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SUMMARY:Poetry Reading and Party -- Jennifer LeBlanc's "Descent"
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Kristina LeBlanc\, join Jennifer for a reading and celebration of her debut poetry collection. Please email or message Jennifer for the Zoom link and password at msjennleblanc@gmail.com.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/poetry-reading-and-party-jennifer-leblancs-descent/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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SUMMARY:The R-Word: How Racism Spread Across the Nation - featuring Jason Reynolds
DESCRIPTION:Best-selling author and Lesley University MFA in Creative Writing faculty Jason Reynolds (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) is Lesley University’s Black History Month speaker. He will read from and discuss his latest book\, “Stamped: Racism\, Antiracism and You\,” followed by a Q&A session.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/the-r-word-how-racism-spread-across-the-nation-featuring-jason-reynolds/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Lesley Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lesley University Graduate Admissions":MAILTO:luadmissions@lesley.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210226T180000
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SUMMARY:The Crime Plays - A Film Noir Tribute for the Stage
DESCRIPTION:Featuring 10-minute Plays by:Sandra CruzeWendy Ewan (WSS\, June 2018)Sabrina HillKen LevineAnthony LeyvaJohn MabeyMartha PattersonEric Henry SandersRegister soon because space is limited.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/the-crime-plays-a-film-noir-tribute-for-the-stage/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Scribe Stages":MAILTO:scribestages@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210228T150000
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SUMMARY:In Conversation with A.J. Verdelle and Fred Joiner
DESCRIPTION:Join Cambridge Common Writers for readings and conversation with A.J. Verdelle (Fiction\, MFA Writing Faculty)\, author of The Good Negress and winner of the Vursell Distinguished Fiction Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters\, the Whiting Award in fiction\, the Bunting Fellowship\, the NEA Critical Studies Award\, a finalist for PEN/Faulkner Award\, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize\, and the IMPAC/Dublin International Book Prize. \n\n\n\nJoining her will be Fred Joiner (Poetry\, June 2015)\, the Poet Laureate of Carrboro\, NC and a 2019 Academy of American Poets Poets Laureate Fellow\, the Board Chair of the Orange County Arts Commission Artists Advisory Board and a Board member of the American Poetry Museum and Arch Development Corporation. \n\n\n\nWe will hear a brief reading from each author\, followed by a conversation about their work and writing lives\, and then a short Q&A session with the audience.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/in-conversation-with-a-j-verdelle-and-fred-joiner/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:CCW Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cambridge Common Writers":MAILTO:lesleycambridgecommon@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Reading in The Loom Reading Series with Kevin Prufer
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, February 28th at 4:30pm\, the Toadstool Bookshop and the Loom Poetry Series will host a live\, online reading from three poets\, Kevin Prufer (Poetry\, MFA Writing Faculty)\, Angela Narciso Torres\, and Reginald Gibbons\, to celebrate the release of their new books from Four Way Books. This event will be free and open to the public and will offer an opportunity for readers to listen to and discuss new\, contemporary poetry. \n\n\n\nThe Loom Poetry Series is a Harrisville-based initiative to highlight and celebrate the best in contemporary poetry. They will be presenting these three contemporary poets\, all published by Four Ways Books\, to celebrate these releases.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/reading-in-the-loom-reading-series-with-kevin-prufer/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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SUMMARY:2021 Lampeter Society Talk: A Shock of Recognition; How Lampeter Became My Welsh Hometown -- an online talk with Pamela Petro
DESCRIPTION:Pamela Petro (Creative Nonfiction; Graphic Novel & Comics\, MFA Writing Faculty) will be reading from and talking about her new book\, The Long Field. The talk will center around how a small Welsh market town–Lampeter–became the second hometown of a suburban-raised American of German and Hungarian descent.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/2021-lampeter-society-talk-a-shock-of-recognition-how-lampeter-became-my-welsh-hometown-an-online-talk-with-pamela-petro/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lampeter Society":MAILTO:lampetersociety@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:18th Annual Saints and Sinners Literary Festival -- Michael Lowenthal
