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Live Discussion Archive
Ilya Kaminsky Live Discussion
Mon., Sept. 18th at 10:30 AM CST
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The Writing University website hosted Ilya Kaminsky, one of this fall’s Ida Cordelia Beam Distinguished Visiting Professors at the University of Iowa in a Live Discussion at 10:30 a.m. (CST) Monday, Sept. 18th. Kaminsky is the author of two volumes of poetry, and his work has been recognized by the Lannan Foundation, PEN America, the National Book Critics Circle, and the Whiting Foundation, among others. Kaminsky, who has been deaf since the age of four, has also received Poetry magazine’s prestigious Levinson Prize for poems from his new manuscript, Deaf Republic. In addition to his creative work, Kaminski is the co-founder of Poets for Peace, an organization which sponsors poetry readings in the U.S. and abroad with a goal of supporting such relief organizations as Doctors Without Borders and Survivors International.
Live Discussion: Edan Lepucki and Kristin Hatch
Tues., May 25 at 12:00 PM CST
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The Writing University website and the International Writing Program hosted an online chat with Writers' Workshop alumni Kristin Hatch and Edan Lepucki at 12:00 p.m. (CST) Tues, May 25th.
Kristin Hatch is a graduate of the Writers’ Workshop in poetry. Recent poems have been published in FENCE, Lo Ball, Black Warrior Review, and elsewhere. She currently lives in San Francisco, where she is a grants and membership coordinator at Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.
Edan Lepucki is a graduate of the Workshop in fiction and winner of a 2009 James D. Phelan Award from the Intersection for the Arts and the San Francisco Foundation. her recent work has been published in Cutbank, LA Times Magazine, and Meridian. She currently lives in L.A., where she founded and runs the L.A. Writing Workshops. She is also a regular contributor to The Millions blog.
Thomas Pletzinger Live Discussion
Fri., March 26 at 12:00 PM CST | 6:00 PM CET
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The Writing University website hosted an online chat with International Writing Program alum Thomas Pletzinger at 11:00 a.m. (CST) Friday, Mar. 26th. You can read more about Thomas Pletzinger at his website: www.thomaspletzinger.de, and find samples of his writing at the IWP website. Thomas Pletzinger (fiction writer, novelist, translator, editor; b. 1975 Germany) has worked and studied in Hamburg, Leipzig and New York. His stories and poems have appeared in magazines such as BELLAtriste, EDIT and sprachgebunden. The short story “Bruck on the Floor Sings as Quietly as Monk Plays” won him the 2006 MDR-Literature-Prize. A Dog’s Funeral is his first novel.
Tarek Eltayeb: Kommunikation in Echtzeit
Freitag, März 5, 11 a.m. CST
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The Writing University Website hosted a live discussion with IWP alum Tarek Eltayeb on March 5, 2010. You can read the transcripts in English, German and Arabic below.
Die Writing University Website hat am Freitag, 5.3. zwischen 11 -12.Uhr (CST) zu einem Echtzeit-Chat mit dem IWP Alumnus Tarek Eltayeb eingeladen.
Das Gespräch wurde durchgehend im Englisch und Deutsch gehalten; die nachfolgende Abschrift wird ins Englisch und Arabisch übersetzt.
English: Live Discussion
Deutsch: Lesen Sie die Kommunikation in Echtzeit
Arabic: ياسر عبد اللطيف
Yasser Abdel-Latif Live Discussion
Fri., Feb. 26 at 2:00 p.m. CST
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The Writing University website hosted an online chat with International Writing Program alum Yasser Abdel-Latif at 2:00 p.m. (CST) Friday, Feb. 26th. Abdel-Latif discussed modern literature in Egypt, his experience in Iowa among IWP writers, as well as his philosophy of teaching writing. You can find samples of Abdel-Latif's writing at the IWP website. Yasser Abdel Latif participated in the 2009 IWP residency courtesy of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the US Department of State.
Fedosy Santaella y Roberto Echeto Conversación en Vivo
Viernes, Febrero 5, 14:00 CST
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La página web de la Writing University (Universidad de Escritura) presenta hoy una charla con Fedosy Santaella, un participante anterior del IWP (Programa Internacional de Escritura), y Roberto Echeto, a las 15:00 (CST). Es la primera Conversación en Vivo que ocurre exclusivamente en español. Se producirá un transcrito en inglés después de la charla. Las temas de conversación incluye la literatura/la cultura pop y la literatura/el humor. Para más información, visita sus página web::
Fedosy Santaella |
Roberto Echeto
Español: Para leer la Conversación en Vivo pincha aquí
English: Read the Live Discussion in English
Maxine Case and Zuki Wanner Live Discussion
Friday, Feb. 5 at 2:00 p.m. CST
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The Writing University website hosted an online chat with South African writer and International Writing Program alum Maxine Case at 3:00 p.m. (CST). Maxine was joined by Zuki Wanner. They discussed the international writing community, as well as other literary topics. To peruse Maxine's work and read more about her literary career, visit the IWP Website.
Maxine Case participated in the 2009 IWP Fall Residency courtesy of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.
Alice Pung Live Discussion
Friday, Feb. 5 at 2:00 p.m. CST
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The Writing University website hosted an online chat with Australian writer and International Writing Program alum Alice Pung at today 2:00 p.m. (CST). Alice discussed her experience as a resident at the IWP, her place in the international writing community, as well as other literary topics. To peruse Alice's work and read more about her literary career, visit her website: http://www.alicepung.com/
Alice Pung participated in the 2009 IWP Fall Residency courtesy of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.
Christopher Merrill and Marvin Bell Live Discussion
Thursday, Oct 15 at 1:00 p.m. CST
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University of Iowa International Writing Program Director Christopher Merrill and UI Professor Emeritus Marvin Bell, joined us for a live discussion today at 1 PM on Thurs., Oct 15th. Bell and Merrill discussed their new collection "7 Poets, 4 Days, 1 Book" and other literary topics.
Eavan Boland Live Discussion
Wednesday, Oct 14 at 10:00 a.m. CST
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The Writing University website hosted an online chat with Irish poet Eavan Boland at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14. Boland discussed poetry, writing in an international community, as well as other literary topics.
Boland, who attended the International Writing Program residency in 1979, has published nine volumes of poetry, as well as two volumes of prose. Her awards include the Lannan Foundation Award in Poetry and an American Ireland Fund Literary Award. She is a member of the Irish Academy of Letters and the advisory board of the International Writers Center at Washington University. She is professor of English at Stanford University and director of the creative writing program.
Robin Hemley Live Discussion
Thurs, June 11 at 1:00 p.m. CST
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Robin Hemley was online Thurs, June 11 at 1:00 p.m. to take readers questions and comments about literature and writing. This is an archive of that discussion. Hemley is a faculty member of the Nonfiction Writing Program at the University of Iowa.