Naomi Shihab Nye describes herself as a “wandering poet.” She has spent 40 years traveling the country and the world to lead writing workshops and inspiring students of all ages. … Continue reading Reading by Dickinson Lecturer Naomi Shihab Nye
Come see Chris Grant, a biologist at Juniata College, and Kimi Cunningham Grant, a local author, at this presentation of work related to both the science and cultural impact of … Continue reading Science & Fiction from Fracking
CANCELLED FOR 1/24 and 1/31 (Penn State Class and Event Cancellations) make-up date: February 18 Julia Spicher Kasdorf and Steven Rubin will present Shale Play: Poems and Photographs from the Fracking Fields, a collaborative documentary project. Kasdorf is author of three books in the Pitt Poetry Series, most recently Poetry in America. Her poems were … Continue reading RESCHEDULED: Julia Kasdorf and Steven Rubin to read as part of the Mary E. Rolling Reading Series
Kimiko Hahn is the author of nine books of poems, including: Brain Fever (W.W. Norton, 2014) and Toxic Flora (WWN, 2010), both collections prompted by science; The Narrow Road to the Interior (WWN, 2006) a collection that takes its title from Basho’s famous poetic journal; The Unbearable Heart (Kaya, 1996), which received an American Book Award; Earshot (Hanging Loose Press, 1992), which was awarded the Theodore Roethke … Continue reading Reading by Kimiko Hahn, Fisher Family Writer in Residence
Randon Billings Noble's debut essay collection, Be With Me Always is forthcoming from University of Nebraska Press in March 2019. Her essay, "The Heart as a Torn Muscle," was listed as a Notable Essay in The Best American Essays 2016.
Jennifer Vanderbes is a novelist and nonfiction writer whose work has been translated into 16 languages. A former Guggenheim fellow, Vanderbes’ first novel, Easter Island, was named a "Best Book of 2003" by The Washington Post and The Christian Science Monitor. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The … Continue reading Jennifer Vanderbes to read as part of the Mary E. Rolling Reading Series
Tuesday, March 26th: Diana Khoi Nguyen is the author of the poetry collection, Ghost Of, a debut collection that was shortlisted for the 2018 National Book Award in Poetry.
The Public Poetry Project is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Center for the Book with support from the University Libraries, the Department of English in the College of the Liberal Arts, and William Brockman, the Paterno Family Librarian for Literature. Reading and poster signing, poets to be announced.
Katie Fallon is the author of Vulture: The Private Life of an Unloved Bird (UPNE, 2017) and Cerulean Blues: A Personal Search for a Vanishing Songbird (Ruka Press, 2011), as well as two books for children. Her essays and articles have appeared in a variety of literary journals and magazines, and she has taught writing … Continue reading Mary E. Rolling Reading series presents Katie Fallon