Reading Series

Spring 2009

Paul Zimmer
February 16, 7:00 PM
Lindsey Young Auditorium of the John C. Hodges Library

Among Mr. Zimmer’s many books are After the Fire: A Poet Finds His Place, Crossing to Sunlight, The Great Bird of Love, Family Reunion: Selected and New Poems, and the Republic of Many Voices. In addition to winning two Pushcart Prizes, he has received an American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters Award for Literature. The English Department and The Creative Writing Program are pleased to welcome him as our Writer-in-Residence this Spring.
Richard Bausch
March 9, 7:00 PM
Lindsey Young Auditorium of the John C. Hodges Library

Mr. Bausch has published 18 novels and short story collections and he currently holds the Moss Chair of Excellence at the University of Memphis. His books include Real Presence, The Last Good Time, The Fireman’s Wife and Other Stories, Rare and Endangered Species, Hello to the Cannibals, and most recently, Peace. His fiction has appeared in numerous periodicals, including Harper’s, Esquire, The Atlantic Monthly and The New Yorker and has been represented in anthologies like O. Henry Prize Stories and Best American Short Stories.