All Star II 2003
Saturday, July 5, to Saturday, July 12, 2003
Chairs: Sally Russell and Rodney Lowe
Speaker: Cammy Thomas on What Is Poetry For?
Speaker
Come prepared to read and discuss great poems and, perhaps, write some too.
Cammy Thomas is visiting assistant professor at Framingham State College and lecturer at Emerson College. She has taught writing and literature for twenty-five years, and has a Ph.D. from Berkeley and an MFA from Warren Wilson College. Her book of poems, Violin in the Underworld, is expected in 2004 from Four Way Books.
Recommended Reading: Take a look at these books and decide whether you would like to bring to the island with you. There will be a few available from the bookstore.
- The Practice of Poetry : Writing Exercises From Poets Who Teach by Robin Behn
- Sleeping on the Wing: An Anthology of Modern Poetry, With Essays on Reading and Writing by Kenneth Koch, Kate Farrell
- The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Poetry, J. D. McClatchy (Editor)
- The Vintage Book of Contemporary World Poetry by J. D. McClatchy (Editor)
Minister of the Week
Rebecca Cohen A family of four Minister of the week: Rebecca Cohen, Minister of Accotink Unitarian Universalist Church in Burke, VA.
