by Admin | Feb 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
Last night’s continuation of 1455’s Author Series was a profound pleasure on both professional and personal levels. I can accurately describe myself as both fan and friend of the extraordinary Jenna Blum, and during the two decades I’ve known her, I...
by Admin | Feb 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
(Excerpt from Issue 9’s Director’s Cut) Why do we tell stories? To inform, to inspire, to connect. The miracle of art is the way it enables us to express things at once inextricable from ourselves and more encompassing than the sum of an individual...
by Admin | Feb 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
Ron Hogan (Our Endless and Proper Work) and Lisa Tener (The Joy of Writing Journal) join in conversation with Sean Murphy about the joys and values of a consistent practice of writing in your life. This discussion is for anyone looking to take up writing, or be more...
by Admin | Jan 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
1455 kicked off the 2022 Author Series in style, and it was our honor to feature Chelsea B. DesAutels, author of the stunning collection A Dangerous Place. No suspense necessary: I offer my highest praise for these poems, and recommend this collection with intense...
by Admin | Dec 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
Huge gratitude to Leah Elimeliah, the mastermind of WordShedNYC, for curating this reading and Q&A, 1455’s last official event of 2021! (Leah also participated in the 2021 Summer Fest and her poetry appears in the latest issue of 1455’s Movable Type.)...
by Admin | Dec 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
In addition to being 1455’s last Author Series event for 2021, this discussion is a culmination of sorts that fills me with both joy and pride. I first met Catherine at the Noepe Center at Martha’s Vineyard in 2016, when I was serving as writer in residence...