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- Poet Mark Yakich, professor of English at Central Michigan University, talks about his education, developing an interest in poetry while working in Brussels, Belgium, his writing style, the cover of his book "The making of collateral beauty", and the relationship between teaching and writing. Yakich is interviewed by MSU Librarian Michael Rodriguez for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-03-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Science fiction writer and Detroiter Kathe Koja talks about why she would like to be a cat, the sources of her inspiration, research for her books, her family, and her soon to be published works. Koja is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Leslie Behm for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held in the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2001-04-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poet Diane Wakoski, Michigan State University professor of English, talks about her early career as a poet, her series "The Archaeology of Movies and Books", her in-progress book of poems, and her opinions on gender roles. Wakoski is interviewed by MSU Libraries' staff person Stephanie Mathison for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2001-09-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poets Jack Ridl and Chris Dombrowski talk about teaching and the writing of poetry and the use of landscape in their writings. Ridl and Dombrowski are interviewed by Michigan Stae University Librarian Michael Rodriguez for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2007-04-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Patricia Clark, poet and Professor of Writing at Grand Valley State University, explains how landscape, travel, and teaching relate to her writing. She also talks about the Grand Valley State University National Poetry Festival held on the GVSU campus. Clark is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Michael Rodriguez for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writer Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-03-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University English Professor Jyotsna Singh delivers opening remarks at the Muslim Journeys Book Club event which features a discussion of Orhan Pamuk's book, "Istanbul : memories and the city." Professor Singh shares her own experiences of traveling in Istanbul and discusses Pamuk's career, focusing in particular, on his books "The white castle" and "My name is Red" as keys for understanding "Istanbul : memories and the city." She also poses questions about the book to spur discussion. MSU Librarian Deborah Margolis introduces Professor Singh. Sponsored by MSU Muslim Studies Program, MSU Libraries, and the East Lansing Public Library. Held in the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-11-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Native American filmmaker Chris Eyre delivers a talk entitled "Breaking Through: An Insider's View of Independent Filmmaking." Eyre describes how he got his start in filmmaking, the nature of his creative process, career influences, and projects in the works. Eyre gives a perspective on Hollywood, independent films, and surviving in the market place while directing with an independent vision and describes the making of his award winning film "Smoke Signals." He also shows a video of the Native American band "Indigenous" that he produced and answers questions from the audience. Recording ends with drumming as the crowd disperses. Cosponsored by Michigan State University Libraries, EAGLE (Educating Anishnabe: Giving, Learning, Empowering, and The Association of American Indian Faculty and Staff at MSU. Part of the MSU Libraries' Colloquia Series held at the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 1999-03-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University Distinguished Professor Diane Wakoski reads at the fourth annual Poetry Center Reading sponsored by the MSU Residential College in the Arts and Humanities. Wakoski discusses the concept of creating a personal mythology and the difference between being a truth teller and revealing secrets. She also reads poems from a new manuscript entitled "The diamond dog". She is introduced by Martha Bates from the MSU Press.
- Date Issued:
- 2007-11-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Author Diane Carey talks about how she came to write science fiction books for the "Star Trek" series, about the business of freelance writing, being a dependable writer, and being fortunate to have found a genre which she enjoys and is in demand. Carey is interviewed by Leslie Behm for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Science Fiction Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2004-11-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poet Dennis Hinrichsen talks about his books "Cage of water" and "Message to be spoken Into the left ear of God", his involvement in the Rustbelt Roethke Writers’ Workshop in 2003, moving to Michigan, the landscape of Michigan in his poems, and moving into fiction writing from poetry. Hinrichsen is interviewed by Stephanie Mathson for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held at the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2004-09-10T00:00:00Z
- 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:
- Author and ecologist Stephanie Mills talks about how she started writing and publishing, writing on nature and the environment, the challenges of being a writer, the influence of Michigan on her work, bio-regionalism, and a new book she is working on. Mills is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Kara Gust for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2008-09-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Memoirist and short story writer Sue William Silverman explains how her childhood incestuous experience has influenced her writing career, her work "Because I Remember Terror, Father, I Remember You", her creative nonfiction writing style, her role as both a writer and a child welfare advocate, and her new in-progress memoir. Silverman is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Jane Arnold. Recorded as part of the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 1999-10-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Journalists Sheila Schimpf, Kathleen Lavey, and John Schneider explain how they became