Department of English

Wednesday, February 24th

1. Brenda Hillman Webinar
   • Where: A Poetic Toolkit: Magic and Morality
   • Start time: 07:00pm
   • End time: 08:00pm

   • Register at tinyurl.com/hillmanlectures

     In three interrelated talks, Brenda Hillman will present “6 M’s”of poetic thinking—Metaphor, Metonymy, Meaning, Mystery, Magic and Morality—to refresh the practice of reading and writing poetry for the general reader as well as for the advanced student of poetry. Written during the year of the pandemic, the talks include examples of contemporary and modern poems, paying special attention to aspects of a great art that are sometimes considered challenging. Brenda Hillman, whose work is eclectic in style and subject matter, will bring reminders of the significance and usefulness of poetry for our time. 

Wednesday, March 10th

1. Jos Charles Poetry Reading
   • Where: Webinar
   • Start time: 07:00pm
   • End time: 08:00pm

   • Jos Charles, a 2021 Rea Visiting Lecturer in Poetry reads from her work along with UVA faculty members Kiki Petrosino and Brian Teare. Register at https://virginia.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Zkj7tRI-T8Ce53tvHWgMjw

Friday, March 19th

1. Alumni Reading at VA Book
   • Where: Webinar
   • Start time: 12:00pm
   • End time: 01:00pm

   • MFA alums Anna Beecher and Emily Temple read from their new novels as part of The Virginia Festival of the Book. Register at https://virginia.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nRrl7vstRYWKrM-tS8DowA

2. Grace Alvino - Dissertation Presentation
   • Start time: 12:00pm
   • End time: 01:00pm

Friday, April 2nd

1. Kathryn Webb-DeStefano - Dissertation Presentation
   • Start time: 12:00pm
   • End time: 01:00pm

Wednesday, April 7th

1. Brenda Hillman Poetry Reading
   • Start time: 07:00pm
   • End time: 08:00pm

   • Register at https://tinyurl.com/hillmanreading Brenda Hillman, UVA's 2021 Kapnick Distinguished Writer-in-Residence reads from her work.