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Chain Link Fences, Microscopes, and Mark Doty–A Novelist’s Take
Editor’s Note: Jo Harkins, a superb fiction writer, details her fascination with fences, plankton, and Mark Doty, who’ll be here for the Writer’s Studio this Saturday. Thanks, Jo! I … Continue reading
A Sturdy Skeleton: Building Nonfiction with Jason Heller
More than most people I know, Jason Heller’s immersed in a writing life. A nonfiction writer, a novelist, a short story writer–somehow he manages to remain productive in all genres. … Continue reading
On Mark Doty & Potent Noticing
I’m glad Mike Henry posted “The Community Garden,” the piece that follows the title poem in Mark Doty’s fourth poetry collection, Atlantis. To me, the poem works almost as a … Continue reading
Member Dispatch: Preparing for Doty
Ed. note: Rebecca Snow is a longtime member of Lighthouse–a poet and fiction writer with a novel forthcoming from Conundrum Press. Thanks for this contribution, Rebecca! You’ve got to love … Continue reading
On Story Design and Red-Hottiness: A few Qs for David Wroblewski
As many of you know, David Wroblewski, widely considered the Chekhov of the Northern Suburbs (okay, maybe more the Faulkner), thrust Denver into the public literary consciousness when his beautiful debut … Continue reading
Mark Doty, Elegies, and Sunflowers
Happy Friday! And welcome to your intermittent dose of Doty, Mark Doty. This poem, from Atlantis (1995), is gorgeous and wonderfully simple. Yet its simplicity belies a deeper suggestion, which … Continue reading
Lighthouse Writers Workshop at TEDx at Mile High
Lighthouse Writers Workshop is very excited to be a part of today’s TEDx Youth at Mile High event. Based on TED’s format and rules, TEDx is an independent, international community … Continue reading
Lauren Groff and the Art of Joyful Writing
I know there are others who will blog more eloquently and completely about the Fly-By Writer’s weekend with Lauren Groff (see Allison Barker’s excellent post), but I’m fresh off her … Continue reading
Member Dispatch: Poetry Out Loud
Ed. Note: Andrea Doray is one of the most patient bloggers in the world. She was incredibly timely with this report, and yours truly took forever to post it. Thanks, … Continue reading