DESCRIPTION:Michael Lowenthal (Fiction\, MFA Writing Faculty) will be one of the speakers at the 2021 Annual Saints and Sinners Literary Festival. Events will be entirely virtual\, and there is no registration fee. \n\n\n\nThe Saints and Sinners Literary Festival was founded in 2003 as a new initiative designed as an innovative way to reach the community with information about HIV/AIDS\, particularly disseminating prevention messages via the writers\, thinkers and spokes-people of the LGBTQ+ community. It was also formed to bring the LGBTQ+ literary community together to celebrate the literary arts. \n\n\n\nThe Festival has grown into an internationally-recognized event that brings together a who’s who of LGBTQ+ publishers\, writers and readers from throughout the United States and beyond. The Festival\, held over 3 days each spring at the Hotel Monteleone in the New Orleans French Quarter\, features panel discussions and master classes around literary topics that provide a forum for authors\, editors and publishers to talk about their work for the benefit of emerging writers and the enjoyment of fans of LGBTQ+ literature.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/18th-annual-saints-and-sinners-literary-festival-michael-lowenthal/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Saints and Sinners Literary Festival":MAILTO:pjwillisnola@aol.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T203000
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CREATED:20210305T221421Z
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SUMMARY:What The Universe Is: Featuring Kenzie Allen and Jon D. Lee
DESCRIPTION:Join Kenzie Allen\, Jon D. Lee (Poetry\, January 2017)\, and Michael Mercurio (Poetry\, January 2017) for the continuation of the reading series\, “What The Universe Is\,” as they engage in conversation both through and about poetry and other modes of creative expression.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/what-the-universe-is-featuring-kenzie-allen-and-jon-d-lee/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210312T200000
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CREATED:20210228T023814Z
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SUMMARY:E.A. Luetkemeyer reads from his novel "Penitentiary Tales: A Love Story"
DESCRIPTION:E. A. Luetkemeyer reads from his vivid and engaging novel\, Penitentiary Tales: A Love Story\n\n\n\nAn informal book reading by the author\, followed by a conversation with Ginna Gordon and questions from participants.  \n\n\n\nThis event will be hosted on Zoom. Participant audio and video will be muted. \n\n\n\nPenitentiary Tales: A Love Story recounts the escapades of Dean Davis\, a thirty-something\, educated\, straight white male from the affluent community of Sausalito\, in Marin County\, California\, who is sent to an Illinois prison dominated by a daunting\, ethnically diverse population of inmates from the mean streets of Chicago. \n\n\n\nHow does he do his time? What challenges does he meet? \n\n\n\nAddressing issues of race and gender in America\, Penitentiary Tales: A Love Story is at once a serious inquiry into the minds and hearts of the marginalized and the oppressed and a bit of a romp. It will appeal to adventurous and intelligent readers of all persuasions who appreciate a literary walk on the wild side.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/e-a-luetkemeyer-reads-from-his-novel-penitentiary-tales-a-love-story/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210316T190000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Author Event with YA author David Elliott\, The Seventh Raven
DESCRIPTION:Gibson’s Bookstore will be hosting David Elliott (WFYP\, MFA Writing Faculty) for a virtual event as he presents his latest novel in verse\, The Seventh Raven\, a retelling of the Grimms’ fairytale of the same name. \n\n\n\nBest-selling author David Elliott examines the timeless themes of balance\, transformation\, and restoration in this evocative tale about a girl who will stop at nothing to reverse a curse that turned her seven brothers into ravens. Elliott’s retelling explores the unintended consequences of our actions\, no matter our intentions. Stunning black-and-white illustrations throughout by Rovina Cai.  \n\n\n\nDavid Elliott is a New York Times best-selling children’s author whose recent works include Bull and Voices\, both novels in verse for teens. Born in Ohio\, David has worked as a singer\, a cucumber washer\, and a popsicle stick maker. Currently\, he lives in New Hampshire with his wife and a three-footed dog. davidelliottbooks.com
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/virtual-author-event-with-ya-author-david-elliott-the-seventh-raven/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210320T110000
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CREATED:20210311T215207Z
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SUMMARY:Imagine More: A Speculative Poetry Craft and Writing Workshop with Heather Hughes
