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Residencies for Fellows

Cave Canem collaborates with a number of institutions to offer residencies, fellowships, and other opportunities specifically for Cave Canem fellows. To learn more about becoming a Cave Canem fellow, visit our retreat page.

“By the time I leave a CC Retreat, I can feel that the internal imperative to Write! has shifted from an obsessive, isolating quality to one of deep communal rites and responsibilities – what healthier transition exists for an artist?

Geffrey Davis

2015-11-26T16:03:48-05:00

Geffrey Davis

https://cavecanempoets.org/testimonials/geffrey-davis-2/

“We sit in workshops – elbow to elbow with minds bent over heart engaged in skillful conversation about craft. I am grateful for this space that allows for my personal and historical epiphanies to rise. Here, I can listen and sit with others who listen deeply. I am honored to be part of this literary force that I call family.”

Glenis Redmond

2015-11-26T16:04:29-05:00

Glenis Redmond

https://cavecanempoets.org/testimonials/glenis-redmond/

“When I step out into the world, I am not alone. Intellectually, I have always recognized this to be true. Cave Canem put it in my bones. My poems, and I, have a place to breathe.”

Keith S. Wilson

2015-11-26T16:05:03-05:00

Keith S. Wilson

“When I step out into the world, I am not alone. Intellectually, I have always recognized this to be true. Cave Canem put it in my bones. My poems, and I, have a place to breathe.”

https://cavecanempoets.org/testimonials/keith-s-wilson/

“Cave Canem has absolutely transformed my life, as a writer and a woman of color in a world that doesn’t always support either. I have a family now, a family that pushes me to grow, that supports me when I’m down, a family that is always, always about doing the hard work. We make poems that are beautiful, yes, but together, we can also make poems that matter.

Laura Swearingen-Steadwell

2015-11-26T16:05:30-05:00

Laura Swearingen-Steadwell

https://cavecanempoets.org/testimonials/laura-swearingen-steadwell/

“Cave Canem shows me the beauty, diversity and depth of Black poetry in America. At CC, poets are also lawyers and mothers and engineers. We don’t all make our living through our art, but we all live through our art. I am grateful for the lessons I have learned, the love I’ve received and the family I have acquired.”

Sami Schalk

2015-11-26T16:06:03-05:00

Sami Schalk

https://cavecanempoets.org/testimonials/sami-schalk/