2015 Midwest Literary Walk
Lineup
11am | Edward Hirsch | Chelsea Clocktower Commons
11am | Chelsea Clocktower Commons (320 N. Main) Edward Hirsch, a MacArthur Fellow, was born in Chicago in 1950. He taught at Wayne State University and lived in Detroit from 1978-1985. He has
12pm | Rebecca Scherm | Chelsea Depot
12pm | Chelsea Depot (125 Jackson St.) Rebecca Scherm is the author of Unbecoming, a novel. She received her MFA from the University of Michigan, where she was also a postgraduate Zell Fellow. She
1:30pm | Josh Malerman | Chelsea Depot
1:30pm | Chelsea Depot (125 Jackson St.) Josh Malerman is the lead singer and songwriter for the rock band The High Strung. His novel Bird Box came out in May 2014 to starred reviews
2:30pm | Angela Flournoy | Chelsea Clocktower Commons
2:30pm | Chelsea Clocktower Commons (320 N. Main) Angela Flournoy is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, where she received a Dean’s Fellowship, and the University of Southern California. She has taught
3:30pm | Clayton Eshleman | Chelsea Clocktower Commons
3:30pm | Chelsea Clocktower Commons (320 N. Main St.) Clayton Eshleman is one of America’s foremost translators and poets, noted in particular for his translations of César Vallejo and his studies of cave
4:30pm | Annie Martin | Chelsea Clocktower Commons
4:30pm | Chelsea Clocktower Commons (320 N. Main St.) Annie Martin has had numerous plays professionally produced and read across the state, including 10:53, Home: Voices From Families of the Midwest, Maidens, Mothers, and Crones:
Photos
Photos by Burrill Strong Photography
Videos
Interview with Angela Flournoy, MLW 2015
Interview with Edward Hirsch, MLW 2015
Interview with Josh Malerman, MLW 2015
Interview with Rebecca Scherm, MLW 2015