“Luring his readers into the poem with humor, Mr. Collins leads them unwittingly into deeper, more serious places, a kind of journey from the familiar to quirky to unexpected territory, sometimes tender, often profound.” — The New York Times
WHAT: The noon event will feature a conversation/interview on writing craft between Tony Leuzzi, MCC associate professor, English, and U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins. A book signing will immediately follow.
At 7 p.m. that evening, Collins will give a reading of his latest work and answer questions. Again, a book-signing will immediately follow.
WHERE: MCC Brighton Campus Theater, Bldg. 4
WHEN: noon - 12:50 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 12th (Open to the MCC community only) and 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 12th
DETAILS:
Billy Collins is an American phenomenon. No poet since Robert Frost has managed to combine high critical acclaim with such broad popular appeal. Collins, who has authored nine collections of poetry and edited two modern poetry anthologies, was appointed US Poet Laureate (2001-03) in 2001. In 2004, he was selected as the inaugural recipient of the Poetry Foundation’s Mark Twain Award for Humor in Poetry. He is a distinguished professor of English at Lehman College of the City of New York and a senior distinguished fellow of the Winter Park Institute at Rollins College.
Tickets for both the noon and evening event ($10 for the general public) are available online at: www.monroecctickets.com, at the Campus Center Service Desk in the R. Thomas Flynn Campus Center, Bldg. 3 and at the Damon City Campus Bookstore, 228 East Main Street. For further information, call 585-292-2534.
Jodi Oriel
Student Life and Leadership Development
09/28/2011 |