As poets, essayists, and teachers, both Nicky and Catherine embrace a practice of play. Far from being frivolous, or antithetical to serious and complex work, play can be an essential part of the creative process. In this conversation, Nicky and Catherine (or Katie)—longtime friends from their grad school days more than twenty years ago—will talk […]
These are writers who relocated to Berlin and made it their home. Both published books in 2025 (Bernadette Geyer's What Haunts Me and Sylvia Fox's Little Fish) and are highly influenced by ancestors and family histories - the stories passed down through our different cultures. Plan to hear about how they each grapple with these […]
Wendy Wisner’s newest collection, The New Life, came out in fall 2024 with Cornerstone Press, and Emily Hokaday’s newest, Blood Music, came out with Harbor Editions in February 2025. Both collections look at grief and parenting and the juxtaposition and parallels between the two. Emily and Wendy will discuss the inspirations and stories behind their […]
A Creative Writing Workshop This hands-on session offers the tools of creative writing, especially poetry and flash fiction, to develop a deeper understanding of our ancestors. Writer Pauletta Hansel will share prompts and tips she used in writing about 14 generations of her foremothers for her book, Understory: A Women’s History of Appalachia, University Press of […]