Key West Literary Seminar http://www.kwls.org The Key West Literary Seminar has been drawing lovers of literature to our small island in the subtropics for more than a quarter of a century. Our podcast series presents the best of KWLS recorded history- readings, panel discussions, and lectures by some of the world's most illustrious writers- for use by educators, students, and readers worldwide. Fri, 24 May 2013 00:47:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Audio recordings produced by the Key West Literary Seminar are available for educational and noncommmercial use only. All rights to the recorded material belong to the author or authors speaking. ©KeyWestLiterarySeminar,educational,JunotDiaz,BillyCollins,SharonOlds,JohnAshbery,JamesTate,RichardWilbur,audio,archives,literature,key,west,barry,unsworthArts/LiteratureEducationGovernment & Organizations/Non-Profitarlo@kwls.orgKey West Literary SeminarKey West Literary SeminarnoKeyWestLiterarySeminar,educational,JunotDiaz,BillyCollins,SharonOlds,JohnAshbery,JamesTate,RichardWilbur,audio,archives,literature,key,west,barry,unsworthAudio ArchivesThe archives of the Key West Literary Seminar contain hundreds of unique presentations by some of the world's most influential writers. The best of these recordings are now being released online for use by educators, students, and readers worldwide.24.3381.47http://www.kwls.org/podcasts/http://www.kwls.org/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/KWLS_AA_1400.jpgKey West Literary Seminar Geoff Dyer In Conversation With Christopher Lydon http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KeyWestLiterarySeminarPodcast/~3/BB8c5zhY2fQ/ http://www.kwls.org/podcasts/geoff-dyer-in-conversation-with-christopher-lydon/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:16:41 +0000 arlo@kwls.org (Key West Literary Seminar) http://www.kwls.org/?p=9767
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]]> http://www.kwls.org/podcasts/geoff-dyer-in-conversation-with-christopher-lydon/feed/ 0 noIn an interview with Christopher Lydon, Geoff Dyer argues that literary greatness should not be measured by the novel, but by marginal genres like essays, letters, and travel writing. The pursuit of truth in literature will succeed only when you ‘remain aKey West Literary SeminarIn an interview with Christopher Lydon, Geoff Dyer argues that literary greatness should not be measured by the novel, but by marginal genres like essays, letters, and travel writing. The pursuit of truth in literature will succeed only when you ‘remain absolutely faithful to the vagaries of your own nature.’KeyWestLiterarySeminar,educational,JunotDiaz,BillyCollins,SharonOlds,JohnAshbery,JamesTate,RichardWilbur,audio,archives,literature,key,west,barry,unsworthhttp://www.kwls.org/podcasts/geoff-dyer-in-conversation-with-christopher-lydon/ Colm Tóibín: On Grief and Reason Reading Elizabeth Bishop and Thom Gunn http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KeyWestLiterarySeminarPodcast/~3/a5fNb9cSSSI/ http://www.kwls.org/podcasts/colm-toibin-on-grief-and-reason-reading-elizabeth-bishop-and-thom-gunn/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:53:49 +0000 arlo@kwls.org (Key West Literary Seminar) http://www.kwls.org/?p=9698
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]]> http://www.kwls.org/podcasts/colm-toibin-on-grief-and-reason-reading-elizabeth-bishop-and-thom-gunn/feed/ 0 noIrish novelist Colm Tóibín discusses Elizabeth Bishop and Thom Gunn. It is part of their achievement as poets, he argues, that 'Bishop and Gunn, in a confessional age, masked their grief with reason.' Includes close readings of Bishop's 'One Art,' 'Poem,'Key West Literary SeminarIrish novelist Colm Tóibín discusses Elizabeth Bishop and Thom Gunn. It is part of their achievement as poets, he argues, that 'Bishop and Gunn, in a confessional age, masked their grief with reason.' Includes close readings of Bishop's 'One Art,' 'Poem,' and 'North Haven' and Gunn's 'In Santa Maria del Popolo.'KeyWestLiterarySeminar,educational,JunotDiaz,BillyCollins,SharonOlds,JohnAshbery,JamesTate,RichardWilbur,audio,archives,literature,key,west,barry,unsworthhttp://www.kwls.org/podcasts/colm-toibin-on-grief-and-reason-reading-elizabeth-bishop-and-thom-gunn/ Phyllis Rose: ‘Can Writers Ride Bikes?’ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KeyWestLiterarySeminarPodcast/~3/kpPEoqxXZbU/ http://www.kwls.org/podcasts/phyllis-rose-can-writers-ride-bikes/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:40:22 +0000 arlo@kwls.org (Key West Literary Seminar) http://www.kwls.org/?p=9487
