Document Type
Grant Application
Project/Presentation Title
Participants
Organization Officer: Steven Evans
Participants:
Joanne Kyger
Ron Padgett
Michael Davidson
Sawako Nakayasu
Aaron Kunin
Aimee Bender
Edward Desautels
Lydia Millet
George Saunders
David Matlin
Date
3-30-2007
Project Period
FY 2007 - 2008
Event Location
Soderberg Auditorium
Event Sponsor
Cultural Affairs and Distinguished Lecture Series
Project Abstract/ Summary
The primary objectives of the New Writing Series are (i) to make contemporary poetry and fiction a valued part of the cultural life at the University of Maine, (ii) to broaden the University's local, national, and international reputation as a site of vibrant cultural exchange and creativity, and (iii) to cultivate links within the University as well as between the University and area secondary schools that foster imaginative approaches to thinking about contemporary literary practices. Whereas developing an audience for individual events can be difficult, a Series creates an ongoing context for the exploration of contemporary writing and signals a more serious level of commitment to the inclusion of the literary arts in the cultural repertoire of campus and community life.
Repository Citation
English Department, "New Writing Series - Fall 2007" (2007). Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series. 20.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/ca-lectureseries/20
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