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Feb. 15, 2007--In
conjunction with Delta Blues Symposium XIII: The Sixties, ASU's English
and Philosophy Department welcomes Scott
Ely and
Natasha Trethewey to
campus on March 30-31. Award-winning fiction writer Ely will read from
his work Friday night, March 30, at 7:30 p.m. in the Grand Hall, Fowler
Center. He will conduct a fiction workshop Saturday morning, March 31.
Acclaimed poet Trethewey will read with Mr. Ely on Friday and conduct a
poetry workshop on Saturday morning. The reading and the workshops are
free and open to the public. A native of Mississippi, Ms. Trethewey has
degrees in creative writing from Hollins College and the University of
Massachusetts. Her poetry has appeared in numerous publications,
including Agni, Callaloo, and Gettysburg Review, as well as in her three
books: Domestic Work, Bellocq’s Ophelia and Native Guard. The winner of
fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation,
and the National Endowment for the Arts, Ms. Trethewey is an associate
professor of English at Emory University.
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