Poet Sally Wen Mao Reads April 24 Poet Sally Wen Mao treats words like clay. She molds them into new ideas, even as they retain their original meaning. Language is shaped and adapted in her hands. She also plays with a variety of forms, including field notes, and travelogues. The results are original, ironic and…
If you, like me, forgot to turn your television to the News Hour on Valentine’s Day to listen to poet and GW faculty member Jane Shore read Elizabeth Bishop’s poem “One Art” — despair not! You can watch the entire performance via streaming video here. And, for your enjoyment, the poem itself. One Art The…
Trey Ellis The GW English Department is pleased to welcome Trey Ellis as part of the Jenny McKean Moore Reading Series. Ellis, currently an associate professor in the Graduate School of the Arts at Columbia University, is a novelist, screenwriter, playwright, and essayist. He is the author of several novels, Platitudes, Home Repairs, Bedtime Stories:…
Professor Jim English On Wednesday March 5, 2014, the English Department’s British and Postcolonial Cluster hosted Professor Jim English (University of Pennsylvania) for an exciting lecture entitled, “Translated from the English: British Reality on the Global Screen.” This fantastic event was co-hosted by the University Honors Program and was made possible by a generous gift…
Sunaura Taylor, Arctic Wheelchair, 2013 UWatercolor and Ink on Paper, 7″ x 10″ UPDATED DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS! October 31, 2015 George Washington University’s biennial Composing Disability Conference returns in Spring 2016 with the theme of “Crip Ecologies.” The event will be held April 7-8, 2016; featured speakers include Sunaura Taylor and Riva Lehrer, with others to…
From the English-Speaking Union, a nearby event that might interest you: BBC Radio 4’s ANY QUESTIONS? FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, at 12:30 p.m. JACK MORTON AUDITORIUM, George Washington University 805 21st Street NW in Washington Admission Free, but Reservations are Recommended On December 7, 2001, the British Broadcasting Corproation came to the Jack Morton Auditorium at…