authors, and discuss the literary forms and characteristics of their works, the role of Michigan in their writings, their reading habits, and works in progress. The trio is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Jane Arnold for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held in the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2000-09-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Essayist and fantasy writer Jacqueline Carey talks about the meaning of the title of her Kushiel Trilogy, how she became an author, her work in progress. She also gives advice to aspiring authors. Carey is interviewed by Michigan State University librarian Leslie Behm. Part of the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held in the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-11-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Jim Hines, science fiction writer and Michigan State University alumnus, explains how he began his writing career, his literary style, his preparation of manuscripts, and how he has been able to get his works published. Hines is interviewed by MSU Librarian Leslie Behm
- Date Issued:
- 2002-03-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michael Steinberg, Michigan State University professor of American Thought and Language, discusses his memoir "Still pitching," about coming of age in 1950s New York. He talks about creative nonfiction, writing memoir, baseball coaches, and how living in Michigan has influenced his writing. Steinberg is interviewed by MSU Library Assistant Stephanie Mathson. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-11-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Lev Raphael and Loren D. Estleman talk about their views on their crime novels, the role of Michigan in their works, the problems and benefits of writing a mystery series and their reading interests. Interview conducted by Jane Arnold, humanities collection development coordinator at the Michigan State University Libraries. Part of the Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 1999-01-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Novelist, poet, essayist, and play-write Robert Vivian, professor of English at Alma College, describes how he began writing and publishing, writing in different genres, the relationship between teaching and writing, his first novel "The mover of bones", the influence of Michigan in his writings, and his current projects. Vivian is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Kara Gust for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-09-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poet Terry Blackhawk explains how Michigan factors into her writings, the InsideOut Literary Arts Project in Detroit, and how she started writing. Blackhawk is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Michael Rodriguez. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries Michigan writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2004-11-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Walter Satterthwait, author of a series of contemporary crime novels, talks about his protagonists Joshua Croft and Rita Mondragon, and his novels set in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Satterthwait describes how he came to writing crime stories and why he chose to use a Latina as a main character. He describes his exposure to different cultures, his childhood of frequent moves, how he came to writing, and how he developed his characters. Satterthwait is interviewed by Diana Rivera at the 2005 Left Coast Crime Conference held in El Paso, Texas.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-02-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- 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.
- Date Issued:
- 2000-03-31T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michelle Martinez, author of the crime novel "Most wanted," talks about the issues faced by Latin Americans in their home country versus what they face in the United States. She describes her family and education, graduation form Harvard Law School, and her professional endeavors. Martinez discusses the story line of her book, what motivated her to write, and how she brought her experiences from the prosecutor's office to bear on her writing. She describes her writing as an opportunity to explore her own cultural heritage. Martinez discusses the art of writing and talks about what she reads. Martinez is interviewed by Diana Rivera at the 2005 Left Coast Crime Conference held in El Paso, Texas.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-02-25T00:00:00Z
- 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:
- Poet and author Jack Ridl explains how he began writing, the writer series at Hope College, his coach poems, his chapbook "Against elegies," how working and living in Michigan shapes his work, and works in progress. Ridl is interviewed by Stephanie Mathson of the Michigan State University Libraries. Part of the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2002-11-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poet Robert VanderMolen talks about transitioning from being a community college teacher into a painter, teaching and writing, his reading habits, his writing style, and how Michigan factors into his writings. VanderMolen is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Michael Rodriguez. Part of the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held at the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2004-10-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Science fiction writer Michael Kube-McDowell shares his thoughts about writing, his interests in the military, music, and sports, and the appeal of science fiction to him. Kube-McDowell is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Leslie Behm. Part of the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2000-11-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Author Suzy McKee Charnas delivers a talk entitled, "Science Fiction, Women Writers, and Women Readers", at the Michigan State University Main Library. Charnas describes how science fiction writers are marginalized in the publishing industry and says that their craft is not taken seriously. She also discusses the intersection of feminism and the science fiction genre and concludes with a long, off mic, discussion with audience members. Charnas is introduced by MSU Librarian Ruth Ann Jones. Part of the MSU Libraries' Colloquia Series.
