My definition of ekphrasis is p r e t t y loose...but in terms of this particular workshop, let's say that it means a piece of writing that is inspired by and/or responds to a work of art.
Read MoreThis week, we jumped on the phone with Fred Joiner, a Chapel Hill-based poet and Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellow.
Read MoreToday we asked Jane Craven, who will be teaching our NEW poetry class some questions about craft, reading recommendations, and more! Read on to find out what she had to say!
Read MoreYou might already know Shervon Cassim; he’s a fixture in the North Carolina writing community. He’s the president of the North Carolina Writers’ Network Board of Trustees and a senior lecturer at North Carolina State University, where he teaches fiction and creative writing to undergrads.
Read MorePoet Jane Craven on poetic endings.
Read MoreThis month, Redbud took to the high seas. By which I mean, Arshia and I were both fortunate enough to be able to travel internationally for a few weeks. Arshia visited Portugal, while I boarded a fifteen-hour flight for an adventure in India.
Read MoreWe did a Q&A with Therese Anne Fowler to find out her thoughts on “aboutness,” craft, and favorite summer reads. Read on to found out more!
Read MoreSo what happens at a Redbud workshop? Our six-week offerings are going to look a little different, since this was a three-day intensive. But all of our classes will combine the same melange of craft activities and feedback activities.
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