Kirk Nesset http://kirknesset.com Author, Poet and Translator Fri, 10 May 2013 19:53:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://kirknesset.com/981/ http://kirknesset.com/981/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 21:48:43 +0000 admin http://kirknesset.com/?p=981 The Campus — April 26, 2013  (See original article) Professor, Author Discusses First Book of Poetry by Molly Duerig Professor of English and Creative Writing Kirk Nesset’s newest publication, the book of poetry titled Saint X, has been “a long time coming,” says the author. The poems in the book were written over a span [...]

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]]> http://kirknesset.com/981/feed/ 0 http://kirknesset.com/924/ http://kirknesset.com/924/#comments Sun, 31 Mar 2013 21:36:47 +0000 admin http://kirknesset.com/?p=924 TEN QUESTIONS FOR KIRK NESSET’S SAINT X (These ten questions were posed as part of Lois Marie Harrod’s blog interview series. See below for the other interview links.) What is the title of your book? Saint X. Where did the idea come from for the book? I’m not sure that the book began with an [...]

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]]> http://kirknesset.com/924/feed/ 0 Flash Fiction http://kirknesset.com/flash-fiction/ http://kirknesset.com/flash-fiction/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:59:32 +0000 admin http://kirknesset.com/?p=803 Short Short, Sudden, Flash Fiction and Micro Fiction: The Age of the Miniscule Tale Short short fiction has been in the news a lot lately, suited as it is to the Internet — but it’s not exactly new. Compact, miniscule stories have been with us since the beginning, manifesting in various forms as fables, folk [...]

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]]> http://kirknesset.com/flash-fiction/feed/ 0 A Sudden Flash, or Into and Out of the Pan http://kirknesset.com/a-sudden-flash-or-into-and-out-of-the-pan/ http://kirknesset.com/a-sudden-flash-or-into-and-out-of-the-pan/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:50:02 +0000 admin http://kn.ironspringsdesign.com/?p=448  A Sudden Flash, or Into and Out of the Pan  KIRK NESSET This piece will be published soon by Nano Fiction.  Check back soon for a link to this work!

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]]> http://kirknesset.com/a-sudden-flash-or-into-and-out-of-the-pan/feed/ 0 Pampered Pet Tours with Professor http://kirknesset.com/pampered-pet-ii/ http://kirknesset.com/pampered-pet-ii/#comments Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:02:07 +0000 admin http://kn.ironspringsdesign.com/?p=164 Pampered pet tours with professor  The Campus — Chelsea Fleishman (see original article ) Their friendship knows no bounds. From work, to the gym and even at the bar, their complementary sets of luscious locks and pearly whites are iconic. English Professor Kirk Nesset and his black Pomeranian, Ryan, are celebrities at Allegheny College. “[They] stroll [...]

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]]> http://kirknesset.com/pampered-pet-ii/feed/ 0 Ray, we hardly knew ye… http://kirknesset.com/ray-we-hardly-knew-ye/ http://kirknesset.com/ray-we-hardly-knew-ye/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 02:07:42 +0000 admin http://kn.ironspringsdesign.com/?p=98 Ray, we hardly knew ye … by Jill_Dearman 03:37 PM Categories: writer to writer Kirk Nesset is an eclectic author and teacher who has deeply studied the works of Raymond Carver, and brings a fresh, empathic perspective to the life and work of the great short story artist. Below, my talk with Kirk about his [...]

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]]> http://kirknesset.com/ray-we-hardly-knew-ye/feed/ 0 Interview with Kirk Nesset, Our Flash Fiction Contest Judge http://kirknesset.com/interview-with-kirk-nesset-our-flash-fiction-contest-judge/ http://kirknesset.com/interview-with-kirk-nesset-our-flash-fiction-contest-judge/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 01:08:39 +0000 admin http://kn.ironspringsdesign.com/?p=93 Interview with Kirk Nesset, Our Flash Fiction Contest Judge See original article January 31, 2011 Potomac Review’s Morgan Moyer virtually sits down with Kirk Nesset. M: Do you start out, usually, intending to write a flash fiction piece?  When and how do you know that what you’re working on will be flash? KN: Lately, actually, it [...]

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]]> http://kirknesset.com/interview-with-kirk-nesset-our-flash-fiction-contest-judge/feed/ 0 Nesset Captures National Award http://kirknesset.com/nesset-captures-national-award/ http://kirknesset.com/nesset-captures-national-award/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 00:49:58 +0000 admin http://kn.ironspringsdesign.com/?p=82 “Nesset Captures National Award,” Interview in the Meadville Tribune (November, 2006) November 10, 2006 Nesset captures national award By Mary Spicer 11/11/06 — Kirk Nesset was in his office at Allegheny College Thursday morning, just about to teach his 11 o’clock class, when the telephone rang. When he said “hello,” life as Nesset knows it [...]

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]]> http://kirknesset.com/nesset-captures-national-award/feed/ 0 Ryan the Pomeranian http://kirknesset.com/ryan-the-pomeranian/ http://kirknesset.com/ryan-the-pomeranian/#comments Tue, 01 Jan 2013 01:46:59 +0000 admin http://kn.ironspringsdesign.com/?p=57 Ryan is my mini-Pomeranian that goes with me everywhere.

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