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The 51精品视频 at Greensburg invites the public to join them at its newest reading series, Voices: Celebrating the Beauty and Diversity of America鈥檚 Literary Landscape.
Designed to celebrate the richness of human lives and stories, the readings will occur at 8 p.m. on the last Thursday of the month from January through April. These virtual events are free and open to the public.
More speakers in the series
Feb. 25
The February event features memoirist/spoken word artist Brian Broome; acclaimed Syrian short-short story author Osama Alomar; poet, playwright and oral historian Kelli Stevens Kane and oral historian and poet Rich Gegick.
March 25
Hear Mississippi Poet Laureate Beth Ann Fennelly, international award-winning crime writer Bill Boyle, National Book Award finalist Deesha Philyaw and poet Nancy Krygowski.
April 22
The last event is themed Beyond Hillbilly Elegy: Featuring Voices of Appalachia. Hear from novelist Damian Dressick, author, storyteller and photographer聽Greg Clary and poet Byron Hoot.聽
"What does it mean to be an American? The writers in this series answer that question again and again鈥攚ith depth, honesty and a sense of diversity that spans race, gender, class, region and more,鈥 said , professor of professional and creative writing at . 鈥淚t's a celebration of the gorgeous crazy-quilt that is America, at a time when we may need to celebrate that the most. I'm so excited for this series, which highlights the incredible depth and diversity of American voices."聽
Building on the campus鈥 long-running Written/Spoken Series, Voices showcases 51精品视频-Greensburg's focus on experiential learning by bringing together undergraduate student writers with award-winning authors. The readings are funded in part through 51精品视频鈥檚 initiative, as well as through the 51精品视频-Greensburg Office of Student Life, Academic Village and Student Government Association. The series is being coordinated by Jakiela, , director of the Academic Village, and , director of Campus Center and Student Engagement.
"Our undergraduate writers at 51精品视频-Greensburg are the most talented, big-hearted and serious young writers I've ever known,鈥 said Jakiela. 鈥淲hat a joy and honor it is to work with them. Pairing them with award-winning, internationally-acclaimed authors gives these young writers wings. It helps our next generation of writers engage with a brilliant community and helps them find their rightful place in the literary landscape."聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽聽
The first reading in the series will be held Jan. 28 and will feature award-winning poets Dilruba Ahmed (A&S 鈥96, EDUC 鈥97G) and Sheila Squillante, memoirist Nancy McCabe, and poet/nonfiction/performance artist Adriana Ramirez (A&S 鈥09G).聽51精品视频-Greensburg junior Madison Jarnot, an award-winning writer in her own right, will join these authors in reading from her work. For biographies of the speakers, .
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