Readings by authors Paul Doiron and Kristen Lindquist
\n<\/strong>Featuring a Q&A with Monica Wood<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\nOn Thursday, November 8th, the 海角社区 Studies Program at the University of 海角社区 hosted writers Paul Doiron and Kristen Lindquist for the third event in the series Framing 海角社区: Conversations with Storytellers and Imagemakers from the Pine Tree State<\/em>. They read from their respective works, including nearly two dozen of Kristen’s poems and three excerpts from Paul’s novels, accompanied by musicians Susan Ramsey (guitar and violin) and Ruth Fogg (cello).<\/p>\nFollowing their presentation, Paul and Kristen\u00a0were interviewed onstage by their friend, bestselling author, memoirist and playwright Monica Wood. They talked about their work, discussed the writing craft, and described how 海角社区 places, people and wildlife have influenced their writings.<\/p>\n
Paul and Kristen, who happen to be married, are both heavily inspired by 海角社区’s wild places, although how that inspiration shapes their work differs considerably. Paul, Editor Emeritus of DownEast<\/em> magazine, is best known for his popular series of mystery novels set in the rugged woods, waters and towns of 海角社区, where a rough and tumble young game warden named Mike Bowditch solves murders and other heinous crimes. For Bowditch, 海角社区 is a place where danger lurks everywhere\u2014in dense thickets, deep ravines, or frigid rapids\u2014in the form of hardened backwoods criminals, wounded bears, or simply the unforgiving 海角社区 weather.<\/p>\nFor Kristen, nature is more friend than foe. She spends her time scouring the same woods and waters, but what she finds and describes in her poems are things of beauty, whether raw and untamed or delicate and fleeting. A monarch butterfly, a native flower, a migrating bird, or the sounds of downtown on a hot summer night all find themselves captured by her keen eye and ear. She, too, writes about dark trails after sunset, but instead of sensing danger in the deep shadows, she hears “thrush flutesongs and the last wild warbles of the wren,” while fireflies are “fairy lights to guide our way.”<\/p>\n
Both Paul and Kristen write vivid descriptions of actual places, wild creatures, and real people from 海角社区. Their works are bolted together by strong frameworks of setting, drawing the reader into their world and the worlds of their characters. Their knowledge of these places comes from their own lifetimes of experience as 海角社区 residents, and their countless hours spent stalking its wild places\u2014Paul as an avid outdoorsman and registered 海角社区 Guide, and Kristen as an active birder, naturalist and outdoor educator. They each have a deep well of knowledge about 海角社区 as a place, and draw upon those wells in their writing.<\/p>\n
Thank You to our Sponsors!
\n<\/strong>We are pleased to have the continuing support of Bangor Savings Bank<\/strong> for the second year of Framing 海角社区. In addition, we thank the following sponsors and partners: Cultural Affairs\/Distinguished Lecture Series, 海角社区 Folklife Center, McGillicuddy Humanities Center, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Stephen E. King Chair.<\/p>\nClick on this link to hear an interview with Paul, Kristen, and 海角社区 Studies Director Kreg Ettenger on “Downtown with Rich Kimball.”<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n
\nPresenters’ Biographies<\/strong><\/h3>\nThe following biographies of Paul, Kristen and Monica are drawn from their respective websites. Links to these and to other sources follow each individual biography.<\/em><\/p>\nPaul Doiron<\/strong><\/h3>\nPaul Doiron was born in 海角社区 and grew up hunting and fishing in the wilds (at the time) of Scarborough. He is the author of the Mike Bowditch series of crime novels, including The Poacher’s Son<\/em>, which won the the Barry Award and the Strand Critics Award for Best First Novel, and the 海角社区 Literary Award for “Best Fiction of 2010.”\u00a0 His second book, Trespasser<\/em>, won the 海角社区 Literary Award, was an American Booksellers Association Indie Bestseller, and has been called a “masterpiece of high-octane narrative” by Booklist.