The Soul Mountain Retreat is a writer's colony in East Haddam, Connecticut, USA.
History edit
The retreat was established in 2004 with a grant from the University of Connecticut College of Liberal Arts and Sciences[1] by the writer and former Connecticut poet laureate Marilyn Nelson. The idea for creating the retreat grew out of the Cave Canem workshops.[2]
Soul Mountain offers fellowships to "emerging and established poets"[3] with an emphasis on supporting writers belonging to traditionally underrepresented racial or cultural groups.[4]
The non-profit organization has established partnerships with African Continuum Theater Company, Cave Canem, Kundiman, the University of Connecticut, Sarah Lawrence College, New York University, and the University of Wisconsin at Madison.[5]
Past Fellows edit
Past fellows have included Samiya Bashir, Sherwin Bitsui, Kwame Dawes, LeAnne Howe, Tara Betts, Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhran,[6] Allison Hedge Coke, Harryette Mullen, Bushra Rehman, and Afaa M. Weaver.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Soul Mountain Retreat: A Place for Poets". www.iowasource.com. Archived from the original on 2009-08-30.
- ^ http://www.pw.org/content/qampa_eady_sees_cave_canem_success "Q&A: Eady Sees Cave Canem Success" by Thomas Sayers Ellis, Poets & Writers November/December 2006
- ^ http://www.pw.org/content/soul_mountain_retreat_poetic_utopia_rural_connecticut "Soul Mountain Retreat: A Poetic Utopia in Rural Connecticut", Poets & Writers March/April 2007
- ^ "Our History". Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2012-05-06. Soul Mountain history
- ^ "Our History". Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2012-05-06. Soul Mountain history
- ^ http://www.pw.org/content/ahimsa_timoteo_bodhr%C3%A1n
- ^ "Alumni".
External links edit
- Official website of Soul Mountain Retreat
- article "Soul Mountain Retreat: A Place for Poets" by Tony Ellis, The Iowa Source
- Soul Mountain page at TransArtists residency guide