Ghada Abdel Aal of Egypt begins the panel by discussing how she made the leap from blogging to professional writing. She explains that she began blogging as a way to express her feelings and observations in a “safe” forum. In closing, she...
Two Salt Modern Poets, Catherine Theis and Rebecca Lehmann read from their work. Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduate Catherine Theis reads from her debut book of poetry, The Fraud of Good Sleep. The Fraud of Good Sleep is a book of “serious...
This reading was organized in conjunction with the national grassroots movement Poets Against the war (www.poetsagainstthewar.org) and features poets associated with the Writers' Workshop and the International Writing Program. Marvin Bell...
64th General Assembly -- "A Whole New Ball Game" -- Challenge to Excellence -- Distinguished Service Nominations -- "Educational Improvements Are Expensive" – Biomechanic: A Promising Partnership -- Ancient Art is Her Pleasure and Profession --...
ON CAMPUS: Find out what's been happening at the UI—from a unique research station to be built on the Mississippi River to the first Korean Culture Festival to a breakthrough in human genetics. -- IN CLASS: Rediscover the power of your...
This is the first Shambaugh House reading hosted by the International Writing Program. Christopher Merrill introduces the readers. Michael Zeller is the first speaker and begins by reading some of his poems. The sound quality is poor during...
Milosz Biedrzycki's talk, titled "Jan Kochanowski: Across the Languages, Beyond the Boundaries," discusses the 16th-century poet, who wrote in Polish and Latin, and his centuries-long impact on Polish poetry. Andrea Hirata's talk, "Translating...
Scrapbook compiled by Evelyn Birkby; chiefly contains clippings from "Up a country lane, " Birkby's weekly homemaking column in the Shenandoah Evening Sentinel newspaper.
Scrapbook compiled by Evelyn Birkby; chiefly contains clippings from "Up a country lane, " Birkby's weekly homemaking column in the Shenandoah Evening Sentinel newspaper.