Stories about "English"
Poet Aracelis Girmay to read in Language Arts Live event
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 9:52 am
The Language Arts Live series of literary readings at Bates presents poet Aracelis Girmay at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 24, in Chase Hall's Skelton Lounge, 56 Campus Ave.
Language Arts Live presents poets Jackson, Girmay
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 4:33 pm
The Language Arts Live series of literary readings at Bates College presents poets Major Jackson and Aracelis Girmay in March. Jackson, author of three poetry collections, reads from his work at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 7, in Chase Hall Lounge, 56 Campus Ave. An inheritor of Eritrean, Puerto Rican, and African American traditions, Aracelis Girmay visits at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 24, in Chase Hall's Skelton Lounge, also at 56 Campus Ave.
'Brookland' author Emily Barton to read
Thursday, January 27, 2011 9:48 am
Emily Barton, author of two novels that The New York Times designated "Notable Books of the Year," reads from her work at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, in Chase Hall's Skelton Lounge, 56 Campus Ave.
Post-Standard interviews novelist Elizabeth Strout '77
Thursday, January 6, 2011 1:27 pm
The Syracuse Post-Standard interviews Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout ’77 prior to…
Oprah selection sparks Dickens discussion with Nayder in Wall Street Journal
Thursday, December 9, 2010 5:24 pm
Does Charles Dickens matter? Professor of English Lillian Nayler helps answer the question in the Dec. 12 Wall Street Journal. The question was prompted by two of Charles Dickens' novels -- “A Tale of Two Cities” and “Great Expectations” -- being named last week to Oprah Winfrey’s book club.
Language Arts Live presents eclectic author Ander Monson
Monday, November 15, 2010 4:13 pm
Author Ander Monson, author of the 2005 poetry collection "Vacationland" and this year's nonfiction "Vanishing Point," visits Bates College to read from his work at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, in Skelton Lounge, Chase Hall, 56 Campus Ave.
Bates professor reveals real story of Charles Dickens' wife in new book
Friday, November 12, 2010 4:12 pm
Lillian Nayder is a Bates professor whose new biography "The Other Dickens: A Life of Catherine Hogarth" is the first comprehensive portrait of the woman that Charles Dickens married and then repudiated.
Poet-novelist Meena Alexander returns to Bates
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 10:05 am
In a Bates College visit, award-winning poet, scholar and novelist Meena Alexander reads from her work at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3, in Chase Hall Lounge, 56 Campus Ave. Sponsored by the English department and the Learning Associates Program, which enables faculty in the humanities and social sciences to bring outside scholars and experts to campus, the event is open to the public at no charge. For more information, please call 207-786-8294.
Reading series presents esteemed poet McNair
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 11:30 am
The Language Arts Live series of literary readings at Bates presents Debra Spark, author of the novels The Ghost of Bridgetown and Good for the Jews, at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 11; and one of Maine's most respected poets, Wesley McNair, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28.
Poet Marianne Boruch continues Language Arts Live season
Thursday, September 23, 2010 2:26 pm
Language Arts Live, the annual series of author readings at Bates College, begins its 2010-11 season with an appearance by essayist and award-winning poet Marianne Boruch at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 27, in Skelton Lounge, Chase Hall, 56 Campus Ave.