DESCRIPTION:The speculative – everything from alternate histories and futures to space travel to epic fantasies – is deeply embedded in poetry. Imagination and curiosity\, the heart of speculative genres\, can guide us in creating poetry and in reinventing the world around us. \n\n\n\nIn this one hour workshop\, we’ll read sample poems\, discuss strategies for writing speculative poetry\, and begin poem notes or drafts with a generative prompt. No prior poetry experience is necessary to attend. \n\n\n\nheather hughes is a poet and letterpress printer with a lifelong love for sci-fi\, fantasy\, surrealism\, and speculative art. She was recently awarded a 2021 Artist Fellowship by the Somerville Arts Council. \n\n\n\nTiny Turns Paperie is partnering with heather to produce this class. \n\n\n\nWorkshop Fee – $5 \n\n\n\nAdd-On a notebook from Tiny Turns for $15! \n\n\n\nShow your registration ticket with add-on purchase at Tiny Turns Paperie to select a Leuchtturm1917 Medium (A5) Hardcover Notebook and enjoy 10% off on any purchases on that day.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/imagine-more-a-speculative-poetry-craft-and-writing-workshop-with-heather-hughes/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210322T193000
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SUMMARY:My City of Dreams -- Lisa Gruenberg
DESCRIPTION:Join Lisa Gruenberg (Nonfiction\, June 2007) as she speaks virtually about her memoir\, My City of Dreams\, through Temple Concord in Syracuse\, NY. \n\n\n\nIn this carefully researched and hauntingly written memoir\, Lisa Gruenberg records not only her own life\, but also that of relatives long lost to darkness\, terror\, and murder. In dreamlike sequences she weaves known facts of the lives of those lost into tableaus of imagined family dinners\, conversations\, and leisure activities set in the Vienna landscape. She embodies her aunt Mia as she walks in her shoes\, sees with her eyes\, and speaks with her voice. These flights into the past are presented within the framework of Gruenberg’s own family\, her husband and daughters\, and her father. He escaped from Vienna in 1939 and shared few of his memories with her\, and those only late in life. \n\n\n\nThe trauma and feelings of guilt often described in Holocaust survivors is reflected in this memoir\, also the burden shared by so many of their children and grandchildren. At the same time\, this tale is one of lightness and finding balance. My City of Dreams is an important landmark in 21st century testimony of the Holocaust. Read an excerpt from the book. \n\n\n\n—Sabine Hildebrandt\, author of Anatomy of a Murder: Ethical Transgressions and Anatomical Science during the Third Reich
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/my-city-of-dreams-lisa-gruenberg/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210324T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210324T200000
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SUMMARY:Michael Lowenthal & Christopher Castellani author talk: Sex with Strangers
DESCRIPTION:A book discussion with Michael Lowenthal (Fiction\, MFA Writing Faculty) in conversation with Christopher Castellani on Lowenthal’s new story collection. Participants will be able to purchase books signed by the author. See the event page for details. \n\n\n\nSex with Strangers is a fiercely honest exploration of the risks and rewards of contemporary relationships—and hookups. The collection embraces the dizzying power of attraction across the spectrum of passion and infatuation. In this fearless collection\, lust and loneliness drive a diverse cast of queer and straight characters into sometimes precarious entanglements. \n\n\n\nRecognizing that any partner is unknowable on some level\, Michael Lowenthal writes about how intimacy can make strangers of us all. A newly ordained priest struggles with guilt and longing when he runs into his ex-girlfriend. A woman weighs the cost of protecting her daughter from a man they both adore. A teenage busboy has a jolting brush with a famous musician. A young man tries to salvage a long-distance relationship while caring for his mentor\, an erotic writer dying of AIDS. \n\n\n\nIn edgy\, disquieting stories\, Lowenthal traces the paths that attraction and erotic encounters take\, baffling and rueful as often as electrifying. This fraught and funny volume forces us to grapple with our own subconscious desires and question how well we can ever really know ourselves. \n\n\n\nMichael Lowenthal is the author of four novels: Charity Girl\, The Paternity Test\, Avoidance\, and The Same Embrace. He lives in Roslindale and teaches in the MFA in Creative Writing program at Lesley University. \n\n\n\nModerator Christopher Castellani is the author of five books\, most recently the novel Leading Men. He is the artistic director of GrubStreet.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/michael-lowenthal-christopher-castellani-author-talk-sex-with-strangers/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brookline Booksmith":MAILTO:thestore@brooklinebooksmith.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210326T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210326T193000
DTSTAMP:20260526T191541
CREATED:20210322T233937Z
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SUMMARY:Write Over Here with Ella Nathanael Alkiewicz
