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Title: Winners of various literary awards read their work at the Michigan Writer Series
Date: 2000-04-19
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: The winners of the Jim Cash Creative Writing Awards are introduced and read their work. In the poetry category third place winner Marija Knežević reads her poem "I", second place winner Jennifer Gage reads three of her poems including "Strain", and first place winner Meg McClure has her winning poem "Water signs" read by Carrie Preston. In the fiction category, third place winner Amy Hymes reads "The silent intersections", second place winner Jake Posner reads "Timing the drips" and the...
Show moreThe winners of the Jim Cash Creative Writing Awards are introduced and read their work. In the poetry category third place winner Marija Knežević reads her poem "I", second place winner Jennifer Gage reads three of her poems including "Strain", and first place winner Meg McClure has her winning poem "Water signs" read by Carrie Preston. In the fiction category, third place winner Amy Hymes reads "The silent intersections", second place winner Jake Posner reads "Timing the drips" and the master of ceremonies announces that Nathan Blom won first place for "Debris". The Glendon and Kathryn Swarthout Awards in Writing are also presented and the award winners read their work, including first place winner Carrie Preston who reads her winning poem "To the stomping ground". The Richard Benvenuto Prize for Poetry is presented to Josefina Diaz who reads three poems including her winning poem "Phalaenopsis" and the George B. Lawson Prize for best literary essay is presented to Matt Duke for his work "Heads up Seven Up" which he reads. The master of ceremonies is unidentified.
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Title: Poet and author Carolyn Forché speaks at the Michigan Writers Series
Creator: Forché, Carolyn
Date: 2015-04-23
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Poet and author Carolyn Forché discusses her travels as a poet, meeting other poets in war-torn countries, and the role of poetry in politics, current events and in the academy. Michigan State University Professor Anita Skeen, arts coordinator and director of the MSU Residential College in the Arts and Humanities' Center for Poetry introduces Forché. Forché also takes questions from the audience. Part of the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Cosponsored by the RCAH Center for Poetry....
Show morePoet and author Carolyn Forché discusses her travels as a poet, meeting other poets in war-torn countries, and the role of poetry in politics, current events and in the academy. Michigan State University Professor Anita Skeen, arts coordinator and director of the MSU Residential College in the Arts and Humanities' Center for Poetry introduces Forché. Forché also takes questions from the audience. Part of the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Cosponsored by the RCAH Center for Poetry. Held in the MSU Main Library.
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Title: Poet and novelist Dan Gerber reads selections from his poetry at the Michigan writers series
Creator: Gerber, Dan, 1940-
Date: 2017-10-24
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Poet and novelist Dan Gerber reads selections from his poetry. Michigan State University Professor Emeritus Diane Wakoski also reads from her poetry and introduces Gerber.

Title: Food and travel author and college professor Matt Frank talks about American food culture
Creator: Frank, Matthew Gavin
Date: 2016-03-23
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Food and travel author and college professor Matt Frank suggests that he has little willpower when it comes to sampling new and exotic foods and says that he considers cuisine to be a little piece of a culture that he can consume and take with him. Frank reads from his book "The mad feast : an ecstatic tour through America's food" and takes questions from the audience. He also participates in the Michigan State University Undergraduate Creative Writing Awards ceremony which is held after his...
Show moreFood and travel author and college professor Matt Frank suggests that he has little willpower when it comes to sampling new and exotic foods and says that he considers cuisine to be a little piece of a culture that he can consume and take with him. Frank reads from his book "The mad feast : an ecstatic tour through America's food" and takes questions from the audience. He also participates in the Michigan State University Undergraduate Creative Writing Awards ceremony which is held after his presentation. Frank is introduced by MSU Professor Marcia Aldrich. The event is convened by professor Robin Silbergleid, director of the MSU Creative Writing Program.
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Title: Marcus Wicker, associate professor of English at Michigan State University, reads selected poems from his books
Creator: Wicker, Marcus
Date: 2017-01-18
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Marcus Wicker, associate professor of English at Michigan State University, reads poems from his book "Maybe the saddest thing" and from his newest book of poetry "Silencer". Wicker is introduced by MSU Professor Robin Silbergleid, director of the MSU Creative Writing Program.

Title: Michael Rodriguez interviews Jim Daniels, Professor of English and Creative Writing at Carnegie Mellon University
Creator: Daniels, Jim, 1956-
Date: 2007-09-21
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Detroit native Jim Daniels, Professor of English and Creative Writing at Carnegie Mellon University, talks about being identified as a Detroit writer and poet, reading in Detroit with author Philip Levine, script and short story writing, challenging himself to try new things and developing a character over time. Daniels also explains how our ideas of movies have influenced expectations in writing and changed the way many writers approach their craft and suggests that contemporary writers...
Show moreDetroit native Jim Daniels, Professor of English and Creative Writing at Carnegie Mellon University, talks about being identified as a Detroit writer and poet, reading in Detroit with author Philip Levine, script and short story writing, challenging himself to try new things and developing a character over time. Daniels also explains how our ideas of movies have influenced expectations in writing and changed the way many writers approach their craft and suggests that contemporary writers have dropped the idea of writing the great American novel for writing the great American screenplay. Daniels is interviewed by Michael Rodriguez for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
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Title: Science fiction writer D. Harlan Wilson reads his selected works at the Michigan Writers Series
Creator: Wilson, D. Harlan
Date: 2004-01-16
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Science fiction writer David Harlan Wilson reads from his work and answers questions from the audience. The event is convened by Michigan State University Librarian by Leslie Behm. Part of the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held in the MSU Main Library.

