Ten Questions for Miller Oberman
“[T]herapeutic modes can enhance artistic work enormously, because they give us access to our inner workings in fresh, sometimes even revelatory ways. ” —Miller Oberman, author of Impossible Things
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Genre: Poetry
Get a Move On
While scientists have long known that spiders can fly across entire oceans on their silk threads by ballooning through strong wind currents, it’s only more recently that research has demonstrated their ability to travel on Earth’s electric field. Unlike humans, spiders can detect the naturally-occurring global electric field known as the ionosphere with the tiny sensory hairs on their bodies and prepare to lift off and take flight. Write a poem that focuses on modes of movement, perhaps imagining the ways in which humans have moved through space and how this has changed over time with new inventions and technology. What might be possible in the future? Try experimenting with rhythm and spacing, and explore what type of diction feels most reflective of the pacing you seek.
Ten Questions for Kimiko Hahn
“You can go with intention, or you can explore where the poem leads you. Where your unconscious leads you.” —Kimiko Hahn, author of The Ghost Forest: New and Selected Poems
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A. B. Spellman
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In this Institute of Politics Policy and History video, A. B. Spellman joins a panel of poets, historians, and critics for a discussion of his contributions to literature, music, and the Black Arts Movement, and then reads a selection of poems from his new collection, Between the Night and Its Music: New and Selected Poems (Wesleyan University Press, 2024), which is featured in Page One in the November/December issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
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DISQUIET International Literary Program
The 2025 DISQUIET International Literary Program, sponsored by Dzanc Books and Centro Nacional de Cultura, was held from June 22 to July 4 at the Centro Nacional de Cultura in Lisbon, Portugal. The conference featured workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as a multi-genre Writing the Luso Experience workshop, lectures, craft talks, and literary walks. The faculty included poets Erica Dawson, Diana Khoi Nguyen, and Terri Witek; fiction writer Gabriel Bump; and fiction writer and translator Bruna Dantas Lobato.
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December 15, 2025
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December 15, 2025
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Financial Aid Application Deadline:
December 15, 2025
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no
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DISQUIET International Literary Program, 610 South Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01002.
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Lisbon
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PT
Studio Faire
Studio Faire offers two- or four-week residencies year-round to artists and writers, including poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators, at an early 19th-century house in Nérac, France. The residency accommodates up to six visitors at a time. Four of the residents are provided with a private workspace and bedroom in the main house, with two shared bathrooms, as well as access to a common kitchen, dining room, and garden area.
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December 15, 2025
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December 15, 2025
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Financial Aid Application Deadline:
December 15, 2025
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no
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Studio Faire, 58 Avenue Georges Clemenceau, 47600 Nérac, France. Julia Douglas, Cofounder and Residency Coordinator.
Julia Douglas
Cofounder and Residency Coordinator
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Nérac
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FR
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Essere Writer & Artist Residency
The Essere Writer & Artist Residency, which was held from May 10, 2025, to May 24, 2025, and again from September 13, 2025, to September 27, 2025, offers two-week residencies at the medieval Camporsevoli estate in the Cetona province of Tuscany, Italy. The residency features programming for poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators, including craft talks by poet John Roedel, fiction and nonfiction writer Danielle Trussoni, and nonfiction writer Jennie Lee, as well as individual mentorship meetings with the guest artists in residence.
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RESIDENCY
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December 15, 2025
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December 15, 2025
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December 15, 2025
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no
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Essere Writer & Artist Residency, P.O. Box 39, Kailua, HI 96734. (978) 771-4000. Jennie Lee, Residency Director.
Jennie Lee
Residency Director
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Tuscany
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IT
Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway
The 32nd annual Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway, sponsored by Murphy Writing of Stockton University, will be held from January 16, 2026, to January 19, 2026, at the Seaview Hotel near Atlantic City. The program offers small intensive workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as one-on-one tutorials, sunrise yoga, a book signing mixer, and open mic sessions. The faculty includes poets Jan Beatty, Jiordan Castle, R.G. Evans, Roberto Carlos Garcia, Luray Gross, Le Hinton, Jason Mitchell, Peter E. Murphy, Christine E. Salvatore, J. C.
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CONFERENCE
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January 16, 2026
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December 15, 2025
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Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway, Murphy Writing of Stockton University, 2200 Fairmount Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ 08401. (609) 626-3594. Taylor Conti, Program Coordinator.
Taylor Conti
Program Coordinator
Contact City:
Galloway
Contact State:
NJ
Contact Zip / Postal Code:
08205
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US
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Rockvale Writers’ Colony
The Rockvale Writers’ Colony offers three-day themed retreats, one- to three-night mini-residencies, and one- to four-week residencies between January and November to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators on 65 acres of farmland in College Grove, Tennessee, approximately 40 miles south of Nashville. Residents are provided with a private room, bathroom, and writing desk, as well as access to a shared farmhouse kitchen, dining room, library, and outdoor swimming pool. The property also features common areas, including porches, gardens, and hiking trails.
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RESIDENCY
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January 1, 2026
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yes
Application Deadline:
December 15, 2025
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no
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
December 15, 2025
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no
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Rockvale Writers’ Colony, 7020 Giles Hill Road, College Grove, TN 37046. Sandy Coomer, Founder and Director.
Sandy Coomer
Founder and Director
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College Grove
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TN
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US
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Anderson Center Artist Residency Program
The 2026 Anderson Center Artist Residency Program offers residencies of two weeks or one month from June through October to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators at Tower View, a 350-acre historic estate in Red Wing, Minnesota. Residents are provided with a private room, studio space, and meals. To apply, submit a writing sample of up to 10 pages, an artist statement, and a work plan with a $30 application fee by January 13, 2026.
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RESIDENCY
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no
Event Date:
June 1, 2026
Rolling Admissions:
no
Application Deadline:
January 13, 2026
Financial Aid?:
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
December 15, 2025
Free Admission:
yes
Contact Information:
Anderson Center Artist Residency Program, 163 Tower View Drive, P.O. Box 406, Red Wing, MN 55066. (651) 388-2009. Laurel Stinson, Advancement and Residency Director.
Laurel Stinson
Advancement and Residency Director
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Red Wing
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MN
Contact Zip / Postal Code:
55066
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US
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