- Newsworthy: The Third Annual Haley Center Poetry Project
- English Symposium to Feature Pulitzer Prize Winner Carl Dennis
- Faculty Meeting Today - 3:00 pm - 3195 Haley Center
- James Dean and Pete the Cat at Pebble Hill - Thursday, October 16 - 6:00 pm
- Great Flicks - Wednesday, October 22 - 7:30 pm - 1203 Haley Center
- Applications for Humanities Grants Due Friday, October 24
- Southern Gothic Dinner - Thursday, October 30 - 6:00 pm - Pebble Hill
- University of Mississippi Center for the Study of Southern Culture Accepting Submissions
The
Third Annual Haley Center Poetry Project
The Haley Center Poetry Project for Fall 2003 is an
outdoor poetry reading event that is open to the public and showcases
the poetry of students, faculty, staff, and other distinguished
writers. The Poetry Project is especially fortunate this year
to welcome its guest, the 2002 Pulitzer Prize winning poet, Carl
Dennis.
The Poetry Project began in 2001 to highlight the Department of English programs and people. This year's event will provide reading opportunities for as many as 50 people; each person will have about 10 minutes to read the poetry of his or her choice.
The Project will be held 10:00 am - 2:00 pm on Wednesday, October 22 and will hold the same hours on Thursday, October 23. It is sponsored by the Department of English, Sigma Tau Delta, the English Club, and the AU Bookstore and will take place in the Haley Center courtyard (outside the AU Bookstore).
If you would like to be a reader in the Haley Center Poetry Project, you may sign up now on the list outside 8070 Haley Center, or email Professor Jim Ryan. When you sign up, please indicate on which of the two days you would prefer to read.
English
Symposium to Feature Pulitzer Prize Winner Carl Dennis
Carl Dennis was awarded the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
for Practical Gods. He has authored nine poetry
collections, including Poetry as Persuasion (2001)
and Ranking the Wishes (1997). He has received several
significant awards for his poetry: the Ruth Lilly Prize from Poetry
Magazine and the Modern Poetry Association and fellowships
from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment
for the Arts. He teaches at the State University of New York
at Buffalo.
Dennis will read from his poems - including poems in Practical Gods - at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Arts on Thursday, October 23 at 3:00 pm. His reading will complement the English department's annual Haley Center Poetry Project.
Check out next week's English Channel for a detailed schedule of the activities for the Symposium.
Faculty Meeting Today -
3:00 pm - 3195 Haley Center
On the agenda for today's faculty meeting will be a
motion from the Undergraduate Studies Committee to expand the
Distinction Program.
There will also be a discussion about comprehensive planning documents, AUCUPS. The AUCUPS Progress Report for 2002-2003 was made available yesterday. View the AUCUPS Progress Report.
James Dean and Pete the Cat at Pebble Hill - Thursday,
October 16 - 6:00 pm
Join us for an opening reception for artist James Dean
and his original watercolors featuring his lovable, omnipresent
cat, Pete, at Pebble Hill on Thursday, October 16, from 6:00
- 8:00 pm. Dean will also be at Pebble Hill preceding the Mississippi
State football game on Saturday, October 18. The show will be
on display until Friday, October 31.
The show and reception are curated and sponsored by The Villager Frame Shop and Gallery.
The Villager will also give away a custom framed James Dean painting. (You must be present to win.).
For additional information or directions, call 844-4946.
Great
Flicks - Wednesday, October 22 - 7:30 pm - 1203 Haley Center
Of Mice and Men (Gary
Sinise, 1992)
Faithful adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel. With
John Malkovich as Lenny.
See the fall schedule for the Great Flicks series.
Applications for Humanities Grants Due Friday, October
24
Fall semester applications for Humanities Grants for
research and conference travel will be due on Friday, October
24. The proposals should be turned in to Tony Carey, Associate
Dean, 2046 Haley Center, College of Liberal Arts.
Find
descriptions of the program and guidelines for proposals.
Please email Tony Carey or
call him at 844-2182 if you have questions or need help with
your proposal.
Southern Gothic Dinner - Thursday, October 30 - 6:00
pm - Pebble Hill
Come join Auburn University students and faculty for
a traditional potluck dinner! The event, which is sponsored by
the AU English Club and Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society,
will take place on Thursday,
October 30 at 6:00 pm, at Pebble Hill.
Feel free to come dressed up in your best southern gothic costume, with a chilling ghost story to share.
For more information, please email Professor Jim Ryan or call him at 844-9031.
University of Mississippi Center for the Study
of Southern Culture Accepting Submissions
The Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the
University of Mississippi is compiling the Mississippi Encyclopedia,
a large scholarly reference book that the University Press of
Mississippi plans to publish in 2006.
The University of Mississippi encourages anyone who might be interested in volunteering to write articles to email Professor Ted Ownby, email Managing Editor Andrea Odom, or consult their website for topics and information for the Encyclopedia.
To include an item in The English Channel, submit text items by Tuesday at 11:40 am for publication Wednesday. Submit items by email to Kelly Messerschmidt or Betsy Smith or put the information in their mailbox. Please check your submission for accuracy and completion--all calendar items and meeting announcements must include the date, time, and location of the event.