Welcome to Charlotte Lit’s literary arts blog. What you’ll find here: reviews, interviews, craft essays, previews of literary arts events, and anything else that catches our attention.
Editor’s Note: We’ll update this post periodically as we become aware of additional options. Do you want to take your writing to the next level? Or make some serious progress on a writing project? Or maybe just connect in a different way with a writing community? If so, you may want to attend a conference, […]
https://www.charlottelit.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cl_wordlogo_whitespace1-300x63.png00Kristin Shermanhttps://www.charlottelit.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cl_wordlogo_whitespace1-300x63.pngKristin Sherman2018-03-05 21:10:032018-03-13 15:06:09Workshops and Residencies, Spring and Summer 2018
The Arts at Queens proudly presents The English Department Reading Series and poet Stuart Dischell, Thursday, March 15, 7 pm, Ketner Auditorium, Sykes Building, Queens University of Charlotte. More Info The poet Stuart Dischell’s fifth collection, Children with Enemies, has recently been released by The University of Chicago Press. His first, Good Hope Road, was […]
It is okay to weep in the aisles wiping tears before handling grapes, sampling wines. Red or white? Just choose. Your heart won’t know the difference. No matter that the woman with the chic side braid—her child pushing the cart, training to become a customer— stares at you as though you’re out of line, then […]
https://www.charlottelit.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cl_wordlogo_whitespace1-300x63.png00Irene Blair Honeycutthttps://www.charlottelit.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cl_wordlogo_whitespace1-300x63.pngIrene Blair Honeycutt2018-03-01 05:00:072018-02-28 11:38:24It Is Okay to Weep in the Aisles
Lately, I’ve been thinking about parachutes. Not related to jumping out of airplanes and free-falling until you snap your parachute open. Rather, I remember over thirty years ago and filing into my school gymnasium along with the rest of my first-grade class. We sprinted around the perimeter of the room for a warm-up, our eyes […]
Workshops and Residencies, Spring and Summer 2018
/in Blog/by Kristin ShermanEditor’s Note: We’ll update this post periodically as we become aware of additional options. Do you want to take your writing to the next level? Or make some serious progress on a writing project? Or maybe just connect in a different way with a writing community? If so, you may want to attend a conference, […]
Poet Stuart Dischell
/in Blog, Reflections/by Julie FunderburkThe Arts at Queens proudly presents The English Department Reading Series and poet Stuart Dischell, Thursday, March 15, 7 pm, Ketner Auditorium, Sykes Building, Queens University of Charlotte. More Info The poet Stuart Dischell’s fifth collection, Children with Enemies, has recently been released by The University of Chicago Press. His first, Good Hope Road, was […]
It Is Okay to Weep in the Aisles
/in Blog/by Irene Blair HoneycuttIt is okay to weep in the aisles wiping tears before handling grapes, sampling wines. Red or white? Just choose. Your heart won’t know the difference. No matter that the woman with the chic side braid—her child pushing the cart, training to become a customer— stares at you as though you’re out of line, then […]
On Parachutes and Literary Citizenship
/in Blog, Inspiration/by Patrice GopoLately, I’ve been thinking about parachutes. Not related to jumping out of airplanes and free-falling until you snap your parachute open. Rather, I remember over thirty years ago and filing into my school gymnasium along with the rest of my first-grade class. We sprinted around the perimeter of the room for a warm-up, our eyes […]