Jamaican poet and 1985 IWP resident Anthony McNeill discusses his work and the influence of contemporary jazz on his writing. McNeill reads an excerpt from his manuscript, "The Tess Manderville Letter"; a poem from his book, "Reel From the 'Life...
Peter Nazareth introduces Christine Craig and Arto Kytohonka. He mentions that this is the first "open mike" session. Christine Craig reads poems about her home nation, Jamaica. She describes the physical, economical, and cultural landscape of that...
Christine Craig, Peter Nazareth, Francis Imbuga, Fred Woodard, and Moyez Vassanji all do readings at an "open mike" night at the Mayflower. Craig reads a poem about poetry, and Peter Nazareth recites "The General Is Out". Issues discussed are...
Millicent Graham, Jamaican poet, reads a few poems from her first book "The Damp in Things." Maxine Case, fiction writer & novelist (S. Africa), reads from her debut novel All We Have Left Unsaid. Cutter Wood, nonfiction writer, Writers'...
International Writing Program Coordinator Rowena Torrevillas interviews Jamaican poet Christine Craig about her poetry and how living in Jamaica affects her writing. Craig shares her impressions of Iowa and observes that the Iowa landscape is a...
Kavery Nambisan describes the migrant writer's thought-space, not losing rootedness whether traveling in the real or in the imagination. Saša Stanišić's talk is titled, "How You See Us: on Three Myths about Migrant Writing," and covers the myth...
Tamil author Sivasankari discusses her experiences and impressions of the United States from five visits she has taken to America. Sivasankari published a travelogue with 15 articles based on a 1976 visit to the United States. She has noticed that...
Wheelchair no Impediment to Success on Iowa Campus -- UI Now Accessible to Disabled Students -- An Interview with Charles W. Case -- From Child Actor, to Dental Doctor -- Homecoming: Reunions 1980 -- In its 8th Year: Alumni Band Marches On --...
To the Editor -- Point of View -- Campus News -- Introducing: The New Arena—Recreation Project -- The Great Depression:
Why It Can't Happen Again -- '69 Alumni Return for Homecoming '79 -- Time After Time Premiere: Super Show at the UI -- Dr....
DRIVE THE BUDGET: Getting what it takes to run the UI is getting harder. How can a university prove what it's worth to a state? -- DENTAL COLLEGE CENTENNIAL: 100 years of history have brought the UI dental school to national prominence and some...
IN CLASS: Students discover everything they wanted to know—and more—in a class that analyzes the links between sex and culture. -- A Grand Experiment: Medical experiments move out of the laboratory and into the kitchens and everyday lives of...
ON CAMPUS: The University of Iowa has a new president. -- IN CLASS: Location, location, location. How does geography affect justice? -- SPORTS: Iowa Alumni Magazine celebrates the Iowa football team's magical 2002 season. -- Over the Counter: The...
My Life as a Student: Temperamental roommates, 7:30 a.m. physics finals, and Airliner pizza—in the first excerpts from a yearlong journal project, six undergraduates share their experiences at the UI. – ChangeAbility: Technological devices...
IN CLASS: Engineering students help equip humans for flight. -- The Flight of a Red-Tailed Angel: As one of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, Iowa alumnus Luther Smith played a crucial part in World War II— and also helped wage the battle for racial...
Clark Blaise hosts a panel discussion with four poets and begins with Taufiq Ismail, an anthologist from Indonesia who is doing an anthology of American poetry for the Indonesian audience. Gémino H. Abad, an anthologist from the Philippines is the...