fiction (2021)\, How He Loved Them (2018)\, Churches (2014)\, In a Beautiful Country (2011)\, and National Anthem (2008)\, all from Four Way Books. Prufer is a professor in the Creative Writing Program at the University of Houston and the low-residency MFA at Lesley University.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/what-the-universe-is-adrian-matejka-and-kevin-prufer/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event,Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20231213T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20231213T200000
DTSTAMP:20260526T205129
CREATED:20231211T232020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231211T232021Z
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SUMMARY:The Eras Tour: Local Author Edition with Sara Zarr
DESCRIPTION:On the 13th of December\, join 13 local authors for a special event at The King’s English Bookshop! Meet authors in unique reading “eras”\, get your books signed\, and hang out with other readers and collect bookish friendship bracelets! This event is free and open to the public\, but registration is required. \n\n\n\nAuthors: \n\n\n\nLyla Sage: Cowboy Romance Era \n\n\n\nTricia Levenseller: Romantasy Era \n\n\n\nTiana Smith: Romance Era \n\n\n\nKathryn Purdie: Fantasy Fairytale Era \n\n\n\nSamantha Hastings: Historical Romance Era/Cozy Mystery Era \n\n\n\nBradeigh Godfrey: Thriller Era/Romance Era \n\n\n\nKaela Rivera: Middle Grade Era \n\n\n\nLena Jeong: Fantasy Era \n\n\n\nLindsey Leavitt: Kid Lit Era \n\n\n\nSara Zarr (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty): Kid Lit Era \n\n\n\nMackenzi Lee: Adventure Era/Historical Fiction Era \n\n\n\nKrysti Meyer: Rom-Com Era \n\n\n\nMickey George: Graphic Novel Era/Historical Fiction Era
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/the-eras-tour-local-author-edition-with-sara-zarr/
LOCATION:The King’s English Bookshop\, 1511 South 1500 East\, Salt Lake City\, Utah\, 84105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="The King's English Bookshop":MAILTO:BOOKS@KINGSENGLISH.COM
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231203T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231203T150000
DTSTAMP:20260526T205129
CREATED:20231110T204926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231110T204927Z
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SUMMARY:Lily Poetry Review Presents Askold Melnyczuk and Steven Cramer
DESCRIPTION:Join Lily Poetry Review as Askold Melnyczuk and Steven Cramer (Poetry\, MFA Writing Faculty) read from their works.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/lily-poetry-review-presents-askold-melnyczuk-and-steven-cramer/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231112T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231112T150000
DTSTAMP:20260526T205129
CREATED:20231110T203141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231110T203142Z
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SUMMARY:Red Letter Live Poetry Readings with Steven Cramer
DESCRIPTION:Back again for 2023\, Arlington Open Studios will be hosting poetry readings by local poets. This year’s readings are being presented in the Arlington Center for the Arts’ Shaira Ali Gallery\, 3rd floor of the Arlington Community Center\, 1-3pm. \n\n\n\nParticipating Poets: \n\n\n\n\nSteven Cramer (Poetry\, MFA Writing Faculty)\n\n\n\nCharles O. Hartman\n\n\n\nNathan McClain\n\n\n\nLee Varon\n\n\n\nElizabeth Burke
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/red-letter-live-poetry-readings-with-steven-cramer-2/
LOCATION:Arlington Center for the Arts’ Shaira Ali Gallery\, 20 Academy St\, Arlington\, Massachusetts\, 02476\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Arlington Open Studios":MAILTO:info@acarts.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231108T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231108T183000
DTSTAMP:20260526T205129
CREATED:20230925T193439Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230925T193441Z
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SUMMARY:Steven Cramer and Pamela Petro at Tidepool Bookshop
DESCRIPTION:Steven Cramer (Poetry\, MFA Writing Faculty) and Pamela Petro (Nonficton/Graphic Novel & Comics\, MFA Writing Faculty) will be at Tidepool Bookshop to read and discuss their respective works\, Departures from Rilke and The Long Field. \n\n\n\nSteven Cramer’s newest book of poems\, Departures from Rilke\, derives from his favorites among Rainer Maria Rilke’s two volumes of New Poems (1907/08). Cramer repurposes\, updates\, and sometimes upends the subject matter and style of the originals\, often leaving Rilke’s premises almost altogether. A practice dating back to Thomas Wyatt’s imports of Petrarch and including Robert Lowell’s Imitations (1961)\, Cramer’s approach makes for an original poetry of personal and contemporary resonance\, while remaining alert to Rilke’s chastening presence. