Christopher Merrill introduces th Nobel Prize-winning poet, Derek Walcott. Walcott describes the process of writing his epic poem Omeros, and then reads from Omeros. He discusses themes of post-colonial idenity evoked in Omeros. He explains the...
Frank Conroy serves as master of ceremonies, The University of Iowa President David Skorton gives welcoming remarks, and the reading is introduced by poet James Galvin, a faculty member of the workshop. Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney...
Christopher Merrill introduces the Nobel Prize-winning poet, Derek Walcott. Walcott describes the process of writing his epic poem Omeros, and then reads from Omeros. He discusses themes of post-colonial idenity evoked in Omeros. He explains the...
Librarian and UI alumna Esther Walls was elected director of the United States Secretariat for the International Book Year 1972. In this capacity, she coordinated the activities of the U.S. Secretariat, an agency established to promote the United...
Contents: Acceptance letter to serve Admin. Computing Policy Advisory Board, Mar. 31, 1983; Acceptance letter to United Board committee, Apr. 8, 1980; Continuing life membership ALA, Oct. 31, 1988; Invitation to national advisory board Center for...
Etgar Keret was born in Tel-Aviv, Israel in 1967. His latest book, The Nimrod Flipout, was published in spring 2006 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. He participated in the 2001 International Writing Program at the University of Iowa. '600 Words'...