Willow Launches Weeksville Summer Arts Residency

"The Future of the Arts, with an Eye on the Past." That's the motto for Willow's grand vision for its upcoming decennial (okay, that's still a strange word to me--i.e., Willow's 10th anniversary). Watch for announcements on our upcoming multidisciplinary Arts Residencies. Our new era kicks off with the first-ever Weeksville Summer Arts Residency July … Continue reading Willow Launches Weeksville Summer Arts Residency

The E Project: Take Your Pick (But Choose Wisely)

A chat with Kirsten Porter, editor of the upcoming The Collected Poems of E. Ethelbert Miller Choices. Please do not ask me if I want Chinese take-out or pizza. In a crowded movie theater, do not tell me to choose where we will sit. Packing for a trip, I will throw in my suitcase six … Continue reading The E Project: Take Your Pick (But Choose Wisely)

The E Project: Game Plan Notes—Research + Insight

A chat with Kirsten Porter, editor of the upcoming The Collected Poems of E. Ethelbert Miller Ethelbert. Who is this man really? As a son, brother, husband, father, friend? As poet, writer, literary activist? I am standing in front of yet another first year college composition class. Most of my twenty students just graduated from … Continue reading The E Project: Game Plan Notes—Research + Insight