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn The Long Field\, Pamela Petro braids essential hiraeth stories of Wales with tales from her own life—as an American who found an ancient home in Wales\, as a gay woman\, as the survivor of a terrible AMTRAK train crash\, and as the daughter of a parent with dementia. Through the pull and tangle of these stories and her travels throughout Wales\, hiraeth takes on radical new meanings. There is traditional hiraeth of place and home\, but also queer hiraeth; and hiraeth triggered by technology\, immigration\, ecological crises\, and our new divisive politics. On this journey\, the notion begins to morph from a uniquely Welsh experience to a universal human condition\, from deep longing to the creative responses to loss that Petro sees as the genius of Welsh culture. It becomes a tool to understand ourselves in our time.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/steven-cramer-and-pamela-petro-at-tidepool-bookshop/
LOCATION:Tidepool Bookshop\, 372 Chandler Street\, Worcester\, Massachusetts\, 01602\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231102T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231102T190000
DTSTAMP:20260526T205129
CREATED:20231021T165053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231021T165054Z
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SUMMARY:Arrowsmith Fall 2023 Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join Arrowsmith Press for their Fall 2023 Book Launch with authors Christopher Merrill\, Diane Mehta\, and Steven Cramer (MFA Writing Faculty\, Poetry). This event will take place both in-person at the Boston University Katzenberg Center and online.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/arrowsmith-fall-2023-book-launch/
LOCATION:Boston University Katzenberg Center\, 871 Commonwealth Avenue\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Arrowsmith Press":MAILTO:arrowsmithpress@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231022T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231022T170000
DTSTAMP:20260526T205129
CREATED:20230831T000943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230831T000944Z
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SUMMARY:Main Point Books Presents Pamelo Petro\, "The Long Field"
DESCRIPTION:Main Point Books and The Welsh Society of Philadelphia welcomes Pamela Petro (Nonfiction/Graphic Novels & Comics)\, author of The Long Field: Wales and the Presence of Absence\, a Memoir. This new book\, perfect for fans of H Is for Hawk\, is an intimate memoir of belonging and loss and a mesmerizing travelogue through the landscapes and language of Wales. \n\n\n\nReservations are requested via Eventbrite; walk-ins are welcome. Books are for sale through Eventbrite and the store’s website\, and will be available during the event. Signed copies can be mailed within the U.S. \n\n\n\nPamela Petro is a writer\, artist\, and educator and the author of four books\, including “Sitting Up with the Dead: A Storied Journey through the American South” and “Travels in an Old Tongue: Touring the World Speaking Welsh.” Her work has appeared in the New York Times\, Atlantic\, Granta\, Guernica\, Paris Review\, and others. Pamela teaches creative writing at Smith College and in Lesley University’s MFA Program\, and is codirector of the Dylan Thomas Summer School at the University of Wales\, where she is a fellow. Pamela is also a visual artist who lives in Northampton\, MA\, with her partner\, Marguerite\, and Pembroke Welsh Corgi\, Topaz. \n\n\n\nAbout the Book \n\n\n\nHiraeth is a Welsh word that’s famously hard to translate. Literally\, it can mean “long field” but generally translates into English\, inadequately\, as “homesickness.” At heart\, hiraeth suggests something like a bone-deep longing for an irretrievable place\, person\, or time—an acute awareness of the presence of absence. \n\n\n\nIn The Long Field\, Pamela Petro braids essential hiraeth stories of Wales with tales from her own life—as an American who found an ancient home in Wales\, as a gay woman\, as the survivor of a terrible AMTRAK train crash\, and as the daughter of a parent with dementia. Through the pull and tangle of these stories and her travels throughout Wales\, hiraeth takes on radical new meanings. There is traditional hiraeth of place and home\, but also queer hiraeth; and hiraeth triggered by technology\, immigration\, ecological crises\, and our new divisive politics. On this journey\, the notion begins to morph from a uniquely Welsh experience to a universal human condition\, from deep longing to the creative responses to loss that Petro sees as the genius of Welsh culture. It becomes a tool to understand ourselves in our time. \n\n\n\nA finalist for the Wales Book of the Year Award and named to the Telegraph’s and Financial Times’s Top 10 lists for travel writing\, The Long Field is an unforgettable exploration of “the hidden contours of the human heart.”
