
Fellows Friday: Q&A with J.C. Todd
We spoke to poet J.C. Todd, whose current work-in-progress is a collection of sonnets that “complicates and contemporizes the tradition of war poems.”
What drives cultural practitioners to experiment, discover, and create?
We spoke to poet J.C. Todd, whose current work-in-progress is a collection of sonnets that “complicates and contemporizes the tradition of war poems.”
Lê Thi Diem Thúy is a poet, novelist, and performer who speaks eloquently on the intangibles of the artistic process. When she was at the Center recently, we asked her, "How does an artist's approach to working evolve over time?"
We spoke to filmmaker and Emmy-nominated director Ted Passon, whose work explores human relationships and how they shape our world.
In this week's Fellows Friday Q&A, we speak to poet Travis Macdonald, who questions authorship with written works that are lively and whimsical without being frivolous, and which offer critique and reflection of the contemporary moment.
We spoke to Laynie Browne, a three-time recipient of the Gertrude Stein Award in Innovative American Poetry.
We spoke to Matt Saunders, a multidisciplinary theater artist whose practice is rooted in set design.
We spoke to classical music composer and pianist Michael Djupstrom, who seeks to connect with audiences by bridging traditional and contemporary styles of musical expression.
We spoke to Thomas Devaney, the author of one nonfiction book, Letters to Ernesto Neto (Germ Folio, 2004), and four poetry collections, including the recently released Calamity Jane (Furniture Press, 2014).
Nonfiction writer and 2005 Pew Fellow Jay Kirk, "creative documentarian" of An Experiment in Five Acts, presents a manifesto based on the events of the Act III session.
We spoke to Mary Lattimore, a classically trained harpist who incorporates experimental techniques and technologies into her music, thereby extending the conventions of her instrument.