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- William Penn, essayist, fiction writer, and professor of English at Michigan State University, talks about his novel "The Absence of Angels," settings and plots in his works, inspiration from his family, his in-progress works, Native American dramas, and his reading habits. Penn is interviewed by MSULibrarian Jane Arnold for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 1999-11-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Award-winning environmentalist and writer Alison Swan talks about teaching English and writing, but needing lots of time to wander in the woods. She also discusses her Michigan and Michigan State University connections, her family, the intriguing nature of the freshwater seas of the Great Lakes, and her intent to write more about the Great Lakes basin in prose and poetry. Swan is interviewed by Michael Rodriguez for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2007-11-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Essayist and memoirist Robert Root, professor of English at Central Michigan University, talks about his book "Recovering Ruth" and the genealogical research research in his work and his role as both a university professor and an author. He also shares his views on creative nonfiction, Michigan as a source of inspiration, and works in progress. Root is interviewed by Stephanie Mathson of the Michigan State University Libraries for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2001-12-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poet and essayist Marc Sheehan talks about his interest in language, his preferences between poetry and essay, human relationship as a theme in his poems, his experience as an editor of the journal "Fourth Genre", poets and poetic history in Michigan, his in-progress works, and his reading interests. Ends abruptly. Sheehan is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Jane Arnold for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held in the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2000-11-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Essayist Brenda Miller, professor of English at Western Washington University and editor-in-chief of the Bellingham Review, talks about how gender influences her writing and editing, authors she admires, how research informs her writings, the challenges of writing a spiritual autobiography, and her favorite literary magazines. Miller is interviewed by Michigan State University Professor of English Marcia Aldrich for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held at the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2007-03-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poet and essayist Alison Swan talks about difficulties in writing in more than one genre, how she came to work with Jean Buescher in making the "Porch Swing," a handmade book, her vision on sustainable development, her daughter, her emotional links to Michigan, and projects in progress. Swan is interviewed by Stephanie Mathson of the Michigan State University Libraries. Part of the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2002-09-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Essayist Arthur Versluis, professor of American Thought and Language at Michigan State University, talks about his book "Island Farm", teaching writing in the classroom, the balance between his academic and farming lives, his views on organic farming, and his works in progress. Versluis is interviewed by MSU Librarian Jane Arnold for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2001-01-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poet and essayist Alison Swan talks about difficulties in writing in more than one genre, how she came to work with Jean Buescher in making the "Porch Swing," a handmade book, her vision on sustainable development, her daughter, her emotional links to Michigan, and projects in progress. Swan is interviewed by Stephanie Mathson of the Michigan State University Libraries. Part of the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2002-09-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Essayist Arthur Versluis, professor of American Thought and Language at Michigan State University, talks about his book "Island Farm", teaching writing in the classroom, the balance between his academic and farming lives, his views on organic farming, and his works in progress. Versluis is interviewed by MSU Librarian Jane Arnold for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2001-01-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Award-winning environmentalist and writer Alison Swan talks about teaching English and writing, but needing lots of time to wander in the woods. She also discusses her Michigan and Michigan State University connections, her family, the intriguing nature of the freshwater seas of the Great Lakes, and her intent to write more about the Great Lakes basin in prose and poetry. Swan is interviewed by Michael Rodriguez for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2007-11-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection