First Books Reading
University of Minnesota Department of English
Additional Phone: 612-626-1528
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Thu., March 2 at 7:00 pm
- ASL Interpretation
Location
Schedule and Tickets
Sponsored by the University of Minnesota Department of English and the Creative Writing Program, the event is free and open to the public. No reservations or tickets necessary. For questions about accessibility services and the venue, email sutt0063@umn.edu or call 612-626-1528. COVID-19 Protocol: Masks encouraged. Staff and visitors are reminded to wash hands often, get tested, and stay home when ill or exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19.
About the Show
March 2, 2023
The annual Creative Writing Program event honoring debut publications features two MFA alums with their first books: Erica Berry with Wolfish: Wolf, Self, and the Stories We Tell About Fear (Flatiron, 2023) and Emily Strasser with Half-Life of a Secret: Reckoning with a Hidden History (University Press of Kentucky, 2023). They are joined by two current MFA poets: Nen G. Ramirez with the chapbook All Women Are Born Wailing (Nomadic, 2023) and Chaun Webster with Wail Song: wading in the water at the end of the world (Black Ocean Press, 2023). Presented by the Walter Nathan Literary Initiatives.