Bucknell University

Pennsylvania, United States

Residential program

The Stadler Center for Poetry & Literary Arts at Bucknell University seeks to foster in a wide and varied audience an appreciation for the diversity and richness of contemporary poetry and other literary arts. Our robust programming includes readings, residencies, community programming and more.

The Sandra & Gary Sojka Poet-in-Residence program brings a distinguished poet to campus for an extended stay each spring semester. Recent poets-in-residence include Brenda Shaughnessy, Aracelis Girmay, Ross Gay, Laura Kasischke, Brenda HIllman, and Camille Dungy, among others in a long list dating to 1981.

The Philip Roth Residence in Creative Writing, named for Bucknell's most notable literary alumnus, offers up to four months of writing time, lodging in Bucknell's "Poet's Cottage," and a stipend of $5,000. A spring and a fall residency are available each year. Applications for the following academic year are due on February 1 each year.

The Stadler Center Writers Series features eight to ten literary readings during the academic year, hosting major poet and writers from the American literary community (and occasionally from abroad). All events are free and open to the public.

The Stadler Center is home to WEST BRANCH, a national journal of poetry, fiction, essays, and reviews. West Branch annually sponsors a publishing internship and creative writing contest, both for Bucknell undergraduates.

The Center has an active presence on campus and in the Lewisburg community, maintaining a Poetry Path through town and campus (and a second, age-appropriate poetry path at a local elementary school), partnering with the Lewisburg Arts Council for various events, co-sponsoring events presented by other university departments, reaching out to local correctional institutions, and otherwise contributing to the literary life of the area.

Bucknell offers a vibrant program in Creative Writing, wholly dedicated to undergraduates. The university offers a major and minor in Creative Writing. In addition to beginning and advanced workshop courses across genres, the curriculum boasts a wide range of special topics courses, as well as literary ethics and citizenship classes exploring issues of power and justice in the literary world.

Bucknell’s Creative Writing program is enhanced by its close relationship to the Stadler Center for Poetry & Literary Arts. Writers in residence regularly visit classes and conference with students on their writing. The Stadler Writers Series are integrated into class syllabi, and professional writers offer craft talks and Q&A’s across the semester.

Students at Bucknell run a Creative Writing club, a fantasy writing club (The Writers of Rohan), an undergraduate literary magazine (Confetti Head), and engage in community building activities such as regular Open Mics. Arts Merit Scholarships are available in Creative Writing for incoming students.

For further information on the Stadler Center for Poetry & Literary Arts, please visit the Stadler Center's website: http://www.bucknell.edu/stadlercenter

For more information on Bucknell's Creative Writing Program, please visit the program website:

https://www.bucknell.edu/academics/college-arts-sciences/academic-departments-programs/english/english-creative-writing


Contact Information

1 Dent Drive
Stadler Center for Poetry
Lewisburg
Pennsylvania, United States
17837
Phone: 570-577-1853
Email: ciotola@bucknell.edu
http://www.bucknell.edu/stadlercenter



DEGREE PROGRAMS

Undergraduate Program Director

Paula Closson Buck
Creative Writing Program Director
Department of English
One Dent Drive
Lewisburg
Pennsylvania, United States
17837-2005
Email: pbuck@bucknell.edu

Students majoring in English distribute their courses as follows: five historical periods of English or American literature, in three genres, a pro-seminar, and two seminars. Creative writing courses may be taken at any time, with the permission of the instructor, as electives counting toward the required eight courses for the major in English.

In addition to the BA in English with coursework in creative writing, the Department of English offers a minor in creative writing for students not majoring in English. Consisting of 5 courses, the minor requires a student to select 3 from among the following: Literature and Creative Writing, Introduction to Creative Writing, Creative Writing - Fiction, Creative Writing - Nonfiction, Creative Writing - Poetry, Seminar in Creative Writing - Nonfiction, Seminar in Writing Fiction, Seminar in Writing Poetry, or Individual Projects (in Writing Fiction, Poetry, or Creative Nonfiction). In addition, at least one course above the elementary level in which drama, fiction, or poetry is studied as a genre must be taken. With the permission of the instructor, all courses in Creative Writing may be taken by students who do not elect the minor.

Within the Department of English, the Stadler Center for Poetry offers a number of programs in poetry writing. The annual Bucknell Seminar for Younger Poets provides undergraduates and graduating seniors in 4-year colleges and universities an opportunity to write poetry, attend workshops, participate in tutorials with the staff, and interact with other young poets over a 4-week period in June. Admission is by selection, based chiefly on a portfolio of work. Each of the 8 poets selected is awarded a fellowship that covers all expenses except travel. The seminar does not carry academic credit.

The Bucknell Poet-in-Residence program brings a distinguished poet to campus for the entire spring semester and for 2 weeks of the Younger Poets Seminar program. Past poets-in-residence have been Carolyn Kizer, Maxine Kumin, Hayden Carruth, Karl Shapiro, Mary Oliver, Wendell Berry, Madeline De-Frees, Irving Feldman, Jean Valentine, Molly Peacock, Louis Simpson, Colette Inez, Gerald Stern, Bruce Smith, William Matthews, Afaa M. Weaver, Tess Gallagher, Peggy Shumaker, Linda Gregg, John Haines, and Betsy Sholl.

