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Soul Mountain Retreat

Coordinates: 41°26′07″N 72°19′55″W / 41.4353°N 72.3320°W / 41.4353; -72.3320
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The Soul Mountain Retreat is a writer's colony in East Haddam, Connecticut, USA.

History

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The retreat was established in 2004 with a grant from the University of Connecticut College of Liberal Arts and Sciences[1] by the writer and former Connecticut poet laureate Marilyn Nelson. The idea for creating the retreat grew out of the Cave Canem workshops.[2]

Soul Mountain offers fellowships to "emerging and established poets"[3] with an emphasis on supporting writers belonging to traditionally underrepresented racial or cultural groups.[4]

The non-profit organization has established partnerships with African Continuum Theater Company, Cave Canem, Kundiman, the University of Connecticut, Sarah Lawrence College, New York University, and the University of Wisconsin at Madison.[4]

Past Fellows

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Past fellows have included Samiya Bashir, Sherwin Bitsui, Kwame Dawes, LeAnne Howe, Tara Betts, Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhran,[5] Allison Hedge Coke, Harryette Mullen, Bushra Rehman, and Afaa M. Weaver.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Soul Mountain Retreat: A Place for Poets". www.iowasource.com. Archived from the original on 2009-08-30.
  2. ^ Thomas Sayers Ellis (November 2006). "Q&A: Eady Sees Cave Canem Success". Poets & Writers Magazine.
  3. ^ Thomas Sayers Ellis (March 2007). "Soul Mountain Retreat: A Poetic Utopia in Rural Connecticut". Poets & Writers Magazine.
  4. ^ a b "Our History". Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2012-05-06. Soul Mountain history
  5. ^ "Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhrán | Directory of Writers | Poets & Writers". Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
  6. ^ "Alumni". Archived from the original on 2012-02-24.
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41°26′07″N 72°19′55″W / 41.4353°N 72.3320°W / 41.4353; -72.3320