Poet and author Zach Savich will read from his collected works at 8:15 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, in Daugherty-Palmer Commons at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. Savich is the author of three collections of poetry, a book of creative nonfiction on art and the imagination, and the recipient of numerous awards, including the Iowa Poetry Find out more »
Novelist Reads from her Work at St. Mary’s
Author Kathleen Hughes will read from her works at 8:15 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, in Daugherty-Palmer Commons at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. Hughes, a graduate of Yale University and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, published her first novel, “Dear Mrs. Lindbergh,” in 2003 and is working on her second. The talk is sponsored by the Department Find out more »
Nov. 3 Writers’ Harvest Reading Uses Food for Inspiration
The experiences of eating and cooking provided plenty of food for thought for writers at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. Students in a “Summer Sustainability Books that Cook” class translated their culinary experiences into recipe recollection essays and foodie fictions, and they will share this work in a reading starting at 8:15 p.m. Thursday, Nov. Find out more »
Award-winning Poet Gives Reading at SMCM Oct. 27
Award-winning musician, playwright, and poet Amiri Baraka will read from his works at 8:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, at Daugherty-Palmer Commons at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. Baraka is the author of “Digging: The Afro American Soul of American Classical Music,” a winner of the 31st annual American Book Awards for 2010. Baraka also received fellowships Find out more »
Jordan Folklore Author Gives Reading Oct. 13
Award-winning author and poet Laila Halaby will read from her works at 8:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, at Daugherty-Palmer Commons at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. She is the recipient of a Fulbright scholarship for the study of folklore in Jordan, a PEN/Beyond Margins Award, and is the author of two novels and a forthcoming Find out more »
Palestinian-American Poet Gives Reading Sept. 29
Poet Naomi Shihab Nye, who draws on her Palestinian-American heritage and travel experiences, will read from her works at 8:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, at Daugherty-Palmer Commons at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. She is an award-winning author and editor of more than 25 volumes. Her books of poetry include a National Book Award finalist Find out more »
What Is the True Value of a Liberal Arts Education?
What is the value of a liberal arts education? More specifically, where does the creative writing class fit within such an education? St. Mary’s College of Maryland Professor of English Jeffrey Hammond will tackle these questions during the annual Reeves Lecture at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, in Cole Cinema in the Campus Center. “Owing Find out more »
Poetry Reading Sept. 12 Honors Legacy of Clifton
Poets Kurtis Lamkin and Evie Shockley will conduct a reading of their poems at 8:15 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, in the St. Mary’s College of Maryland Daugherty-Palmer Commons to honor the late Lucille Clifton’s literary legacy in poetry. Clifton, a beloved teacher at St. Mary’s, winner of the National Book Award for Poetry, and a Maryland Find out more »
Poetry Reading April 21
Pushcart Prize-winning poet Linda Bierds will read from her works at 8:15 p.m. Thursday, April 21, in Daugherty-Palmer Commons at St. Mary’s College of Maryland as part of the VOICES Reading Series. Bierds’ books of poetry include First Hand, The Profile Makers, and The Ghost Trio, which was named a Notable Book Selection by the Find out more »
‘Daily Show’ Humorist Larry Wilmore Wraps Up Year of Twain
As the Year of Twain, commemorating the 100th anniversary of Mark Twain’s death, comes to a close, actor, producer, and Emmy-winning comedy writer Larry Wilmore will visit St. Mary’s College of Maryland as this year’s final Twain lecturer. The “Daily Show” senior correspondent will discuss how humor addresses controversial subjects, such as race, at 8 Find out more »
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