From the Director
T.S. Eliot did not live in Arizona.
Far from being the cruelest month, April here is glorious, with the desert in full bloom, temperatures ideal, and poetry in the air. We know of nearly two dozen readings this month—and those are just the ones involving ASU faculty, alumni, and students.
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Upcoming Events
April 8
Poet Joan Retallack
Public Reading, Noon
Public Lecture, 5:30 p.m.
University Center Building
ASU West Campus
April 12
Piper Writers Studio
End-of-Session Celebration
Public Readings, 7 p.m.
Piper Writers House
ASU Tempe Campus
April 14
Author & Filmmaker
Etgar Keret
Public Lecture, 1:30 p.m.
Piper Writers House
ASU Tempe Campus
April 15
Annual Swarthout Awards
Awards Ceremony, 7 p.m.
University Club
ASU Tempe Campus
April 20 & 21
Poet Franz Wright
April 20
Public Reading, 7:30 p.m.
Pima Auditorium (Room 230)
Memorial Union
ASU Tempe Campus
April 21
Public Craft Q&A, 11 a.m.
Piper Writers House
ASU Tempe Campus
April 22
Author Jana Bommersbach
ONEBOOKAZ Event
Public Q&A, 11:30 a.m.
Piper Writers House
ASU Tempe Campus
April 26
Author Kevin McIlvoy
Public Reading, 7:30 p.m.
Piper Writers House
ASU Tempe Campus
ALL EVENTS
Tempe Poetry in April
Moderated by ASU MFA alumna Catherine Hammond, Tempe Poetry in April is a series of free readings and discussions in celebration of National Poetry Month.
April 7, Brenda Cárdenas and Paul Martínez Pompa
April 14, Lisha Garcia
April 21, Kathleen Winter
April 28, T.R. Hummer
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Visit by Franz Wright Highlights National Poetry Month
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Franz Wright will be on the ASU Tempe campus this month as part of the 2009-10 Distinguished Visiting Writers Series. He will give a reading April 20 in Pima Auditorium in the Memorial Union at 7:30 p.m., and conduct a public craft Q&A April 21 at 11 a.m. in the Piper Writers House. These events are being co-sponsored by Superstition Review.
MFA candidate in poetry, Allyson Boggess, will introduce his reading. She had this to say about his work: “When I read a Franz Wright poem, it’s as if the poet pulls up a chair in front of me, takes my hand, and says, 'Let me level with you.' His poems are graceful and devastatingly honest, a great comfort to me not only in times when I am troubled but also when I find joy in this
world.”
Click HERE to listen to a NPR interview with Wright.
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Picture This: HFR Issue #46
For the new issue of Hayden’s Ferry Review we solicited responses to new work from past contributors, stories in response to the photography of Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison, erasure poems created from the work of story writer Clare Beams, and art in response to the poetry of Norman Dubie. The HFR website has sample content from the issue, including a look at our amazing cover from book artist Brian Dettmer. His work is a beautiful introduction to this issue’s ekphrastic theme. If you’d like to get a copy of your very own, email HFR@asu.edu.
Also, keep eye on the HFR blog as we celebrate National Poetry Month.
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Signed Francine Prose Broadsides Available
The spring Distinguished Visiting Writers Series kicked off with a Q&A with novelist Francine Prose. Audio of the Q&A can be found on our website. Here is a sample of what she had to say:
“I think that the challenge is to keep doing something different and keep doing something harder and scarier in every way than the thing you did before. So, yeah, your second novel’s going to be scarier than your first novel, but trust me, your thirteenth is going to be scarier than your twelfth. I mean, you’re welcome. I’m glad to be so encouraging.”
Prose also autographed a limited number of broadsides created by creative writing program manager Karla Elling. These beautiful broadsides are available to anyone contributing $100 or more to the Piper Center for Creative Writing.
Click HERE for more details and a photo of the broadside.
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Hicok: "Don't Think About the Results"
That was just one word of advice from award-winning poet Bob Hicok, who visited the ASU campus last month as part of the Distinguished Visiting Writers Series.
“It’s become easier and more essential for me over time to just let go. To go with the initial impulse, trust it, believe in it, and enjoy the opportunities that following present. So much of writing for me is just that: following. As soon as something shows up that has some kind of shine or is interesting I just go that way. And I don’t really worry about the results. One of the biggest mistakes you will make—I feel obligated to make some kind of statement—is to think about the results.“
Click HERE to listen to his Q&A and view a DVWS photo gallery.
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Piper's Jewell Parker Rhodes Honored with Living History Award
Three ASU arts leaders were honored recently with the 2010 Living History Award. Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, Jewell Parker Rhodes and Charles St. Clair were recognized during the fifth annual Living History Awards ceremony and reception that took place Feb. 27 at the historic George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center in downtown Phoenix.
The Living History Awards Program is the result of a community collaborative organized to honor many of the community’s most distinguished citizens engaged in the arts and to expose Phoenix-area youth to these individuals and their extraordinary contributions to the arts in Arizona and beyond.
Click HERE for more details.
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Alumni Book Review
In the Company of Strangers
by Michelle Cruz Skinner
Michelle Cruz Skinner’s new book, In the Company of Strangers, presents a global palette with characters that have all made a decision to change and now stand at the fulcrum of their lives, waiting to see which way the lever will move.
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Trivia Time
Congratulations to last month's winner, Jennifer Banks.
The Trunk Murderess, winner of the 2010 ONEBOOKAZ award, tells the story of convicted murderer Winnie Ruth Judd. Who did Judd allegedly murder? Where? When? The first few responses will win a copy of the book.
Email editor Beth Staples with the answer.
Hayden's Ferry Review
Issue #46 is available now. Click here for subscription information.
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Harding Award Winner
Congratulations to Harding Award winner Paul Ocampo.
The Philip R. Harding Award provides students with $500 to purchase books. This award was created jointly by donations from Jewell Parker Rhodes and Sandra McKenzie in honor of Sandra McKenzie’s late husband. Students are asked to write a 1-2 page essay describing the impact of a book in their life. W. Todd Kaneko served as this year's judge.
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