ONEONTA, N.Y. -- As an
installment of the new "Red Dragon Reading Series" at the SUNY
College at Oneonta, nationally
known poet Allison Joseph will present a reading from her work on
Thursday, October 11, at 7:30 p.m. in the Center for Multicultural
Experiences in Lee Hall at the SUNY College at Oneonta. Admission is
complimentary, and members of the community are invited to attend.
Allison Joseph is the author of five books of poetry, including
Worldly Pleasures,
Imitation of Life, and Soul Train. She has won many
awards for her work, including an Academy of American Poets prize,
the Ampersand Women Poets Series Prize, and the John C. Zacharis
Award First Book Prize from Ploughshares. Joseph is an
Associate Professor of English at Southern Illinois University,
editor of Crab Orchard Review, and director of the Young
Writers Workshop. Her reading will be followed by a reception and
book signing.
The "Red Dragon Reading Series," organized by the creative
writing faculty at SUNY-Oneonta, brings a diverse array of writers
to campus for presentations to classes and the community. Upcoming
events in the series include readings by novelist and short-story
writer Janette Turner Hospital on November 8 and poet Gary Lawless
on November 14.
Joseph's appearance at SUNY-Oneonta is co-sponsored by College's
Department of
English, Center for Multicultural Experiences, and Poetry Slam.
More information is available from Assistant Professor of English
George Hovis at (607) 436-2571.
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