Readings and Lectures from the Port Townsend Writers' Conference
By The Port Townsend Writers' Conference
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The Port Townsend Writers' Conference was founding in 1974 by novelist Bill Ransom, who envisioned an egalitarian, non-hierarchical conference where the emphasis was on the craft of literary writing. Each July, writers from around the country gather to create or revise new work, find writing community, and discover a writing retreat in an inspirational location.
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ExplicitChris Abani Lecture From the 2009 Port Townsend Writers' Conference | Chris Abani's lecture was recorded at the 2009 Port Townsend Writers' Conference. Listen Now: 2009-PTWC-Chris-Abani-Lecture Subscribe via: iTunes | RSS Chris Abani's first novel, published when he was 16, was Masters of the Board, a political thriller about a foiled Nigerian coup. The story was convincing enough that the Nigerian... | 6/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitAdrian Castro Reading From the 2009 Port Townsend Writers' Conference | Adrian Castro’s reading was recorded at the 2009 Port Townsend Writers' Conference. Listen Now: 2009-PTWC-Adrian-Castro-Reading Subscribe via: iTunes | RSS Adrian Castro is a poet, performer, and interdisciplinary artist. Born in Miami, a place which has provided fertile ground for the rhythmic Afro-Latino style in which he writes and performs.... | 6/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitChris Abani Reading From the 2009 Port Townsend Writers' Conference | Chris Abani's reading was recorded at the 2009 Port Townsend Writers' Conference. Listen Now: 2009-PTWC-Chris-Abani-Reading Subscribe via: iTunes | RSS Chris Abani's first novel, published when he was 16, was Masters of the Board, a political thriller about a foiled Nigerian coup. The story was convincing enough that the Nigerian... | 6/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitMark Doty Lecture From the 2009 Port Townsend Writers' Conference | Mark Doty’s lecture was recorded at the 2009 Port Townsend Writers' Conference. Listen Now: 2009-PTWC-Mark-Doty-Lecture Subscribe via: iTunes | RSS Mark Doty's Fire to Fire: New and Selected Poems, won the National Book Award for Poetry in 2008. His eight books of poems include School of the Arts, Source, and... | 6/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitMark Doty Reading From the 2009 Port Townsend Writers' Conference | Mark Doty’s reading was recorded at the 2009 Port Townsend Writers' Conference. Listen Now: 2009-PTWC-Mark-Doty-Reading Subscribe via: iTunes | RSS Mark Doty's Fire to Fire: New and Selected Poems, won the National Book Award for Poetry in 2008. His eight books of poems include School of the Arts, Source, and... | 6/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitPeter Orner Reading (With Chris Abani) From the 2009 Port Townsend Writers' Conference | Peter Orner's reading - with Chris Abani on saxophone - was recorded at the 2009 Port Townsend Writers' Conference. Listen Now: 2009-PTWC-Peter-Orner-Reading-with-Chris Abani Subscribe via: iTunes | RSS Peter Orner is the author of the novel, The Second Coming of Mavala Shikongo (Little, Brown, 2006), the story collection, Esther Stories... | 6/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitDenise Chávez Lecture From the 2009 Port Townsend Writers' Conference | Denise Chávez's craft lecture was recorded at the 2009 Port Townsend Writers' Conference Listen Now: 2009-PTWC-Denise-Chavez-Lecture Subscribe via: iTunes | RSS Denise Chávez is a novelist, playwright, actress, director, and teacher. A native of Las Cruces, New Mexico, Chávez is widely regarded as one of the leading Chicana playwrights and... | 6/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitPeter Orner Reading From the 2009 Port Townsend Writers' Conference | Peter Orner's reading was recorded at the 2009 Port Townsend Writers' Conference. Listen Now: 2009-PTWC-Peter-Orner-Reading Subscribe via: iTunes | RSS Peter Orner is the author of the novel, The Second Coming of Mavala Shikongo (Little, Brown, 2006), the story collection, Esther Stories (Houghton Mifflin, 2001), and the editor of Underground... | 6/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitPaul Lisicky Reading From the 2009 Port Townsend Writers' Conference | Paul Lisicky’s reading was recorded at the 2009 Port Townsend Writers' Conference. Listen Now: 2009-PTWC-Paul-Lisicky-Reading Subscribe via: iTunes | RSS Paul Lisicky is the author of Lawnboy, Famous Builder, and the forthcoming books The Burning House (2011) and Unbuilt Projects (2012). His work has appeared in Ploughshares, The Iowa Review,... | 6/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitRikki Ducornet Reading From the 2009 Port Townsend Writers' Conference | Rikki Ducornet’s reading was recorded at the 2009 Port Townsend