POETRY AT ADAMS HOUSE
Resident Tutors
Otto Coontz
ofcoontz@fas.harvard.eduCreative Writing
B-22 | 3-2038
When he's not entrenched in the bureaucratic funhouse of C-18, where he will be your guide through the labyrinth of forms, policies and procedures which Harvard requires before you so much as sneeze, you'll find Otto in B-22 at work on his next book (his previous novels and children's books, which he also illustrated, have been published here and in the UK, and in Japanese and Spanish translations). If you see him in the Dining Hall or out and about with Pip, he welcomes you all to pull up a chair or come along on a stroll. Should you find yourself struggling with a paper, a screenplay, a valentine or a poison pen letter, he's always available to talk about any aspect of writing, from organizing your thoughts to getting them down on paper, breaking through writer's block, acquiring an agent, working with editors, working alone. Watch for postings of informal meals with authors, journalists, playwrights and others in writing careers, as well as the thesis workshops for Seniors this fall and the Thesis Show for all in the spring.
Zachary Sifuentes
srizakari@gmail.comHumanities, Poetry
CL-36 | 3-3434
Zachary would like to think that raising $1.5 million for children with disabilities, writing poetry, or even teaching college writing for seven years earned him a spot as an Adams House tutor, but he knows too well the pull of a dog with a welcoming face. He's settling into the reality that he is but an adjunct to Whiskey's Resident Dog status, and feels grateful to ride Whiskey's coattails into the house he wanted to live in as an undergraduate. Today, he finds himself returning to Cambridge, his Currier House neighbor now his wife. Claret regularly takes him to Bolivia--her home--and he's taking steps to become a dual citizen. He hopes to keep the written word buoyant through conversation and through his duties as Poetry and Humanities tutor. When you come by, he only asks that you hear Whiskey's bark as the best doorbell in Claverly, ensuring that if you need something at an otherwise intimidating hour of the night, your presence will be promptly if bombastically met. If you'd like a rather soulful accompaniment to sing happy birthday to you, just ask (seriously--he knows how to howl that song). First person to spot Patches, our cat, gets full sleuth accreditation.
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