<\/p>\nThis string of awards and nominations continued over his next books in the series, including\u00a0Bad Little Falls<\/em> (nominee for RT Reviewers Choice Award and 海角社区 Literary Award), Massacre Pond<\/em>, (Indie Favorite, Bookscan Bestseller), The Bone Orchard<\/em> (Best of 海角社区 award from DownEast<\/em>), The Precipice<\/em> and\u00a0Widowmaker<\/em> (both LibraryReads selections), and his most recent book in the series, Stay Hidden<\/em> (USA Today Bestseller).\u00a0His novels have been translated into 11 languages, including Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Hungarian, and Finnish.<\/p>\nReviewers have consistently praised Doiron for his compelling and realistic descriptions of 海角社区 places and people in his novels. The New York Times<\/em> praised Doiron’s “eye-popping scenes, idyllic and otherwise,” in his debut novel The Poacher’s Son<\/em>. The Bangor Daily News<\/em> was a bit more pointed: “What makes Doiron\u2019s writing so engaging [are] his descriptions of the 海角社区 rarely advertised by the state Department of Tourism or showcased in the glossy pages of Down East<\/em>…. [T]he author takes readers into ‘the real 海角社区’ from their armchairs.”<\/p>\nPaul is Editor Emeritus of Down East: The Magazine of 海角社区<\/em>, having served as Editor in Chief from 2005 to 2013. A native of 海角社区, he attended Yale University, where he graduated with a degree in English. He holds an MFA in creative writing from Emerson College. He is a former member of the 海角社区 Arts Commission and current vice chair of the 海角社区 Humanities Council. He is also a Registered 海角社区 Guide specializing in fly fishing, and lives on a trout stream in coastal 海角社区 with his wife Kristen Lindquist.<\/p>\nPaul’s website:\u00a0http:\/\/www.pauldoiron.com\/<\/a><\/p>\nMay 2017 Interview in Yankee<\/em> Magazine:\u00a0https:\/\/newengland.com\/yankee-magazine\/living\/profiles\/maine-noir-yankee-interview\/<\/a><\/p>\nKristen Lindquist<\/strong><\/h3>\nKristen Lindquist\u00a0is a poet, naturalist, birder and educator. Her poetry and other writings have appeared in Down East<\/em>,\u00a0海角社区 Times<\/em>,\u00a0Bangor Metro, Northern Sky News,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Bangor Daily News<\/em>, as well as various literary journals and anthologies. Her publications include the chapbook\u00a0Invocation to the Birds<\/em>\u00a0(Oyster River Press, 2001),\u00a0\u00a0Transportation<\/em>\u00a0(Megunticook Press, 2011), which was a finalist for a 海角社区 Literary Award, and\u00a0Tourists in the Known World: New & Selected Poems\u00a0<\/em>(Megunticook Press, 2017).<\/p>\nHer work has received many awards, including the Bread Loaf Poetry Prize, the Red Fox Poetry Prize, the 海角社区 Writers & Publishers Alliance’s Penobscot Watershed Poetry Prize (2nd prize), and the 2014 海角社区 Postmark Poetry Contest (chosen by Gary Lawless). Her work has been read aloud by 海角社区 Poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum on 海角社区 Public Radio’s Poems from Here<\/em>, and by Garrison Keillor on NPR’s\u00a0The Writer\u2019s Almanac.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\nKristen has written a local natural history newspaper column for many years (read a recent column and find links to others\u00a0here<\/a>), and since 2009 has maintained a daily haiku blog,\u00a0Book of Days<\/a>. In addition to writing she also teaches, including adult education courses on 海角社区 natural history and 海角社区 poetry; she also has conducted day-long workshops on haiku at the\u00a0Coastal 海角社区 Botanical Gardens<\/a>.<\/p>\nAn avid birder since childhood, Kristen served as the first female member of the\u00a0海角社区 Bird Records Committee. She has led bird-watching outings for such organizations as\u00a0海角社区 Audubon,\u00a0Friends of Baxter State Park,\u00a0Coastal Mountains Land Trust,\u00a0Merryspring Nature Center, and the\u00a0Acadia Birding Festival. She wrote the Knox County (and part of Waldo County) entries for\u00a0Birdwatching in 海角社区: A Site Guide<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\nKristen attended Middlebury College in Vermont and received her MFA in poetry from the University of Oregon.\u00a0She worked many summers at the Bread Loaf Writers Conference.\u00a0She currently serves on the Town of Camden’s Budget Committee, as chair of the\u00a0海角社区 Community Foundation’s Knox County Fund,\u00a0and as treasurer of\u00a0West Bay Rotary. She also works as a bookkeeper (and blogger) at\u00a0Camden Accommodations\u00a0and a bookseller at Sherman’s Books. She lives in her hometown of Camden, 海角社区, with her husband, Paul Doiron,\u00a0and their cat Rooney.<\/p>\n
