Scott Russell Sanders arrived on campus today and dined with students and professors in Evans Dining Hall. I, myself, had the privilege of having lunch with Mr. Sanders and I can’t be more ecstatic that he is here at Agnes Scott! If you see him around campus be sure to Read more
From the Fishouse is a website that features emerging poets and an audio archive of many of their works. Paul Guest is featured on this page and I definitely recommend you check it out! Below is an excerpt from one of Guest’s poems, Lullaby. To hear the audio clip of Read more
It’s just a few shorts days until Scott Russell Sanders will arrive at Agnes Scott College and begin teaching his residency. That being said, I thought it just might be appropriate to share an excerpt of his work featured in Orion Magazine published in the November/December 2009 issue. This article Read more
As the Festival is rapidly approaching, today we hear from Chelsea Perdue, a current sophomore at Agnes Scott College. She looks back at last year’s Festival and shares a story about author Junot Diaz and his visit to Agnes Scott. Enjoy! After the second longest wait in eternity for a book Read more
The Festival is getting close! This week we hear from Peggy Thompson, Ellen Douglass Leyburn Professor of English/Chair. I hope you enjoy! One of my most memorable experiences at the Writers’ Festival came from Tillie Olsen’s visit. Olsen wrote a story, “I Stand Here Ironing,” which I had always found Read more
The Writers’ Festival is just a few short weeks away but tonight, and tonight only Haider Al-Kabi will be reading in the Fireplace Lounge at 7:30pm. Haider Al-Kabi is an Iraqi poet, author of Bombardment (Al-Mada, Damascus, 1998) and co-editor of Flowers of Flame (Michigan State University Press, 2008), the Read more
While you’re waiting for the Festival we’ve got another event going on to stir up your appetite for literature! This Wednesday join us for Faculty Readings in the Fireplace Lounge! Drs. Christine Cozzens, Rachel Trousdale, Amanda Gable, Hugh Sheehy, and Christopher Deweese will be reading their original works Wednesday, February Read more
Here’s an excerpt from a short story by Sarah Scoles titled “Binary System” At the airport a man with a “Hi, my name is” sticker approached me, told me he was the man named Sixto, and asked me if I was the woman named Amy. I was, and I got Read more
While you’re waiting for the Festival, I highly encourage everyone to pencil in and come out to our next poetry reading on campus! Poetry Reading by Haider Al-Kabi Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010 7:30 p.m. Alston Fireplace Lounge Haider Al-Kabi is an Iraqi poet, author of Bombardment (Al-Mada, Damascus, 1998) and Read more
