Category: Writing

Kjerstin Kauffman, “Conversions”

Kjerstin Kauffman, an ’08 alumna of Hillsdale College with an MFA from Johns Hopkins University, will be teaching a Poetry Workshop at Hillsdale in the fall, and I couldn’t be more thrilled. I’m so looking forward to learning from her and refining my understanding of poetic technique. She and her husband have three young children, […]

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Gjertrud Schnackenberg, “Supernatural Love”

I encountered this poem by Gjertrud Schnackenberg about a year ago, near Christmastime. I’d never heard of Schnackenberg before, but since reading “Supernatural Love” I’ve studied and enjoyed many more of her works and she has become one of my favorite modern poets. I find her writing stunning, graceful, and soulful. If you haven’t read […]

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Mark Richard: Demystifying Writing

A few weeks ago, award-winning author Mark Richard visited Hillsdale as part of the English department’s Visiting Writers program. He came on campus for a few days and gave some lectures, readings, and workshops for the students. Mark Richard is primarily a novelist and short story writer, and while he was on campus I was […]

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