October 1 — Native American poet Diane Glancy comes to University of Indianapolis
“Writing is a conversation,” says Diane Glancy. Read her poetry, the converse with her in person … see if you can tell a difference.
When: October 1, 2008 at 7:30 PM
Where: Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center, Ruth Lilly Performance Hall University of Indianapolis
Part of the Allen & Helen Kellogg Writers Series, which brings writers of distinction to the University of Indianapolis for classroom discussions and public readings. The series presents a wide range of voices of national and international significance. Free of charge and open to the public.
From UIndy’s blurb:
Diane Glancy is a professor at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn., where she teaches Native American Literature and Creative Writing. She holds the Richard Thomas Chair at Kenyon College for the 2008-2009 spring semester. In 2005 she published three books, The Dance Partner, Stories of the Late 19th Century Ghost Dance; In-between Places; and Rooms, New and Selected Poems. Her newest collection of poems, Asylum in the Grasslands, was published in 2007. She has won numerous awards, including the University of Massachusetts Press Juniper Prize, the Nimrod Journal Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry, the Cherokee Medal of Honor, the Thomas Jefferson Teaching/Scholarship Award from Macalester College, two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships, an Oklahoma Book Award, a Minnesota Book Award, and an American Book Award. She has published several novels including Stone Heart: a Novel of Sacajawea; Designs of the Night Sky; and Pushing the Bear, a Novel of the Trail of Tears. Her newest book, The Reason for Crows, is a novel about 17th century Mohawk Kateri Tekakwitha.
If you think this sounds interesting, be sure to check out …
Another great writer who happens to be Native American, Sherman Alexie, September 29. Wilma Mankiller, former chief of the Cherokee Nation, speaks September 25. November will see many events related to Native Americans.
And for your listening pleasure …
