Bennington College History: Literature: 2000s Literature Readings and Lectures

2000

• Coleman Bark, Robert Bly, Donald Hall. Writing Seminars. Usdan Gallery. (2000-01-07) poster

• Frank Bidart. Ben Belitt Lecture. (2000-03-28)

• April Bernard. "Tending Your Lightning Field" Convocation. Bennington: The Alumni Magazine 

• Paul Boesing, Tom Bogdan, Terry Creach, Jim Hodges. "Tell Me The Truth About Love" a new music/ dance/theater piece based on 20 W.H. Auden poems. (2000-10-15) poster

• Eleanor Wilner and Constance Merritt. Poetry reading. Barn One. (2000-11-30) poster

2001

• Bennington Writing Seminars. January 4-12. | Bennington Banner event listing 

  • Donald Hall and Molly Peacock (2001-01-04)

  • Robert Bly and Robert Creeley (2001-01-05)

  • Douglas Bauer and Susan Dodd (2001-01-06)

  • Amy Hempel and Shelia Kohler (2001-01-07)

  • Elizabeth Cox and Jill McCorkle (2001-01-08)

  • Lucy Grealy and David Lehman (2001-01-09)

  • William Finnegan and Marjorie Perloff (2001-01-11)

  • April Bernard and George Packer (2001-01-12)

• Under the Bam, Under the Bomb, Under the Ban-the-Bomb Tree : A (sort of) literary cabaret. program | poster. (2001-03-15)

• Rick Moody. Commencement Address. (2001-06)

• John Prebble. "The Passions and Perils of Scientific Biography: On Writing the Biography of Nobel Laureate Peter Mitchell." Tishman. (2001-10-11) poster 

2002

• Michael Pollan ' 76. "The Botany of Desire" Candace De Vries Olesen Lectureship for Distinguished Alumni. Carriage Barn (2002-05-09) Bennington: The Alumni Magazine | Poster

• Bernard Lewis. The Ben Belitt Lecture. Bennington: The Alumni Magazine

• Stephen Sandy. Commencement speaker. (2002-06-08) Bennington: The Alumni Magazine Fall 2002

2003

• Michael Fried. Poetry reading. Welling Living Room. (2003-05-05) poster

• Alicia Borinsky and Cola Franzen. A bilingual reading and presentation. Welling Living Room. (2003-05-05) poster

• Lydia Davis. A lecture "On Translating Proust" and a reading. Welling Living Room. (2003-05-08) poster 

• Steven Bach. Convocation speaker. (2003-09) Bennington: The Alumni Magazine Spring/Summer 2004.

2004

• Stephen Bach. A Perspective on Film History. Tishman. (2004-05-04) poster

• Marguerite Feitlowitz. Commencement speaker. (2004-06) Bennington: The Alumni Magazine Fall 2004 / Winter 2005

• Bennington Writing Seminars Writers Reading Series. June. Bennington Banner article

  • April Bernard and Alice Mattison. (2004-06-10)

  • Joyce Maynard, Askold Melnyczuk, and Jason Shinder (2004-06-11)

  • Doug Bauer, Amy Gerstler, and Amy Hempel (2004-06-12)

  • Sven Birkerts, Thomas Gavin, and Ed Ochester (2004-06-13)

• Robert Pinsky. A poetry reading of Frost and Pinsky. Tishman (2004-11-07) poster

2005

• Bennington Writing Seminars Writers Reading Series. January 5-13. Press release

  • Jill McCorkle and Lynne Sharon Schwartz. January 5 (2005-01-05)

  • David Gates and Nuala O'Faolain. (2005-01-06)

  • Barbara Lazear Ascher and Liam Rector. (2005-01-07)

  • Doug Anderson and Christine Schutt. (2005-01-08)

  • Tom Bissell and Jane Ciabattari. (2005-01-09)

  • Susan Kinsolving and Sheila Kohler. (2005-01-11)

  • Ben Cheever and Timothy Liu. (2005-01-12)