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/main-point-books-presents-pamelo-petro-the-long-field/
LOCATION:Main Point Books\, 116 N. Wayne Avenue\, Wayne\, Pennsylvania\, 19087\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231006T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231006T200000
DTSTAMP:20260526T205129
CREATED:20230830T235817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230830T235818Z
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SUMMARY:An Evening at Books and Books with Pamela Petro and Thomas Swick
DESCRIPTION:Books & Books presents an evening with Pamela Petro (Nonfiction/Graphic Novels & Comics\, MFA Writing Faculty) & Thomas Swick discussing Petro’s book: The Long Field: Wales and the Presence of Absence\, a Memoir.This event is FREE and open to the public and books will be available for purchase the night of the event so make sure to stay after the talk for a book signing! \n\n\n\nFor readers of H Is for Hawk\, an intimate memoir of belonging and loss and a mesmerizing travelogue through the landscapes and language of Wales. \n\n\n\nHiraeth is a Welsh word that’s famously hard to translate. Literally\, it can mean “long field” but generally translates into English\, inadequately\, as “homesickness.” At heart\, hiraeth suggests something like a bone-deep longing for an irretrievable place\, person\, or time—an acute awareness of the presence of absence. \n\n\n\nIn The Long Field\, Pamela Petro braids essential hiraeth stories of Wales with tales from her own life—as an American who found an ancient home in Wales\, as a gay woman\, as the survivor of a terrible AMTRAK train crash\, and as the daughter of a parent with dementia. Through the pull and tangle of these stories and her travels throughout Wales\, hiraeth takes on radical new meanings. There is traditional hiraeth of place and home\, but also queer hiraeth; and hiraeth triggered by technology\, immigration\, ecological crises\, and our new divisive politics. On this journey\, the notion begins to morph from a uniquely Welsh experience to a universal human condition\, from deep longing to the creative responses to loss that Petro sees as the genius of Welsh culture. It becomes a tool to understand ourselves in our time. \n\n\n\nA finalist for the Wales Book of the Year Award and named to the Telegraph‘s and Financial Times’s Top 10 lists for travel writing\, The Long Field is an unforgettable exploration of “the hidden contours of the human heart.”Pamela Petro is a writer\, artist\, and educator and the author of four books\, including Sitting Up with the Dead: A Storied Journey through the American South (published by Arcade) and Travels in an Old Tongue: Touring the World Speaking Welsh. Her work has appeared in the New York Times\, Atlantic\, Granta\, Guernica\, Paris Review\, and others. Pamela teaches creative writing at Smith College and in Lesley University’s MFA Program\, and is codirector of the Dylan Thomas Summer School at the University of Wales\, where she is a fellow. Pamela is also a visual artist who lives in Northampton\, MA\, with her partner\, Marguerite\, and Pembroke Welsh Corgi\, Topaz.Thomas Swick was the travel editor of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel from 1989 to 2008. His work has appeared in numerous print and online publications\, as well as in six editions of The Best American Travel Writing. His most recent book\, the memoir Falling into Place: A Story of Love\, Poland\, and the Making of a Travel Writer\, will be out in November. He lives with his wife Hania in Fort Lauderdale and in his free time does cartooning and street photography.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/an-evening-at-books-and-books-with-pamela-petro-and-thomas-swick/
LOCATION:Books & Books in Coral Gables\, 265 Aragon Ave\, Coral Gables\, Florida\, 33134\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231004T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231004T193000
DTSTAMP:20260526T205129
CREATED:20230924T003138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230924T003140Z
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SUMMARY:NYC Book Launch: THERE WAS A PARTY FOR LANGSTON by Jason Reynolds\, Jerome Pumphrey\, Jarrett Pumphrey\, and Jacqueline Woodson
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds’s (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) debut picture book along with the illustrators Jerome & Jarrett Pumphrey\, all in conversation with award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson. “There Was a Party for Langston” is a snappy\, joyous ode to Word King\, literary genius\, and glass-ceiling smasher Langston Hughes and the luminaries he inspired. Join us at the Langston Hughes Auditorium in the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York City. \n\n\n\nReynolds & the Pumphreys will discuss the inspiration behind and creation of their new book\, discuss the significance of Hughes’s life\, and take pictures with attendees. All books will be presigned (no personalization) and attendees will be able to take pictures with the authors. \n\n\n\nFree tickets are available for teachers (limited amount) and discounted bulk tickets & books available for youth organizations & schools.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/nyc-book-launch-there-was-a-party-for-langston-by-jason-reynolds-jerome-pumphrey-jarrett-pumphrey-and-jacqueline-woodson/
