TO BE RESCHEDULED
The Artist in the World: Poetry and Playwriting –– Heather Derr–Smith & Charissa Menefee
Sunday, 18 Feb 2018 at 2:00 pm – Campanile Room, Memorial Union
This event is being postponed due to a family emergency.Heather Derr-Smith is the author of four books of poetry, including The Bride Minaret, Tongue Screw, and Thrust, which was published in 2017 and awarded the Lexi Rudnitsky Editors’ Prize. She’s a graduate of the University of Virginia and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.
Charissa Menefee is a poet, playwright, director, and performer. She is on the faculty of the MFA Program in Creative Writing & Environment at Iowa State University, where she teaches scriptwriting, dramatic literature, and performance studies.
Part of the Pearl Hogrefe Visiting Writers Series
Cosponsored By:
- English
- ISU Writers' Guild
- MFA Program in Creating Writing and Environment
- Pearl Hogrefe Fund
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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