Watch this blog for room announcements as the dates approach.
Kwame Dawes & Willie Perdomo
Monday, Feb. 23, 11 am, Humanities Building, Room 210
Kwame Dawes was born in Ghana but grew up in Jamaica. He is an essayist, dramatist, fiction writer and author of more than a dozen books of poetry.
Willie Perdomo, of Puerto Rican descent, has written two books of poetry, Where a Nickle Costs a Dime and Smoking Lovely.
Co-sponsored by the Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the Africana Studies Programs.
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Suheir Hammad & Joyce Zonana
Wednesday, March 11, noon, Health Sciences Building, Room 121
Suheir Hammad was born in Jordan to Palestinian refugee parents. She is author of the poetry collections Born Palestinian, Born Black and Zantar Diva. She was a featured author in Russell Simmons’ Def Poetry Jam.
Joyce Zonana was born to a Jewish family in Egypt and grew up in Brooklyn. She returned to New York recently after fleeing New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina. She has written a memoir, Dream Homes: From Cairo to Katrina, An Exile’s Journey.
Co-sponsored by the Gender Studies Program.
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Colum McCann
Thursday, April 2, 6 pm, Health Sciences Building, Room 119
Colum McCann, a native of Ireland, has written 2 short story collections and 4 novels. His latest novel, Let the New World Spin, will be published shortly.
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Ellen Litman & Nathalie Handal
Tuesday, April 7, noon, Library Learning Center, Room 124
Ellen Litman is author of the short story collection The Last Chicken in America, on Russian Jewish immigrants trying to assimilate in America.
Nathalie Handal, born in Haiti to Palestinian parents, has written essays and plays as well as two poetry collections, The Neverfield and The Lives of Rain.
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