Michael Magee, IPACT Coordinator

The Institute for Poetic Arts + Critical Theory (IPACT) is an intensive, immersive series of courses, seminars, readings, discussions and special events that emphasize the positive impact of the visual arts and critical theory on creative writers and their work. Led by RISD’s creative writing faculty as well as renowned writers in the worlds of poetry and the visual arts, IPACT is designed for creative writers looking to break down barriers and expand their intellectual/cultural horizons. The Institute’s three-week courses, two-day seminars, as well as readings, discussions and weekly open mike nights in Providence’s Downcity Arts District are designed to encourage participants to take advantage of the wealth of poetry and visual art resources in and around RISD. IPACT provides a unique opportunity for students to involve themselves fully in a multi-disciplinary world of art making and art welcoming — a world where creative writers and visual artists collaboratively propose what words and forms the future will hold.

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· June 26: KEYNOTE READING by poet John Ashbery

THREE-CREDIT COURSES

· June 26-July 14: Poetry + Art as Democratic Experience
taught by Michael Magee

· June 26-July 14: Poetry + Audience
taught by Mairéad Byrne

· July 17-August 4: Writing in/as Performance
taught by Wendy S. Walters

· July 17-August 4: Jack Kerouac’s New England
taught by Michael Gizzi

SEMINARS

· June 24 + 25: The Poet as Art Critic
taught by Peter Schjeldahl

· July 1 + 2: Poetry, Art, Philosophy
taught by Ann Lauterbach

· July 8 + 9: Creative Art Criticism
taught by Lynne Tillman

· July 22 + 23: The Poet’s Artist Book
taught by Steve Clay

· July 8 — PANEL DISCUSSION: Poetry + Cyberspace
featuring Mairéad Byrne, Michael Magee, Gary Sullivan, Nada Gordon + Brian Kim Stefans

· June 27-August 1 on Tuesdays — OPEN MIKE READINGS