This summer the Bread Loaf/Asheville campus will be home to writer-in-residence Rick Chess, author of three books of poetry and the Roy Carroll Professor of Honors Arts and Sciences and Professor of Literature and Language at University of North Carolina at Asheville.
"I stand
on ground once hollowed by a web of caves;
they must have seemed like catacombs,
in 1863, to the woman sitting in her parlor,
candlelit, underground. I can see her
listening to shells explode, writing herself
into history, asking what is to become
of all the living things in this place?"
from "Pilgrimage" in Native Guard: Poems by Natasha Tretheway
Students looking to supplement their daily Bread Loaf nourishment at Santa Fe will be delighted to learn that poet Simon Ortiz, photographer Lee Marmon, and professor Michael Katz are scheduled to speak at the campus this summer.
Bread Loaf in the Winter
Ever wonder what happens at Bread Loaf when you're not looking?
When the snow flies, cross-country skiers head to the Bread Loaf campus to enjoy over fifty kilometers of trails at the Rikert Nordic Center. Take a moment to observe the transformation of Bread Loaf/Vermont's beloved summer home into a whirl of winter activity.
Bread Loaf faculty member, poetry editor at The New Yorker, and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon was commissioned by Yahoo News to compose a poem on the occasion of Obama's second inauguration.
Martín Espada, called "the Latino poet of his generation," will give a reading of his work at the Bread Loaf/Vermont campus this summer.
A grant supporting Bread Loaf's efforts to expand the work and reach of the Bread Loaf Teacher Network as it enhances the delivery of secondary school education includes funding for writing, literacy, and digital communications workshops for students and teachers.
A hearty group of Bread Loafers caught up with old friends at the NCTE convention in Las Vegas in November. Associate director Django Paris hosted the annual Bread Loaf gathering at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Via JSTOR, alumni of all Middlebury programs can get free access to more than 1,000 journals and 1 million primary sources. Read more...
A small but spirited group of Bread Loaf students, alumni, and faculty got together at Bread Loaf director Emily Bartels's home in Princeton, New Jersey, on Saturday, October 13. A grand time was had by all.
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