The Lordship House Community was organized by Michael Todd Cohen & Adrian Dallas Frandle in 2022 and includes poets, essayists, playwrights, publishers, agents, editors, visual artists, musicians, academics and scholars seeking communion through letters, literature and in-person dialogue.
Community Programs
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📬 Literary Salon by Mail
In which we share typewriter missives from the Lordship House on natural history, queer life in New England, literature, film and art. Comes with a pre-stamped postcard for optional reply. -
🏡 Lordship House Retreat
A short weekend visit (akin to a residency, but far less formal) for writers, readers and artists at our seaside house in Stratford, Connecticut. Fellows recieve a stipend, meals (sometimes with treats from the garden), and lodging with private bath. Past Fellows -
☕ Literary Brunch
Several times a year, we welcome a gathering of literary community and kin, for a brunch spread, wind chimes and dialogue at our seaside house in Stratford, Connecticut. -
At this time, the Lordship House Community and associated programs are offered at no cost.
the house library has over 1,000 books on wide-ranging topics and genres, including: Creative Nonfiction, Poetry, and Queer Theory. While the library is a private holding, it is our belief that resources should be shared with community. In this spirit, we established a book loan by mail program, available currently in the US.
the prompt hotline is a inspiration resource: a voicemail that picks up at Lordship House, with writing prompts, music, natural sound cues, and more. In addition, essayists, professors, poets, and other artists, are invited to program special engagements, throughout the year.