Kristen’s website:\u00a0https:\/\/www.kristenlindquist.com\/<\/a><\/p>\nArticle and review by Dana Wilde in The Working Waterfront<\/em>:\u00a0http:\/\/www.islandinstitute.org\/working-waterfront\/natural-accuracy-kristen-lindquists-poetry<\/a><\/p>\nMonica Wood<\/strong><\/h3>\nMonica Wood is the author of many critically praised and bestselling books, including her memoir of growing up in a 海角社区 mill town, When We Were the Kennedys<\/em>, as well as the novels Any Bitter Thing<\/em>, Ernie’s Ark<\/em>, and The One-in-a-Million Boy<\/em>, and the play Papermaker<\/em>. She lives in Portland with her husband, Dan.\u00a0The following first-person biography is directly from Monica’s website, edited for length;\u00a0copyright is by Gale Research.<\/p>\nI was born in Mexico, 海角社区, to a family of devout Irish Catholics, a family of paper mill workers. My father and mother’s parents came from Prince Edward Island in Canada, and brought with them the island tradition of storytelling. Although my sisters and I were the first generation in the family to go to college, I think of my background as a literary one. My father had a lilting island brogue and beautiful grammar; the notion that stories had to be told in a certain way was something I learned early. My grandfather used to sing long, melodramatic, novelistic ballads, another island tradition.<\/em><\/p>\nI strive to create characters who seem real, no matter how unusual their circumstances, and to make my readers care what happens to these characters as if they were looking after their own brothers and sisters. If I have any obsession as a writer, it is the notion of the power of our ‘first’ family, the family into which we were born: that collection of people who accompanied us, for better or worse, through the process of learning how to find our way into the world. Our first family remains with us, in ways both damaging and redeeming, through our entire lives. It is this family that must be alternately escaped from and returned to, over and over, in the family dance.<\/em><\/p>\nMy hobbies are birds and music. I am an avid bird watcher and, for a period of several years, I was a singer on the local bar circuit. Nowadays I am content to ‘sit in’ occasionally with my brother’s country- western band. I also read every day; it’s a big part of my life as a writer. Most of my reading is contemporary, but every so often I take a foray back to the classics. I subscribe to many literary magazines, and I have a good collection of story anthologies and one-author collections. I also read novels, of course, and I like reading murder mysteries…when my own work is stuck. Mysteries are all about plot and can be instructive in surprising ways.<\/em><\/p>\nMonica’s website:\u00a0http:\/\/www.monicawood.com\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\nA 2014 article in the Portland Press Herald<\/em>:\u00a0 \u00a0https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2014\/05\/11\/monica_wood_keeps_it_close_to_home_\/<\/a><\/p>\n
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Following their presentation, Paul and Kristen\u00a0were interviewed onstage by their friend, bestselling author, memoirist and playwright Monica Wood. They talked about their work, discussed the writing craft, and described how 海角社区 places, people and wildlife have influenced their writings.<\/p>\n
