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Events
Poem in Your Pocket Day 2008
On April 17, Seven M.F.A. students from the English department's Creative Writing Program will participate in this annual New York City event.
The Dalai Lama visits Ithaca
A series of lectures, films, and even cooking demonstrations were scheduled from August 21 through November 15 in observance of his visit.
Interviews
Gwendolyn Dean
Cornell's Director of the LGBT Services Center discussed challenges facing the LGBT student population with Tish Pearlman, host of the Out of Bounds show on WEOS. (3/1/2007)
Alice Fulton
Award-winning poet and English professor discusses her evolution as a writer and teacher with Tish Pearlman, host of the Out of Bounds show on WEOS. (3/15/07)
Xak Bjerken: Horse with the Lavender Eye
Associate Professor of Music Xak Bjerken converses about his craft and his experiences as both a teacher and a performer with Tish Pearlman, host of the Out of Bounds show on WEOS. (7/26/07)
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Lectures
The Pickup divides students
Post-apartheid novel provokes frank critiques at campus Reading Project panel discussion. (8/19/2007)
Sandra M. Gilbert and M. H. Abrams: Department of English Lecture
Gilbert and Abrams lectured to inaugurate the M.H. Abrams Distinguished Visiting Professorship. (1/29/2007)
New Student Reading Project: Great Gatsby
Provost Biddy Martin moderates a panel discussion with incoming students and faculty. (8/20/2006)
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Performances
Music for Lafayette
A pianoforte lecture and concert in honor of General Lafayette as part of the Lafayette: Citizen of Two Worlds exhibition.
"The Poets' Loves"
Lyric tenor Mark Lawrence performed a recital of romantic works in German, French, English and Italian at Barnes Hall with pianist William Cowdery.
Schwartz Center: Uncommon Women
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Wendy Wasserstein's first play was staged along with a series of events celebrating her place in American theater.
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Publications
Darwin Day Book
Discussions from the first communitywide Darwin Day, held in February 2006, were collected into "Darwin@Cornell 2006: A Community Discusses Evolution, Creationism and Intelligent Design," edited by Warren D. Allmon and Linda Grace-Kobas.
Like a Fragile Index of the World
(view PDF)
Poems in tribute to David Skorton, Cornell's 12th president, for his inauguration.
Do the Humanities Have to Be Useful?
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Essays by Cornell humanities faculty.
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Readings
William Kennedy
The fiction writer and screenwriter read from "Roscoe" (2002) and an unfinished work, as part of the Writers at Cornell reading series. (11/1/2007)
Poem in Your Pocket Day
Six English department M.F.A. students participated in the 5th annual "Poem in Your Pocket Day" in Manhattan's Bryant Park. (4/27/2007)
Emily Rosko: Raw Goods Inventory
Emily Rosko, M.F.A. '03, was interviewed as part of the Writers at Cornell reading series. Her first poetry collection, Raw Goods Inventory, won the 2005 Iowa Poetry Prize. (4/5/2007)
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