Summer Reading: Earth

somewhere i have never travelled,gladly beyond somewhere i have never travelled,gladly beyond any experience,your eyes have their silence: in your most frail gesture are things which enclose me, or which i cannot touch because they are too near your slightest look will easily unclose me though i have closed myself as fingers, you open always…

We at GW English hope that your Thanksgiving Break is a restful one surrounded by loved ones … and perhaps curled up with some of those books you’ve been wanting to read!  We’ll see you next week. Share on FacebookTweet

What does Cuba mean to you? To be entirely candid with you, my only experience with Cuba is its delicious cuisine. However, Cuba has always fascinated me with its rich cultural and political history. Last night’s reading with author and journalist, Mayra Montero only solidified that interest. As H.G. Carrillo emphasized in his warm introduction…

  Toni Morrison at GWU, September 21, 2011 Nobel Laureate and Pulitzer Prize Winner Toni Morrison died August 5 at the age of 88.  Professor Evelyn Schreiber, a specialist in Morrison’s work and former president of the Toni Morrison Society, was interviewed On August 8 on the Kojo Nnamdi show about Morrison’s legacy.  You can…

Our Open House this afternoon brought together a wide variety of English Department community members, everyone from first-year students to graduating seniors, as well as graduate students, alums, and of course faculty. Thanks to all who came! We closed the event with a tribute to Toni Morrison led by Professor Evelyn Schreiber. It was moving…