Poet Anne Caston discusses Writing Deep Dixie, a Memoir and Reads New Poems.
Description
Poet Anne Caston discusses writing her memoir Deep Dixie, and reads from her forthcoming poetry collection Sea Change. A former nurse, a writer, and an educator, Anne Caston is a founding faculty member of the Low-Residency M.F.A Program in Creative Writing at UAA . Her poetry collections include Flying Out With The Wounded, Judah’s Lion, and Prodigal. She is currently working on a new collection of poems called Sea Change. Her forthcoming memoir, Deep Dixie: A Southerner's Take on Life, Love, Friendship, Romance, Faith, and Coming-of-Age Among Southern Baptists is the focus of this event.
In commemorating the anniversary of Edgar Allen Poe’s death on October 7, 1849 (170 yrs. ago), playwright Shane Mitchell, director Erin Dagon, actors Wayne Mitchell, Tyler Browning, and stage designer Amy Kropp come together to discuss and recite passages from and their highly acclaimed play, ...
Published 10/07/19
Contributing poets to Alaska Women Speak--Ray Ball, Tara Ballard, M.C. MoHagani Magnetek, m.f. nagel and host Pam Simmons come together to celebrate Alaska Book Week 2019.
Ray Ball (4:08- 15:46) is a history professor, editor, and author. She was associate editor of Alaska Women Speak from fall...
Published 10/04/19
Sharon Emmerichs’ historical novel, A Man Marked Not by Fate, takes place within the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf and explores how stories often mask the truths of history, and it also answers the question, “Who woke that deadly dragon?” in Beowulf's third and final battle. In 994, an unnamed slave,...
Published 09/20/19