Columbus State University's Carson McCullers Center for Writers and Musicians has an official website at

http://www.mccullerscenter.org

where you'll find the mission statement, fellowship application materials, detailed information about McCullers' life and work, and information about how you can donate to the McCullers Center. This blog, though, is intended to give you a more casual report of day-to-day goings-on at CSU's Carson McCullers Center.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Wisteria and Waterfalls

Thanks much to Carson McCullers fan Erik Powell who, having seen my photos of the wisteria, pointed out to me the line about wisteria in McCullers' short story "The Haunted Boy":

"The afternoon was golden and the wisteria vine on the porch was in full, unshattered bloom. The wisteria was like lavender waterfalls. The fresh breeze smelled of sun-warmed flowers. The sunlit sky was blue and cloudless. It was the first warm day of spring."

Thanks, Erik.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

On location with TREE ROCK CLOUD in Brooklyn!



Our great friend Lauren Rosen is at it again! This time she's directing a film adaptation of Carson McCullers' short story "A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud." Garreth Sanders, son of Holly and Aaron Sanders of Columbus, plays the role of the boy. Here's a photo of Garreth and Lauren, on set ...





A boy's gotta eat!


Location is Sunny's Bar in Brooklyn, NY.

For even more photos, go to "CSU's Carson McCullers Center" on FACEBOOK.
Break a leg or two, Lauren, Garreth, and the whole rest of the cast and crew!

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Visitor from Korea



Today the McCullers Center was honored to receive a guest all the way from Korea! And we were equally as honored to receive the relatives who accompanied her -- all the way from Nashville, Tennessee.

Micha Han (far right in the photo), from Korea, is a big fan of McCullers, citing The Ballad of the Sad Cafe as her favorite book. She reported, too, that she read Ballad in school, and that the book is very popular in Korea.

When Micha's sister, Kyong Robinson (center), of Nashville, learned that Micha was coming to the States for a visit, she offered to take Micha anywhere in the U.S. she wanted to go. Micha opted for Oxford, Mississippi, to see William Faulkner's home, and Columbus, Georgia, to see Carson McCullers' home. Micha's niece (and Kyong's daughter), Sandra Robinson (left) of Nashville, arranged for the trip.

Publication Party



On Friday, April 2, the Smith-McCullers front parlor was the scene for a lovely party to celebrate the recent publication of three books by CSU English Department faculty members. Honorees were Carmen Skaggs (Overtones of Opera in American Literature from Whitman to Wharton, LSU Press), Joseph McCallus (The MacArthur highway and Other Relics of American Empire in the Philippines, Potomac Books), and Scott Wilkerson (Ars Minotaurica, New Plains Press).

The cake was so quickly devoured that I wasn't able to get a photo of it, but it looked something like this:

Okay -- I admit it. I got so caught up in the festivities that I forgot to take photos on the day of the event.

-- Cathy

Springtime!

The backyard at the Smith-McCullers House on Stark Avenue in Columbus is right now outdoin' itself by sportin' two iconic examples of Southern flora -- wisteria and magnolia --

The wisteria has crawled over onto other shrubs, too ...


And I love this little patch of neon green moss near the kitchen door ...