Craig Arnold visiting poet in USD English

Craig Arnold will be the USD English Department's Visiting Writer in 2003-04.  This fall, Dr. Arnold will be teaching the Poetry Writing graduate seminar originally scheduled with Lee Ann Roripaugh, as well as an introductory Creative Writing course for undergraduates.
 
Dr. Arnold has published one book of poems, Shells, in the highly prestigious Yale Series of Younger Poets.  His second book, Made Flesh, is now being considered for publication.  He has had numerous poems selected for publication in anthologies.  Dr. Arnold is an experienced teacher of writing and has taught most recently at Rutgers, the state university of New Jersey (Camden campus).  His undergraduate degree is from Yale University, and he earned his PhD from the University of Utah.

Roripaugh is currently on leave from the English Department, as she received a Bush Artist Fellowship, allowing her to focus on her writing. She will return in the fall of 2004.
posted by Michelle Rogge Gannon at 8:44 AM

VLP Poetry Reading Thursday, July 31st

The VLP July poetry reading will be held at the Coffee Shop Gallery at 24 W. Main Street, beginning at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 31st. Bring your own writings to share or just come and listen and enjoy good coffee.

The first part is open-mic with people getting up to share their poetry, short-short-fiction, and other creative pieces.

As soon as the open-mic ends (and if enough people sign up to do it), the poetry slam begins. This is a competition for poets. For more information, visit http://www.usd.edu/~projlit/poetryslam.html.

The poetry reading is free and open to the public. We hope that you'll be there!
posted by Michelle Rogge Gannon at 12:26 PM