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Poet, Marianne Boruch
Marianne Boruch’s week-long residency at Smith, featuring workshops, individual student conferences, and a craft lecture, is supported by a gift from Tammis Day ('05).
| 2009 Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Tues., Feb.24 4:00 pm |
Q & A with Marianne Boruch Poetry Center, Wright Hall |
| Tues., Feb.24 7:30 pm |
Poetry Reading Stoddard Hall Auditorium |
| Thurs., Feb.26 7:30 pm |
Lecture: "The Little Death of Self" Poetry Center, Wright Hall |
The events are free, open to the public, and wheelchair accessible.
Read more about Ms. Boruch's visit in the Smith College News Release, or visit the Poetry Center's website.
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| Grace, Fallen from, by Marianne Boruch |
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| Poems: New & Selected, by Marianne Boruch |
Distinguished professor of English at Purdue University, author of seven books of award-winning poetry and two books of essays on poetry and poets, Boruch earned her master of fine arts degree at the University of Massachusetts, where she studied with poet James Tate, among others. Her numerous essays on poetry and poets were published in her collections Poetry’s Old Air and In the Blue Pharmacy. Her poems and essays have also appeared in The New Yorker, The Southern Review and The Yale Review, to name a few.
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| Internet Site | Access |
|---|---|
| Purdue University, Department of English - faculty web page and contact information for Marianne Boruch | http://www.cla.purdue.edu/english |
| Poetry Foundation - poems | http://www.poetryfoundation.org |
| Google Books | http://books.google.com |
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