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Metaphysics of the Blues
A Poetry Reading by Calvin Forbes
| What | Creative Writing |
|---|---|
| When |
Thursday, March 26, 2009 07:00 PM
Thursday, March 26, 2009 08:30 PM
Thu, Mar 26, 2009 from 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm |
| Where | Sun Room, Memorial Union |
| Contact Name | Vida Cross |
| Contact Email | vcross@iastate.edu |
| Contact Phone | 515-294-3530 |
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Calvin Forbes is the Chair of the Writing Program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and his books of poetry include The Shine Poems, From the Book of Shine, and Blue Monday. His poems have appeared in many journals and can be found in anthologies such as A Century in Two Decades: A Burning Deck Anthology, 1961-81 and New Black Voices.
His honors and awards include fellowships from the Illinois Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Bread Loaf Writer's Conference. Forbes teaches writing, literature, and jazz history. He attended the New School for Social Research, Rutgers University, and received an M.F.A. From Brown University.
Sponsored by: English and Committee on Lectures (funded by GSB)