- Date Issued:
- 1999-02-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poet Anita Skeen, Michigan State University professor of English, talks about being a woman poet, her inspiration to write, connections between West Virginia and other places she has lived, and her body of work. She also talks about her works in process, teaching in the creative arts program at Ghost Ranch in New Mexico, and the use of humor in her poems. Skeen is interviewed by MSU Librarian Jane Arnold for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 1999-09-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- 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.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-02-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University alumni and award-winning authors Richard Ford, Jim Harrison, and Thomas McGuane answer questions from an overflow audience at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts during an event titled, "Michigan Author Homecoming." The three authors talk about their love for dogs and the shared theme of "love and nothingness" in their stories. They also discuss how they became interested in words and writing when very young, how they relate to their characters, and their experiences while students at MSU. Sponsored by the Michigan Humanities Council and the Michigan State University Libraries.
- Date Issued:
- 2008-07-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Author Michael Kimball talks about moving away from Michigan to become a successful writer, his education, the fiction reading series he has started in Baltimore, the life-story-on-postcard project, and his book "Dear everybody." Kimball is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Michael Rodriguez for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2008-10-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Science fiction writer Dave Galanter talks about Star trek, publishing a Star trek spin-off series, collaborating with Greg Brodeur in writing Star trek stories, how Michigan factors into his books, message boards and blogs he owns, his favorite comic books, and his current projects. Galanter is interviewed by Stephanie Mathson for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held in the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2004-10-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poet Robert Fanning explains how he began writing and publishing, the challenges of being a poet, people who have influenced his writings, working for the "InsideOut Literary Arts Project" in Detroit, and the role Michigan has in his poems. Fanning is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Sara Miller for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held in the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2007-02-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Acclaimed children's author Lois Lowry talks about her writing, plot and character development, and the plot-line of her most recent book "Gossamer." She also discusses the possibilities of a movie based upon her book "The Giver" which would star Jeff Bridges. Lowry is interviewed by Capital Area District Library South Services Coordinator Nicole Wells for the "Author Corner Live" series from CADL.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-01-19T00:00:00Z
- 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:
- Author Kathleen McGookey talks about developing her motivation to write during college and getting published for the first time. She also talks about the work required to assemble a number of pieces for publication, her relationship with editor Robert Alexander, balancing writing with being a parent, working on a children's book, the difference between simple prose and a prose poem, and the subtle influence of Michigan on her writing. She is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Peter Berg for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2007-10-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Science fiction writer and Mason, MI resident David Feintuch, talks about how he became a writer, why he writes, how he approaches writing and telling stories, and then answer questions from the audience. The event is convened by Michigan State University Librarian Leslie Behm. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held in the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2000-10-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Writer Lev Raphael talks about being a second generation writer and a child of Holocaust survivors, how he started writing, his love for reading science fiction, living in Michigan, and his current projects. Raphael is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Kara Gust. Recorded as part of the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-09-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poet and novelist F. Richard Thomas, Michigan State Univesity professor of American Thought and Language, talks about the literary forms he uses, how teaching affects his writing, his books "Frog praises night : poems with commentary" and "Prism : the journal of John Fish", and how living in Michigan has influenced his writing. Thomas is interviewed by MSU librarian Jane Arnold for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2000-02-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poet and novelist Laura Kasischke talks about her novel "Suspicious River," other in-progress works, why she started writing novels, and her reading interests. Kasischke is interviewed by librarian Jane Arnold for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 1999-02-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poet Judith Minty describes how she leads people to read and enjoy poetry, her poem "A Sense of Place," the role her heritage and background plays in inspiring her works, and other works in-progress. Minty is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Jane Arnold for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 1999-04-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poet Laura Apol, Michigan State University professor of Education, discusses how she started writing and was first published, her favorite writer, the relationship between teaching and writing,the landscape of Michigan in her writings, and current projects. Apol is interviewed by MSU Librarian Kara Gust for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held in the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-09-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Science fiction writer Michael Kube-McDowell reads his award-winning nonfiction piece "Divining the Mind" and the beginning chapters of his science fiction novel "The Trigger" co-authored with Sir Arthur C. Clarke. Kube-McDowell shares his views on copyrights and collaboration among science fiction writers. He answers questions from the audience. The event is convened by Michigan State University Librarian Leslie Behm. Part of the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held at the Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2000-11-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Writer Craig Holden talks about his novel "The jazz bird," based upon bootlegger George Remus, and then reads excerpts from it. Peter Berg, head of the Michigan State University Libraries's Special Collections convenes the event. Part of the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held in the Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-09-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poet Conrad Hilberry describes how he began writing and publishing, persons influential to his writing, writing poems vs. fiction, teaching at Kalamazoo College, and his current projects. Hilberry is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Kara Gust for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held in the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-11-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- 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.
