Gabriel Green is a poet, musician, and scholar (in that order, depending on the day) from Pontiac, Michigan. He currently resides in State College, Pennsylvania, where he is a dual-title … Continue reading POSTPONED: Red Weather Reading Series Presents Gabriel Green (3/16/20)
Aldon Nielsen is a poet and critic born in Grand Island, Nebraska. He is the George and Barbara Kelly Professor of American Literature in the Pennsylvania State University ‘s Department … Continue reading CANCELLED: Art of Poetry at Palmer Museum to Present Aldon Nielsen (3/25/19)
ZOOM Link to Event Toby Thompson is the author of six books, the most recent of which is Fired On: Targeting Western American Art, published in March by Bangtail Press. The third in a … Continue reading Rolling Reading Series Presents Toby Thompson (Virtual Event)
This webinar is the fourth in the "Unprecedented" series, sponsored by CALS, The Center for American Literary Studies at Penn State. Join Penn State Professor and poet Shara McCallum, along … Continue reading American Women Poets and the Autobiographical Lyric (3/19/21 webinar w/Natalie Diaz, Shara McCallum, and Diana Khoi Nguyen)
Fisher Family Writer-in-Residence--Virtual Reading Cary C Holladay Click to join: ZOOM Link to Event Cary Holladay’s publications include eight volumes of fiction, most recently Brides in the Sky: Stories and … Continue reading A Reading by Cary Holladay: Fisher Family Writer-in-Residence (Virtual Event–3/25/21)
Join Penn State English Professors Julia Spicher Kasdorf and Shara McCallum for an intimate look at the biography and craft of Jane Rohrer, the Field Language poet whose words often revealed complex … Continue reading Palmer Museum Conversation and Poetry Reading: Truths of a Woman’s Life (4/1/21)
James Charlesworth’s first novel, The Patricide of George Benjamin Hill, was published in 2019. He is a frequent contributor of music-related essays for marchxness.com, and his short fiction has appeared in Natural Bridge and … Continue reading Alums Leah Huizar and James Charlesworth Kick Off 2021-22 Rolling Reading Series
Join English students and faculty across the state for an informal interview and Q&A with 2021-22 Penn State Laureate Shara McCallum. Register in advance for this webinar at https://psu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8sudwOktRsOrUtblK1vj3w Visit … Continue reading Shara McCallum, Penn State Laureate, 2021-22 Virtual Kick-Off
Alicia Ostriker will give a reading as the 2021 Emily Dickinson Lecturer, an annual event sponsored by Penn State alumni George and Barbara Kelly, the Penn State English Department, and … Continue reading 2021 Emily Dickinson Lecture: Alicia Ostriker
Alissa Nutting is the author of the story collection Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls, as well as the novels Tampa and Made for Love. A television series based on Made for Love, co-written and produced by Nutting, premiered on HBO Max in April 2021. She is … Continue reading Rolling Reading Series Presents Novelist and Screenwriter Alissa Nutting