LOCATION:Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture\, 515 Malcolm X Blvd\, New York City\, New York\, 10037\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Word Up Community Bookshop":MAILTO:info@wordupbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230921T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230921T200000
DTSTAMP:20260526T205129
CREATED:20230830T234700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230830T234701Z
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SUMMARY:New York Welsh Monthly Meetup with Special Guest Pamela Petro
DESCRIPTION:New York Welsh hosts a monthly meet-up at The Liberty NYC in Manhattan\, New York City. In September\, they are joined by Pamela Petro (Nonfiction/Graphic Novels & Comics\, MFA Writing Faculty)\, author of The Long Field\, Wales and the Presence of Absence\, a Memoir. For readers of H Is for Hawk\, an intimate memoir of belonging and loss and a mesmerizing travelogue through the landscapes and language of Wales. \n\n\n\n\nShortlisted for the 2022 Wales Book of the Year Award\n\n\n\n\n\nOne of 6 Best Travel Books of 2021! — The Financial Times\n\n\n\n\n\nOne of the 8 Best Travel Books of the Year! — The Telegraph\n\n\n\n\nHiraeth is a Welsh word that’s famously hard to translate. Literally\, it can mean “long field” but generally translates into English\, inadequately\, as “homesickness.” At heart\, hiraeth suggests something like a bone-deep longing for an irretrievable place\, person\, or time—an acute awareness of the presence of absence. \n\n\n\nIn The Long Field\, Pamela Petro braids essential hiraeth stories of Wales with tales from her own life—as an American who found an ancient home in Wales\, as a gay woman\, as the survivor of a terrible Amtrak train crash\, and as the daughter of a parent with dementia. Through the pull and tangle of these stories and her travels throughout Wales\, hiraeth takes on radical new meanings. There is traditional hiraeth of place and home\, but also queer hiraeth; and hiraeth triggered by technology\, immigration\, ecological crises\, and our new divisive politics. On this journey\, the notion begins to morph from a uniquely Welsh experience to a universal human condition\, from deep longing to the creative responses to loss that Petro sees as the genius of Welsh culture. It becomes a tool to understand ourselves in our time.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/new-york-welsh-monthly-meetup-with-special-guest-pamela-petro/
LOCATION:The Liberty NYC\, 29 W 35th St\, New York\, New York\, 10001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="New York Welsh":MAILTO:info@newyorkwelsh.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230915T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230915T180000
DTSTAMP:20260526T205129
CREATED:20230830T233623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230830T233624Z
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SUMMARY:Owain Glyndwr Wine and Welsh Cheese Event with author Pamela Petro
DESCRIPTION:As part of the annual Owain Glyndwr celebraton celebration\, author Pamela Petro (Nonfiction/Graphic Novels & Comics\, MFA Writing Faculty) will present her new book: The Long Field – Wales and the Presence of Absence\, a Memoir. \n\n\n\nThe Long Field was published 2021 in the UK and named a Travel Book of the Year by The Financial Times and The Sunday Telegraph. It was also a finalist for the Wales Book of the Year Award. \n\n\n\nThe author says\, “In the book I braid hiraeth I’ve experienced —as an American who pines for Wales\, as the daughter of a parent with dementia\, as the survivor of a horrific Amtrak crash—into new and old hiraeth stories of Wales. Along the way I write about hiraeth in some startlingly new ways: queer hiraeth\, hiraeth triggered by politics\, technology\, ecological crises\, and immigra􏰀on. That said\, while it’s a book about longing\, it’s actually quite cheerful! My view of hiraeth evolves along the way from an awareness of loss and longing to a crea􏰀ve response to loss\, which I see as the genius of Welsh culture—maybe the wellspring of all creativity.” \n\n\n\nPlease bring cash or check if you would like to buy Pamela’s book\, direct from the author\, at a discounted price of just $20.00 (cash or check only).