  • April Bernard and Barry Lopez. (2005-01-13)

• Jonthan Letham, '86. Commencement address. (2005-06-04) Speech | Photos | Jonathan Lethem '86 and Steven Bach photo 

• Bennington Writing Seminars Writers Reading Series. June 17-24. Bennington Banner article

  • Virgil Suarez and Ed Ochester (2005-06-17)

  • Martha Cooley and David Trinidad (2005-06-18)

  • Amy Hempel and Bob Shacochis (2005-06-19)

  • Molly Haskell and Sven Birkerts (2005-06-20)

  • Betsy Cox and Christine Schutt (2005-06-22)

  • Amy Gerstler and Askold Melnyczuk(2005-06-23)

  • Frank Bidart (2005-06-24)

• Rebecca Godwin reading from a work-in-progress and Liam Rector reading from his most recent work. (2005-10-07) Reunion weekend press release

2006

• Mark Conway. Poetry reading. Franklin Living Room. (2006-04-05)

• April Bernard. Reading. Franklin Living Room. (2006-04-19)

• Andrea Barrett. Reading from her work. Franklin Living Room (2006-05-24) Bennington College Events May 2006

• Bennington Writing Seminars Writers Reading Series. Deane Carriage Barn. June 15-22

  • Sven Birkets and Martha Cooley (2006-06-15)

  • Linda Gregg and Amy Hempel (2006-06-16)

  • Lyndall Gordon and Oliva Gordon (2006-06-17)

  • Betsy Cox and Donald Hall (2006-06-18)

  • Barry Hannah and Major Jackson (2006-06-19)

  • Ed Ochester and Bob Shacochis (2006-06-20)

  • Amy Gerstler and Phillip Lopate (2006-06-21)

  • Virgil Suarez and Dan Wakefield (2006-06-22)

• Literature Gathering. Franklin Living Room (2006-09-13)

• Grace Paley. Reading and discussion of her work. Tishman. (2006-11-05) Bennington College Events Fall 2006

2007

• Bennington Writing Seminars Writers Reading Series. January 4-12

  • Henri Cole and Sheila Kohler (2007-01-04)

  • Susan Cheever and Ilan Stavas (2007-01-05)

  • Priscilla Hodgkins, MFA '96, and Liam Rector (2007-01-06)

  • Barbara Ascher and Patricia Volk (2007-01-07)

  • Deirdre Bair and Spencer Reece (2007-01-08)

  • Stephen Dunn and Terese Svoboda (2007-01-10)

  • Askold Melnyczuk and George Scialabba (2007-01-11)

  • Alice Mattison and Rachel Pastan (2007-01-12)

• Vijay Seshadri. Writing Seminars Commencement address (2007-01-13)

• Steven Bach. Reading from his new book, Leni: The Life and Work of Leni Reifenstahl. Tishman (2007-04-18) poster

• Galway Kinnell. Reading. Tishman. (2007-11-04) poster

• Bennington Writing Seminars Writers Reading Series. June 14 - 22 list

  • Sven Birkerts and Amy Hempel (2007-06-14)

  • Dinah Lenney and Phillip Lopate (2007-06-15)

  • Michael Burkard and Susan Kinsolving (2007-06-16)

  • Bernard Cooper and Amy Gerstler (2007-06-17)

  • David Daniel and Jean Valentine (2007-06-18)

  • Jill McCorkle and William Tucker (2007-06-20)

  • David Gates and Timothy Liu (2007-06-21)

  • April Bernard and Lynne Sharon Schwartz (2007-06-22)

• Alec Wilkinson '74 Reading. Deane Carriage Barn/Fireplace Room (2007-10-03) event list

• Literature Gathering: Poetry Game Night. Franklin Living Room. (2007-10-10) event list

• Amy Hempel. Reading. Franklin Living Room. (2007-10-29) event list

2008

• Bennington Writing Seminars Writers Reading Series. 