DESCRIPTION:Join Faculty and Participants from the Write Over Here Rezidency as they share excerpts from their work. This is the first night of two\, where different people will share. Ella Nathanael Alkiewicz (Nonfiction\, June 2018) will be one of the readers featured.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/write-over-here-with-ella-nathanael-alkiewicz/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity":MAILTO:foip@banffcentre.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210327T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210327T200000
DTSTAMP:20260526T191541
CREATED:20210319T000206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210416T193902Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Fridays Dire Series with Steven Cramer
DESCRIPTION:Join Steven Cramer (Poetry\, MFA Writing Faculty) as a featured reader for Timothy Gager’s Virtual Fridays Dire Literary Series. Events can be viewed on live stream at the Virtual Fridays Dire Literary Series Group on Facebook. All feature segments will be uploaded to YouTube afterwards.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/virtual-fridays-dire-series-with-steven-cramer/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210330T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210330T190000
DTSTAMP:20260526T191541
CREATED:20210122T203957Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Book Launch with Andrea Wang & Jason Chin
DESCRIPTION:Join Second Star to celebrate the launch of WATERCRESS with award-winning local author\, Andrea Wang (WFYP\, June 2011)\, and illustrator\, Jason Chin! \n\n\n\nAndrea Wang is the award-winning author of The Nian Monster and Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando. She was inspired to write Watercress by her experience growing up in rural Ohio as a child of Chinese immigrants. Andrea holds an M.S. in Environmental Science and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing for Young People. She lives in Colorado with her family. \n\n\n\nJason Chin is a celebrated author and illustrator of children’s books. His book Grand Canyon was awarded a Caldecott Honor\, a Sibert Honor\, and the NCTE Orbis Pictus Award. He is the author and illustrator of Your Place in the Universe\, as well as other acclaimed nonfiction titles—Coral Reefs\, Redwoods\, Gravity\, and Island: A Story of the Galapagos—which have received numerous starred reviews and other accolades. He lives in Vermont with his wife and children. \n\n\n\nABOUT THE BOOK \n\n\n\nGathering watercress by the side of the road brings a girl closer to her family’s Chinese Heritage. \n\n\n\nDriving through Ohio in an old Pontiac\, a young girl’s parents stop suddenly when they spot watercress growing wild in a ditch by the side of the road. Grabbing an old paper bag and some rusty scissors\, the whole family wades into the muck to collect as much of the muddy\, snail covered watercress as they can. At first\, she’s embarrassed. Why can’t her family get food from the grocery store? But when her mother shares a story of her family’s time in China\, the girl learns to appreciate the fresh food they foraged. Together\, they make a new memory of watercress. Andrea Wang tells a moving autobiographical story of a child of immigrants discovering and connecting with her heritage\, illustrated by award winning author and artist Jason Chin\, working in an entirely new style\, inspired by Chinese painting techniques. An author’s note in the back shares Andrea’s childhood experience with her parents.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/virtual-book-launch-for-watercress-andrea-wang/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Second Star to the Right Books":MAILTO:info@2ndstarbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210331T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210331T190000
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SUMMARY:Sex with Strangers w/ Michael Lowenthal at East End Books Ptown
DESCRIPTION:A fiercely honest exploration of the risks and rewards of contemporary relationships\,Sex with Strangers embraces the dizzying power of attraction across the spectrum of sexuality and infatuation. In this fearless collection\, lust and loneliness drive a diverse cast of queer and straight characters into sometimes precarious entanglements. Recognizing that any partner is unknowable on some level\, Michael Lowenthal (Fiction\, MFA Writing Faculty) stretches what it means to be with a stranger and to have to navigate happiness\, loss\, and regret. A newly ordained priest struggles with guilt and longing when he runs into his ex-girlfriend. A woman weighs the cost of protecting her daughter from a man they both adore. A teenage busboy has a jolting brush with a famous musician. A young man tries to salvage a long-distance relationship while caring for his mentor\, an erotic writer dying of AIDS.  \n\n\n\nIn edgy\, disquieting stories\, Michael Lowenthal traces the paths that attraction and erotic encounters take\, baffling and rueful as often as electrifying. This fraught and funny collection forces us to grapple with our own subconscious desires and question how well we can ever really know ourselves.  \n\n\n\nMichael Lowenthal is the author of four novels:The Same Embrace\, Avoidance\, Charity Girl\, andThe Paternity Test. He lives in Boston. 