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]]> http://www.kwls.org/podcasts/phyllis-rose-can-writers-ride-bikes/feed/ 0 noPhyllis Rose explores our fascination with writers' lives, while uncovering the dueling impulses of biography and critical theory. 'Writing is done in private and involves a descent into the self,' she says. 'This struggle for truth and precision is so spKey West Literary SeminarPhyllis Rose explores our fascination with writers' lives, while uncovering the dueling impulses of biography and critical theory. 'Writing is done in private and involves a descent into the self,' she says. 'This struggle for truth and precision is so specialized, so private, so word-dependent, that it has no relationship to the rest of life.'KeyWestLiterarySeminar,educational,JunotDiaz,BillyCollins,SharonOlds,JohnAshbery,JamesTate,RichardWilbur,audio,archives,literature,key,west,barry,unsworthhttp://www.kwls.org/podcasts/phyllis-rose-can-writers-ride-bikes/ George Saunders: ‘The Honorable Old Task’ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KeyWestLiterarySeminarPodcast/~3/bDc6OwRFL0U/ http://www.kwls.org/podcasts/george-saunders-2/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2012 15:36:25 +0000 arlo@kwls.org (Key West Literary Seminar) http://www.kwls.org/?p=6797
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]]> http://www.kwls.org/podcasts/george-saunders-2/feed/ 0 noGeorge Saunders is a fiction writer and essayist noted for his acute sense of satire, outrageous humor, and keenly perceptive observations on contemporary life. In this talk, he recounts his coming of age as a writer and explains how he learned to stop apKey West Literary SeminarGeorge Saunders is a fiction writer and essayist noted for his acute sense of satire, outrageous humor, and keenly perceptive observations on contemporary life. In this talk, he recounts his coming of age as a writer and explains how he learned to stop aping his literary idols and begin making use of his own life and times.KeyWestLiterarySeminar,educational,JunotDiaz,BillyCollins,SharonOlds,JohnAshbery,JamesTate,RichardWilbur,audio,archives,literature,key,west,barry,unsworthhttp://www.kwls.org/podcasts/george-saunders-2/ James Merrill: a reading for Elizabeth Bishop http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KeyWestLiterarySeminarPodcast/~3/5m6UBSUwv90/ http://www.kwls.org/podcasts/james-merrill-a-reading-for-elizabeth-bishop/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:35:48 +0000 arlo@kwls.org (Key West Literary Seminar) http://www.kwls.org/?p=6490
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]]> http://www.kwls.org/podcasts/james-merrill-a-reading-for-elizabeth-bishop/feed/ 0 noThis 1993 reading in tribute to Elizabeth Bishop reveals James Merrill’s significant gifts as a reader and interpreter of Bishop’s work, and suggests the depths of the influence he felt from the poet who “set standards for me as no other contemporary did.Key West Literary SeminarThis 1993 reading in tribute to Elizabeth Bishop reveals James Merrill’s significant gifts as a reader and interpreter of Bishop’s work, and suggests the depths of the influence he felt from the poet who “set standards for me as no other contemporary did.”KeyWestLiterarySeminar,educational,JunotDiaz,BillyCollins,SharonOlds,JohnAshbery,JamesTate,RichardWilbur,audio,archives,literature,key,west,barry,unsworthhttp://www.kwls.org/podcasts/james-merrill-a-reading-for-elizabeth-bishop/ Douglas Coupland & William Gibson http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KeyWestLiterarySeminarPodcast/~3/kTsYICN9Xjw/ http://www.kwls.org/podcasts/douglas-coupland-william-gibson/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:39:53 +0000 arlo@kwls.org (Key West Literary Seminar) http://www.kwls.org/?p=4778
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]]> http://www.kwls.org/podcasts/douglas-coupland-william-gibson/feed/ 1 noDouglas Coupland and William Gibson discuss technology, culture, and the craft of writing. Communications technologies are a "global memory prosthesis," says Gibson, and aspire to an experience in which distinctions between the "virtual" and the "real” arKey West Literary SeminarDouglas Coupland and William Gibson discuss technology, culture, and the craft of writing. Communications technologies are a "global memory prosthesis," says Gibson, and aspire to an experience in which distinctions between the "virtual" and the "real” are dissolved. "We are already the borg," Gibson says.KeyWestLiterarySeminar,educational,JunotDiaz,BillyCollins,SharonOlds,JohnAshbery,JamesTate,RichardWilbur,audio,archives,literature,key,west,barry,unsworthhttp://www.kwls.org/podcasts/douglas-coupland-william-gibson/ Why Other Worlds? (Isn’t the “Real” One Enough?) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KeyWestLiterarySeminarPodcast/~3/E-bfVO67USg/ http://www.kwls.org/podcasts/why-other-worlds-isnt-the-real-one-enough/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:41:15 +0000 arlo@kwls.org (Key West Literary Seminar) http://www.kwls.org/?p=4763
