Don’t miss the book launch celebration for Rose Eichenbaum’s the The Director Within! Rose will be sharing photos, stories, and words of wisdom concerning her latest book. A discussion will follow. The event will take place on November 13th, in the Entertainment Media Building Room E100 at Woodbury University from 7-9pm. “What a treat to read these interviews with…
#tbt: Ed Roberson, “All At Once” and Black Nature Poetry
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This week’s Throwback Thursday selection is Ed Roberson’s “All at Once,” from his 2010 collection To See the Earth Before the End of the World. Enjoy the poem, and a discussion of Roberson as a writer of “nature poetry”. All At Once Trees have whole streets of when they were planted plaqued with when…
Gerald Vizenor at Radcliffe Institute
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Gerard Vizenor is on the move again! Next week Vizenor will be at Harvard University for a reading and discussion on his recent book, Favor of Crows: New and Collected Haiku. The reading and moderated discussion will be a part of the Roosevelt Poetry Readings at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study and is…
Rhythms of South India, in Persian!
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Wesleyan University Press is pleased to announce the release of a Persian language edition (Aref Music, Iran) of Solkattu Manual: An Introduction to the Rhythmic Language of South Indian Music, by David P. Nelson. The book, a first of its kind, is a step-by-step introduction to South Indian spoken rhythm. It includes instructions for designing performable pieces,…
Wesleyan Welcomes Books by J. A. Rogers
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“Perhaps his most unique achievement [was] the fact that with little more than a high school education, [Rogers] was able to perfect an orthodox history methodology.” –Bilalian News, August 1976 The Wesleyan University…
Samuel R. Delany receives the 2013 Damon Knight Memorial Grand Award
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The Science Fiction Writers Association (SFWA) has announced that Samuel R. Delany is the recipient of the 2013 Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award. The award recognizes Delany’s lifetime achievements as an SF author. Delany will receive the award at the Nebula award ceremonies in May. Delany is the author of many beloved books published…
