Join us, starting this Sunday, for "Both/And"
"When we are awake and alive to the nuances of the world, we see that most things contain so-called dichotomies – lightness and darkness,...
top of page
Fostering community through the literary arts
Search
colvillejen
- Oct 2
- 2 min
New Classes, New Member Incentives & an Open house Party!
Hello friends! We are delighted to report that our first Misfit Master class, in collaboration with Iowa City Poetry, is going strong!...
101 views0 comments
colvillejen
- Aug 24
- 1 min
Back to School with PorchLight
Dear PorchLight Community, As summer draws to a close and the leaves start to turn, we want to update you on some developments at...
69 views0 comments
colvillejen
- May 25
- 2 min
Summer Newsletter + Membership Drive
Greetings, PorchLight Community! First, we would like to thank the City of Iowa City for granting PorchLight the special designation of...
134 views0 comments
colvillejen
- Apr 7
- 1 min
PorchLight Recommends: A Brief Guide to Mission Creek Literary Events
LIT WALK TONIGHT! Mission Creek literary madness is upon us. Join PorchLight tonight at 5:00 at RSVP, as we host a stellar stop on the...
77 views0 comments
colvillejen
- Jan 12
- 2 min
PorchLight Recommends: Our very own "Local Writer's Forum"
Since opening PorchLight many of you have reached out with questions about the writing process, finding editors, finding local critique...
141 views0 comments
colvillejen
- Nov 2, 2022
- 2 min
PorchLight Recommends: Anne Lamott at the Englert & the Mic Check Poetry Festival
Two weeks ago I started digging into the Anne Lamott oeuvre, and I'm finding myself so charmed by her mixture of cranky honesty, insight...
72 views0 comments
colvillejen
- Oct 25, 2022
- 2 min
PorchLight Recommends
"The Weir" and "A Devil's Night Reading" I've just two pieces of literary culture to recommend this week. Both offerings speak to the act...
92 views0 comments
colvillejen
- Sep 28, 2022
- 2 min
PorchLight Recommends
Greetings from the Porch! The acorns are falling from the trees and so are the literary events. If you would like to catch a few, here...
56 views0 comments
colvillejen
- Sep 10, 2022
- 1 min
PorchLight Recommends
Well, here I go tooting my own horn and recommending "Prompt for the Planet: Community Creates" as the perfect solo, date or family...
47 views0 comments
colvillejen
- Jun 28, 2022
- 3 min
Experience Summertime at PorchLight
Hello, hello! I see PorchLight as a place for retreat and contemplation, for sparking the wild writing mind, and for facilitating...
66 views0 comments
colvillejen
- Apr 26, 2022
- 1 min
PorchLight Recommends
Dear readers, We've got three treats to recommend this week. I'll keep it short because it's all so sweet! First up, and for High school...
31 views0 comments
colvillejen
- Mar 17, 2022
- 2 min
PorchLight Recommends
A Review by Cecile Goding Eleanor Burgess's play The Niceties focuses on a scenario that will be all too familiar to many of us—a student...
48 views0 comments
colvillejen
- Jan 31, 2022
- 2 min
PorchLight Recommends
Dear Friends, Welcome to the first installment of PorchLight Recommends, a blog in which our PorchLight team, and esteemed friends get to...
36 views0 comments
colvillejen
- Aug 24, 2021
- 1 min
Update from the Front Porch
Our floors are finally drying out from their second coat of finish, and Junie has been awaiting your visit for weeks. "Where are the...
117 views0 comments
bottom of page