Colorado College Visiting Writers Series

2007-2008 Calendar of Readings

Edward P. Jones

Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Known World, Lost in the City and All Aunt Hagar’s Children.

Thursday September 13th at 7PM in Gates Common Room. Sponsored by the Demarest Lloyd Lecture Fund.

Jeffrey Lent

A brilliant novelist whose books include A Peculiar Grace, Lost Nation and In the Fall.

Thursday October 4th at 7PM in Gates Common Room. Sponsored by the D. J. MacLean Endowed Fund for English.

Christopher Bakken

Poet and translator, author of Goat Funeral and After Greece.

Wednesday October 10th at 7PM in McHugh Commons. Sponsored by the Maytag Fund.

Salman Rushdie

World-renowned author of Midnight’s Children, The Satanic Verses, Shalimar the Clown and many other books.

Sunday October 21st at 7PM in Armstrong Theatre. Co-sponsored by the Demarest Lloyd Lecture Fund and the NEH Professorship.

Jessy Randall

CC’s own delightful poet, author of the edgy A Day in Boyland.

Thursday November 8th at 7PM in McHugh Commons.

Kate Northrop

Award-winning poet whose books include Things Are Disappearing Here and Back Through Interruption.

Tuesday November 13th at 7PM in McHugh Commons.

Second Skin Series

Authors Trevino L. Brings Plenty and Mary BlackBonnet. Part of the Interdisciplinary Experimental Arts Program.

Tuesday December 4th at 4:30PM in Gaylord Hall. Sponsored by the Robert and Ruby Priddy Charitable Trust.

Einstein’s Mozart: Two Geniuses

A performance by poet Kate Light, whose latest collection is Gravity’s Dream, and the Colorado Chamber Players.

Wednesday February 20th at 7:30PM in Packard Hall auditorium. Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Craig Arnold

Yale Younger Poet and winner of the Joseph Brodsky Rome Prize, author of Shells.

Thursday February 28th at 7PM in McHugh Commons.

Billy Collins

One of America’s most beloved poets, author of The Trouble With Poetry, Sailing Alone Around the Room, and many other books.

Thursday April 3rd at 7PM in Shove Chapel. Sponsored by the Demarest Lloyd Lecture Fund.

W. C. Jameson

Singer, performer, novelist and storyteller whose books include Beating the Devil and Hot Coffee and Cold Truth.

Thursday April 10th at 7PM in Bemis Great Hall.

Jake Adam York and Aaron Anstett

Two award-winning Colorado poets. Jake’s books include Murder Ballads and A Murmuration of Starlings; Aaron’s include No Accident and Each Place the Body’s.

Thursday May 1st at 7PM in McHugh Commons.

All Events are free and open to the public • For information call 719.389.6853