HARD EXIT is the theme. It’s what I love about these readings—to witness how each writer across genres finds the spark of what drives them from just a couple words.
A brilliant concept. Well curated.
Facebook Live with three writers.
CLAIRE GUYTON: you will be sorry if you miss this brilliant short story writer—her language and quirky vision, the compelling characters and viewpoint. I am stunned every time. ::: a Maine Arts Commission Literary Fellow, finalist for the Maine Literary Awards, with work selected for the Best Small Fictions anthology and nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
LINDA ALDRICH: show up for the way this poet grounds you in, and opens you up to, place and history, both personal and universal. ::: recipient of the Emily Dickinson Award; Portland, Maine, poet laureate; author of two collections of poetry, Foothold and March and Mad Women.
ANNALIESE JAKIMIDES: (no idea how to write about myself so you get a quote) NYT bestselling writer says about my nonfiction: “luminous…complex, resonant, and poetic, filled with love and sorrow.” ::: recipient of Dibner Fellowship, Acadia Prize for Poetry, finalist for the Stephen Dunn Poetry Prize and the Maine Literary Awards, among others, with work nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
Each of us reads for 15 minutes, then a conversation for the final 15 or so. Questions? Ask away.
AND YOU GET TO LEAVE ANYTIME YOU WANT.
HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT.