along albany road
While Students Were Away Faculty Members Enjoyed Summer Projects Several members of the faculty indulged their passions this past summer, and took advantage of their time off to read, write, and present—with great success. Andrea Moorhead, the Academy’s poet-in-residence and teacher of French, was invited to read some of her poetry at the 24th Congress of the Conseil International d’Études Francophones in Montreal, Quebec, on July 1, Canada Day. Andrea has published in both French and English, and she is a translator of contemporary Francophone poetry; she will publish two books this fall: De loin, which features poetic prose in French, and Stone Dream, a translation of Madeleine Gagnon’s poetry. Andrea also serves as editor of the literary journal Osiris, which highlights the writing of Americans, Europeans, and Quebecois. Andrea was one of only four poets invited to read at the CIEF event: “La Grande Soirée Poésie et Jazz de Amériques.” Performing with the poets was Trio Daniel Lessard, and after each set of poetry, the trio improvised on themes developed during the readings. “It was an exhilarating experience to read in such a dynamic setting with people whose work I respect,” said Andrea. “The space where we read was a large room with enormous glass windows that overlooked the section of Montreal made famous by the novelist Gabrielle Roy. I had the feeling I was reading to the heart and soul of a much-loved city.”
The Kent State University Press released Mark Ott’s second book about Ernest Hemingway shortly before Commencement. Mark, who is chair of the Academy’s English Department, and his fellow editor, Mark Cirino, used the concept of memory as an interpretive tool to enhance understanding of Hemingway’s creative process in Ernest Hemingway and the Geography of Memory. Mark Ott is recognized as an expert on Hemingway around the globe, and has presented academic papers at Hemingway conferences in Spain, Cuba, Italy, and the United States. He has also been awarded grants from The Ernest Hemingway Society and other Hemingway-related organizations.
Tim Trelease of the Academy’s Fine Arts Department was the driving force behind an Amherst, MA, gallery show titled “In-Dialogue” during the months of July and August. The exhibit featured the work of seven of the gallery’s members (of which Tim is one) and seven guest artists. Tim had assumed that all of the “dialogues” would feature pairings that complimented each other based on their form, content, and style. Delightfully, the show acquired a life of its own, and some pairings communicated conflict instead of cohesion, and explored the concept of the tension that is found in some dialogues. Tim’s painting “The Apparitions” (left) was paired with local artist Frank Gregory’s drawing “Greenfield (Main & Federal)” (right); in this case, the two works did indeed share similarities of form and palette.
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