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 […]