Title: Michael Rodriguez interviews writer Stuart Dybek
Creator: Dybek, Stuart, 1942-
Date: 2003-04-18
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Writer Stuart Dybek, professor of English at Western Michigan University, explains his perspective on getting works published, Chicago as a setting in his works, his views on religion and culture, and his interest in music and baseball. Dybek is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Michael Rodriguez for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.

Title: Author Gary Gildner reads his selected works at the Michigan Writers Series
Creator: Gildner, Gary
Date: 2004-09-24
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Author Gary Gildner reads "Sleepy time gal," "Pavol Hudak, the poet, is talking," and "Genealogy" then answers questions from the audience. The event is convened by Peter Berg, head of the Michigan State University Libraries' Special Collections. Part of the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held at the MSU Main Library.

Title: Poet and novelist Gordon Henry reads his selected works at the Michigan Writers Series
Creator: Henry, Gordon, 1955-
Date: 1999-02-19
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Michigan State University Professor and poet and novelist Gordon Henry reads excerpts from his selected works including: "Sleeping in Rain", "The Light People", "I Will Not Tell You", and "Art Not History Not Art." Henry is introduced by MSU Professor Michael Steinberg. Part of the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held in the MSU Main Library.

Title: Jane Arnold interviews poet Katherine Fishburn
Creator: Fishburn, Katherine, 1944-
Date: 2000-03-31
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Jane Arnold, humanities collection coordinator at the Michigan State University Libraries, interviews poet Katherine Fishburn on why she chooses to be a poet, her book "The dead are so disappointing", the healing power of writing poems, how she brings in her relationship with her parents, especially her father, into her poems, nature as a theme in her poems, her in-progress works.

Title: Poet Katherine Fishburn reads her selected works at the Michigan Writers Series
Creator: Fishburn, Katherine, 1944-
Date: 2000-03-31
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Katherine Fishburn, author and Michigan State University professor of English, reads selected poems from her works, including "The dead are so disappointing", "The resurrection of Kore", and "The language of pain." She answers questions from the audience. The event is convened by MSU Libraries' Director of Special Collections Peter Berg. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.

Title: Writer Charles Baxter reads his selected works at the Michigan Writers Series
Creator: Baxter, Charles, 1947-
Date: 2002-09-13
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Writer Charles Baxter reads sections from his books "The feast of love" and "Saul and Patsy" and answers questions from audience at a Michigan Writers Series event. The session is convened by Peter Berg, head of Special Collections at the MSU Libraries. Baxter is introduced by MSU distinguished professor and writer in residence Diane Wakoski. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held in the Main Library.

Title: Michael Rodriguez interviews author Paul Clemens
Creator: Clemens, Paul, 1973-
Date: 2006-03-31
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Author Paul Clemens talks about his book "Made in Detroit," the genre of memoir, and writing about race. Clemens is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Michael Rodriguez for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held in the MSU Main Library.

Title: Leslie Behm interviews science fiction writer David Feintuch
Creator: Feintuch, David
Date: 2000-10-06
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Science fiction writer David Feintuch, living in Mason, Michigan, explains how and why he started writing, gives advice to people who want to write, and makes suggestions for improving writing techniques. Feintuch is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Leslie Behm for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held in the MSU Main Library.

Title: Kara Gust interviews author Jeff Vande Zande
Creator: Vande Zande, Jeff
Date: 2005-02-11
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Author Jeff Vande Zande talks about teaching and writing, poems vs. short stories, developing characters in his stories based on his personal experience, and his current projects. Vande Zande is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Kara Gust for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writer Series.

Title: Writer Rainelle Burton reads excerpts from her book "The root worker" at the Michigan Writers Series
Creator: Burton, Rainelle
Date: 2003-10-31
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Writer Rainelle Burton reads excerpts of her book "The root worker" and answers questions from audience at the Michigan Writers Series. Program introduction by Stephanie Mathson.

Title: Writer Jack Driscoll reads his selected works at the Michigan Writers Series
Creator: Driscoll, Jack, 1946-
Date: 2005-11-04
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Writer Jack Driscoll reads two selections from his novel "How like an angel." He also discusses what teaching at the Interlochen Arts Academy in northern Michigan has meant to him. The event is convened by Peter Berg, head of the Michigan State University Libraries' Special Collections. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held in the MSU Main Library.

Title: Stephanie Mathson interviews poet and fiction writer Joe Matuzak
Creator: Matuzak, Joe
Date: 2002-10-18
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Poet and fiction writer Joe Matuzak explains how he started his career in arts administration, and the community knowledge project at the Clinton Township Library in Lenawee County, Michigan, where he served as an artist-in-residence. He talks about the political concerns surrounding the cover art of his book "Eating Fire," the theme of his poems, his relationship with his poet wife, his emotional links to Flint, and his works in progress. Matuzak is interviewed by Stephanie Mathson of the...
Show morePoet and fiction writer Joe Matuzak explains how he started his career in arts administration, and the community knowledge project at the Clinton Township Library in Lenawee County, Michigan, where he served as an artist-in-residence. He talks about the political concerns surrounding the cover art of his book "Eating Fire," the theme of his poems, his relationship with his poet wife, his emotional links to Flint, and his works in progress. Matuzak is interviewed by Stephanie Mathson of the Michigan State University Libraries. Part of the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
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Title: Stephanie Mathson interviews novelist Amy Hassinger
Creator: Hassinger, Amy, 1972-
Date: 2004-02-06
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Novelist Amy Hassinger talks about her novel "Nina : adolescence," her story "La Llorona," and her current novel "The priest's Madonna." Hassinger reflects on how she approaches writing, what inspires her, and other projects on which she has worked. Hassinger is interviewed by Stephanie Mathson for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held in the MSU Main Library.

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