Women writers from lower and working class backgrounds will gather for the 2008 Vanderbilt Visiting Writers Series Spring Symposium to share their experiences and work with readers and each other.
Beyond Our Beginnings – Women Writers from Lower and Working Class Backgrounds will be held March 25-27 on the Vanderbilt campus. The discussions and readings are free and open to the public.
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Gertrude Vanderbilt and Harold S. Vanderbilt Visiting Writers Program
Fall 2007
Monday, October 1, 2007, 8 p.m., Buttrick 102, poet Robin Becker, author of Domain of Perfect Affection.
Friday, October 12, 3 p.m., Buttrick 101, Faculty Reading, Alumni Reunion Weekend: poets Beth Bachmann, Kate Daniels, and Mark Jarman, and novelists Tony Earley, Lorraine Lopez, and Alice Randall.
Wednesday, October 31, 8 p.m., Wilson 126, novelist Robin Lippincott, author of In the Meantime.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007, poet Kate Light, author of Gravity‘ Dream. (A performance of Ms. Light‘ “Einstein‘ Mozart” by the Blair String Quarter will be performed at The Blair School of Music‘ Turner Recital Hall, Monday, November 12, at 8 p.m.)
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I’ll totally be at both of those Kate Light events. Her poetry is great. Plus Einstein & Mozart and my favorite meter, dactyls. Whoo.
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