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/owain-glyndwr-wine-and-welsh-cheese-event-with-author-pamela-petro/
LOCATION:Lost Acres Vineyard\, 80 Lost Acres Road\, North Granby\, Connecticut\, 06060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230914T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230914T200000
DTSTAMP:20260526T205129
CREATED:20230816T234632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230816T234633Z
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SUMMARY:Author Event: Pamela Petro - "The Long Field" at Wellesley Books
DESCRIPTION:Pamela Petro (Nonfiction/Graphic Novel & Comics\, MFA Writing Faculty) visits Wellesley Books in Wellesley\, MA to discuss The Long Field\, an intimate memoir of belonging and loss and a mesmerizing travelogue through the landscapes and language of Wales.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/author-event-pamela-petro-the-long-field-at-wellesley-books/
LOCATION:Wellesley Books\, 82 Central Street\, Wellesley\, Massachusetts\, 02482\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Wellesley Books":MAILTO:ashleigh@wellesleybooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230912T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230912T200000
DTSTAMP:20260526T205129
CREATED:20230830T232535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230830T232540Z
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SUMMARY:Pamela Petro Presents "The Long Field"
DESCRIPTION:Pamela Petro (Nonfiction/Graphic Novels & Comics\, MFA Writing Faculty) has written a  a meditation on the Welsh notion of hiraeth\, which translates as “the long field\,” a metaphor for homesickness and longing. Hiraeth expands in meaning as Petro weaves together Welsh stories with stories of her own life\, as a gay woman\, the survivor of a train wreck\, and the daughter of a parent with dementia. The Long Field was named a finalist for the Wales Book of the Year  Award and was listed on two top 10 lists for travel writing.Pamela Petro is the author of four other books\, including The Slow Breath of Stone and the artist book AfterShadows: A Grand Canyon Narrative. She teaches creative writing at Smith College and in Lesley University’s MFA program. She is co-director of the Dylan Thomas Summer School in Wales.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/pamela-petro-presents-the-long-field/
LOCATION:Broadside Bookshop\, 247 Main Street\, Northampton\, Massachusetts\, 01060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Broadside Bookshop":MAILTO:roz@broadsidebooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230901T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230901T133000
DTSTAMP:20260526T205129
CREATED:20230830T232050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230830T232052Z
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SUMMARY:Exploring Hiraeth - Presented by Pam Petro
DESCRIPTION:Pam Petro (Nonfiction/Graphic Novels & Comics\, MFA Writing Faculty) is an author\, artist\, and educator living in Northampton\, Massachusetts. She was recently made an honorary Fellow of the University of Wales\, and has received both literary and visual arts residencies and fellowships from Grand Canyon National Park\, the MacDowell Colony\, the Spring Creek Project for Ideas\, Nature and the Written Word\, and the Black Rock Arts Foundation. \n\n\n\nShe went to Brown University as an undergrad\, and to The University of Wales\, Trinity St David\, for her Master’s Degree in Word and Image Studies. She also studied at the Sorbonne\, Paris I\, and the Ecole du Louvre in Paris\, France. She has spent years studying both French and Welsh but can’t speak either one very well. \n\n\n\nIn high school Pamela’s teachers told her she’d have to choose between visual art and writing\, and she balked. She wanted to do both. And she’s been trying to combine words and images ever since. Her words bleed into images\, and images into words. Long may the two be more powerful together!
