In 1996 the Academy of American Poets developed National Poetry Month, a month dedicated to all things poetry: writers, publishers, libraries, etc. So with only 4 days left of National Read more about Creativity Breadcrumb 53: National Poetry Month…4 days to go[…]
As registration looms, are you looking for courses for ’15-’16? CAAD is contributing development, supplies, and guest artist funds to a bunch of awesome courses next year. Check out the Read more about CAAD Courses for ’15-’16 are HERE![…]
“Portraits” by Sofia Benitez and Alex Raz On our work in Boundary-Crossing S: ‘Is this one dancing?’, offered my roommate as I went through the pages. The series of self Read more about Field Work: “Portraits”[…]
We often think of habits as behaviors we need to change or re-route or develop. Habit formation can feel accidental; habit change can feel obligatory. Today’s Sunday Motivation is about Read more about Sunday Motivation: Habits, Routines, and Rituals[…]
Chances are good that the last half of Sunday will have you scrambling with your mind not just talking to you about everything that’s coming up this week, but perhaps Read more about Sunday Motivation: Let Your Mind Listen[…]
Writer Cristina Domenech teaches poetry to inmates in an Argentinian prison. This incredible workshop is organized through a university and operates out of a building constructed on site at the prison specifically Read more about Podcast of the Week 15: Poetry in Prison[…]
The explicitness of sexuality in Ancient Greece, the voicelessness of prostitutes during World War I, the spark of revolution in nineteenth century Paris, and the Baudelaire’s ideas about aesthetic beauty and Read more about Field Work: Mary Reid Kelley Brings SWINBURNE’S PASIPHAE to Life[…]
The Annual Elizabeth Bishop Poetry Reading: Mark Strand November 6, 2014 funded courtesy of Priscilla H. Rockwell ’47 and the late H.P. Davis Rockwell Named a MacArthur Fellow in 1987, Read more about Field Work: Towards a Vivid World[…]
Finals are almost upon us. As you prepare for your final papers, projects, and exams, bear in mind the wise words of Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and Vassar alum Jane Smiley: I Read more about Sunday Motivation: Vassar Alum Jane Smiley ’71 on Creating Seeds or Pebbles[…]
On October 28, novelist Jeffrey Eugenides, a Pulitzer-Prize winner for his book Middlesex, delivered the William Gifford lecture at Vassar College. The author of The Virgin Suicides, which was later adapted into Read more about Field Work: Jeffrey Eugenides on Writing Novels and Reliving Adolescence[…]