Speakers!

This year we have had ten different writers on campus

• Eric Rohman
• Candace Fleming
• Ted Sanders
• Matthew Minicucci
• Jensen Beach
• Erin Keane
• Robert Hellenga
• David McGlynn
• Tania Runyan
• Marci Rae Johnson

This is a literary experience that should be continued and even expanded. In the future, it would be excellent to partner with different groups on campus. The English Department could work with Spectrum, Women’s Studies, or a number of different groups on campus to help bring excellent speakers and readers who  would appeal to each group.

Same Time, Same Place

As students and faculty at Monmouth are extremely busy, making time can be difficult. So, having literary events at the same time and possibly the same place each month would make it easier for people to not only make room, but simply to remember. This link would be excellent to use each month to figure out a theme or event to put on. 

“Eat, Drink, and be Literary”

This blog post is about the authors favorite bookstores and literary events. Some of these would be awesome to adapt to Monmouth. For example, the event “Eat, Drink, and be Literary,” is something that could be adapted at Monmouth. Or, we could have an event where literary folk share their favorite books and shops, essentially a review session.

Reading Marathon 

We already have an actual Faculty Poetry Reading each April. Another interesting idea for Monmouth is a poetry marathon. This is becoming more and more popular and can be done in many different ways. If the right author was selected, the project could be a huge success. Attached is a link that explains how this could work based on how it has been done at another school.