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]]> http://www.kwls.org/podcasts/why-other-worlds-isnt-the-real-one-enough/feed/ 2 noAcclaimed science and technology writer James Gleick leads Year of the Flood author Margaret Atwood, British novelist China Miéville, and American writer Joyce Carol Oates in a discussion of the tensions between the real and the unreal inherent in writingKey West Literary SeminarAcclaimed science and technology writer James Gleick leads Year of the Flood author Margaret Atwood, British novelist China Miéville, and American writer Joyce Carol Oates in a discussion of the tensions between the real and the unreal inherent in writing and reading works of fiction.KeyWestLiterarySeminar,educational,JunotDiaz,BillyCollins,SharonOlds,JohnAshbery,JamesTate,RichardWilbur,audio,archives,literature,key,west,barry,unsworthhttp://www.kwls.org/podcasts/why-other-worlds-isnt-the-real-one-enough/ China Miéville: Manifestos, Movements, & Moments http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KeyWestLiterarySeminarPodcast/~3/DB794zzQY5w/ http://www.kwls.org/podcasts/china-mieville-manifestos-movements-moments/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:55:25 +0000 arlo@kwls.org (Key West Literary Seminar) http://www.kwls.org/?p=4742
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]]> http://www.kwls.org/podcasts/china-mieville-manifestos-movements-moments/feed/ 2 noBritish novelist China Miéville is a 3-time winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award, given to the best science-fiction novel published in the U.K. Here he explores genre, 'the elephant in the room,' argues for its embrace as a useful taxonomy, and urges writKey West Literary SeminarBritish novelist China Miéville is a 3-time winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award, given to the best science-fiction novel published in the U.K. Here he explores genre, 'the elephant in the room,' argues for its embrace as a useful taxonomy, and urges writers to aspire to the 'swagger' of hip-hop artists Jay-Z and M.I.A.KeyWestLiterarySeminar,educational,JunotDiaz,BillyCollins,SharonOlds,JohnAshbery,JamesTate,RichardWilbur,audio,archives,literature,key,west,barry,unsworthhttp://www.kwls.org/podcasts/china-mieville-manifestos-movements-moments/ Jonathan Lethem: The True and the Real http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KeyWestLiterarySeminarPodcast/~3/GkGpwY2mJcc/ http://www.kwls.org/podcasts/jonathan-lethem-the-true-and-the-real/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:18:46 +0000 arlo@kwls.org (Key West Literary Seminar) http://www.kwls.org/?p=4707
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]]> http://www.kwls.org/podcasts/jonathan-lethem-the-true-and-the-real/feed/ 0 noJonathan Lethem’s novels include Motherless Brooklyn and Chronic City and he is an authority on the works of sci-fi legend Philip K. Dick. At the 2012 seminar, he presented ‘The True and the Real,’ a ‘plate-spinning act’ exploring such disparate figures aKey West Literary SeminarJonathan Lethem’s novels include Motherless Brooklyn and Chronic City and he is an authority on the works of sci-fi legend Philip K. Dick. At the 2012 seminar, he presented ‘The True and the Real,’ a ‘plate-spinning act’ exploring such disparate figures as writer Samuel Delaney and anarchist David Graeber.KeyWestLiterarySeminar,educational,JunotDiaz,BillyCollins,SharonOlds,JohnAshbery,JamesTate,RichardWilbur,audio,archives,literature,key,west,barry,unsworthhttp://www.kwls.org/podcasts/jonathan-lethem-the-true-and-the-real/ Joyce Carol Oates: Close Encounters with the Other http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KeyWestLiterarySeminarPodcast/~3/lbdoqL2X7yk/ http://www.kwls.org/podcasts/joyce-carol-oates-close-encounters-with-the-other/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:04:46 +0000 arlo@kwls.org (Key West Literary Seminar) http://www.kwls.org/?p=4681
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]]> http://www.kwls.org/podcasts/joyce-carol-oates-close-encounters-with-the-other/feed/ 2 noJoyce Carol Oates is the author of more than 50 novels, as well as many volumes of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction. In this recording from the 2012 seminar, Oates reads "San Quentin," a short story based on her experience teaching English at San QueKey West Literary SeminarJoyce Carol Oates is the author of more than 50 novels, as well as many volumes of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction. In this recording from the 2012 seminar, Oates reads "San Quentin," a short story based on her experience teaching English at San Quentin State Prison in the spring of 2011.KeyWestLiterarySeminar,educational,JunotDiaz,BillyCollins,SharonOlds,JohnAshbery,JamesTate,RichardWilbur,audio,archives,literature,key,west,barry,unsworthhttp://www.kwls.org/podcasts/joyce-carol-oates-close-encounters-with-the-other/ Audio recordings produced by the Key West Literary Seminar are available for educational and noncommmercial use only. All rights to the recorded material belong to the author or authors speaking. ©Key West Literary SeminarnonadultAudio Archives