Many artists have parallel careers or lifepaths; some are doctors, scientists, teachers, designers - poet Wallace Stevens was an insurance executive. Some artists choose to integrate their art with their other career; some, whether by choice or necessity, keep them completely separate. We asked a group of artists: Do you separate or integrate your art with your 'other' … [Read more...]
Commonwealth Reading Series Launches at Newtonville Books 4/2
Tomorrow night (Tuesday, April 2, 2013, 7 PM), the Commonwealth Reading Series launches at Newtonville Books. If you've been following the blog, you may know that the Commonwealth Reading Series is a series of events featuring readings by MCC-awarded writers and poets. We thought we'd mark the occasion by sharing brief samples of work by tomorrow's featured writers and … [Read more...]