This writing workshop, led by Massachusetts General Hospital physician and writer Suzanne Koven, explores through narrative the encounter of self with illness, doctor with patient, body with mortality.
Hoping to see your work in print? Recent Harvard alumni share their tips and tricks for getting your writing out there. Panel to feature alumni Jesse Barron, Emily Graff, Kendall Kulper, and Margaret Ross.
Featuring Rafael Campo, Suzanne Koven, Meghan O’Rourke, and Karen Thornber (moderator)
The reality of disease may sometimes be easy to measure, but the experience of illness - for patients, loved ones, and clinicians alike - generally is difficult to convey. How can literature help bridge the gaps between patients and clinicians, patients and their families and friends, patients and their communities? How do fiction, poetry, memoirs, and other forms of writing and narrative remind us that we are all...
Meeting spot is in front of the Harvard Coop at 1400 Mass Ave.
Whether you prefer Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park or H.W. Longfellow's The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, something you love to read came out of Cambridge. Come discover which of your favorite writers attended Harvard, who of the literati grew up there, and how our Fair City has contributed to American literature from the very first book printed in British North America in the 1600s to the recent Harry Potter parties of the early 2000s. Cambridge Historical Tour guides,...
Join Matthew Weiner, executive producer and head writer of AMC's hit TV show Mad Men, as he discusses the advent of literary programming in television over the past several years.
Sever Hall, Room 113 (new location) *** This event is not ticketed, however, space is limited. If arriving early, please be cognizant of the classes taking place in Sever Hall.
Poet and scholar Claudia Rankine (author of National Book Critics Circle Award-winner and National Book Award-finalist Citizen: An American Lyric and Don't Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric) will read from Citizen and narrate the process involved in selecting, "doctoring," and integrating the...
Meeting spot is in front of the Harvard Coop at 1400 Mass Ave.
Whether you prefer Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park or H.W. Longfellow's The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, something you love to read came out of Cambridge. Come discover which of your favorite writers attended Harvard, who of the literati grew up there, and how our Fair City has contributed to American literature from the very first book printed in British North America in the 1600s to the recent Harry Potter parties of the early 2000s. Cambridge Historical Tour guides,...
A conversation with Atwood moderated by actor John Lithgow ’67 and presentation of the Arts Medal by Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust on Thursday, May 1, at 4 pm at Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy St. Tickets are required (free and limited to two per person), available in person, on the phone or online through the Harvard Box Office at 1350...
What happens when words leave the page? Join Speak Out Loud, Harvard's only spoken word poetry group, in an exciting writing workshop. We'll discuss the art form, give prompts, and share original work. Come by ready to write and read work aloud! Located in Harvard's exciting new collaborative ArtSpace, Arts@29 Garden
Parul Sehgal of The New York Times Book Review, C. Max Magee of The Millions, Christina Thompson of Harvard Review, and Jeff Howe, author of Crowdsourcing and founder of The Atlantic’s Twitter book group #1book140 discuss the state of the book review in 2014, the roles of critic and crowd in building community, and how to join the conversation as a publishing reviewer.
