Evening of Poetry April 5

From Dottie Morris, Office of Diversity and Multiculturalism:

You are invited to an evening of poetry in honor of National Poetry month.
An Evening of Poetry
Featuring Keene State College students and Guest Poet Martin Espada

Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Keene State College Alumni Center
Centennial Hall
7:30 p.m.

The event will feature Keene State College student poets:
Valerie Andrade
Elhadje Bah
Mary Benson
Daniel Colina
Justin Miller
Liza Mindeman

and
Guest Poet Martin Espada

Mr. Espada has published 17 books as a poet, editor, essayist and translator. The Republic of Poetry, a collection of poems published in 2006, received the Paterson Award for Sustained Literary Achievement and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. His latest collection, The Trouble Ball, is coming in spring 2011. His work has been translated into ten languages; collections of poems have recently been published in Spain, Puerto Rico, and Chile. A former tenant lawyer, Espada is a professor in the Department of English at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Sponsors: Pepsi Grant, Office of Diversity and Multiculturalism, Multicultural Student Affairs office, Common Ground Multicultural Club