Wellspring Literary Series

The Wellspring Literary Series provides a forum for the Mt. Pleasant and Central Michigan University community to hear the work of established and emerging regional writers as well as works-in-progress by CMU graduate writing students and faculty writers at the Art Reach Center. A partnership between the English Department at CMU and the Art Reach Center of Mid Michigan, the series provides opportunities for CMU writing students to read their work in public alongside prominent authors, as well as teach writing workshops to members of Art Reach and the Mt. Pleasant community. 

Mark Your Calendar: First Mondays: 7pm

All readings are free and open to the public and will take place at the Art Reach Center, located at 319 S. University in Downtown Mt. Pleasant. Readings will generally be held on the first Monday of every month, except in the case of holidays or scheduling conflicts. Refreshments will be served, and live music will be performed by members of the CMU School of Music, and other local musicians. 

The Venue

Wellspring readings take place in the Art Reach Center, in a 100-year old former church in Downtown Mt. Pleasant, on University between Illinois and Wisconsin Streets. Readings will be held in the Denison Recital Hall, a former chapel that makes a beautiful, intimate, and acoustically great setting for literary readings.

 

2009-2010: Springing the Wellspring*

The inaugural year of the Wellspring Literary Series looks to feature a diverse array of talented regional and local writers, including: Vievee Francis, Eric Torgersen, Matt Bell, Jamaal May, Christine Rhein, Allegra Blake, Matthew Echelberger, Matthew Olzmann, Zilka Joseph and Keith Taylor, among others—who will be joined by CMU student writers. 

September 14, 2009:
Vievee Francis, poet w/ Jennifer Anderson (CMU grad student)

October 5, 2009:
Eric Torgersen, poet/author, w/ Joseph Kane (CMU grad student)

November 2, 2009:
Jamaal May, poet, w/ CMU student writer

December 7, 2009:
Christine Rhein, Poet, w/ CMU student writer

January, 2010: (Date TBD)
Allegra Blake, poet, w/ CMU student writer

February, 2010: (Date TBD)
Zilka Joseph, poet w/ Matthew Echelberger, poet & CMU faculty member

March 1, 2010:
Matt Bell, fiction writer, w/ CMU student writer 

April 5, 2010:
Matthew Olzmann, poet, w/ CMU student writer 

May 3, 2010:
Keith Taylor, poet, w/ CMU student writer

 

All readings begin at 7:00pm and will feature a guest/visiting writer, as well as a CMU student or faculty writer, live music, and light refreshments.

*Please Note: This schedule is incomplete and subject to change: For the latest updates or further details, contact Robert Fanning, at Robert.fanning@cmich.edu.