Writers' Conference. Listen Now: 2009-PTWC-Rikki-Durcornet-Reading Subscribe via: iTunes | RSS The author of eight novels, three collections of short fiction, a book of essays and five books of poetry, Rikki Ducornet has twice been honored by the Lannan Foundation. She... | 6/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitRobert Wrigley Reading From the 2009 Port Townsend Writers' Conference | Robert Wrigley’s reading was recorded at the 2009 Port Townsend Writers' Conference. Listen Now: 2009-PTWC-Robert-Wrigley-Reading Subscribe via: iTunes | RSS Robert Wrigley was born in East St. Louis, Illinois, and grew up in Collinsville, a coal mining town. He received his BA (with honors) in English Language & Literature at... | 6/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitRobert Wrigley Lecture From the 2009 Port Townsend Writers' Conference | Robert Wrigley’s lecture was recorded at the 2009 Port Townsend Writers' Conference. Listen Now: 2009-PTWC-Robert-Wrigley-Lecture Subscribe via: iTunes | RSS Robert Wrigley was born in East St. Louis, Illinois, and grew up in Collinsville, a coal mining town. He received his BA (with honors) in English Language & Literature at... | 6/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitSamuel Ligon Reading From the 2009 Port Townsend Writers' Conference | Samuel Ligon’s reading was recorded at the 2009 Port Townsend Writers' Conference. Listen Now: 2009-PTWC-Sam-Ligon-Reading Subscribe via: iTunes | RSS Samuel Ligon is the author of Drift and Swerve, a collection of stories (2009), and Safe in Heaven Dead, a novel (2003). His stories have appeared in The Quarterly, Alaska... | 6/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitCamille Dungy Reading From the 2009 Port Townsend Writers' Conference | Camille Dungy’s reading was recorded at the 2009 Port Townsend Writers' Conference. Listen Now: 2009-PTWC-Camille-Dungy-Reading Subscribe via: iTunes | RSS Camille Dungy is author of Smith Blue (Southern Illinois University Press, 2011), winner of the 2010 Crab Orchard Open Book Prize, Suck on the Marrow (Red Hen Press, 2010), and... | 6/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitShane Book Reading From 2009 Port Townsend Writers' Conference | Shane Book's reading was recorded at the 2009 Port Townsend Writers' Conference. Listen Now: 2009-PTWC-Shane-Book-Reading Subscribe via: iTunes | RSS Shane Book was raised in Canada and Ghana. He was educated at the University of Western Ontario, the University of Victoria, New York University where he was a New York... | 6/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitTony Cohan Reading From 2009 Port Townsend Writers' Conference | Tony Cohan's reading was recorded at the 2009 Port Townsend Writers' Conference. Listen Now: 2009-PTWC-Tony-Cohan-Reading Subscribe via: iTunes | RSS Tony Cohan grew up in Manhattan and Los Angeles, where at the age of fourteen he made his debut as a jazz musician. After attending Stanford and the University of... | 6/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitErin Belieu Reading From Northwinds Reading Series | Erin Belieu, Artistic Director for the Port Townsend Writers' Conference, giving a public reading on April 15, 2011 at the Northwind Arts Center as part of their Northwind Readings Series. Listen Now: 2011-Erin-Belieu-Northwinds-Reading Subscribe via: iTunes | RSS Erin Belieu, Centrum's Artistic Director for the Port Townsend Writers' Conference, is... | 6/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitChris Abani Reading From the 2010 Port Townsend Writers' Conference | Chris Abani's reading was recorded at the 2010 Port Townsend Writers' Conference. Listen Now: 2010-PTWC-Chris-Abani-Reading Subscribe via: iTunes | RSS Chris Abani's first novel, published when he was 16, was Masters of the Board, a political thriller about a foiled Nigerian coup. The story was convincing enough that the Nigerian... | 6/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitMartín Espada Reading From the 2010 Port Townsend Writers' Conference | Martín Espada's reading was recorded at the 2010 Port Townsend Writers' Conference Listen Now: 2010-PTWC-Martin-Espada-Reading Subscribe via: iTunes | RSS Called “the Latino poet of his generation” and “the Pablo Neruda of North American authors,” Martín Espada was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1957. He has published seventeen books... | 6/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitDana Levin Reading From the 2010 Port Townsend Writers' Conference | Listen Now: 2010-PTWC-Dana-Levin-Reading Subscribe via: iTunes | RSS Poet Dana Levin grew up in California’s Mojave Desert and received a BA from Pitzer College and an MFA from New York University. Levin’s collections of poetry include In the Surgical Theatre (1999) and Wedding Day (2005). Selecting Levin’s manuscript for the... | 6/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 20 Episodes |
