Writerly Brunswick: How Words and Place Have Shaped Each Other

The Pejepscot region has produced an array of wordsmiths; some marquee-famous, others known in smaller circles, even those whose words were simply recorded by others. This six-week course runs roughly chronologically from the area’s pre-European history to the present day, looking at several people whose words have extracted meaning from, and made meaning of, this place. A variety of readings including short fiction, excerpted longer fiction, essays, and poetry will be examined and discussed. Each session includes a short introduction with context provided for the era and the writer(s) in question, but course emphasis will be on facilitated discussion. 

Required Readings: Links to readings will be provided; no full books will be used. 

Larissa Picard is Executive Director of Pejepscot History Center, the fourth oldest historical society in Maine. She has a Master’s Degree in English Literature from Middlebury College where most of her course work centered on American Studies. She has also created and facilitated numerous reading and discussion groups for both Vermont and Maine Humanities Councils.