  • Doug Bauer and Ed Ochester. (2008-01-03)

  • Rachel Pastan and Martha Southgate (2008-01-04)

  • George Scialabba (2008-01-05)

  • Robin Hemley and Major Jackson (2008-01-07)

  • Frank Bidart and Askold Melnyczuk (2008-01-10)

• Gretel Ehrlich '67. Reading. Franklin Living Room. (2008-04-16)

• Bennington Writing Seminars Writers Reading Series.

  • Amy Hempel and Nicholas Montemarano (2008-06-12)

  • Martha Cooley and Timothy Liu. (2008-06-13)

  • Susan Cheever and Brian Morton. (2008-06-14)

  • Charles Bock and Fiona Maazel (2008-06-15)

  • Amy Gerstler and Dinah Lenney (2008-06-16)

  • Bret Anthony Johnston and Francine Prose (2008-06-17)

  • Michael Burkard and Sheila Kohler (2008-06-19)

  • Lucie Brock-Broido and Bernard Cooper (2008-06-20)

• Roxana Robinson '68. Reading. Franklin Living Room. (2008-09-17) poster

• James McCourt. Franklin Living Room. (2009-10-08)

2009

• Bennington Writing Seminars All Things Schedule, January 8 – 18, 2009 (2009-01-08) 

  • Major Jackson and Phillip Lopate reading (2009-01-08)

  • Alice Mattison “What Killed The Queen? And Other Uncertainties That Keep A Reader Reading” (2009-01-09)

  • Katie Ford and Tom Piazza reading (2009-01-09)

  • Katie Ford: “The Craft of Emotion.” (2009-01-10)

  • Wyatt Mason and Lia Purpura reading (2009-01-10)

  • Lia Purpura: “On Sensibility.” (2009-01-11)

  • Craft Seminar: Phillip Lopate: “How Do You End An Essay?” (2009-01-11)

  • Sven Birkerts and Alice Mattison reading (2009-01-11)

  • Askold Melnyczuk: “Bitte, ich spreche nur amerikanisch: Some Remarks on Translating and Reading Translations.” (2009-01-12)

  • André Aciman and Lynne Sharon Schwartz reading (2009-01-12)

  • André Aciman: “Parallax: a Disturbance of the soul.” (2009-01-13)

  • Peter Campion: “Dronng: Some Notes on Poetic Diction.” (2009-01-13)

  • David Gates and Askold Melnyczuk reading (2009-01-14)

  • Lynne Sharon Schwartz: “Who’s That in the Mirror? or, Some Cases of Doubles in Fiction.” (2009-01-15)

  • Doug Bauer and Susan Kinsolving reading (2009-01-15)

  • Martha Cooley: “Look Again: Some Thoughts on Revision.” (2009-01-16)

  • Michael Krüger and Bob Shacochis reading (2009-01-16)

  • Michael Krüger: “A discussion on Nobel Laureate Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio and the concept of world literature.” (2009-01-17)

  • Bob Shacochis: “Reality Hunger: An Imagined Conversation with David Shields about his new manifesto concerning the nature of 21st century nonfiction.” (2009-01-17)

• Candace deVries Olesen Lecture: Kathleen Norris '69. Carriage Barn (2009-03-26) Faculty Planning Calendar

• Steven Bach Memorial. Student Center. (2009-05-17) program | Faculty Planning Calendar

• Readings from plain china. Franklin Living Room (2009-05-27) Faculty Planning Calendar

• Hendrik Hertzberg. Commencement address. (2009-06-05) Faculty Planning Calendar

• Literature Evening: Gabrielle Calvocoressi. Reading. Franklin Living Room. (2009-09-16) Faculty Planning Calendar

• Literature Evening: Akhil Sharma. Reading. Franklin Living Room. (2009-09-23) Faculty Planning Calendar

• Literature Evening. Jaime Manrique. Reading. Franklin Living Room. (2009-10-07) Events at Bennington College Poster

• Literature Evening. Jesse Katz '85. Reading. Franklin Living Room. (2009-12-01) poster