Ten Questions for Kimiko Hahn
“You can go with intention, or you can explore where the poem leads you. Where your unconscious leads you.” —Kimiko Hahn, author of The Ghost Forest: New and Selected Poems
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Genre: Poetry
A. B. Spellman
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In this Institute of Politics Policy and History video, A. B. Spellman joins a panel of poets, historians, and critics for a discussion of his contributions to literature, music, and the Black Arts Movement, and then reads a selection of poems from his new collection, Between the Night and Its Music: New and Selected Poems (Wesleyan University Press, 2024), which is featured in Page One in the November/December issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
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DISQUIET International Literary Program
The 2025 DISQUIET International Literary Program, sponsored by Dzanc Books and Centro Nacional de Cultura, will be held from June 22, 2025, to July 4, 2025, at the Centro Nacional de Cultura in Lisbon, Portugal. The conference features workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as a multi-genre Writing the Luso Experience workshop, lectures, craft talks, and literary walks. The faculty includes poets Erica Dawson, Diana Khoi Nguyen, and Terri Witek; fiction writer Gabriel Bump; and fiction writer and translator Bruna Dantas Lobato.
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CONFERENCE
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Event Date:
June 22, 2025
Rolling Admissions:
no
Application Deadline:
December 2, 2024
Financial Aid?:
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
January 6, 2025
Free Admission:
no
Contact Information:
DISQUIET International Literary Program, 610 South Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01002.
Contact City:
Lisbon
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PT
Studio Faire
Studio Faire offers two- or four-week residencies year-round to artists and writers, including poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators, at an early 19th-century house in Nérac, France. The residency accommodates up to six visitors at a time. Residents are provided with a private work space and bedroom and two bathrooms, as well as access to a common kitchen, dining room, and garden area.
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RESIDENCY
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Event Date:
June 5, 2025
Rolling Admissions:
yes
Application Deadline:
June 5, 2025
Financial Aid?:
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
June 5, 2025
Free Admission:
no
Contact Information:
Studio Faire, 58 Avenue Georges Clemenceau, 47600 Nérac, France. Julia Douglas, Cofounder and Residency Coordinator.
Julia Douglas
Cofounder and Residency Coordinator
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Nérac
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FR
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Essere Writer & Artist Residency
The Essere Writer & Artist Residency, which will be held from May 10, 2025, to May 24, 2025, and again from September 13, 2025, to September 27, 2025, offers two-week residencies at the medieval Camporsevoli estate in the Cetona province of Tuscany, Italy. The residency features programming for poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators, including craft talks by poet John Roedel, fiction and nonfiction writer Danielle Trussoni, and nonfiction writer Jennie Lee, as well as individual mentorship meetings with the guest artists in residence.
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RESIDENCY
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no
Event Date:
May 10, 2025
Rolling Admissions:
no
Application Deadline:
November 20, 2024
Financial Aid?:
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
November 20, 2024
Free Admission:
no
Contact Information:
Essere Writer & Artist Residency, P.O. Box 39, Kailua, HI 96734. (978) 771-4000. Jennie Lee, Residency Director.
Jennie Lee
Residency Director
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Tuscany
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IT
Yaddo
Yaddo offers two- to eight-week residencies year-round to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers on a 400-acre estate in Saratoga Springs, New York. Residents are provided with a private bedroom, work space, and meals. To apply for residencies from May 2025 through March 2026, writers submitted up to 10 short poems or an excerpt of a longer poem totaling no more than 10 pages, or up to 20 pages of prose with a $30 application fee (an added fee of $5 to $10 for media uploads may apply) by January 10, 2025. A two-page preview of the work sample was also required.
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RESIDENCY
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no
Event Date:
May 1, 2025
Rolling Admissions:
no
Application Deadline:
January 10, 2025
Financial Aid?:
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
January 10, 2025
Free Admission:
yes
Contact Information:
Yaddo, 312 Union Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. (518) 584-0746. Christin Williams, Program Director.