Paul and Kristen, who happen to be married, are both heavily inspired by 海角社区’s wild places, although how that inspiration shapes their work differs considerably. Paul, Editor Emeritus of DownEast<\/em> magazine, is best known for his popular series of mystery novels set in the rugged woods, waters and towns of 海角社区, where a rough and tumble young game warden named Mike Bowditch solves murders and other heinous crimes. For Bowditch, 海角社区 is a place where danger lurks everywhere\u2014in dense thickets, deep ravines, or frigid rapids\u2014in the form of hardened backwoods criminals, wounded bears, or simply the unforgiving 海角社区 weather.<\/p>\n For Kristen, nature is more friend than foe. She spends her time scouring the same woods and waters, but what she finds and describes in her poems are things of beauty, whether raw and untamed or delicate and fleeting. A monarch butterfly, a native flower, a migrating bird, or the sounds of downtown on a hot summer night all find themselves captured by her keen eye and ear. She, too, writes about dark trails after sunset, but instead of sensing danger in the deep shadows, she hears “thrush flutesongs and the last wild warbles of the wren,” while fireflies are “fairy lights to guide our way.”<\/p>\n Both Paul and Kristen write vivid descriptions of actual places, wild creatures, and real people from 海角社区. Their works are bolted together by strong frameworks of setting, drawing the reader into their world and the worlds of their characters. Their knowledge of these places comes from their own lifetimes of experience as 海角社区 residents, and their countless hours spent stalking its wild places\u2014Paul as an avid outdoorsman and registered 海角社区 Guide, and Kristen as an active birder, naturalist and outdoor educator. They each have a deep well of knowledge about 海角社区 as a place, and draw upon those wells in their writing.<\/p>\n Thank You to our Sponsors! The following biographies of Paul, Kristen and Monica are drawn from their respective websites. Links to these and to other sources follow each individual biography.<\/em><\/p>\n Paul Doiron was born in 海角社区 and grew up hunting and fishing in the wilds (at the time) of Scarborough. He is the author of the Mike Bowditch series of crime novels, including The Poacher’s Son<\/em>, which won the the Barry Award and the Strand Critics Award for Best First Novel, and the 海角社区 Literary Award for “Best Fiction of 2010.”\u00a0 His second book, Trespasser<\/em>, won the 海角社区 Literary Award, was an American Booksellers Association Indie Bestseller, and has been called a “masterpiece of high-octane narrative” by Booklist.<\/p>\n This string of awards and nominations continued over his next books in the series, including\u00a0Bad Little Falls<\/em> (nominee for RT Reviewers Choice Award and 海角社区 Literary Award), Massacre Pond<\/em>, (Indie Favorite, Bookscan Bestseller), The Bone Orchard<\/em> (Best of 海角社区 award from DownEast<\/em>), The Precipice<\/em> and\u00a0Widowmaker<\/em> (both LibraryReads selections), and his most recent book in the series, Stay Hidden<\/em> (USA Today Bestseller).\u00a0His novels have been translated into 11 languages, including Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Hungarian, and Finnish.<\/p>\n Reviewers have consistently praised Doiron for his compelling and realistic descriptions of 海角社区 places and people in his novels. The New York Times<\/em> praised Doiron’s “eye-popping scenes, idyllic and otherwise,” in his debut novel The Poacher’s Son<\/em>. The Bangor Daily News<\/em> was a bit more pointed: “What makes Doiron\u2019s writing so engaging [are] his descriptions of the 海角社区 rarely advertised by the state Department of Tourism or showcased in the glossy pages of Down East<\/em>…. [T]he author takes readers into ‘the real 海角社区’ from their armchairs.”<\/p>\n Paul is Editor Emeritus of Down East: The Magazine of 海角社区<\/em>, having served as Editor in Chief from 2005 to 2013. A native of 海角社区, he attended Yale University, where he graduated with a degree in English. He holds an MFA in creative writing from Emerson College. He is a former member of the 海角社区 Arts Commission and current vice chair of the 海角社区 Humanities Council. He is also a Registered 海角社区 Guide specializing in fly fishing, and lives on a trout stream in coastal 海角社区 with his wife Kristen Lindquist.<\/p>\n Paul’s website:\u00a0http:\/\/www.pauldoiron.