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/sex-with-strangers-w-michael-lowenthal-at-east-end-books-ptown/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="East End Books Ptown":MAILTO:eastendbooksptown@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210401T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210401T203000
DTSTAMP:20260526T191541
CREATED:20210228T020402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210416T193944Z
UID:2807-1617303600-1617309000@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:In conversation with Michael Lowenthal and Bill Lychack
DESCRIPTION:Michael Lowenthal (Fiction\, MFA Writing Faculty) will feature in White Whale’s virtual events series for his latest\, Sex with Strangers. He’ll be joined by local author and professor\, William Lychack\, author of Cargill Falls\, for a reading. \n\n\n\nMichael Lowenthal is the author of four novels: The Same Embrace\, Avoidance\, Charity Girl\, and  The Paternity Test. His short stories and essays have appeared in Tin House\, Ploughshares\, the  Southern Review\, the Kenyon Review\, the New York Times Magazine\, True Story\, Guernica\, and The Rumpus\, and have been widely anthologized. The recipient of fellowships from the Bread Loaf and Wesleyan writers’ conferences\, the MacDowell Colony\, and the Mass Cultural Council\, Lowenthal has taught creative writing at Boston College and Hampshire College\, and as the Picador Guest Professor for Literature at Leipzig University. Since 2003\, he has been a faculty member in the low-residency MFA in Creative Writing program at Lesley University. \n\n\n\nWilliam Lychack is the author of Cargill Falls\, The Wasp Eater\, and The Architect of Flowers\, and his work has appeared in The Best American Short Stories\, The Pushcart Prize\, The Best Small Fictions\, and on public radio’s This American Life. He currently teaches at the University of Pittsburgh\, where he is Director of the Graduate Writing Program.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/in-conversation-with-michael-lowenthal-and-bill-lychack/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="White Whale Books":MAILTO:info@whitewhalebookstore.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210406T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210406T210000
DTSTAMP:20260526T191541
CREATED:20210228T020818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210416T194005Z
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SUMMARY:Michael Lowenthal in conversation with Stephen McCauley
DESCRIPTION:Boswell presents an evening with writer Michael Lowenthal (Fiction\, MFA Writing Faculty)\, author of Avoidance\, The Paternity Test\, and now Sex with Strangers: Stories. For this event\, Lowenthal will be in conversation with Stephen McCauley\, author of My Ex-Life. \n\n\n\nRecognizing that any partner is unknowable on some level\, Michael Lowenthal writes about how intimacy can make strangers of us all. A newly ordained priest struggles with guilt and longing when he runs into his ex-girlfriend. A woman weighs the cost of protecting her daughter from a man they both adore. A young man tries to salvage a long-distance relationship while caring for his mentor\, an erotic writer dying of AIDS. \n\n\n\nIn edgy\, disquieting stories\, Lowenthal traces the paths that attraction and erotic encounters take\, baffling and rueful as often as electrifying. This fraught and funny volume forces us to grapple with our own subconscious desires and question how well we can ever really know ourselves. \n\n\n\nPurchase your copy of Sex with Strangers at https://www.boswellbooks.com/book/9780299332648
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/michael-lowenthal-in-conversation-with-stephen-mccauley/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Boswell Books":MAILTO:info@boswellbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210407T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210407T200000
DTSTAMP:20260526T191541
CREATED:20210305T222408Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210330T235301Z
UID:3065-1617822000-1617825600@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Finnegan Lecture with National Book Award finalist Candice Iloh ’17