Christin Williams
Program Director
Contact City:
Saratoga Springs
Contact State:
NY
Contact Zip / Postal Code:
12866
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US
Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway
The 31st annual Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway was held from January 17, 2025, to January 20, 2025, at the Seaview Hotel near Atlantic City. The program, sponsored by Murphy Writing of Stockton University, offered small intensive workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as one-on-one tutorials, sunrise yoga, and open mic sessions. The faculty included poets Jan Beatty, Nicole Callihan, celeste doaks, R.G. Evans, Luray Gross, Lois Marie Harrod, Le Hinton, Peter E. Murphy, Sham-e-Ali Nayeem, Christine E.
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CONFERENCE
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Event Date:
January 17, 2025
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yes
Application Deadline:
June 5, 2025
Financial Aid?:
yes
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
January 17, 2025
Free Admission:
no
Contact Information:
Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway, Murphy Writing of Stockton University, 2200 Fairmount Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ 08401. (609) 626-3594. Taylor Coyle, Program Coordinator.
Taylor Cole
Program Coordinator
Contact City:
Galloway
Contact State:
NJ
Contact Zip / Postal Code:
08205
Country:
US
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Rockvale Writers’ Colony
The Rockvale Writers’ Colony offers one- to three-day retreats and one- to four-week residencies between January and October to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators on 65 acres of farmland in College Grove, Tennessee, approximately 35 miles south of Nashville. Residents are provided with a private room, bathroom, and writing desk, as well as access to a shared farmhouse kitchen, dining room, library, and outdoor swimming pool. The property also features common areas, including porches, gardens, and hiking trails.
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RESIDENCY
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yes
Event Date:
June 5, 2025
Rolling Admissions:
yes
Application Deadline:
June 5, 2025
Financial Aid?:
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
June 5, 2025
Free Admission:
no
Contact Information:
Rockvale Writers’ Colony, 6994 Giles Hill Road, College Grove, TN 37046. Sandy Coomer, Founder and Director.
Sandy Coomer
Founder and Director
Contact City:
College Grove
Contact State:
TN
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US
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Anderson Center Artist Residency Program
The 2024 Anderson Center Artist Residency Program offers residencies of two weeks or one month from August through October to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators at Tower View, a 350-acre historic estate in Red Wing, Minnesota. Residents are provided with a private room, studio space, and meals. To apply, writers submitted a writing sample of up to 10 pages, artist and community engagement statements, and a work plan with a $30 application fee by January 14, 2025.
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RESIDENCY
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no
Event Date:
August 1, 2025
Rolling Admissions:
no
Application Deadline:
January 14, 2025
Financial Aid?:
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
June 5, 2025
Free Admission:
yes
Contact Information:
Anderson Center Artist Residency Program, 163 Tower View Drive, P.O. Box 406, Red Wing, MN 55066. (651) 388-2009. Laurel Stinson, Advancement and Residency Director.
Laurel Stinson
Advancement and Residency Director
Contact City:
Red Wing
Contact State:
MN
Contact Zip / Postal Code:
55066
Country:
US
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Good Hart Artist Residency
The Good Hart Artist Residency offers two- to three-week residencies year-round to artists and writers, including poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers, in the woods bordering the “Tunnel of Trees” Scenic Heritage Route in Good Hart, Michigan, a village located on Lake Michigan. One artist or writer attends the residency at a time. The resident is provided with a private bedroom, a living room, an open loft with a reading area, a patio, a kitchen, and a bathroom.
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RESIDENCY
Ignore Event Date Field?:
yes
Event Date:
June 5, 2025
Rolling Admissions:
no
Application Deadline:
January 8, 2025
Financial Aid?:
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
June 5, 2025
Free Admission:
yes
Contact Information:
Good Hart Artist Residency, 910 N. Lamkin Road, Harbor Springs, MI 49740. (231) 412-0688. Carrie Tebeau, Executive Director.
Carrie Tebeau
Executive Director
Contact City:
Good Hart
Contact State:
MI
Contact Zip / Postal Code:
49740
Country:
US
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