Colorado College Visiting Writers Series

2008-2009 Calendar of Readings

SEPTEMBER 10 | TREBOR HEALEY

Novelist, and short story writer whose books include Through It Came Bright Colors, A Perfect Scar, Sweet Son of Pan and Beyond Definition. Wednesday September 10 at 7 PM in Gates Common Room. Sponsored by the NEH Professorship.

SEPTEMBER 18 | RUTH FOREMAN

Poet whose books include We Are the Young Magicians and Renaissance. Thursday September 18th at 7 PM in Gates Common Room. Co-sponsored with the Chaplain’s Office, the Black Student Union and the Office of Minority and International Students.

OCTOBER 9 | KENT NELSON

Colorado author of Land that Moves, Land that Stands Still, The Touching that Lasts and All Around Me Peaceful. Thursday October 9th at 7 PM in McHugh Commons.

OCTOBER 16 | B. H. FAIRCHILD

Poet whose books include The Art of the Lathe and Early Occult Memory Systems of the Lower Midwest (winner of the National Book Critic Circle Award). Thursday October 16th at 7 PM in McHugh Commons. Sponsored by the D. J. MacLean Endowed Fund for English.

DECEMBER 4 | JUAN MORALES & STEVEN WINGATE

Colorado poet Juan Morales is the author of Friday and the Year that Followed. Steven Wingate’s awardwinning collection of stories is Wife-Shopping. Thursday December 4th at 7 PM in McHugh Commons.

DECEMBER 10 | STEVEN HAYWARD

CC’s new faculty member, author of the brilliant novel, The Secret Mitzvah of Lucio Burke and an acclaimed collection of stories, Buddha Stevens. Wednesday December 10th at 7 PM in McHugh Commons.

JANUARY 29 | JIM MOORE

The wonderful poet whose latest book is Lightning at Dinner. Thursday January 29th at 7 PM in McHugh Commons.

FEBRUARY 5 | DICK DAVIS

The great English poet and translator of Persian literature. His latest collection of poems is A Trick of Sunlight. Translated authors include Ferdowsi, Attar, Fakhraddin Gorgani and Obeyd-e Zakani. Thursday February 5th at 7 PM in Gates Common Room. Sponsored by the Maytag Fund.

FEBRUARY 19 | DAVID KEPLINGER

Poet and jazz singer whose books include The Prayers of Others and The Clearing. Thursday February 19th at 7 PM in Gates Common Room. Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts.

MARCH 4 | JONATHAN LETHEM

One of America’s premiere novelists, author of You Don’t Love Me Yet, Motherless Brooklyn and The Fortress of Solitude. Wednesday March 4th at 7 PM in Armstrong Theatre. Sponsored by the NEH Professorship.

MARCH 26 | X. J. KENNEDY

One of America’s most beloved and delightful poets, author of In a Prominent Bar in Secaucus and Peeping Tom’s Cabin. Thursday March 26th at 7 PM in Gates Common Room. Sponsored by the Demarest Lloyd Lecture Fund.

APRIL 3 | ANTONIO SKARMETA

The superb Chilean writer, author of Il Postino, The Dancer and the Thief and many other works, presents a lecture entitled “Swing and Literature.” Friday April 3 at 7 PM in Gaylord Hall. Sponsored by the Demarest Lloyd Lecture Fund.

APRIL 10 | JIM HEYNEN & CO.

The fiction writer and poet whose books include The One-Room Schoolhouse and Standing Naked will perform with his Colorado College students, and a reception will follow. Friday April 10th at 7 PM in Bemis Great Hall. Sponsored by the Virginia Darnes Yates Endowment.

APRIL 23 | RON PADGETT

Poet and memoirist, author of How to be Perfect, Great Balls of Fire and You Never Know. Thursday April 23rd at 7 PM in Gates Common Room.

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

Sponsored by the Colorado College English Department with the support of the MacLean Visiting Writers Endowment.