Kita’s Brown Bag to cover life-changing effects of coincidence
Some might be taken aback by prose writer-in-residence Joe Kita’s Brown Bag lecture. “It’s a little out there,” Kita said….
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Jakiela to speak on importance of ‘luminous details’ in writing
Shakespeare writes in The Merchant of Venice that “all that glisters is not gold; often have you heard that told.”…
Moscaliuc to explore intertextuality of poet Agha Shahid Ali in Brown Bag
When someone sees a perspective similar to theirs reflected in the works they read, it can resonate in a huge…
Goldman to discuss writing about music with Brown Bag
Ari L. Goldman was first invited to Chautauqua Institution about 30 years ago. He and his wife were on their way to the grounds when his wife went into labor, cutting their visit short before it even began.
Poet-in-residence Kasischke to explore the habits of poets
Flannery O’Connor once wrote in a letter to a friend that the less self-consciously one goes about what they do,…
Reisman to discuss ownership of history with Brown Bag
The notion that history is told by the victors is one that’s been changing, Nancy Reisman said. Other voices now…
Poet-in-residence Hilles to discuss what’s left behind in today’s Brown Bag
Many may think of the word “vanishing” as one with negative connotations — things that are lost forever. Rick Hilles…
Novelist Choi to discuss power of political novel
Susan Choi wants to know what makes a novel political. Is it the subject matter? Its arguments? Or its themes?…
Murray to explore connection between poets, politics
Like Mary Shelley, Joan Murray found herself inspired by Percy Bysshe Shelley. He didn’t inspire her to write a genre-defining…
Writer Stetzer to talk marriage of rational and irrational
Jay Stetzer decided to take Week Four’s theme of “Irrationality” to heart when planning his Brown Bag lecture. He said…
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