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In case you missed out on the Love Talks Event, we have the livestream recorded below! Open this post to watch the video. Be sure to check out Professor Michele Morano’s book, Like Love and Destiny O. Birdsong’s book, Negotiations

Love Talks Event Tonight!

Join authors Michele Morano and Destiny O. Birdsong’s discussion as a part of the Visiting Writers Series. Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/love-talks-an-evening-with-michele-morano-and-destiny-o-birdsong-tickets-132143850815

Love Like This & Negotiations

Mark your Calendars! The English Department’s Visiting Writers’ Series is proudly sponsoring Love Talks: An Evening with Michele Morano and Destiny O. Birdsong. The event is from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. on January 19th. Check back for more updates.

In partnership with the History Department, The English Department Visiting Writers Series is hosting a remote event for the release of Professor Kathleen Rooney and Professor Miles Harvey’s books beginning at 6:00 pm on September 30: Historical Research in Fiction and Creative Nonfiction: Readings and Conversation with Kathleen Rooney and Miles Harvey. The conversation will be moderated by Amy Tyson of the History Department.  We would love to see as many faculty and students attending as possible for this one-hour event where participants can talk to the authors and gain insight into their writing process. It’s also a great… Read Article →

Don’t forget to mark your calendars for Thursday February 13th! Join poet, essayist, and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib in conversation with Dr. Francesca Royster and Nina Wilson in Student Center 314 from 6:00-7:30pm. Interested in reading some of Hanif’s work before he visits? Check out his website!

On Thursday February 13th, join Hanif Abdurraqib in conversations with Dr. Francesca Royster and Nina Wilson in Student Center 314. Abdurraqib is a poet, essayist, and cultural critic from Columbus, Ohio and will be signing books. Mark the event on your calendars! Read more about Abdurraqib on his website and on his Twitter. EVENT DATE AND TIME: February 13th 6-7pm Conversation 7-7:30 Book Signing EVENT LOCATION: DePaul Student Center, LPC Campus Rm. 314

Poets in Season: a reading with Chris Green and Richard Jones By Michael Garza Contributor to Ex Libris   On Monday evening, staff and students gathered for a poetry reading. Readings can run the gamut of atmosphere, from the bombast of a juke joint to the still of temple ceremony. Yet, on the fourth floor of the Arts & Letters Hall, tucked in a kind of penthouse suite overlooking complete darkness, the buzz shifted between a lounge reading and lecture. Professor Richard Jones and Chris Green came to share poems, and that was enough to… Read Article →

TONIGHT –   Please join the department of Latin American and Latino Studies in welcoming Erika L. Sánchez, the new Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz Chair in Latin American and Latino Studies!   Erika will be teaching some of her courses in English, including a graduate workshop in YA Lit this winter. Event date: 6:00-8:00pm November 6, 2019 Event location: Cortelyou Commons, LPC

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