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Rick Agran
Poet
AIE
Image-making and the poetry that issues from it celebrates the wonder and complication of the world. Poets love (and play with) language. They use words to create pictures in the mind's eye. They chronicle the inner and outer worlds of humankind. Poets and image makers offer new ways of seeing to others as gifts.
Rick Agran's work in schools, libraries and the larger world encourages developing voices by empowering young writers and their teachers and mentors. He's taught writing, literature, and humanities at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, University of New Hampshire, New Hampshire Institute of Art, and Heartwood College of Art.
His children's book, Pumpkin Shivaree (Handprint Books) debuted in Fall 2003. His poems are collected in Crow Milk (Oyster River Press, 1997). Garrison Keillor read poems from Crow Milk on NPR on The Writer's Almanac. His poems have appeared in American Poetry: the Next Generation (Carnegie Mellon), The 2008 Poet’s Guide to New Hampshire,Best of Dirt; Portsmouth Unabridged: New Poems for an Old City, and Under the Legislature of Stars: 62 New Hampshire Poets.
Programs
offered: Poetry residencies both short and long term; Poetry workshop facilitation and master classes; Author talks, performances, and readings from Pumpkin Shivaree, Crow Milk, and works in progress; Collaborations with other teachers and fine artists across liberal arts or fine arts disciplines; Editing and publishing workshops for school papers and literary magazines; Cabaret, Reading and Poetry Slam organization and hosting.
Populations
served: All learners, grades, ages, and abilities; basic reading and writing skills preferred but not essential.
Availability:
Statewide, worldwide (limited long residencies), year round
Fees:
Special projects, collaborations, and custom residencies: Negotiable; Performances, readings, talks: $50-$300; Master-classes and workshops: $150/hour; mileage and lodging as needed.
Contact
Information:
PO Box 245
Plymouth, NH  03264-0245
Phone: 603/536-9050
Alt. Phone: 603/536-9050
email: semidemiquaver@gmail.com
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