Murphy Writing of Stockton University Presents This entry is part of Getaway Reads, an e-mail series curated by Jamie Walters that features the writing of the Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway faculty. from The Thrall's Tale by Judith Lindbergh Einar owns me, the runes at my collarbone speak from the carved stone, smooth with wear. The amulet belonged to another before me, another thrall whose name is lost. They don’t remember even how she died, only that she did about the time that I was born. At my birth I was named for the fire burning ... Read More...
Carpooling to the 2017 Winter Getaway
Need a ride? Have an extra space or two in your car? Flying in and looking to rent a car or share expenses on an airport shuttle? Taking public transit and looking to connect with other participants? Comment below to connect with others. Please note, that over the years participants have often waited until the last minute to use the carpool board. However, the sooner you post, the more likely you are to find someone to share a ride with. See our Travel Page for information on transportation to the Winter Getaway. ... Read More...
Congratulations to our 2017 scholarship recipients!
After considering 85 applications, the panel has made its decisions. There were many strong applications and it was a tough choice, but the following writers were selected. We look forward to getting to know them at Seaview. Toni Brown Memorial Scholarship First Place - Heather Bowlan, a poet from Philadelphia, PA Heather Bowlan's writing has appeared in New Ohio Review, Nashville Review, Day One, the Ploughshares blog, and elsewhere. She serves as the Chapbook Editor for BOAAT Press and Assistant Poetry Editor for Raleigh ... Read More...
Getaway Reads 2017: Two Poems by Renée Ashley
Murphy Writing of Stockton University Presents This entry is part of Getaway Reads, an e-mail series curated by Kendal Lambert that features the writing of the Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway faculty. Salt to Make a Sea by Renée Ashley I cannot hold such emptiness —the only meaning, the meaning we make & the way time tugs the body down, the body named bone, named brain, the color of dust & tremor, the soft meat & the bag it lives in. We beg from the body; it shivers & spits—we settle ... Read More...
Getaway Reads 2017: Excerpt by Michelle Cameron
Murphy Writing of Stockton University Presents This entry is part of Getaway Reads, an e-mail series curated by Jamie Walters that features the writing of the Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway faculty. Excerpt from Chapter 21 The Fruit of Her Hands by Michelle Cameron Inch by inch, I slowly moved up to the pyre. The guards were still unloading the carts, piling the books in one enormous mound, cursing as the mountain grew higher and as books tossed on the top tumbled off and had to be restacked. Looking around, I saw the boys were right. ... Read More...