Dave Johnson’s (’90) innovative work as poet-in-residence for the New York City Probation Office is featured in the New York Daily News.
Stories Tagged: Writer
Dave Johnson (’90): Poetry for probation
December 5, 2012
Playwright and teacher Dave Johnson (’90) holds an unlikely appointment as Poet-in-Residence for the New York City Probation Office.
For fathers after 40
October 16, 2012
“I try to chronicle the big picture and not just the risks,” says Paul Garber (’86), who blogs about older parenting.
The weight of mercy
October 8, 2012
“I was lied to, stolen from, screamed at and spit upon,” says Deb Richardson-Moore (’76), minister to the homeless.
Summer’s hottest books
August 20, 2012
From a riveting account of World War I to the uplifting story of Martha Mason (’60), alumni professors share their favorite can’t-put-down summer books.
Lynne Flood’s (’82) animal tales
July 16, 2012
You can learn a lot about life from animals, says veterinarian Lynne M. Flood (’82).
Writing For Life
June 5, 2012
In early March, 15 first-year students entered a maximum-security prison in Columbia, S.C., to sit side by side with inmates convicted of murder, robbery and drug-related offenses. They traveled from Wake Forest to discuss crime, punishment and George Orwell’s 1931 essay, “A Hanging.” Why did they visit? In part, to become better writers. Whether through [...]
Flash Fiction
June 5, 2012
We at Wake Forest Magazine know students encounter professors on Reynolda Campus daily who have a sense of fun and strike us as quick to embrace a creative challenge. We wondered: Would some of those scholars be willing to participate in a flash fiction exercise by writing a very, very short story? The answer? Game [...]
Secrets of the past reveal famous alumnus’ past
May 3, 2012
The daughter of distinguished alumnus Laurence Stallings (1916) discovers his fascinating past.
Winging It
April 3, 2012
New York Times reviewer has praise for ‘Birds of a Lesser Paradise’ by Megan Mayhew Bergman (’02).