University of Birmingham

Poetry, prophecy and The Book of Jonah: Professor Luke Kennard's Inaugural Lecture

Professor Kennard discusses the research and thinking that led to his seventh poetry collection, The Book of Jonah.
Post and Courier

Southern poetry anthology editors and local poets give free lecture and reading

Poetry by contemporary Southern writers was the topic of USC Aiken’s latest “Aiken in the Alley” lecture on Wednesday, Nov. 6. Dr. Tom Mack, distinguished professor emeritus, and Andrew Geyer, ...
The Brown Daily Herald

Shahzad Bashir lectures on Middle Eastern world of poetry

During his Presidential Faculty Award Lecture, titled “Dwelling in a World of Poetry,” Professor of Islamic Humanities, History and Religious Studies Shahzad Bashir spoke Monday afternoon about the ...
The Kenyon Collegian

Professor Leong shares old and new poetry at reading

As weather on campus finally made it out of the negatives, The Gund’s Community Foundation Theater housed a dynamic reading and conversation on Monday to highlight the work of Robert P. Hubbard ...
Princeton University

Cosmopoetics: Three Lectures on the Ecologies of Nature, Poetry, and Ethics – No. 3

James Porter, Irving Stone Chair in Literature and Distinguished Professor of Rhetoric and Ancient Greek & Roman Studies, University of California, Berkeley University programs and activities are open ...
Writing.ie

Ireland Professor of Poetry Vona Groarke Spring Series 2026

The Ireland Chair of Poetry has announced the Spring Series for 2026 by the newly appointed Ireland Professor of Poetry, Vona Groarke. Vona Groarke will begin her three-year tenure (2025–2028) in ...
The Spokesman-Review

Through poetry, images and conversation: Poet and playwright Claudia Rankine to deliver Gonzaga’s Race and Racism Lecture

What: Claudia Rankine, poet, playwright and author of “Citizen: An American Lyric,” a poetic meditation on race, and the Frederick Iseman Professor of Poetry at Yale University, will discuss mounting ...
The Root

Herbie Hancock Named Professor of Poetry at Harvard

Herbie Hancock, one of the architects of contemporary American music, who has left his fingerprints in just about every form of the art, is now the Harvard University 2014 Norton Professor of Poetry, ...
The Massachusetts Daily Collegian

Professor Martín Espada shares his poetry and passion for social justice at the 2021 Commonwealth Honors College plenary lecture

On Oct. 15, University of Massachusetts English Professor Martín Espada shared with students the importance of advocating for social justice and how their ideas can change the world. Espada captivated ...