The MFA Writing Program at UNC Greensboro will host a fiction and poetry reading by Nellie Hildebrandt and Justin Nash on Friday, January 19th at 6:00 PM at Scuppernong Books, 304 South Elm Street. A part of the MFA Writing Program’s 2024 Thesis Reading Series, the event is free and… Continue reading…
The MFA Writing Program at UNC Greensboro and The Greensboro Review will host a fiction & poetry reading by the 1st-year students on Thursday, November 30th at 6:00 PM at the Greensboro Project Space, 111 E. February One Place. The event is free and open to the public. Featured readers… Continue reading…
The African American and African Diaspora Studies Program, in conjunction with the UNCG MFA Writing Program, will host a conversation between UNCG MFA Writing Program student James Daniels and poet Tyree Daye on Tuesday, February 21st at 5:00 PM in the UNCG Alumni House, 404 College Avenue. The event, part… Continue reading…
The UNCG College of Visual and Performing Arts will host an interdisciplinary Song Composition Recital featuring students from UNCG’s programs in Song Composition, Voice, and Creative Writing. The recital will take place on Monday, February 13th at 7:30 PM in the Tew Recital (350), UNCG School of Music. The event… Continue reading…
So first, a confession: I’m a writing teacher, and a poet, with a book in the works, and I am not a big reader. *gasp* “But james! The best writers are advent readers! Yes, and thank you for reminding me of the ever-impending doom that is the battle between my… Continue reading…
I’ve always been a sensitive person. I mourn road kill before I’ve realized it’s only a plastic bag on the highway. I cry during every movie, especially ones for children. Irish goodbyes are my favorite way to leave a going-away party or the last day of even the worst job,… Continue reading…
I’m hardly a mystery buff. In fact, I’ve been known to actively avoid the mystery section in most bookstores for reasons I’m sure are unfair to mystery fans and writers. The best answer I can articulate as to why I steer clear of the mystery genre probably has a lot… Continue reading…
I have a set of bookmarks with a heading that says “Books I’ve Read!” There are ten slots for books to be read throughout the time that the reader has the bookmark. I got the set two years ago and have probably completed three or four of them. The most… Continue reading…
Looking back on the books I read in the months before moving to Greensboro, I see the UNCG application process and my whole winter, spring, and summer. Sometimes I was trying to plug gaps in my reading history. Mostly, I was drifting through my local public library letting my intuition… Continue reading…
The MFA Writing Program at UNC Greensboro will host a poetry and ficiton reading by Lisa Compo and Aaron Jackson on Friday, February 10th at 6:00 PM at Scuppernong Books, 304 South Elm Street. A part of the MFA Writing Program’s 2023 Thesis Reading Series, the event is free and… Continue reading…