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/exploring-hiraeth-presented-by-pam-petro/
LOCATION:Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker Hotel\, 333 South 13th Street\, Lincoln\, Nebraska\, 68508\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="North American Festival of Wales":MAILTO:IHQ@theWNAA.org
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SUMMARY:Visiting Author - Pamela Petro - The Long Field - Francie & Finch Bookshop
DESCRIPTION:Join the Francie & Finch Bookshop to welcome Pamela Petro (Nonfiction/Graphic Novels & Comics\, MFA Writing Faculty) as she introduces her newest memoir. \n\n\n\nThe publication of The Long Field will coincide with the Welsh American Festival happening from August 30th – September 3 at the Marriott Hotel in Lincoln. \n\n\n\nAbout the Book:In The Long Field\, Pamela Petro braids essential hiraeth stories of Wales with tales from her own life—as an American who found an ancient home in Wales\, as a gay woman\, as the survivor of a terrible AMTRAK train crash\, and as the daughter of a parent with dementia. Through the pull and tangle of these stories and her travels throughout Wales\, hiraeth takes on radical new meanings. There is traditional hiraeth of place and home\, but also queer hiraeth; and hiraeth triggered by technology\, immigration\, ecological crises\, and our new divisive politics. On this journey\, the notion begins to morph from a uniquely Welsh experience to a universal human condition\, from deep longing to the creative responses to loss that Petro sees as the genius of Welsh culture. It becomes a tool to understand ourselves in our time. \n\n\n\nA finalist for the Wales Book of the Year Award and named to the Telegraph‘s and Financial Times’s Top 10 lists for travel writing\, The Long Field is an unforgettable exploration of “the hidden contours of the human heart.” \n\n\n\nAbout the Author:Pamela Petro is an author\, artist\, and educator living in Northampton\, MA\, with her partner\, Marguerite\, and Pembroke Welsh Corgi\, Topaz. She has written four books of creative nonfiction including her latest\, The Long Field – Wales and the Presence of Absence\, a Memoir\, as well as Travels in an Old Tongue\, also about Wales; Sitting up with the Dead\, about the American South; and The Slow Breath of Stone\, about Southwest France. Her articles and essays have appeared in The New York Times\, The Atlantic\, Granta\, Guernica\, The Paris Review\, and others. She was shortlisted in 2022 for The Wales Book of the Year Award and has received literary and visual arts residencies from Grand Canyon National Park\, the MacDowell Colony\, The Black Rock Arts Foundation\, and The Spring Creek Project at Oregon State University. Pamela teaches creative writing at Smith College and on Lesley University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program\, and is co-Director of the Dylan Thomas Summer School at the University of Wales\, Trinity St Davids\, where she is also a Fellow. She has widely exhibited her photography and has also created an artist book\, AfterShadows – A Grand Canyon Narrative\, and a graphic script\, Under Paradise Valley.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/visiting-author-pamela-petro-the-long-field-francie-finch-bookshop/
LOCATION:Francie & Finch Bookshop\, 130 S. 13th Street\, Lincoln\, Nebraska\, 68508\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Francie & Finch Bookshop":MAILTO:leslie@francieandfinch.com
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SUMMARY:Pam Petro Book Launch ~ The Long Field
DESCRIPTION:Please join MainStreet BookEnds of Warner to celebrate the US book launch of The Long Field: Wales and the Presence of Absence – A Memoir with author Pamela Petro (Nonfiction/Graphic Novels & Comics\, MFA Writing Faculty) in conversation with David Elliott (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty). \n\n\n\nHiraeth is a Welsh word that’s famously hard to translate. Literally\, it can mean “long field” but generally translates into English\, inadequately\, as “homesickness.” At heart\, hiraeth suggests something like a bone-deep longing for an irretrievable place\, person\, or time—an acute awareness of the presence of absence. \n\n\n\nIn The Long Field\, Pamela Petro braids essential hiraeth stories of Wales with tales from her own life—as an American who found an ancient home in Wales\, as a gay woman\, as the survivor of a terrible AMTRAK train crash\, and as the daughter of a parent with dementia. Through the pull and tangle of these stories and her travels throughout Wales\, hiraeth takes on radical new meanings. There is traditional hiraeth of place and home\, but also queer hiraeth; and hiraeth triggered by technology\, immigration\, ecological crises\, and our new divisive politics. On this journey\, the notion begins to morph