- Date Issued:
- 2000-10-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Writer and ecologist Stephanie Mills explains why she moved from the San Francisco Bay Area to Michigan, her involvement in ecology issues, the changes in her writing style after moving to Michigan, works in process, and her views on an activist Robert Swann. Mills is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Terry Link for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2001-10-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poet, autoworker, and active member of UAW Local 160 Lolita Hernandez, talks about her concerns for the future as General Motors and Delphi struggle in the economy. Hernandez explains how she began writing, her mother's influence, her family's Trinidadian heritage, and being published. She also talks about her time in the Cadillac plant and the influence it has had on her writing, her current short story and poetry projects, and how her co-workers support her writing. Hernandez is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Diana Rivera for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held at the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-02-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Science fiction writer L. Warren Douglas talks about how he started writing, how he applies his anthropology degree to his work, and how his writing style has changed over the years. He also talks about what inspires him and his work. Douglas is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Leslie Behm for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Science Fiction Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2001-11-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Science fiction and fantasy writer M.L. Konett talks about developing her interest in fantasy and science fiction, her favorite science fiction writers, her writing career, the Clarion Writing Group, settings in her stories, and upcoming publications. Konett is interviewed by Stephanie Mathson of the Michigan State University Libraries. Part of the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2002-11-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Novelist Bonnie Jo Campbell talks about how she began her writing career, her book "Women & other animals," her favorite writers, Michigan as her home, and works in progress. Campbell is interviewed by Stephanie Mathson of the Michigan State University Libraries. Part of the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-01-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- William Sydney Porter, who wrote under the pseudonym "O. Henry," talks about the inspiration for his writing. From an Edison recording.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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:
- Novelist Pamela Ditchoff talks about the characters and inspiration for her novel "The mirror of monsters and prodigies", her research for her novels, her daily writing routine, her second novel "Mrs. Beast", her views on fairy tales, and her work in progress. Ditchoff is interviewed by Michigan State University Professor of American Thought and Language Maria Bruno for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held in the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 1999-10-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Writer Jack Driscoll discusses how he started writing and publishing, the person who most influenced his writing, writing fiction versus poems, the theme of families in his fiction, the influence of Michigan in his work, teaching, and his current projects. Driscoll is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Kara Gust for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-11-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Author Samuel Delaney talks about his participation in the 38th annual Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Workshop at Michigan State University. Delaney comments on the work done by the students, and the impact which the workshop might have on their careers. He also talks about his own writing career, teaching, who influenced him, and why he portrays mundane and often vulgar acts in his books. Delaney is interviewed by Capital Area District Library librarian Jessica Trotter.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-06-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Author Robin Silbergleid, Michigan State University professor of English and head of the creative writing program, talks about her broad publishing credits and how she balances an academic career with a writing career. She comments on her memoir "Texas girl," suggests that clear genres are going away as lines between them become more blurred, and explains the differences between memoir, autobiography, and the novel. Silbergleid is interviewed by MSU Librarian Michael Rodriguez for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held in the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-04-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poet Brian Gilmore, professor of Law at Michigan State University, reads from his work. Gilmore answers questions from the audience regarding his writing style and his hometown of Washington, D.C. Gilmore is introduced by MSU Librarian Robin Silbergleid. Part of the MSU Libraries Michigan Writes Series. Held in the Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-01-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poet and novelist Anca Vlasopolos, professor of English at Wayne State University, talks about how she writes in a wide span of literary forms, her writing plan, works in process, her thoughts about Detroit, MI, her experience at the Detroit Public Library, and her reading interests. Ends abruptly. Vlasopolos is interviewed by Michigan State UniversityLibrarian Jane Arnold. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2000-10-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Jane Arnold, humanities collection development coordinator at the Michigan State University Libraries, interviews poet and prose writer Keith Taylor on how he moved from Canada to Michigan and being a Canadian-Michigan writer, his writing style, autobiographical nature of his works, his work "Life science and other stories" and other In-progress works and reading interests.
