Visiting Writers
Visiting Writers
The following is a roll call of writers who have come to visit and speak at Washington College as a result of the Sophie Kerr program:
Walter Abish H. Porter Abbott Edward Albee Benjamin Anastas Robert Anderson Donald Antrim Max Apple Elizabeth Arnold William Arrowsmith Benjamin Bagby Paul Bailey Huston Baker Gerald Rick Barot William Barrax John Barth James Basker Charles Baxter Marvin Bell Linda Ben-Zvi Nina Berberova Charles Bernstein David Bevington Caroline Bicks Harold Bloom Carl Bode Marianne Boruch Paul Bove Zack Bowen Phillip Brady Bennet A. Brockman Joseph Brodsky Gwendolyn Brooks Jericho Brown Joan F. Brumberg Anthony Burgess Frederick Busch Charles Caramello Marie Cardinal Frederic Casidy Casey Cep Cathy Linh Che Ken Chen Suzanne Cleary Lucille Clifton J.M. Coetzee Ralph Cohen Thomas Colchie Elliot Coleman Michael Collier Billy Collins Joan Copjec Kevin Coval Robert Creeley Will Crutchfield Jonathan Culler Andrew Delbanco Junot Díaz Huston Diehl James Dickey Michael Dirda Stephen Dixon J.P. Donleavy Denis Donoghue Timothy Donnelly Donald Duclos Denise Duhamel Ira DworkinNawal El-Saadawi John Engels Jason Fagone Raymond Federman George Feifer Irving Feldman |
Lawrence Ferlinghetti John F. Fisher John H. Fisher Eliot Fisk Calvin Forbes Carolyn Forche Lesley Lee Francis Jonathan Franzen Michael Fried Roland Frye Joshua Furst Paul Fussell Jonathan Galassi George Garrett William Gass Henry Louis Gates Brendan Gill Allen Ginsberg Marita Golden David Godine Andrae Gonzalo James Grady Jorie Graham Matthew Graham Linda Gregerson Eamon Grennan Eric Griffin Charles Guggenheim Allan Gurganus Meredith Davies Hadaway Gordon Haight Jay Halio Donald Hall Thomas Hanks, Jr. Robert Hanning Ron Hansen Meg Harper Elizabeth Harvey Vaclav Havel David Healy Joanna Higgins H.L. Hix Lily Hoang Margaret Holley Edwin Hong Israel Horovitz Jean Howard Maureen Howard Richard Howard Ray Ingraham Steven L. Isenberg Fleda Brown Jackson Donald Justice Mary Karr Leon Katz Colbert Kearney Mary Kelly William Kennedy Hugh Kenner Frank Kermode Roy Kesey Galway Kinnell David Kirby James Knowlson Jan Kott Richard Kostelanetz Chris Laoutaris Li-Young Lee |
Phyllis Levin Christine Lincoln Gordon Lish Mark Long Maynard Mack Beverly Manley Paul Mariani Richard Martin Bobbie Ann Mason Wyatt Mason Beverly Matherne Peter Matthiessen James McBride Colum McCann Barry McGovern Heather McHugh Siobhan McKenna Alf McLaughlin Kathryn McPherson Eve Merriam W.S. Merwin Leonard Michaels James Michener E. Ethelbert Miller Susan Minot Jerry Mirskin Brian Moore Toni Morrison Mary Morrissy Michael Mott Barbara Mowat Kenneth Muir Steven Mullaney Erin Murphy Les Murray Kristin Naca Jim Natal Ann Neelon Marilyn Nelson Howard Nemerov Charles Newman Scott Newstok Margot Norris Idra Novey Joyce Carol Oates Tim O’Brien Desmond O’Grady Sharon Olds Peter Orlovsky Simon Ortiz R. Barton Palmer Jay Parini Joe Parisi Blanford Chase Parker Derek Pearsall Marjorie Perloff Samuel Pickering David Pilgrim Robert Pinsky Stanley Plumly Katherine Anne Porter Lois Potter Jan Pottker Manuel Puig Jean-Michel Rabate Phyllis Rackin |
Claudia Rankine Alastair Reid Wendy Ribeyrol Christopher Ricks Alain Robbe-Grillet J.R. Salamanca Marni Sandweiss Gjertrude Schnackenberg Fritz Senn Mary Lee Settle Harvey Shapiro Susan Shreve Charles Simic Kate Simon Jane Smiley W.D. Snodgrass Theodore Solotaroff A.C. Spearing Stephen Spender William Spengemann Elizabeth Spires Gayatri Spivak William Stafford Gerald Stern Jack Stevens Robert Stewart Ruth Stone Mark Strand Dan Stroch Ned Sublette William Styron Dorothy Sucher Joseph Summers Allen Tate James Tate Henry Taylor Sue Ellen Thompson Christopher Tilghman Valerie Traub Natasha Tretheway Peter Turchi Lee Upton David G. Vaisey John Vernon Diane Wakoski Martin Walser William Warner Michael Waters Carol Watson Josh Weiner Julia Wendell Fred Whitehead Billie Whitelaw Richard Wilbur Nancy Willard Larry Woiwode David Wojahn Derek Wolcott Margaret Wolfit Charles Wright Henry Wright Ben Yagoga Grainne Yeats Linda Ben Zui |