One additional reading to close the season this year of Poetry
Center readings, that's next Wednesday at 8 o'clock in Kiva
auditorium.
There'll be a reading by contributors to Persona
magazine, which I have heard is going
to be an extremely interesting issue, is not out yet.
But Persona if you don't know, is the literary magazine
of undergraduates here at the university,
it's edited by undergraduates, the artwork is
done by undergraduates, the design is
done by undergraduates.
So that's an opportunity to see and hear
some of the really terrific work that's being done here
at the U. So next Wednesday, 8 o'clock in Kiva
auditorium in the Education Building.
Tonight, we're happy to welcome the last
of our out-of-town visitors for the year.
Amy Hempel was originally from Chicago,
has lived in California, now lives in New York.
She's the author of two collections
of short fiction, Reasons to Live
and At the Gates of the Animal Kingdom.
Both of which were published by Knopf.
Her stories as well have appeared
in Vanity Fair, Harper's, Grand Street, Mother Jones,
and many other magazines.
And they've been translated quite widely particularly
in Europe, in France, Italy, and Spain
where apparently reasons to live was quite a sensation.
She's taught at NYU, her work has
appeared in numerous anthologies and award editions.
She's taught at Bread Loaf where she's
worked in association with a number of our colleagues, Bob
Houston and Steve Orlen.
Though, I'm not accustomed to quoting
from the blurbs on people's books,
I'll do it tonight because there was just really
a wonderful few words on the jacket
of At the Gates of the Animal Kingdom, which
say a great deal about the short pieces in that book:
"Sixteen illuminations of the rogue
stresses that threaten to undo the stability of modern women."
Please, welcome Amy Hempel.
[APPLAUSE]
Thank you.