- Date Issued:
- 1999-04-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Acclaimed American author of fantasy stories Holly Black, talks about her writing, choice of genre, and about her participation in the thirty-eighth Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Workshop at Michigan State University. Black explains her decision to write about middle class suburban characters and the juxtaposition of fantasy with a very normal environment. She also discusses her writing process, conferring with other authors, editing her work, and her current projects. Black is interviewed by Capital Area District Library Librarian Jessica Trotter.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-07-31T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Acclaimed American editor and short story writer Kelly Link talks about her participation in the thirty-eighth Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Workshop at Michigan State University. Link discusses her involvement with Clarion first as a student and now as an instructor, her writing style, her chosen genre, her writing process, and her current projects. Link is interviewed by Capital Area District Library Librarian Jessica Trotter.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-07-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Linda Nemec Foster talks about the title of her work, "Living in the Fire Nest", teaching poetry in schools and colleges, how her poems were displayed in exhibits for visual arts and poetry, inspirations of one of her poem, her writing style, and in-progress works. Foster is interviewed by librarian Jane Arnold for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 1999-03-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Science fiction writer David Harlan Wilson talks about his education, postmodern science fiction, and irrealism in his writings. Wilson is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Leslie Behm for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held at the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2004-01-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University Professor Anita Skeen reads at the first MSU Residential College in the Arts and Humanities Center for Poetry Reading, sponsored by the MSU Residential College in the Arts and Humanities. Skeen, coordinator Center for Poetry, begins by recognizing a number of people who helped make the Center for Poetry a reality and then reads a passage from Muriel Rukeyser's book "The life of poetry." She also reads from her own books, "Outside the fold, outside the frame", "Resurrection of the animals", and her recent work with Oklahoma poet Jane Taylor, "When we say shelter". Skeen describes the process of writing poetry and what influences her and how living in Canada and New Mexico have affected her work. She closes by reading from a work in progress. Skeen is introduced by Stephen L. Esquith, dean of the MSU Residential College in the Arts and Humanities.
- Date Issued:
- 2007-10-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- 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.
- Date Issued:
- 2000-10-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Writer and ecologist Stephanie Mills explains why she moved from the San Francisco Bay Area to Michigan, her involvement in ecology issues, the changes in her writing style after moving to Michigan, works in process, and her views on an activist Robert Swann. Mills is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Terry Link for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2001-10-19T00:00:00Z
- 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:
- Novelist Bonnie Jo Campbell talks about how she began her writing career, her book "Women & other animals," her favorite writers, Michigan as her home, and works in progress. Campbell is interviewed by Stephanie Mathson of the Michigan State University Libraries. Part of the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-01-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- William Sydney Porter, who wrote under the pseudonym "O. Henry," talks about the inspiration for his writing. From an Edison recording.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Novelist Pamela Ditchoff talks about the characters and inspiration for her novel "The mirror of monsters and prodigies", her research for her novels, her daily writing routine, her second novel "Mrs. Beast", her views on fairy tales, and her work in progress. Ditchoff is interviewed by Michigan State University Professor of American Thought and Language Maria Bruno for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held in the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 1999-10-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poet, autoworker, and active member of UAW Local 160 Lolita Hernandez, talks about her concerns for the future as General Motors and Delphi struggle in the economy. Hernandez explains how she began writing, her mother's influence, her family's Trinidadian heritage, and being published. She also talks about her time in the Cadillac plant and the influence it has had on her writing, her current short story and poetry projects, and how her co-workers support her writing. Hernandez is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Diana Rivera for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held at the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-02-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Writer Jack Driscoll discusses how he started writing and publishing, the person who most influenced his writing, writing fiction versus poems, the theme of families in his fiction, the influence of Michigan in his work, teaching, and his current projects. Driscoll is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Kara Gust for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-11-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Science fiction writer L. Warren Douglas talks about how he started writing, how he applies his anthropology degree to his work, and how his writing style has changed over the years. He also talks about what inspires him and his work. Douglas is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Leslie Behm for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Science Fiction Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2001-11-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Science fiction and fantasy writer M.L. Konett talks about developing her interest in fantasy and science fiction, her favorite science fiction writers, her writing career, the Clarion Writing Group, settings in her stories, and upcoming publications. Konett is interviewed by Stephanie Mathson of the Michigan State University Libraries. Part of the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2002-11-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Author Samuel Delaney talks about his participation in the 38th annual Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Workshop at Michigan State University. Delaney comments on the work done by the students, and the impact which the workshop might have on their careers. He also talks about his own writing career, teaching, who influenced him, and why he portrays mundane and often vulgar acts in his books. Delaney is interviewed by Capital Area District Library librarian Jessica Trotter.