During the fall semester, the Stadler Center for Poetry offers the annual Philip Roth Residence in Creative Writing. This honorific post offers a working poet or fiction writer three months to concentrate on his or her work. Bucknell University provides a studio, an apartment, and stipend of $1,000. The Philip Roth Resident is appointed by the staff.

The Stadler Center sponsors a reading series that features as many as six readings per semester by distinguished poets and fiction writers. Each fall, the Gary and Sandra Sojka Visiting Poetry Series presents a major American poet who visits classes and gives a reading and/or lecture during his or her three-day residency. Recent Sojka poets include Maxine Kumin, Robert Pinsky, and Eavan Boland.

The Stadler Center is home to West Branch, a national journal of poetry, fiction, essays, and reviews. West Branch annually sponsors a publishing internship and creative writing contest, both for Bucknell undergraduates. Currently three undergraduate literary magazines, the Red Wheelbarrow, Mirthgrinder, and Fire & Ice, offer outlets for undergraduate poets, writers, and artists.

The annual Bucknell Poetry Slam brings national champion slam poets to campus for a workshop and a performance. They share the stage with competing 4-member teams of Bucknell student-poets. This is a raucous and enormously popular event.

For further information, please write or send e-mail .

Type of Program: Research/Theory/Studio
Unit of Measure: Hours

Undergraduate Program Director

Paula Closson Buck
Creative Writing Program Director
Department of English
One Dent Drive
Lewisburg
Pennsylvania, United States
17837-2005
Email: pbuck@bucknell.edu

Creative Writing is a 9-course major offered through the Creative Writing Program within the English Department. Students can take a variety of courses in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction along with courses in literary studies to fulfill the requirements.

Type of Program: Studio/Research
Largest Class Size: 16
Smallest Class Size: 12
Genres: Fiction, Screenwriting, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry
Unit of Measure: Hours

Graduate students pursuing the MA in English (Literary Studies) are required to take eight courses for the degree, one of which is the master's thesis. For complete information on the MA, please contact the Department of English.

The Stadler Center for Poetry offers a number of programs in creative writing. The annual Bucknell Seminar for Younger Poets provides undergraduates and graduating seniors in 4-year colleges and universities an opportunity to write poetry, attend workshops, participate in tutorials with the staff, and interact with other young poets over a 4-week period in June. Admission is by selection, based chiefly on a portfolio of work. Each of the 12 poets selected is awarded a fellowship that covers all expenses except travel. The seminar does not carry academic credit.

The Bucknell Poet-in-Residence program brings a distinguished poet to campus for an extended stay during the spring semester. Past poets-in-residence include Carolyn Kizer, Maxine Kumin , Mary Oliver, Jean Valentine, Gerald Stern, William Matthews, Tess Gallagher, Linda Gregg, John Haines, Marilyn Chin, Natasha Trethewey, Mark Doty, and Terrance Hayes, among others.

During the fall semester, the Stadler Center for Poetry offers the annual Philip Roth Residence in Creative Writing. This honorific post offers a working poet or fiction writer three months to concentrate on his or her work. Bucknell University provides a studio, an apartment, and stipend of $1,000. The Philip Roth Resident is appointed by the staff.

The Stadler Center sponsors a reading series that features as many as six readings per semester by distinguished poets and fiction writers. Each fall, the Gary and Sandra Sojka Visiting Poetry Series presents a major American poet who visits classes and gives a reading and/or lecture during his or her three-day residency. Recent Sojka poets include Maxine Kumin, Robert Pinsky, and Eavan Boland.

The Stadler Center is home to West Branch, a national journal of poetry, fiction, essays, and reviews. West Branch annually sponsors a publishing internship and creative writing contest, both for Bucknell undergraduates. Currently three undergraduate literary magazines, the Red Wheelbarrow, Mirthgrinder, and Fire & Ice, offer outlets for undergraduate poets, writers, and artists.

The annual Bucknell Poetry Slam brings national champion slam poets to campus for a workshop and a performance. They share the stage with competing 4-member teams of Bucknell student-poets. This is a raucous and enormously popular event.

The Stadler Internship offers a nationally competitive young writer and recent MFA or MA the opportunity to receive arts administration training and teaching experience. The Stadler intern serves as an associate editor for West Branch, helps to administrate Stadler Center programs, teaches an introductory level creative writing class (optional), and serves as faculty in the Bucknell Seminar for Younger Poets in June. The Stadler Internship is intended to provide a young writer with experience and support while he or she works on a first or second book.

For further information, please write or send e-mail .

Type of Program: Studio/Research
Genres: Criticism & Theory
Duration of Study: 2 years
Unit of Measure: Credits
Application Requirements: Transcripts, Application Form, Letters of Recommendation, GRE




FACULTY

Christopher Camuto

Nonfiction


Robert Rosenberg

Fiction


G.C. Waldrep

Poetry


Virginia Zimmerman

Fiction (Middle Grades / YA)


Joe Scapellato

Fiction


K.A. Hays

Poetry





COMMUNITY