Poet Trevor Ketner’s 2 weeks in the country

Poet Trevor Ketner’s 2 weeks in the country

When I can escape the city, you’d better believe I will. I’ve lived in New York City for two years since moving with my husband so he could attend graduate school. It seemed like the kind of thing a poet would do, should do even. So many poets and writers made New...
Poet George Kovalenko discusses his residency

Poet George Kovalenko discusses his residency

I’ve spent the majority of my time here assembling my first manuscript. All of the poems in it were worked on as totally isolated pieces over the past five years, so it’s been very exciting to listen for how they start harmonizing as a collective of ideas. This is...
Welcome, July Fellows!

Welcome, July Fellows!

The 2018 residency season continued this week when we welcomed our second group of fellows to Saltonstall on Monday. They are: Rachel Cole, filmmaker (Brooklyn) Dara Engler, visual artist (Ithaca) George Kovalenko, poet (Brooklyn) Leo Rios, writer (Ithaca) Marcy...