Bruce Whitacre Writers' Workshop
Tuesday April 4, 2023 at 12:00PM
Kearney Public Library
Event Description
Join us for a writing workshop with poet Bruce Whitacre. This workshop is focused on "exploring narrative and poetry in The Elk in the Glade." Bruce is the author of "The Elk in the Glade: The World of Pioneer and Painter Jennie Hicks." It was a Publishers Weekly editors pick in 2022. His new book, "GOOD HOUSEKEEPING," will be published in 2023. His poems have appeared in "American Journal of Poetry," "Big City Lit," "Impossible Archive," and many more. His work is included in the anthologies "American Graveyard," "The Wonders of Winter," and "I Wanna be Loved by You: Poems on Marilyn Monroe," and the craft book "The Strategic Poet." He has been nominated for “Pushcart” and “Best of the Net” prizes. He completed master workshops with Jericho Brown, Alex Dimitrov, Rowan Ricardo Phillips, and Mark Wunderlich among others. He holds an MFA in Dramatic Writing from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and lives in New York. He is a native of Nebraska.
His management career has included executive positions in public accounting, publishing, international economic development, banking, and theatre.
When
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Tuesday April 4, 2023
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Where
Niobrara
Kearney Public Library
2020 1st Avenue,
Kearney NE
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Event Partner
This event is presented by the Kearney Public Library and the Prairie Art Brothers with the support of the Nebraska Arts Council, the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, and Humanities Nebraska.
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