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 … 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 … 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 … Continue reading Red Weather Reading Series Presents Randon Billings Noble
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 … 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, … Continue reading Public Poetry Project
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 … Continue reading Mary E. Rolling Reading series presents Katie Fallon
Michael Don is the author of the story collection Partners and Strangers (Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2019). His work has appeared in journals such as Washington Square Review, Southern Humanities Review, Fiction International, Vol 1. Brooklyn, and The Southampton Review. He co-edits Kikwetu: A Journal of East African Literature and teaches in the English Department … Continue reading Book Release: Michael Don’s Partners & Strangers
Readings, workshops, seminars, college-level discussions, a featured writer and swag! Students will generate new work, discuss literature, work with publishing authors, and meet like-minded young writers. Though open to any student who enjoys reading and writing, this event is particularly aimed towards sophomores and juniors considering the study of writing at the university level. Contact: Camille-Yvette Welsch Associate Teaching Professor … Continue reading High School Writing Day at Penn State