from a uniquely Welsh experience to a universal human condition\, from deep longing to the creative responses to loss that Petro sees as the genius of Welsh culture. It becomes a tool to understand ourselves in our time. \n\n\n\nPamela Petro is a writer\, artist\, and educator and the author of four books\, including Sitting Up with the Dead: A Storied Journey through the American South (published by Arcade) and Travels in an Old Tongue: Touring the World Speaking Welsh. Her work has appeared in the New York Times\, Atlantic\, Granta\, Guernica\, Paris Review\, and others. Pamela teaches creative writing at Smith College and on Lesley University’s MFA Program\, and is co-director of the Dylan Thomas Summer School at the University of Wales\, where she is also a Fellow. Pamela is also a visual artist who lives in in Northampton\, MA\, with her partner\, Marguerite\, and Pembroke Welsh Corgi\, Topaz.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/pam-petro-book-launch-the-long-field/
LOCATION:MainStreet BookEnds of Warner\, 16 East Main Street\, Warner\, New Hampshire\, 03278\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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SUMMARY:Meet the Author - Pamela Petro at Books on the Square
DESCRIPTION:Join Books on the Square on Thursday\, August 24th at 6:00 p.m. for a reading and discussion with Pamela Petro (Nonfiction/Graphic Novels & Comics\, MFA Writing Faculty)\, author of The Long Field. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHiraeth is a Welsh word that’s famously hard to translate. Literally\, it can mean “long field” but generally translates into English\, inadequately\, as “homesickness.” At heart\, hiraeth suggests something like a bone-deep longing for an irretrievable place\, person\, or time—an acute awareness of the presence of absence.  In The Long Field\, Pamela Petro braids essential hiraeth stories of Wales with tales from her own life—as an American who found an ancient home in Wales\, as a gay woman\, as the survivor of a terrible AMTRAK train crash\, and as the daughter of a parent with dementia. Through the pull and tangle of these stories and her travels throughout Wales\, hiraeth takes on radical new meanings. There is traditional hiraeth of place and home\, but also queer hiraeth; and hiraeth triggered by technology\, immigration\, ecological crises\, and our new divisive politics. On this journey\, the notion begins to morph from a uniquely Welsh experience to a universal human condition\, from deep longing to the creative responses to loss that Petro sees as the genius of Welsh culture. It becomes a tool to understand ourselves in our time. A finalist for the Wales Book of the Year Award and named to the Telegraph’s and Financial Times’s Top 10 lists for travel writing\, The Long Field is an unforgettable exploration of “the hidden contours of the human heart.” \n\n\n\nPamela Petro is a writer\, artist\, and educator and the author of four books\, including Sitting Up with the Dead: A Storied Journey through the American South (published by Arcade) and Travels in an Old Tongue: Touring the World Speaking Welsh. Her work has appeared in the New York Times\, Atlantic\, Granta\, Guernica\, Paris Review\, and others. Pamela teaches creative writing at Smith College and in Lesley University’s MFA Program\, and is codirector of the Dylan Thomas Summer School at the University of Wales\, where she is a fellow. Pamela is also a visual artist who lives in Northampton\, MA\, with her partner\, Marguerite\, and Pembroke Welsh Corgi\, Topaz.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/meet-the-author-pamela-petro-at-books-on-the-square/
LOCATION:Books on the Square\, 471 Angell Street\, Providence\, Rhode Island\, 02906\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Books on the Square":MAILTO:events@booksq.com
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230506T120000
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SUMMARY:Montclair Literary Festival -- Mermaid and Pirate with Tracey Baptiste
DESCRIPTION:Mermaid and Pirate cannot understand each other. They speak different languages and come from different worlds. But they’re quick to lend a hand\, or a tail\, when the sky grows stormy and waters get rough\, and a friendship is born. Hear author Tracey Baptiste (MFA Writing Faculty\, WFYP) tell her story of a shared adventure where kindness and generosity speak louder than words. Recommended for ages 3-7.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/montclair-literary-festival-mermaid-and-pirate-with-tracey-baptiste/
LOCATION:Montclair Literary Festival\, South Fullerton Ave\, Montclair\, New Jersey\, 07042\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Montclair Public Library":MAILTO:reference@montclairlibrary.org
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