Rita Dove Wins Hurston/Wright Legacy Award
Dove was recognized for her 2009 book, "Sonata Mulattica," the story of African-Polish violinist George Polgreen Bridgetower.
New Creative Writing Professor's Book in the Running for National Book Award
Poet Brian Teare's (Creative Writing) recent book, Doomstead Days (Nightboat Books) has been "long-listed" for a 2019 National Book Award.
New Creative Writing Professor's Book in the Running for National Book Award
Poet Brian Teare's (Creative Writing) recent book, Doomstead Days (Nightboat Books) has been "long-listed" for a 2019 National Book Award.
Professor Jahan Ramazani honored with the Thomas Jefferson Award
The Thomas Jefferson Award is the highest honor the University community bestows upon its faculty.
Professor Jennifer Greeson's Award-Winning Book Looks at the South in American Identity
"You can't imagine the U.S. without including the South," said Jennifer Greeson, author of "Our South: Geographic Fantasy and the Rise of National Literature," published by Harvard University Press last fall.
Friday on the NewsHour: Rita Dove
Rita Dove, one of the nation's most preeminent poets, has published a novel, a play, a book of short stories and nine collections of verse, including one that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. She served as the U.S Poet Laureate from 1993-1995 and for the past two decades she has taught at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
In Anthology, Rita Dove Connects American Poets' Intergenerational Conversations
Former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove was recently given what may be the biggest honor -- and challenge -- of her career: sorting through poems from the last 100 years to create "The Penguin Anthology of 20th Century American Poetry." Jeffrey Brown and Dove discuss the task that took more than four years.
Students’ Poetry Takes a Closer Look at U.Va.
When University of Virginia fourth-year students Allison Geller and Sarah Grigg took a workshop on the poetics of place with English professor Lisa Russ Spaar, they wrote about some unusual details on the Grounds. To mark National Poetry Month, two of their poems are presented below.
Professor Anna Brickhouse featured in UVA Today
June 8, 2012 — As the Spanish explored the New World, a ship stopped in the Chesapeake Bay in 1561 and picked up a Native American youth, whom they took back to Spain. Baptized Don Luis de Velasco, he became an educated translator. In 1570, he accompanied a group of Jesuit priests back to his homeland, where the Spanish established a settlement, Axacán.
When a supply ship visited about 18 months later, the Spaniards found the village deserted, save for one survivor, a Creole youth named Alonso, who said that Don Luis, as he was called by the Spaniards, had murdered the priests.
Professor Andy Stauffer featured on Diane Rehm Show
Click the link below to hear Professor Andy Stuaffer and other expert readers discuss A. S. Byatt's Possession on the Diane Rehm Show:
Graduate student Camilla Ammirati at New York International Fringe Festival
Graduate student Camilla Ammirati's play "In the Ebb" is currently being performed at the New York International Fringe Festival.
For more information visit http://www.fringenyc.org/basic_page.php?ltr=I. The listing is below:
The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, 4th ed., featuring Stephen Cushman and Jahan Ramazani
We are delighted to announce the very recent publication of the 4th edition of the Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics with Stephen Cushman as General Editor and Jahan Ramazani as Associate Editor:
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Events
Today
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Charles Wright Reading
- Where: Special Collections Library
- Start time: 05:00pm
- End time: 06:00pm
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UVA emeritus faculty member Charles Wright reads from his new collection, Oblivion Banjo
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MFA Reading Series
- Where: New Dominion Book Shop 404 E Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22902, United States
- Start time: 08:00pm
- End time: 09:00pm
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Raisa Tolchinsky and Gahl Pratt Pardes
Wednesday, January 29th
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Aracelis Girmay Poetry Reading
- Where: UVA Bookstore, 400 Emmet St S, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
- Start time: 05:00pm
- End time: 06:00pm
Friday, January 31st
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Kathryn Webb-Destefano - Dissertation Presentation
- Where: Bryan Hall Faculty Lounge
- Start time: 12:00pm
- End time: 01:00pm
Wednesday, February 19th
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Megan Cook Lecture
- Where: Bryan Hall Faculty Lounge
- Start time: 04:00pm
- End time: 05:00pm
Tuesday, March 17th
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David Means Fiction Reading
- Where: UVA Bookstore, 400 Emmet St S, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
- Start time: 05:00pm
- End time: 06:00pm