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Feb. 23: Award-winning poet, translator to read

PULLMAN, Wash. – Writer and translator Rebecca Gayle Howell will give a free, public poetry reading and answer questions at 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, in the Museum of Art as part of the Washington State University English Department Visiting Writer Series.

Oct. 20: Award-winning poet to read, discuss work

PULLMAN, Wash. – Brenda Hillman – teacher, activist and award-winning author of nine volumes of poetry – will read and discuss her work at 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 20, in the Museum of Art/WSU. The free, public event is part of the Washington State University Visiting Writer Series.

“Memoirs of a Bulimic Black Boy” to be presented on campus

PULLMAN — Chad Goller-Sojourner, a Seattle-based poet and performer, will present “Sitting in Circles with Rich Girls: Memoirs of a Bulimic Black Boy,” at WSU on Oct. 7 and 8. Goller-Sojourner’s show explores how growing up fat, dark-skinned, bulimic, gay and adopted by a white family affected and shaped his identity. He will present his […]

‘Paper Bird’ poetry reading at WSU Tri-Cities

RICHLAND — Poet Pamela Steele will read from her new book, “Paper Bird,” at 7 p.m. Friday, April 11, at WSU Tri-Cities. The poetry reading is part of the Spring 2008 Liberal Arts Season of Events. It is in the WSU Tri-Cities East Building Auditorium, 2710 University Drive, Richland. Admission is free and open to […]

Visiting writer series with Jonathan Johnson

WSU’s Department of English launches the Visiting Writer Series with poet and nonfiction writer Jonathan Johnson, who will read Thursday, October 11 at 7:00 p.m. at the Museum of Fine Art/WSU.   Jonathan Johnson’s second collection of poems, In the Land We Imagined Ourselves, is forthcoming from Carnegie Mellon University Press. He is also the […]

WSU sets poetry reading on North Richland campus

The spring WSU Tri-Cities Reading Series will feature one of the state’s premier poets, Sam Hamill, on Friday, April 7 at 8 p.m. in the East Building Auditorium on the north Richland campus. The event is free and open to the public.The author of more than 14 books of poetry and translations, Hamill has received […]

Award-winning poet to present reading April 5

The WSU department of English continues its Spring 2006 Visiting Writer Series on Wednesday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. with esteemed poet Robert Wrigley.  Wrigley is the author of six books of poetry, including In the Bank of Beautiful Sins and Reign of Snakes.  He is the recipient of numerous awards, including two fellowships from […]

WSU alumna and poet laureate to visit WSU

The WSU Black Women’s Caucus announced an evening with Mona Lake Jones, a poet laureate and WSU alumna, at 6:30 p.m. on Feb 25.The evening, to take place in the Compton Union Building Ballroom, includes dinner and a presentation by the African-American writer. Tickets are $10 and reservations can be made by Feb. 22 through […]