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Summer 2009

LONDON/Summer 2009 open to ALL Majors! See the new SDSUlit UK blog here.

Spring 2009 Hyde Living Writers Series

The Living Writers Series is one of the longest continuously running reading series in the nation, and our exciting spring schedule begins soon.  These events will complement your students’ experience and relationship with writing and literature.  Please encourage your students to attend, pass around the fliers for the events, post them on your office door.  Thank you for your support. Wednesday, March 11:    Suzanne Lummis                 Present and Founding Director of the Los Angeles Poetry Festival, Suzanne Lummis’ collection of poems, In Danger, was selected for the California Poetry Series. _____________________________________________________________________________ Tuesday, April 7:         Jericho Brown Jericho Brown’s first book, Please, was recently published to wide acclaim.  He teaches at University of San Diego, and SDSU’s MFA students are fortunate to study with him this spring. _________________________________________________________________ Wednesday, April 15: The Laurie Okuma Memorial Reading featuring                 Amy Uyematsu Award-winning poet, Amy Uyematsu, is the author of three collections of poetry, including the most recent, Stone Bow Prayer. She is a sansei (third-generation Japanese) and lives near Los Angeles. __________________________________________________________________ Wednesday, April 22:    Afaa Michael Weaver Pushcart Prize Winner, Afaa Michael Weaver, has published ten books of poetry, including the recent title, Plum Flower Dance: poems 1985 to 2005.  ______________________________________________________________________________ Wednesday, April 29:    Harold Jaffe & Stephen-Paul Martin SDSU MFA Faculty authors present an evening of fiction.  Harold Jaffe ‘s latest docufictional novel is Jesus Coyote, based on the Manson murders.  Stephen-Paul Martin has published over twenty books of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. Reading events are FREE and OPEN to the public. With few exceptions, events are held in SDSU’s Love Library, Room 430 at 7:00pm.

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