DESCRIPTION:Lesley University’s 2021 Evelyn M. Finnegan Children’s Literature Lecture Series speaker is Nigerian-American writer and dancer Candice Iloh. A 2017 graduate of Lesley’s MFA Program in Creative Writing for Young People\, Candice is a fitting choice for this well-regarded lecture series. Their first novel\, “Every Body Looking\,” was a 2021 Printz Award Honoree and a finalist for a 2020 National Book Award. Named in honor of the noted children’s book author\, the lecture brings to the Lesley community renowned authors and artists recognized for excellence in the children’s literature genre. The university and the Finnegan family are proud to welcome this distinguished alumna artist back to Lesley for the first-ever virtual Finnegan lecture. \n\n\n\nCandice Iloh is a first-generation Nigerian-American writer and dancer from the Midwest by way of Washington\, D.C.\, and Brooklyn\, New York. They are a graduate of Howard University and the Rhode Island Writers Colony. They received her MFA in Creative Writing for Young People at Lesley in 2017. Their work has earned them fellowships from Lambda Literary and VONA and a residency with Hi-ARTS where they debuted their first one-person show. A 2020 National Book Award Finalist and 2021 Printz Award Honoree\, “Every Body Looking” is their first novel.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/finnegan-lecture-with-national-book-award-finalist-candice-iloh-17/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Lesley Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Candice-Iloh.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Lesley University Graduate Admissions":MAILTO:luadmissions@lesley.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210408T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210408T200000
DTSTAMP:20260526T191541
CREATED:20210404T013826Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210404T013900Z
UID:3374-1617908400-1617912000@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Author Talk with Dr. Lisa Gruenberg
DESCRIPTION:Join Lisa Gruenberg (Nonfiction\, June 2007) for a virtual event at the Temple Adas Israel in Sag Harbor\, NY as she talks about her recently published memoir\, My City of Dreams.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/author-talk-with-dr-lisa-gruenberg/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/My-City-of-Dreams.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Temple Adas Israel":MAILTO:info@TempleAdasIsrael.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210408T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210408T213000
DTSTAMP:20260526T191541
CREATED:20210318T200458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210404T013850Z
UID:3220-1617912000-1617917400@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:What The Universe Is: Boston Gordon and Tommy Archuleta
DESCRIPTION:Boston Gordon (Poetry\, January 2015) is a poet and visual designer living in Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania. They run the You Can’t Kill A Poet reading series – which highlights queer and trans identified writers in Philadelphia. Boston earned their MFA in Poetry through Lesley University. They received a Leeway Foundation Art & Change grant in 2017. They have previously been published in such places as Tinderbox\, PRISM International\, Guernica and American Poetry Review. \n\n\n\nTommy Archuleta is a mental health counselor and substance abuse counselor for the New Mexico Corrections Department. Most recently his work has appeared in the New England Review\, Guesthouse\, Snapdragon\, El Palacio\, and the Poem-a-Day series sponsored by the Academy of American Poets. He lives and writes on the Cochiti Reservation.  \n\n\n\nThis Zoom reading is free and open to the public.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/what-the-universe-is-boston-gordon-and-tommy-archuleta/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210410T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210410T120000
DTSTAMP:20260526T191541
CREATED:20210122T210958Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210330T235820Z
UID:2518-1618052400-1618056000@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Watercress: Story Time with Andrea Wang and Jason Chin
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special story time with Andrea Wang (WFYP\, June 2011) and Jason Chin to celebrate the release of their new picture book\, Watercress! \n\n\n\nAndrea Wang tells a moving autobiographical story of a child of immigrants discovering and connecting with her heritage\, illustrated by award winning author and artist Jason Chin\, working in an entirely new style\, inspired by Chinese painting techniques. An author’s note in the back shares Andrea’s childhood experience with her parents. \n\n\n\nAndrea Wang is the award-winning author of The Nian Monster and Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando. She was inspired to write Watercress by her experience growing up in rural Ohio as a child of Chinese immigrants. Andrea holds an M.S. in Environmental Science and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing for Young People. She lives in Colorado with her family. \n\n\n\nJason Chin is a celebrated author and illustrator of children’s books. His book Grand Canyon was awarded a Caldecott Honor\, a Sibert Honor\, and the NCTE Orbis Pictus Award. He is the author and illustrator of Your Place in the Universe\, which Kirkus called “A stimulating outing to the furthest reaches of our knowledge”\, as well as other acclaimed nonfiction titles—Coral Reefs\, Redwoods\, Gravity\, and Island: A Story of the Galapagos—which have received numerous starred reviews and other accolades. He lives in Vermont with his wife and children.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/virtual-book-event-for-watercress-andrea-wang/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210412T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210412T130000
