"The Poems of Joy Harjo: A Pre-Visit Celebration!"
Poetry lovers! Join us for a casual evening reading and discussing the poems of Joy Harjo! No preparation necessary.
Sponsored by the UWL Literary and Cultural Studies Program and the English Department.
Tuesday, Oct. 19th
7:00-8:00pm
3130 Union
The first Native American Poet Laureate of the United States, Joy Harjo is a member of the Mvskoke Nation and belongs to Oce Vpofv (Hickory Ground). She has published 14
books, produced seven award-winning albums, and earned countless awards and honors including a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Ruth Lilly Prize for Lifetime Achievement
from The Poetry Foundation.
Sponsored by the Driftless Writing Center, the UWL English Department, the
College of Arts, Sciences, and Humanities and the Provost’s Office.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2021, 7 P.M.
CENTENNIAL HALL, ROOM 1400
Our final public La Crosse Reads 2019 event is on Tuesday, April 9th, at 5:30pm, beginning at the corner of King/5th Street in Cameron Park. We have collaborated with Hear, Here to offer a specialized tour focusing on stories of Hmoob immigration, developed by Associate Director of Hear, Here and Associate Archives Librarian at the La Crosse Public Library, Jenny DeRocher. The tour will highlight local stories and histories that resonate with Kao Kalia Yang’s The Latehomecomer, elevating those voices from our community that join the novel in weaving a rich and varied tapestry of the Hmoob experience in the upper Midwest.
Questions and accommodations: Dr. Natalie Eschenbaum, Associate Professor and Chair of English, neschenbaum(at)uwlax.edu
The UWL visiting writers series welcomes poets and editors Paula Cisewski and William Waltz, who will read from their recent books and discuss their work as editors of Conduit, a leading publication of contemporary poetry and fiction.
Wednesday, September 26
5:30 PM
Wimberly Hall 102
Award-winning Novelist Mary Sharratt Headlines Writing Women Back into History Panel at UW-La Crosse
It is said that history is written by the victors, but the Driftless Writing Center believes it is written by everyone. With support from the Wisconsin Humanities Council, the DWC features acclaimed author Mary Sharratt at the Writing Women Back into History symposium at UW-La Crosse on Sunday, April 15. Sharratt is joined by UW-L and Viterbo professors Jodi Vandenberg-Daves, Susan Crutchfield, and Keith Knutson in a conversation about how novelists and historians research and write “forgotten” history.
Sharratt is the author of seven historical novels including Illuminations, a novel about the visionary abbess Hildegard von Bingen; The Dark Lady’s Mask, which posits a solution to the mystery surrounding Shakespeare’s muse; and the forthcoming Ecstasy, centered on the life of Alma Schindler, the wife of Gustav Mahler and a composer in her own right.
“Minnesota native Sharratt has built a career writing meticulously researched, fascinating historical novels about strong women forgotten by history,” writes Minneapolis Star Tribune books editor Laurie Hertzel.
Panelist and UW-L professor Jodi Vandenberg-Daves is the author of Modern Motherhood: An American History. Susan Crutchfield is a professor of English at UW-L and teaches courses on literature, film, and popular culture as well as classical Greek drama. Keith Knutson, chairman of Viterbo’s history department, writes and speaks on contemporary politics, ethics, and leadership.
Writing Women Back into History takes place on April 15 at 2 PM in the UW-La Crosse Student Union, 521 East Ave. North, on the second floor. A Q&A and book signing follow the discussion. Admission is free and open to the public.
UWL Department of English Visiting Writers Series Presents: Max Garland
Author of The Word We Used for It, winner of the 2017-18 Brittingham Poetry Prize. Born and raised in Kentucky, where he worked as a rural letter carrier on the route where he was born, he is Professor Emeritus at UW-Eau Claire, the current Writer-in-Residence for the city of Eau Claire, and the former Poet Laureate of Wisconsin.
THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2018
STUDENT UNION 0120 (THEATRE)
The Art and Craft of Writing » 2:15-3:40 P.M.
Reading from The Word We Used for It » 4 P.M.
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
For more information or special accommodations contact Professor William Stobb at [email protected] or 608.785.6924
Sponsored by the UWL English Department
UWL Department of English Visiting Writers Series Presents: Amina Gautier
Amina Gautier, Ph.D. is the author of three award-winning short story collections. She has published over one hundred short stories, received the Chicago Public Library’s 21st Century Award, and her most recent book, The Loss of All Lost Things, was a finalist for the Hurston/Wright Award.
TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2018
STUDENT UNION 0120 (THEATRE)
Craft Discussion » 2:15-3:40 P.M.
Fiction Reading/Discussion/Book Signing » 4-5 P.M.
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
For more information or special accommodations contact Professor Matt Cashion at [email protected] or 608.785.8297
Sponsored by UWL Provost Office Visiting Artist of Color Grant
UWL's English Department's Visiting Writers Speaker Series Presents:
Crystal Spring Gibbins, who will read from her latest poetry collection Now/Here
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
4:00pm
Student Union Movie Theater
For more information or special accommodations, please contact Professor William Stobb
[email protected]