GRC Writers
Our Artists and Writers
Our Artists and Writers
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Invited Artists and Writers in connection to Vermont Studio Center
Cole Swensen is the Director of the Creative Writing Program at the University of Denver. She is the author of five collections of poems, including Try (University of Iowa Press, 1999), winner of the 1998 Poetry Prize; Noon (Sun and Moon Press, 1997), which won a New American Writing Award; and Numen (Burning Deck Press, 1995) which was
nominated for the PEN West Award in Poetry. Her translations include Art Poetic' by Olivier Cadiot (Sun & Moon Press, Green Integer Series, 1999) and Natural Gaits by Pierre Alferi (Sun & Moon, 1995). She splits her time among Denver, San Francisco and Paris.
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/journal/article.html?id=178161
Cole Swensen, Guest Writer
Liliana Valenzuela’s poetic voice is eclectic. Lyrical or narrative, tender or erotic, intimate or street-smart, elegant or visceral, operatic or minimal, but always faithful to the vital, sensual and essential harmonies and cadences between heart and body and mind. Like the lens of a cinematographic camera, her vision of either nature or cityscape is at times panoramic and at others fixed on detail, but always unerringly focused on the poetic image, organic or lapidary, the point to to where all paths to desire lead or return.
And all of these poetic accomplishments in two languages, nurtured by two formidable cultural currents that unite in Liliana’s poetry to form a third and uniquely distinct stream, making it almost impossible to tell which of these poems were originally written in English or in Spanish.
www.lilianavalenzuela.com
Enhorabuena—Well done!
Lucha Corpi,
poet and fiction writer
Oakland, California, 2008
Gihon River Collective Writers
Gihon River Collective Visual Artists
Amna Ilyas, Pakistan
Anne Percoco, USA
Ariel Elizabeth Churnin, USA
Ciara Foster, Ireland
Charlie Grosso, USA
Christopher Manzione, USA
Chutima Kerdpitak, Thailand/UK
Elaine Woo MacGregor, UK
Erin Lee Benson, USA
Jacqueline Norheim, USA
Jessica Pezalla, USA
Jon Rajkovich, USA
Josianne Ishikawa, USA/Japan
Joshua Haycraft, USA
Leonardo Aguinaldo, Philippines
Lillian Pease, USA
Lisa Iglesias, USA
Liz Jeneid, Australia
Marilynn Derwenskus, USA
Mark Dilks, USA
Natasha Mell-Taylor, USA
Renata Szur, Hungary
Rinaldo Klas, Suriname
Terry Wise, USA
Wendy Morrison Painter, USA
"A young writer with an astute pen, the sincerity of Amanda Oliver’s writing has become too uncommon in contemporary poetry. Her work displays a deep concern for sound, challenging fellow poets and entertaining the casual reader. Instead of gimmickry or shock value, Amanda's poetry is founded on a commitment to the truth and beauty necessary for poetry to retain its place in fabric of human expression." - Colin Gilbert, Poet, The Mattress Parlor
Tova Gardner has twice received Artist Grants from Vermont Studio Center. She is the poetry editor of The Arava Review and Binge Magazine. Her poems have been published in The Adirondack Review, New Vilna Review, SNReview, Dislocate Literary Journal, California Quarterly, Global Tapestry and Obsessed With Pipework. She has poems
forthcoming in Word Riot, Blue Fifth Review and Mare Nostrum. Tova is one of 6 poets and artists who make up the group SIX.
http://thenumbersix.info/
http://aravareview.com
http://bingeonline.com
Sierra Nelson’s poetry, installations, and multi-media performances use text as their base to create interactive objects, spaces, and happenings: words made tangible. Working solo and as part of the collaborative groups The Typing Explosion and Vis-à-Vis Society, Seattle-based Nelson has presented work internationally, including at DIA:Beacon, Art Institute of Chicago, SÍM Reykjavik, and 2003 Venice Biennale.
Christopher Lee explores space, identity, and power in his poetry and prose through defamiliarization and reformulation. He draws on his training in anthropology, medicine, and critical theory to engage in this existential discourse.
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