Probably the primary gift provided me by the Civitella Ranieri Center–beyond long periods of uninterrupted silence in a spacious studio with natural light–is the genius of its location, Italy. Working in a totally new cultural and physical environment forces the...
Civitella Ranieri has commenced its search for an Executive Director. See below or click here for the full job description and details on how to apply. Executive Director New York and Umbria, Italy Civitella Ranieri Foundation (CRF) is an international...
For my first week or so at Civitella I wrote nothing. Then I wrote furiously—poems, some tinkering with essays. And then, mysteriously, several short pieces of fiction appeared. I’d abandoned work on a book of stories several years before, and now I know I’ll complete...
My second day at Civitella Ranieri, as a walked across the shady grounds in the late afternoon, it struck me that I was a very lucky Fellow. Here I was in a beautiful part of the world, surrounded by gorgeous landscape and a short drive not only from great art but...
The water poured down in white streaks. Hail rattled on the tent hide. White light flashed round us where we sat, still damp and breathless from running for shelter. Thunder tore the sky apart like a tree trunk splitting when it falls, then like rocks tumbling over a...