DTSTAMP:20260526T191541
CREATED:20210119T220458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210331T000838Z
UID:2490-1618228800-1618232400@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Poetry Reading -- Jennifer LeBlanc's "Descent"
DESCRIPTION:Jennifer LeBlanc (Poetry\, June 2012) earned an MFA in Creative Writing from Lesley University. Descent is her first full-length book\, and individual poems have been published in journals such as The Adirondack Review\, CAIRN\, The Main Street Rag\, and Melusine. Jennifer was nominated for a 2013 Pushcart Prize and works in the English Department at Tufts University.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/poetry-reading-jennifer-leblancs-descent/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Tufts University Department of English":MAILTO:english@tufts.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210414T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210414T200000
DTSTAMP:20260526T191541
CREATED:20210222T231315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210222T231317Z
UID:2753-1618426800-1618430400@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:The MSU Filmetry Festival: Voices Amidst the Virus: Poets Respond to the Pandemic
DESCRIPTION:The MSU Filmetry Festival is an annual collaborative art-making endeavor that pairs filmmakers with poets to create exciting new pieces of work. Now entering its 3rd year\, co-founders Cindy Hunter Morgan and Pete Johnston are thrilled to once again invite filmmakers to synthesize and adapt poetic work into film. Their hope is that through this collaboration\, both artistic partners can witness not just an adaptation of a written piece into audiovisual media\, but the transformation of the original piece into something wholly new. \n\n\n\nThis year\, the poems will be selected from the newly published anthology Voices Amidst the Virus: Poets Respond to the Pandemic\, edited by Eileen Cleary (Poetry\, June 2016) and Christine Jones (Poetry\, January 2014). 20 filmmakers will be invited to partner with poets to create their new work.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/the-msu-filmetry-festival-voices-amidst-the-virus-poets-respond-to-the-pandemic/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210415T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210415T210000
DTSTAMP:20260526T191541
CREATED:20210318T191404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210416T194024Z
UID:3204-1618511400-1618520400@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:The Ecstasy of Influence: A Seminar and Workshop with Steven Cramer
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop\, led by poet and professor Steven Cramer (Poetry\, MFA Writing Faculty)\, some of the great poetic influences (think John Keats and Wallace Stevens\, or Emily Dickinson and Adrienne Rich) will be explored and two prompts will be provided to inspire you to invite influence into your work. Steven Cramer’s sixth poetry collection\, Listen\, was published in 2020 by MadHat Press. He founded and now teaches in the Low-Residency MFA Program in Creative Writing at Lesley University in Cambridge\, Massachusetts.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/the-ecstasy-of-influence-a-seminar-and-workshop-with-steven-cramer/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="PoemCity":MAILTO:info@kellogghubbard.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210416T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210416T210000
DTSTAMP:20260526T191541
CREATED:20210131T203623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210416T194047Z
UID:2559-1618603200-1618606800@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:The Writers Place with Kevin Prufer\, Wayne Miller\, and Katie Manning
DESCRIPTION:Kevin Prufer (Poetry\, MFA Writing Faculty) is the author of seven books of poetry and the editor of numerous anthologies\, the most recent of which is How He Loved Them (Four Way Books)\, winner of the Julie Suk Award and long-listed for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize.  Prufer is also Co-Curator of the Unsung Masters Series\, and Professor in the Creative Writing Program at the University of Houston. Among Prufer’s awards and honors are four Pushcart prizes and multiple Best American Poetry selections\, numerous awards from the Poetry Society of America\, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Lannan Foundation.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/the-writers-place-with-kevin-prufer-wayne-miller-and-katie-manning/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Writers Place":MAILTO:info@writersplace.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210418T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210418T160000
