March 1, 2017
7:30 pm to 8:30 pm
7:30 pm to 8:30 pm
About this event
Rita Dove, former United States Poet Laureate and Commonwealth Professor of English at the University of Virginia, will give a public reading of her work as the Mississippi State College of Arts and Sciences' Institute for the Humanities 2017 Writer in Residence. Along with the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Dove has received the National Humanities Medal and the National Medal of Arts, among other honors. A book signing will follow the reading.
Details
Type
Lecture
Location
McCool Hall - Taylor Auditorium - Room 124
Cost
Free
Primary Sponsoring Organization
Institute for the Humanities (College of Arts & Sciences - @MSUArtsSciences)
Sponsoring Organization's Web Site
Contact Name
William Anthony Hay
Contact Phone
Contact Email
Additional Information
The Institute for the Humanities promotes research, scholarship and creative performances in the humanistic disciplines and raises their visibility, both within Mississippi State University and the wider community.