“Creating the Creative”: English Department Writers Read, February 10 For all members of our Wesleyan Community!
Feb. 5, 2010 by dphillips
“Creating the Creative” is a provocative quote from Herman Melville’s experimental novel, Mardi (1849). It can be argued that Melville here was referring to the creative energy of a literary text to keep generating meanings with readers and changing times. Three inspiring and distinguished Wesleyan writers who have taught at Wesleyan will read from their work: Kit Reed, Clifford Chase, and Douglas Martin (visiting writers Chase and Martin are teaching English courses this term). They will be introduced by the English Department Creative Writing Concentration Faculty: Silverberg Shapiro Professor of Creative Writing and Coordinator of the Creative Writing Concentration Elizabeth Willis, Professor of English Deb Unferth, and Professor of English Lisa Cohen. Joel Pfister, Chair of the English Department and Kenan Professor of the Humanities, will introduce the event. So come see Wesleyan artists who create the creative on Wednesday, February 10, 8:00 Russell House! Cool treats will be served!