DTSTAMP:20260526T191541
CREATED:20210318T193420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210416T191135Z
UID:3208-1618754400-1618761600@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:Brookline Poetry Series with Steven Cramer and Nathan McClain
DESCRIPTION:Steven Cramer’s (Poetry\, MFA Writing Faculty) sixth poetry collection\, Listen\, was published in 2020 by MadHat Press. He is the author of five previous collections\, most recently Clangings (2012) and Goodbye to the Orchard (2004)\,  which won the Sheila Motton Prize from the New England Poetry Club and was named an Honor Book in Poetry by the Massachusetts Center for the Book. Recipient of two grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship\, he founded and teaches in the Low-Residency MFA Program in Creative Writing at Lesley University. \n\n\n\n\nNathan McClain is the author of Scale (Four Way Books\, 2017)\, a recipient of fellowships from Sewanee Writers’ Conference\, The Frost Place\, the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference\, and a graduate of MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson.  His poems and prose have recently appeared in Poetry Northwest\, Zocalo Public Square\, Green Mountains Review\, Poem-a-Day\, The Common\, and The Critical Flame.  He teaches at Hampshire College.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/brookline-poetry-series-with-steven-cramer-and-nathan-mcclain/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Mentor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210421T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210421T200000
DTSTAMP:20260526T191541
CREATED:20210318T195845Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210420T222305Z
UID:3214-1619031600-1619035200@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:A reading from Voices Amidst the Virus: Poets Respond to the Pandemic at the Massachusetts Poetry Festival
DESCRIPTION:In April 2021\, Salem\, MA will be the epicenter of contemporary American poetry\, offering rare opportunities to hear the nation’s best poets read and discuss their work in intimate and engaging forums. Join Eileen Cleary (Poetry\, June 2016)\, Steven Cramer (Poetry\, MFA Writing Faculty)\, Christine Jones (Poetry\, January 2014)\, and Kyle Potvin as they read from the anthology Voices Amidst the Virus: Poets Respond to the Pandemic. The festival was co-founded by Cindy Hunter Morgan (Poetry). \n\n\n\nThe Massachusetts Poetry Festival is a biennial poetry festival\, showcasing poetry readings and workshops\, a small press and literary fair\, panels\, poetry slams\, visual arts\, and open-air performances. Panel topics range broadly from the state of poetry\, poetry and gender\, book publishing\, and modernism in contemporary art. The festival also hosts the Student Day of Poetry\, a poetry field trip for middle and high school students\, who engage in writing-generative workshops with the region’s top poets and educators. Nearly 300 local and nationally known poets engage with thousands of attendees each festival. \n\n\n\nDue to COVID-19\, the 2021 Massachusetts will take place in a virtual-hybrid format with the majority of events offered virtually and a select number of events offered in Salem\, MA. All in-person events will have the option for attendees to participate virtually.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/a-reading-from-voices-amidst-the-virus-poets-respond-to-the-pandemic-at-the-massachusetts-poetry-festival/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Alum Event,Mentor Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Massachusetts Poetry Festival":MAILTO:programassistant@masspoetry.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210422T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210422T203000
DTSTAMP:20260526T191541
CREATED:20210409T204648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210416T175811Z
UID:3419-1619119800-1619123400@cambridgecommonwriters.org
SUMMARY:CCW Poetry Open Mic featuring Jennifer LeBlanc
DESCRIPTION:CCW Poetry Open Mic with featured poet Jennifer LeBlanc (Poetry\, June 2012)\, author of Descent (Finishing Line Press\, 2020). \n\n\n\nJoin on Thursday\, April 22 at 7:30pm Eastern to share your verse! We have 20 slots available\, so sign-up here.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/ccw-poetry-open-mic-featuring-jennifer-leblanc/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:CCW Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cambridge Common Writers":MAILTO:lesleycambridgecommon@gmail.com
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