Bombay Gin Release Party
Please join us as we celebrate Issue 35.1 of Bombay Gin with readings by Julie Carr, Sara Veglahn, Shira Dentz, and Jared Schickling. 16 (Fri.), 8 P.M.,
Burnt Toast on the Hill -- 1235 Pennsylvania Ave
Women of Naropa Reading
This highly anticipated event takes place each year and highlights the talents of the women faculty and students of Naropa. Expect to be delighted, inspired and provoked. It is also an event benefiting a local women's charity (TBD) and Bombay Gin, Naropa's literary journal. 23 (Fri.), 8 P.M., Goldfarb Student Center
February
Naropa Hosts the 4X4 Reading
Naropa University, University of Denver, Colorado State University, and University of Colorado at Boulder participate in the 4x4 Reading Series, where MFA and PhD students from each creative writing program meet twice a semester to give a reading on the host campus. Naropa’s MFA students are nominated and selected by consensus at faculty meetings. 6 (Fri), 8 P.M., Performing Arts Center
March
Black Maria Film Festival Since 1981, the annual Black Maria Film and Video Festival, an international juried competition and award tour, has been fulfilling its mission to advocate, exhibit and reward cutting edge works from independent film and videomakers. The festival is known for its national public exhibition program, which features a variety of bold contemporary works drawn from the annual collection of 50 award winning films and videos. In conjunction with the University of Colorado at Boulder, Film Studies Department, Naropa University will be hosting this renowned festival. 9 (Mon), Time TBA, Performing Arts Center
April
Reading: Lawson Fusao Inada and Andrew Schelling
Lawson Fusao Inada was named Poet Laureate of Oregon in 2006 and is emeritus professor of writing at Southern Oregon University. He is the author of five books of poetry, including Before the War, Legends from Camp, In this Great Land of Freedom, and Drawing the Line. He is also the editor of several books about Asian American writing and history. Andrew Schelling is a faculty member in Naropa's Department of Writing and Poetics as well as a poet, translator and essayist, whose writings are known for their ecological focus and an engagement with the poetic traditions of Asia. He is the author or editor of sixteen books, most recently Old Tale Road, The Wisdom Anthology of North American Buddhist Poetry, and Kamini, a lithographed artist book designed by Ken Botnick at M-Dash Studio. 11 (Sat.), 8 P.M., Performing Arts Center
Student Reading , MFA & BA
Please join us for the Writing & Poetics Spring Student Reading, featuring BA and MFA students from the department. Students: look for the e-mail announcement in early April to sign up for this reading in the Writing & Poetics office. 17 (Fri.), 8 P.M., Performing Arts Center
May
Writing and Poetics Department BA Graduation Student Reading
Join us in celebrating the accomplishments of the department’s BA Writing & Literature graduates.
8 (Fri.), noon, Shambhala Hall
Writing and Poetics Department MFA Graduation Student Reading Join us in celebrating the accomplishments of the department’s MFA Writing & Poetics graduates. 8 (Fri.), 8 P.M., Performing Arts Center
