David Schmitz is the Robert Allen Skotheim Chair and Professor of History at Whitman College. He received degrees from SUNY and Rutgers University, and has taught at St. Lawrence and Princeton Universities as well as Whitman. Schmitz has published widely on American foreign policy, and traveled to Vietnam and to Europe as a visiting scholar. His teaching fields at Whitman include U.S. Foreign Policy, America in Vietnam, and twentieth century United States history. Admittance is on a first come, first served basis.
Most workshops emphasize writing here rather than manuscript review.
The workshop week includes four evenings of open mikes. Participation brings the possibility of publication in the annual Fishtrap Anthology. You write your stuff, whatever it is. Michael Wiegers Publishing Poetry Writing programs. Slams and open mikes.