Franco American contributions to American literature are significant and influential, but the Franco American dimension of such work has too often remained invisible. We’ll learn about Résonance, a recent project founded by a collective of writers, poets and academics, that seeks to bring visibility to Franco Americans and their creative work.
Panelists:
Jane Martin, fiction editor, Résonance; adjunct professor, University of Southern Maine; former Fulbright student at McGill University
Susan Pinette, director, Franco American Programs, professor of modern languages, University of Maine; general editor, Résonance
Steven Riel, editor-in-chief, Résonance; author of five books of poetry; retired librarian who worked at Harvard University Library.
VIP callers:
Elizabeth Kadetsky, associate professor of creative writing, Pennsylvania State University; author, The Memory Eaters; winner, creative nonfiction, Juniper Prize
Jeri Theriault, poet; former chair, department of English, International School of Prague
Abby Paige, writer and theater artist with roots in northern Vermont and eastern Canada
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