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Interview with C. Dale Young

Justin Bigos (poetry ’08) interviews faculty member C. Dale Young at The American Literary Review.

“As a physician, I am keenly aware of the words that come out of my mouth. I never lie to a patient, but always I must be aware that how I phrase something can have a remarkable impact on the person in front of me. To me, the poet has a responsibility to the poem. I don’t believe getting the draft down on paper is writing. To me, that is just getting the raw materials in front of you. The real work of writing is in what many call revision. I feel my responsibility is to sit with the draft and be open to possibilities. Many times, I want to just get the poem done. But poems are never really finished. And that desire to get it done quickly often forecloses greater possibilities for the poem. The only responsibility I feel as a poet is to sitting and being open, to really look and look again, which is exactly what revision means…

C. Dale is the author of Torn (2011, Four Way Press). He blogs at Avoiding the Muse.

February 26, 2012/by friendsofwritersblog

Kevin McIlvoy in The Collagist

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New work by Warren Wilson faculty member Kevin McIlvoy appears in The Collagist: Online Literature from Dzanc Books.

When will we speak of Jesus?

So you’re The New Silence. You’re going to like the job: the band kids, those kids are great, you’re going to love them and how they love you no matter what, and the fans, you’re going to like them, and if all goes well they’re going to laugh at you – it’s real cruel and real connecting. You’re going to like all of the really, really good nothing that comes with this job. As the retiring Silence I’m glad to offer some thoughts. It used to be that I didn’t manage transition, I was transition-averse, and at a time like this in which I’d lost the best job I ever had I would lose some reception, kind of like a TV set. I’m just not that way anymore, I don’t lose reception, I’m on day and night, I’ve got volume. It’s why I lost the job as The Silence – well, you know that. The band director asked me to keep this email orientation short. I said I would meet with you in person. He said NOT. I get that. I get that. I do. (Continue reading…)

February 18, 2012/by friendsofwritersblog

Alan Shapiro on NPR

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Set your alarm clocks! Warren Wilson faculty member and poet Alan Shapiro will appear on National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition” this Sunday, February 19th.

Alan’s most recent works are Night of the Republic (2012, Harcourt) and Broadway Baby (2012, Algonquin)

February 17, 2012/by friendsofwritersblog

A Little Late for Valentine’s Day

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Warren Wilson faculty member and poet Tony Hoagland reads his poem “Romantic Moment” on PBS’ “News Hour.”

Tony is the author of three poetry collections, including What Narcissism Means to Me, finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and Donkey Gospel, winner of the James Laughlin Award.

February 16, 2012/by friendsofwritersblog

WW Faculty Laura Kasischke Wins First Rilke Prize

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Warren Wilson faculty member Laura Kasischke has been named the winner of the University of North Texas’ Creative Writing Program‘s first Rilke Poetry Prize. The prize, named for poet Ranier Maria Rilke, is a $10,000 prize recognizing a book written by a mid-career poet who demonstrates exceptional artistry and vision.

Kasischke was awarded the prize for her collection Space, In Chains, a New York Times Notable Book for 2011 and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.

The judges had this to say:

“In this collection that explores imaginative freedom in the face of personal loss, Kasischke reveals a penetrating insight into what makes people work and not work through her characteristic emotional range, wit, surprising and uncanny imagery, and an intensity created through spare and radiant language. We see ourselves as “space, in chains,” bound and free, challenged by the book’s transfigurations of anxiety and grief into tribute and play.”

Kasischke will read at University of North Texas on Thursday, April 19 and at the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture on Friday, April 20.

February 11, 2012/by friendsofwritersblog