Laura Harrington (Dramatic Writing Fellow '05, '97) is a two-time recipient of both the Mass Cultural Council fellowship and the Clauder Competition for best new play in New England. In 2008, she won the prestigious Kleban Award for the "most promising librettist" in American musical theatre. Her upcoming projects include a song cycle with composer Elena Ruehr and a series of … [Read more...]
Interviews
Patrick Donnelly on Mass Poetry Fest, Establishing Practice
Patrick Donnelly (Poetry Fellow '08) is one of the superb poets taking part in the Massachusetts Poetry Festival, a three-day schedule of workshops, readings, and performances in Salem, MA (May 12-14). He'll present a workshop on How to Be a Good Public Reader of Your Own Poetry at 2 PM on May 14, and, beginning at 4:30 PM that same day, he'll join a group of his fellow MCC … [Read more...]
Leslie Williams, on Success
The 2011 Commonwealth Reading Series of events with MCC writers and poets concludes with a reading at Newtonville Books in Newton on Tuesday, April 5, 7 PM. One of the participants in the 4/5 Newtonville Books reading is Leslie Williams (Poetry Fellow '10), whose poetry collection Success of the Seed Plants was published by Bellday Books in 2010. We asked Leslie about … [Read more...]
Sharon Howell: Poet in Everytime
The 2011 Commonwealth Reading Series of events with MCC writers and poets continues this week with a reading at Porter Square Books in Cambridge on Thursday, March 31, 7 PM. We asked one of the participating literary artists, Sharon Howell (Poetry Fellow '10) about her work and life, about being a poet in every time. ArtSake: You received your MCC award for poems from the … [Read more...]
Jendi Reiter, on Winning
The 2011 Commonwealth Reading Series of events with MCC writers and poets continues this week with a reading at Forbes Library in Northampton on Wednesday, March 23, 7 PM. One of the featured writers at the Forbes is Jendi Reiter (Poetry Fellow '10), who recently won the Anderbo Poetry Prize. Once a practicing lawyer in New York City, she now writes - and champions - poetry … [Read more...]