Celebrating Heritage, Changing Lives
We are improving lives by addressing critical issues surrounding literacy, food insecurity, and access to traditional arts.
MEETING THE CHANGING NEEDS OF Central Appalachia
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Honoring the past, improving the present, and planning for the future of central Appalachia.
Since our founding in 1902, Hindman Settlement School has evolved to meet the changing needs of the region. The Settlement’s work today includes education and service programs that address the critical needs of youth and families while promoting the rich traditional arts of Appalachia.
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Upcoming Hindman faculty Lisa Kwong and Bernard Clay were recently guests on the Read Appalachia podcast talking about their writing lives, poetry collections, what inspires them, their favorite writers, and being part of the Affrilachian poetry community.
Bernard will be the poetry faculty for next month’s Ironwood Writers Studio. High school students can register here (bit.ly/3MQsxqt ) until June 1. Lisa will be teaching a an online class through our Makery about using poetry to help explore identity beginning June 19. You can register for her class here (bit.ly/45vxPPw
You can listen to their Read Appalachia episode at the link below or on your favorite podcatcher.
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Ep. 7 | Appalachian Poetry — Read Appalachia
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In this month’s episode, Kendra Winchester delves into the world of poetry. She’s joined by special guests Bernard Clay and Lisa Kwong.- Likes: 6
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The Board of Directors of Hindman Settlement School are on campus this week for our Spring 2023 Board Meeting. At the meeting, each program staff reports on all the great work done since our last meeting. Here is a clip from our Traditional Arts Director, Sarah Kate Morgan reporting on our Art Clubs in local schools! You can find the full reports on our YouTube channel @hindmanschool! … See MoreSee Less
You’re doing a great job Sarah Kate🥰
Wonderful!! ❤️
We heard from so many of you that wanted (maybe, demanded?) to know where the four hidden ducks were in our new campus map!
If you needed a little assistance to locate them all or you want to take another go at locating them, check out today’s blog at bit.ly/3WmCQpj!
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I found 0 of the ducks.
We heard from so many of you that wanted (maybe, demanded?) to know where the four hidden ducks were in our new campus map!
If you needed a little assistance to locate them all or you want to take another go at locating them, check out today’s blog at bit.ly/3WmCQpj!
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Come dance with us tonight beginning at 7pm in the Great Hall! … See MoreSee Less
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Lisa Kwong joins The Makery faculty to facilitate a 3-week virtual course on the exploration of identity through poetry. Previous experience with writing in poetic form is not required.
Kwong is AppalAsian, an Affrilachian Poet, and author of Becoming AppalAsian (Glass Lyre Press), which was a finalist for the Weatherford Award in Poetry.
Learn more and register today at www.hindman.org/themakery!
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Calling all high school students interested in writing! Registration is open for Ironwood Writers Studio until June 1. Ironwood is a great week to try your hand at creative writing and meet other students from across the region! Registration and information about scholarships can be found at Hindman.org/ironwood. … See MoreSee Less
Join Manuel Iris, a Mexican-born American Poet, current Writer-in-Residence of the Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library, and Poet Laureate Emeritus of the City of Cincinnati, Ohio (2018-2020), beginning May 20 for 3-week virtual course.
It has been said that all literature is trying to respond one single question: Who am I? A writer needs to respond to this question as a human, and as a writer. This course will try to help with the second part.
In this course, students will reflect on their creative philosophy, asking questions like: why do I write? For whom do I write? How is my writing style affected by my identity, personal story, and creative obsessions?
Learn more and register at www.hindman.org/themakery!
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Only a few more days left until the start of Pauletta Hansel’s class, "Poetic Sequences: A Conversation of Poems!" Only a few seats remain! Sign up now at www.hindmanmakery.org! … See MoreSee Less