December 5, 2019 at 6:00 pm-8:00 pm – Warrior Writers facilitates a series of free writing workshop for veterans in 2018-19. An experienced facilitator will guide participants through a series of generative writing prompts that engage veterans’ experiences. All veterans are invited to sign up whether or not they are affiliated with Rutgers. This workshop series takes place in the Writers House, 305 […]
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Outside the Wire: Speaking Out About Marginalized Experiences In the Military
January 22, 2020 at 7:00 pm-8:30 pm – As part of Outside the Wire, our annual programming series highlighting veterans’ narratives, the Writers House is proud to present “Speaking Out About Marginalized Experiences in the Military.” This event pairs speakers whose scholarly, journalistic, or creative work concerns veterans’ experiences with the lived experiences of veterans themselves. This year, the panel will feature Samuel Black, […]
Writers in Camden: Anders Carlson-Wee
February 4, 2020 at 7:00 pm-8:30 pm – Anders Carlson-Wee, author of The Low Passions (Norton, 2019), discusses his work as well as his film Riding the Highline, made with Kai Carlson-Wee. A screening of the film will follow a discussion with Gregory Pardlo. Anders Carlson-Wee is the author of The Low Passions (W.W. Norton, 2019). His work has appeared in The Paris Review, BuzzFeed, Ploughshares, Virginia […]
Writing Meaningfully in an Election Year: The Poetry of Politics and Witness
February 8, 2020 at 1:00 pm-4:00 pm – Instructor: Keith Kopka Poetry has always served as a form of social and political resistance. From the ghettos of warn-torn Warsaw to the American civil rights movement, poets have, historically, been a voice for the unrepresented as well as catalysts for social change. In our cultural moment, a growing number of writers are […]
Environmental Advocacy Workshop
February 10, 2020 at 11:20 am-12:20 pm – Birds are disappearing. Sea levels are rising. Natural disasters are becoming more frequent, devastating homes and communities. Even though these phenomena can make us feel powerless, individuals and groups can use language and storytelling as effective tools for raising awareness and changing policy. This workshop will introduce participants to the building blocks of an advocacy […]
Tribute to Toni Morrison
February 18, 2020 at 12:45 pm-1:45 pm – Nobel Prize winning author Toni Morrison died last year at the age of 88. She penned eleven novels and several children’s books, short stories, plays, essays, and scholarly. On her birthday, we celebrate the Presidential Medal of Honor recipient by speaking the words she crafted so carefully. Come and read your favorite passage from any […]