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-06-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University English Professor Jyotsna Singh delivers opening remarks at the Muslim Journeys Book Club event which features a discussion of Orhan Pamuk's book, "Istanbul : memories and the city." Professor Singh shares her own experiences of traveling in Istanbul and discusses Pamuk's career, focusing in particular, on his books "The white castle" and "My name is Red" as keys for understanding "Istanbul : memories and the city." She also poses questions about the book to spur discussion. MSU Librarian Deborah Margolis introduces Professor Singh. Sponsored by MSU Muslim Studies Program, MSU Libraries, and the East Lansing Public Library. Held in the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-11-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Native American filmmaker Chris Eyre delivers a talk entitled "Breaking Through: An Insider's View of Independent Filmmaking." Eyre describes how he got his start in filmmaking, the nature of his creative process, career influences, and projects in the works. Eyre gives a perspective on Hollywood, independent films, and surviving in the market place while directing with an independent vision and describes the making of his award winning film "Smoke Signals." He also shows a video of the Native American band "Indigenous" that he produced and answers questions from the audience. Recording ends with drumming as the crowd disperses. Cosponsored by Michigan State University Libraries, EAGLE (Educating Anishnabe: Giving, Learning, Empowering, and The Association of American Indian Faculty and Staff at MSU. Part of the MSU Libraries' Colloquia Series held at the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 1999-03-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Patricia Clark, poet and Professor of Writing at Grand Valley State University, explains how landscape, travel, and teaching relate to her writing. She also talks about the Grand Valley State University National Poetry Festival held on the GVSU campus. Clark is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Michael Rodriguez for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writer Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-03-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University Distinguished Professor Diane Wakoski reads at the fourth annual Poetry Center Reading sponsored by the MSU Residential College in the Arts and Humanities. Wakoski discusses the concept of creating a personal mythology and the difference between being a truth teller and revealing secrets. She also reads poems from a new manuscript entitled "The diamond dog". She is introduced by Martha Bates from the MSU Press.
- Date Issued:
- 2007-11-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poet Mark Yakich, professor of English at Central Michigan University, talks about his education, developing an interest in poetry while working in Brussels, Belgium, his writing style, the cover of his book "The making of collateral beauty", and the relationship between teaching and writing. Yakich is interviewed by MSU Librarian Michael Rodriguez for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-03-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poet Diane Wakoski, Michigan State University professor of English, talks about her early career as a poet, her series "The Archaeology of Movies and Books", her in-progress book of poems, and her opinions on gender roles. Wakoski is interviewed by MSU Libraries' staff person Stephanie Mathison for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2001-09-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poets Jack Ridl and Chris Dombrowski talk about teaching and the writing of poetry and the use of landscape in their writings. Ridl and Dombrowski are interviewed by Michigan Stae University Librarian Michael Rodriguez for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2007-04-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Science fiction writer and Detroiter Kathe Koja talks about why she would like to be a cat, the sources of her inspiration, research for her books, her family, and her soon to be published works. Koja is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Leslie Behm for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held in the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2001-04-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poet Dennis Hinrichsen talks about his books "Cage of water" and "Message to be spoken Into the left ear of God", his involvement in the Rustbelt Roethke Writers’ Workshop in 2003, moving to Michigan, the landscape of Michigan in his poems, and moving into fiction writing from poetry. Hinrichsen is interviewed by Stephanie Mathson for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held at the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2004-09-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Author Robin Silbergleid, Michigan State University professor of English and head of the creative writing program, talks about her broad publishing credits and how she balances an academic career with a writing career. She comments on her memoir "Texas girl," suggests that clear genres are going away as lines between them become more blurred, and explains the differences between memoir, autobiography, and the novel. Silbergleid is interviewed by MSU Librarian Michael Rodriguez for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held in the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-04-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Author Diane Carey talks about how she came to write science fiction books for the "Star Trek" series, about the business of freelance writing, being a dependable writer, and being fortunate to have found a genre which she enjoys and is in demand. Carey is interviewed by Leslie Behm for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Science Fiction Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2004-11-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poet and novelist Anca Vlasopolos, professor of English at Wayne State University, talks about how she writes in a wide span of literary forms, her writing plan, works in process, her thoughts about Detroit, MI, her experience at the Detroit Public Library, and her reading interests. Ends abruptly. Vlasopolos is interviewed by Michigan State UniversityLibrarian Jane Arnold. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2000-10-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michael Steinberg, Michigan State University professor of American Thought and Language, discusses his memoir "Still pitching," about coming of age in 1950s New York. He talks about creative nonfiction, writing memoir, baseball coaches, and how living in Michigan has influenced his writing. Steinberg is interviewed by MSU Library Assistant Stephanie Mathson. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2003-11-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Science fiction writer David Harlan Wilson talks about his education, postmodern science fiction, and irrealism in his writings. Wilson is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Leslie Behm for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held at the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2004-01-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University Professor Anita Skeen reads at the first MSU Residential College in the Arts and Humanities Center for Poetry Reading, sponsored by the MSU Residential College in the Arts and Humanities. Skeen, coordinator Center for Poetry, begins by recognizing a number of people who helped make the Center for Poetry a reality and then reads a passage from Muriel Rukeyser's book "The life of poetry." She also reads from her own books, "Outside the fold, outside the frame", "Resurrection of the animals", and her recent work with Oklahoma poet Jane Taylor, "When we say shelter". Skeen describes the process of writing poetry and what influences her and how living in Canada and New Mexico have affected her work. She closes by reading from a work in progress. Skeen is introduced by Stephen L. Esquith, dean of the MSU Residential College in the Arts and Humanities.
- Date Issued:
- 2007-10-23T00:00:00Z
- 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:
- Author and ecologist Stephanie Mills talks about how she started writing and publishing, writing on nature and the environment, the challenges of being a writer, the influence of Michigan on her work, bio-regionalism, and a new book she is working on. Mills is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Kara Gust for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2008-09-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Jane Arnold, humanities collection development coordinator at the Michigan State University Libraries, interviews poet and prose writer Keith Taylor on how he moved from Canada to Michigan and being a Canadian-Michigan writer, his writing style, autobiographical nature of his works, his work "Life science and other stories" and other In-progress works and reading interests.
- Date Issued:
- 1999-04-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Acclaimed American author of fantasy stories Holly Black, talks about her writing, choice of genre, and about her participation in the thirty-eighth Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Workshop at Michigan State University. Black explains her decision to write about middle class suburban characters and the juxtaposition of fantasy with a very normal environment. She also discusses her writing process, conferring with other authors, editing her work, and her current projects. Black is interviewed by Capital Area District Library Librarian Jessica Trotter.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-07-31T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poet Brian Gilmore, professor of Law at Michigan State University, reads from his work. Gilmore answers questions from the audience regarding his writing style and his hometown of Washington, D.C. Gilmore is introduced by MSU Librarian Robin Silbergleid. Part of the MSU Libraries Michigan Writes Series. Held in the Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-01-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Memoirist and short story writer Sue William Silverman explains how her childhood incestuous experience has influenced her writing career, her work "Because I Remember Terror, Father, I Remember You", her creative nonfiction writing style, her role as both a writer and a child welfare advocate, and her new in-progress memoir. Silverman is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Jane Arnold. Recorded as part of the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 1999-10-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Journalists Sheila Schimpf, Kathleen Lavey, and John Schneider explain how they became authors, and discuss the literary forms and characteristics of their works, the role of Michigan in their writings, their reading habits, and works in progress. The trio is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Jane Arnold for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series. Held in the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2000-09-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Acclaimed American editor and short story writer Kelly Link talks about her participation in the thirty-eighth Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Workshop at Michigan State University. Link discusses her involvement with Clarion first as a student and now as an instructor, her writing style, her chosen genre, her writing process, and her current projects. Link is interviewed by Capital Area District Library Librarian Jessica Trotter.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-07-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection