The May edition of the “Writers Read” program at Eau Claire’s L. E. Phillips Memorial Public Library will offer a variety of perspectives on “What Work Is.” The program is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 11 in the Eau Claire Room on the Library’s lower level. The monthly presentations are organized by Max […]
Chippewa Valley Writers Guild, Cirenaica to offer summer residencies in five writing genres
Five summer residencies focused on different writing genres are on the schedule for later this year, according to the Chippewa Valley Writers Guild (CVWG). The local organization, which aims to support writers and literary enthusiasts in their own back yard, will team up with Cirenaica to host the workshops in June and July. Cirenaica is […]
Garland organizes “Writers Read” program featuring poetry from seven countries banned by Trump
The Mar. 9 “Writers Read” program at the L.E. Phillips Memorial Library will feature poetry written by writers from Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. The monthly series is organized by Eau Claire’s writer-in-residence, UW-EC Prof. Emeritus Max Garland, who was also the Wisconsin Poet Laureate in 2013-14. Garland said that one reason […]
“Writers Read” program at Library will examine themes of change on Jan. 12
The Jan. 12 “Writers Read” program at the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library will center on seasonal themes and the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. “Writers Read” is a monthly Library presentation organized by Max Garland, Eau Claire’s Writer-in-Residence and former Wisconsin Poet Laureate. Each reading features original poetry and prose written by writers living […]
Chippewa Valley Writers Guild and Cirenaica to host six summer writing residencies
Space is still available in four summer writing residencies offered by the Chippewa Valley Writers Guild (CVWG) in June and July. The CVWG is partnering with Cirenaica, an arts-focused retreat facility near Fall Creek, in a new program that will offer six such residency opportunities this summer. Two of the six are already full, but space […]
Schmidt, Schauf, Garland among readers at UW-EC’s April 25 celebration of Robert Frost’s poetry
The UW-Eau Claire chancellor, the Eau Claire County administrator and the former poet laureate of Wisconsin will be among more than a dozen readers at a celebration of American poetry – particularly the works of Robert Frost – on the UW-EC campus on Monday, Apr. 25. The third annual event is scheduled for 4 p.m. […]