Category Archives: Creative Writing

Renga: Beginnings

Posted on February 23, 2013 by

At the February 2013 residency, Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg and Karen Campbell led a renga party, a chance to come together, experience Japanese treats and traditions, particularly the tradition of the renga. This ancient Japanese poetic form brings people together to write … Continue reading →

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Origins, Land, Body & Poetic Power of Language: Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg on Place

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

Caryn’s talk on the place panel from the February residency Wind, trees, fields, horizons, light retracting or returning: I’ve always felt most alive in relation to place, whether the front stoop in front of a Brooklyn triplex 45 years ago, … Continue reading →

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A Story of the Moments

Posted on February 16, 2013 by

The place on the shore where I sit to daydream centers on one of many large rocks.  It’s not likely to catch the eye of a passing boater.  But with its sheltering white pines, the granite ledge I climb down … Continue reading →

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Arts, Stars, Autoethnography, Embodiment, Life Practices and More: A Sampling of Upcoming Faculty Workshops

Posted on February 8, 2013 by

Research Beyond Texts, Ethical Learning in the World, with faculty member James Sparrell. Join me for an engaged conversation about how to frame your questions in ways that help you to place them in a larger conversation and learn in … Continue reading →

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Creative Nonfiction by Kyle Bella

Posted on December 6, 2012 by

“This is a Desire Text” by Kyle Bella (Individualized MA) has just been published in the December 2012 issue of Bluestem Magazine. Check it out!

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The Divorce Girl Lauded in the Paris Herald

Posted on August 22, 2012 by

IMA faculty member and Kansas Poet Laureate Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg’s debut novel The Divorce Girl has been receiving strong reviews from publications such as Publishers Weekly, which cited Mirriam-Goldberg’s successful fictional debut, as well as the Paris Herald, in which literary … Continue reading →

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Graduating Students Workshops at the Fall 2012 Residency

Posted on August 2, 2012 by

Take a look at what our graduating students in the Sustainable Business & Communities (SBC), Health Arts & Sciences (HAS), and Individualized MA (IMA) program did during their time here, and get a better idea of what possible with your … Continue reading →

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Faculty Workshops for Our Fall 2012 Residency

Posted on July 20, 2012 by

Highlights of faculty workshops at our upcoming residency with Individualized MA, Socially Responsible Business & Communities and Health Arts & Sciences faculty in our combined residency Aug. 3-10. A Brief History of Sustainability, with faculty member Ralph H. Lutts: Sustainability … Continue reading →

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Marianela Medrano-Marra: Embodied Writing & Writing From the Root Across Cultures

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

At our February residency, we were graced by IMA Visiting Scholar Marianela Medrano-Marra, a Dominican writer and poet. Marianela holds a PhD in psychology and is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Poetry Therapist. Her literary work has earned various … Continue reading →

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Reclaim the Thunder: Support One of Our Grads

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

Taina Asili, who earned her MA in Transformative Language Arts at Goddard, is a singer-songwriter activist, who’s now raising funds to tour with her band, NY based international ensemble Taína Asili y la Banda Rebelde, next fall in the US … Continue reading →

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