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Celebrated writers read from their works, followed by a moderated panel examining how their faith influences and intersects the inspiration, process, and products of their imaginations. The panel includes:Poet GC Waldrep, Professor of English at Bucknell University, whose new book Feast Gently, was just released by Tupelo Press. GC is the acting director of the Stadler Center for Poetry at Bucknell, and editor of West Branch magazine. Poet and fiction writer Rachel Jamison Webster, Director of the Creative Writing Program at Northwestern University, whose new book Mary is a River, is out now and (among many other things) considers and creates using the voice of Mary Magdalene. Novelist and essayist Allison Grace Myers, who currently teaches at Texas State University, is working on her first novel. Her essay "Perfume Poured Out," was published by Image Journal, and was honorable mention for the 2017 Best American Essays anthology. Poet, professor and scholar Sr. Eva Hooker, CSC, Professor of English and Writer in Residence at Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana. Her most recent book of poetry, Godwit, has been described as pastoral, startling and luminous.Moderator Matthew Minicucci, Adjunct Instructor for the UP English Department.Co-sponsored by the Garaventa Center, UP Dept of English, Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writers Series and Portland Magazine.
Andrew Chesnut, Professor of Religious Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, shines a light on the controversial Mexican folk saint of death and her skyrocketing popularity, 10/26/17. Hosted by the Garaventa Center.
This time on TechTalk, co-hosts Ben Kahn and Maria Erb take a look at the time-honored content delivery vehicle of the lecture.
Dr. Marianne Lloyd uses the tools of cognitive psychology to describe how we might consider building our faith practices. 2-9-16. Part of the Beckman Humor Project. Hosted by the UP Garaventa Center.