Publication

A bit belated, but notice nonetheless:
Evan Hanczor’s poem “A Request” was published in the Winter 2008/2009 edition of the New Orleans Review.
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Joan Didion, Tonight, 7PM: McAlister Auditorium

This evening, April 6, Joan Didion will speak at Tulane University in McAlister Auditorium at 7pm. Her visit is expected to fill the venue and it’s highly recommended that those interested in attending the event arrive early. The doors will open at 6:00pm.
Personally, I’m enthused for the event to finally be underway. Her visit, and [...]

In Class With Billy Collins

Thanks to the Creative Writing Fund and the Department of English at Tulane, former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins was able to visit a creative writing class before his reading in the Poet Laureate Series. It was an ideal opportunity to meet the author I’ve read much of the past few years.
I’ve always been struck [...]

Claire Messud: If You Don’t Know Her, You Should

Claire Messud, the current Zale Writer-In-Residence at Tulane University, gave a reading this past Monday, March 9th, from her novel The Emperor’s Children. She stayed to sign books and chat after her reading, more than willing to talk with anyone and everyone, and doing so with a wide smile. On Thursday evening, Professor Paula Morris [...]