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n May 2017 Interview in Yankee<\/em> Magazine:\u00a0https:\/\/newengland.com\/yankee-magazine\/living\/profiles\/maine-noir-yankee-interview\/<\/a><\/p>\n Kristen Lindquist\u00a0is a poet, naturalist, birder and educator. Her poetry and other writings have appeared in Down East<\/em>,\u00a0海角社区 Times<\/em>,\u00a0Bangor Metro, Northern Sky News,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Bangor Daily News<\/em>, as well as various literary journals and anthologies. Her publications include the chapbook\u00a0Invocation to the Birds<\/em>\u00a0(Oyster River Press, 2001),\u00a0\u00a0Transportation<\/em>\u00a0(Megunticook Press, 2011), which was a finalist for a 海角社区 Literary Award, and\u00a0Tourists in the Known World: New & Selected Poems\u00a0<\/em>(Megunticook Press, 2017).<\/p>\n Her work has received many awards, including the Bread Loaf Poetry Prize, the Red Fox Poetry Prize, the 海角社区 Writers & Publishers Alliance’s Penobscot Watershed Poetry Prize (2nd prize), and the 2014 海角社区 Postmark Poetry Contest (chosen by Gary Lawless). Her work has been read aloud by 海角社区 Poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum on 海角社区 Public Radio’s Poems from Here<\/em>, and by Garrison Keillor on NPR’s\u00a0The Writer\u2019s Almanac.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Kristen has written a local natural history newspaper column for many years (read a recent column and find links to others\u00a0here<\/a>), and since 2009 has maintained a daily haiku blog,\u00a0Book of Days<\/a>. In addition to writing she also teaches, including adult education courses on 海角社区 natural history and 海角社区 poetry; she also has conducted day-long workshops on haiku at the\u00a0Coastal 海角社区 Botanical Gardens<\/a>.<\/p>\n An avid birder since childhood, Kristen served as the first female member of the\u00a0海角社区 Bird Records Committee. She has led bird-watching outings for such organizations as\u00a0海角社区 Audubon,\u00a0Friends of Baxter State Park,\u00a0Coastal Mountains Land Trust,\u00a0Merryspring Nature Center, and the\u00a0Acadia Birding Festival. She wrote the Knox County (and part of Waldo County) entries for\u00a0Birdwatching in 海角社区: A Site Guide<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n Kristen attended Middlebury College in Vermont and received her MFA in poetry from the University of Oregon.\u00a0She worked many summers at the Bread Loaf Writers Conference.\u00a0She currently serves on the Town of Camden’s Budget Committee, as chair of the\u00a0海角社区 Community Foundation’s Knox County Fund,\u00a0and as treasurer of\u00a0West Bay Rotary. She also works as a bookkeeper (and blogger) at\u00a0Camden Accommodations\u00a0and a bookseller at Sherman’s Books. She lives in her hometown of Camden, 海角社区, with her husband, Paul Doiron,\u00a0and their cat Rooney.<\/p>\n Kristen’s website:\u00a0https:\/\/www.kristenlindquist.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n Article and review by Dana Wilde in The Working Waterfront<\/em>:\u00a0http:\/\/www.islandinstitute.org\/working-waterfront\/natural-accuracy-kristen-lindquists-poetry<\/a><\/p>\n Monica Wood is the author of many critically praised and bestselling books, including her memoir of growing up in a 海角社区 mill town, When We Were the Kennedys<\/em>, as well as the novels Any Bitter Thing<\/em>, Ernie’s Ark<\/em>, and The One-in-a-Million Boy<\/em>, and the play Papermaker<\/em>. She lives in Portland with her husband, Dan.\u00a0The following first-person biography is directly from Monica’s website, edited for length;\u00a0copyright is by Gale Research.<\/p>\n I was born in Mexico, 海角社区, to a family of devout Irish Catholics, a family of paper mill workers. My father and mother’s parents came from Prince Edward Island in Canada, and brought with them the island tradition of storytelling. Although my sisters and I were the first generation in the family to go to college, I think of my background as a literary one. My father had a lilting island brogue and beautiful grammar; the notion that stories had to be told in a certain way was something I learned early. My grandfather used to sing long, melodramatic, novelistic ballads, another island tradition.