Visiting Readers/Lecturers
Fall 2007 Reading Series
Friday, Oct. 12
Robert Priest, aka CBC’s Dr. Poetry
Robert Priest, also known as Dr. Poetry on CBC's
Wordbeat, has performed his exciting mix of songs and poems
all over the world. The author of 15 books of poetry and prose will
share his electrifying reading style at Memorial University.
7:30 in Room A-1046, Arts and Administration Building
Atrium
Friday, Oct. 26
Ruth Roach Pierson
Historian Ruth Roach Pierson taught European history at Memorial
in the 1970s before shifting to women's history and feminist
studies, and moving to the University of Toronto. In 2002, she
published her first book of poetry, Where No Window Was. Her second
book, Aide-memoire, will be released this fall.
1-2 p.m., Room A-1046, Arts & Administration Building
Atrium
Tuesday., Oct. 30
Dr. Jane Urquhart, D.Litt.
Acclaimed poet, novelist and short-story writer Jane Urquhart
returns to the Memorial campus, where she once served as Writer in
Residence and, in 1999, received an honorary doctorate. She is the
author of acclaimed bestsellers such as Away, The
Underpainter and A Map of Glass.
7:30 in Room A-1046, Arts and Administration Building
Atrium
Tuesday, Nov. 27
Michael Winter
Award-winning author Michael Winter, whose latest novel The
Architects are Here has been garnering favourable attention
across the country, will read.
7:30 in Room A-1046, Arts and Administration Building
Atrium
All are welcome to attend these exciting literary events.
The English Department can offer these events thanks to the sponsorship of the Canada Council for the Arts, The League of Canadian Poets, and the Office of the Dean of Arts.
