Common Ground
Common Ground is a reading series devoted to the creative work of graduate and undergraduate students. Our goal is to engage the widest spectrum of the Binghamton student writing community as we gather in solidarity and share poetry and prose in a safe and welcoming environment. Three undergraduates and three graduate readers will be featured at each event, followed by conversation and literary friendship. Common Ground welcomes writers of color, the LGBTQ community, and people of all abilities, and finds fellowship in celebrating Binghamton's creative writers. If you are interested in reading your work at a Common Ground event or would like more information, please email Joseph Heiland at jheiland@binghamton.edu or Derek Ellis at dellis5@binghamton.edu.
Fall 2024
Friday, September 20, 6pm - 7:30pm
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Common Ground Coordinators
Joseph Heiland is a writer from upstate New York. He has published stories in Eastern Iowa Review, Lumina Journal, and Reed Magazine. He received an MFA in Creative Writing (fiction) from Sarah Lawrence College and is currently pursuing a PhD in English at Binghamton University.
Derek Ellis was raised in the small, rural town of Owenton, Kentucky. He holds a BA in English Literature from Western Kentucky University and an MFA in Creative Writing (poetry) from the University of Maryland, where he taught courses in creative and academic writing. He is currently pursuing a PhD in English with a creative dissertation at Binghamton University. His work has appeared in Action Spectacle, BODY, Five Points, Leavings, and Prairie Schooner.
