April 17, 2008
From Dale,
Dear All…please mark your calendars for 7 pm on May 1 for the
FANTASTIC gala to be held in support of Rise Over Run–check out the attached news
release to see what I mean!
Good Afternoon Creativewriting-list!
My name is Monique Gooch and I am Rise Over Run’s PR Coordinator. We have scheduled an event for May 1st and would like for everyone to be
in attendance! I am attaching a press release with this e-mail.
Thank you so much for your support of ROR! Have a great day!
~Monique Gooch~
VP of Membership Services
January 24, 2008
WKU Libraries will host an African-American Read-in from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4 at Java City in Helm Library.
The Read-in is part of Black History Month activities at Western Kentucky University as well as a nationwide celebration of African-American literary works.
“The read-in is an opportunity for students, faculty and staff to come together and celebrate the works of African-American writers,†said Cindy Troutman, Marketing Coordinator with WKU Libraries.
Students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to read three-minute excerpts from their favorite work by an African-American writer. Works can include music, poetry, adult literature or children’s books.
Participants are encouraged to sign up by Monday, Jan. 31, to have their names listed in the program. To register, contact Cindy Troutman at (270) 745-4502 or by email at cindy.troutman@wku.edu.
November 16, 2007
Dear All:
It’s that wonderful time again. Our (now umpteenth annual)
2007 Undergraduate Conference on Literature, Language and Culture.
TODAY, Friday, November 16 in Cherry Hall 125.
Come enjoy free food and bonhomme and some great oral essays!
1:30 Intro by Associate Dean Larry Snyder
1:45 session: Lydia Nelson, Kim Reynolds, Mary Sparr
2:20 session: Katie Bond, Christa Davidson, Melissa Messer
3:00 session: Mason Broadwell, Brooke Shafar, Emmett Barton
3:40 session: Kenneth Gray, Erin Tabor, Amanda Schneider
4:15 session: Chuck Stinson, Brandon Colvin, Corey Smith
Please come out to support your friends and students and colleagues!
November 13, 2007
This note from Dale Rigby:
Dear All…
Everybody who submitted was a winner. The judges choose the
following three
submitters for the top prizes this Sunday at our 11th Annual Jim Wayne
Miller
Celebration of Writing:
1st place: Cody Tucker
2nd place: Corey Bewley
3rd place: Bobby Deignan
April 9, 2007
Dear WKU Writers…My name is Jeffrey Bean, and I am the 2006-2008 Axton Fellow in Poetry at the University of Louisville.
I’m writing to you in the hope that you will spread the word about
Split the Lark: The Border of Poetry and Music, a two-day interdisciplinary conference that I’m organizing here at U of L. The link is below:
Split the Lark
Please announce this festival, which examines the connection between
poetry and music, in your classes, and forward this link to colleagues and students (or listservs) who might share this interest.Many thanks,
Jeffrey Bean
Axton Fellow
March 20, 2007
This sounds like a blast and a chance to hear some very decent slam poets. Poetry–where it is at.
Greetings Slam Fam,
This Friday (the 23rd) join us for our first poetry slam at Bread and Bagel. We promise an action packed night, featuring:
1. Feature poets Carlos Robson and Basik Knowledge, from the Carolinas. Carlos Robson is a World Ranked poet and member of the Concrete Generation. Basik Knowledge is a former World Finalist and has appeared on HBO’s Def Poetry.
2. A Youth Slam at 7:30, featuring some of the most talented intelligent youth that Kentucky has to offer
3. An adult Slam at 9:00, featuring many of the top poets in the Southeast, with guests from Nashville, and other surrounding states.
4. You know Bread & Bagel has beer now right? Oh yeah, and sandwiches and pizza…but beer too…
How much for this poetically packed extravaganza? Only $5 for Adults (And only $3 dollars if you have a student ID).
Festivities start at 7:00….youth slam at 7:30…adult slam at 9:00.
CASH PRIZES FOR ALL WINNERS
February 6, 2007
The Cultural Enhancement Committee is delighted to present the 2006-2007 Cultural Enhancement Series.
Who: Azar Nafisi, author of/ Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
When: Tuesday, February 13, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Van Meter Auditorium
Azar Nafisi’s national bestseller, Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books (Random House, 2003), electrified its readers with a compassionate and often harrowing portrait of the Islamic revolution in
Iran.
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February 1, 2007
Dear Teachers and Students and Roaming Citizens…
Just a reminder that noted poet/activist/raconteur/literary critic ANN FISHER-WIRTH
will be reading at 7 p.m. TONITE in 125 Cherry Hall. Free and open to the public.
A book-signing will follow the reading. p.s. Ann will be introduced by her ex-student, our own Dr. Wes Throckmorton Berry
September 14, 2006
Dr. Karen Schneider recently forwarded this information from Dr. Martin Carcieri in Political Science. Because English majors are often at least curious about law school, I am sharing the details here. I reworded Dr. Carcieri’s email message into the third person, but the text is his own.
Martin Carcieri (Political Science) will give a presentation entitled “The Law School Application Process” to the WKU Pre-Law Club next Wednesday the 20th at 7 PM in DUC 349. Besides being a lawyer in a previous life, he was both an LSAT instructor and a Law School Admissions Consultant for the Kaplan Educational Center for many years. His presentation will address such topics as preparation for the LSAT, letters of recommendation, the personal statement, and law school selection.
April 6, 2006
The Creative Writing Committee of the Department of English presents a non-fiction/fiction(?) reading by Michael Martone tonight at 7:00 p.m. in Western’s Cherry Hall, Room 125. The reading is free and open to the public. A book signing will follow.
You can read a profile at Web del Sol both here and here.