Literature | Visiting Writers Series

Kermit Moyer

Kermit Moyer (Photo: Jim Youngerman)

In a city long known for its creative activity and writers—including Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Katherine Anne Porter, Sterling Brown, William Meredith, and Doris Grumbach—we continue the tradition by serving as a lively venue for creative work by both established and emerging writers.

Former visiting writers and writers in residence include Grace Paley, Edward P. Jones, Michael Cunningham, Azar Nafisi, Amy Bloom, Mark Doty, Yusef Komunyakaa, Richard Rodriguez, Mary Gaitskill, Li-Young Lee, Terry McMillan, Marie Howe, Colm Tóibín, Alice McDermott, Tony Hoagland, Major Jackson, Tillie Olsen, Marilyn Hacker, Victor Lavalle, Edward Hirsch, Manil Suri, and Jamaica Kincaid.

 

Previous Programs

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2008-2009
2007-2008
2006-2007
2005-2006
2004-2005
2003-2004
2002-2003

2009-2010 Schedule

Faculty Benefit Reading for
Fred Holliday
Sept. 23

Poetry Reading: Paul Guest
Oct. 7

Annual Colloquium with Alison Bechdel
Oct. 25

Please note: the Walter Kirn event scheduled for Nov. 4 has been postponed until spring 2010.

Poetry Reading: Terrance Hayes
Feb. 10

Talk: Working with a Literary Agent
Feb. 24

Fiction Reading: Victor Lavalle
Mar. 24

Fiction Reading: Kermit Moyer
Apr. 14

Graduating MFA Student Reading
May 8


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