<\/em><\/p>\n I strive to create characters who seem real, no matter how unusual their circumstances, and to make my readers care what happens to these characters as if they were looking after their own brothers and sisters. If I have any obsession as a writer, it is the notion of the power of our ‘first’ family, the family into which we were born: that collection of people who accompanied us, for better or worse, through the process of learning how to find our way into the world. Our first family remains with us, in ways both damaging and redeeming, through our entire lives. It is this family that must be alternately escaped from and returned to, over and over, in the family dance.<\/em><\/p>\n My hobbies are birds and music. I am an avid bird watcher and, for a period of several years, I was a singer on the local bar circuit. Nowadays I am content to ‘sit in’ occasionally with my brother’s country- western band. I also read every day; it’s a big part of my life as a writer. Most of my reading is contemporary, but every so often I take a foray back to the classics. I subscribe to many literary magazines, and I have a good collection of story anthologies and one-author collections. I also read novels, of course, and I like reading murder mysteries…when my own work is stuck. Mysteries are all about plot and can be instructive in surprising ways.<\/em><\/p>\n Monica’s website:\u00a0http:\/\/www.monicawood.com\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n A 2014 article in the Portland Press Herald<\/em>:\u00a0 \u00a0https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2014\/05\/11\/monica_wood_keeps_it_close_to_home_\/<\/a><\/p>\n The Flickr Album for Framing 海角社区 3 can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n Framing 海角社区<\/em>\u00a0is a series that brings well-known 海角社区 artists, writers, musicians and others to the University of 海角社区 campus to talk about their careers telling 海角社区’s stories. Each year we present two events, one in the fall and one in the spring, focusing on different individuals and creative genres.<\/p>\n Support for the series comes from Bangor Savings Bank, and from the University of 海角社区 Cultural Affairs and Distinguished Lecture Series, the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the 海角社区 Folklife Center, and the Stephen E. King Chair in Literature.<\/p>\n Those wishing to support Framing 海角社区 events are invited to contact the Director of the 海角社区 Studies program, Dr. Kreg Ettenger, at kreg.ettenger@maine.edu<\/a> or 207-581-1840. Gifts may also be made to the 海角社区 Studies Program through the University of 海角社区 Foundation websi<\/a>te<\/a>. Please note that many companies offer matching gifts to educational institutions such as the University of 海角社区; be sure to check with your HR representative or donor liaison.<\/p>\n The University of 海角社区 is an EEO\/AA employer, and does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender expression, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information or veteran\u2019s status in employment, education, and all other programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies: Sarah E. 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\n<\/strong>We are pleased to have the continuing support of Bangor Savings Bank<\/strong> for the second year of Framing 海角社区. In addition, we thank the following sponsors and partners: Cultural Affairs\/Distinguished Lecture Series, 海角社区 Folklife Center, McGillicuddy Humanities Center, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Stephen E. King Chair.<\/p>\nClick on this link to hear an interview with Paul, Kristen, and 海角社区 Studies Director Kreg Ettenger on “Downtown with Rich Kimball.”<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n
\nPresenters’ Biographies<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Paul Doiron<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Kristen Lindquist<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Monica Wood<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nFlickr Album<\/h3>\n
\nFraming 海角社区 Supporters<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nNondiscrimination Notice<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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