Ha Jin: The liberating powers of English
Guest blog by Samrat Upadhyay, author and faculty member in the IU Bloomington Department of English: In the 1990s, Croatian-American writer Josip Novakovich asked me whether I’d read any Ha Jin. I replied I hadn’t. “Read him. He’s really good,” Novakovich said. At that time, Novakovich was editing an anthology titled “Stories in the Stepmother Tongue,” featuring […]
‘(Re)Imagining Science’ exhibition at Grunwald Gallery turns collaboration into an art
What happens when we look at science differently? Artists and research scientists at Indiana University Bloomington have teamed up in more than a dozen creative partnerships to visualize scientific principles and foster new ways of understanding. The results of their collaborations will be on display in the exhibition “(Re)Imagining Science” Oct. 14 to Nov. 16 at the […]
U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera to share message of unity at Bloomington reading
In these contentious times, we too often see how words can divide. Poet Juan Felipe Herrera still believes words have the potential to heal and to bring people together. Herrera will appear at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 30 in Bloomington’s Buskirk-Chumley Theatre as part of Indiana University’s celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month. The event “¡Poesía […]
IU professor Michael Adams watches our language in the new book ‘In Praise of Profanity’
“Profanity is a stubborn fact of speech and cannot be disregarded simply because some people disapprove of it.” Michael Adams, Provost Professor of English at Indiana University, makes this declaration well into his latest book, “In Praise of Profanity” (Oxford University Press, 2016). “There was nobody who was looking at profanity from a current cultural […]
Afterword: Indiana University reaches for the stars in 2016 edition of Writers’ Conference
The act of writing about writers who have gathering to write is like tip-toeing through the looking-glass world of a mirrored funhouse: Reflections are everywhere, but it’s hard to know where to tread. The Indiana University Writers’ Conference wrapped up earlier this month after five days of classes, workshops, panel discussions and public readings. Director […]
Shakespeare expert Ellen MacKay to appear on ‘The Wonder of Will Live’ program on CSPAN-2
Ellen MacKay, an associate professor in Indiana University’s Department of English, has spent much of her professional life celebrating William Shakespeare. Now, MacKay will help the Folger Shakespeare Library bring that celebration to the public in a televised and live-streamed event Saturday, April 23 that marks 400 years since Shakespeare’s death. Scholars believe his birthday fell […]
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gregory Pardlo to read his work at IU Bloomington
Post courtesy of newsroom intern Annie Brackemyre: Contemporary poet Gregory Pardlo will visit the Indiana University Bloomington campus for a reading from his Pulitzer Prize-winning collection, “Digest.” The free reading, which is open to the public, will take place at 7 p.m. Feb. 2 in the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center. Pardlo’s collection ranges from the delicate […]
‘Audubon’ documentary screening features IU professor Christoph Irmscher
Post by Karen Land and IU newsroom intern Tori Lawhorn: John James Audubon, a godfather of today’s conservation movement, is the subject of a new documentary coming to Bloomington in a special one-night event Thursday. “Audubon” recounts the life and accomplishments of the man who set out to paint all 435 species of the birds known […]
MFA student Peter Kispert aims to leave his mark on Indiana Review through new prize
Post courtesy of newsroom intern Tori Lawhorn: Peter Kispert moved more than 900 miles for the Indiana Review. Now, a third year MFA student in the Creative Writing Program at Indiana University, Kispert is the editor-in-chief of the Indiana Review. “I came here for the Indiana Review, hands down,” he said. “I deeply respected the journal […]
Prominent poet Rosanna Warren to read from her writings Oct. 15 at The Venue
Award-winning poet Rosanna Warren will visit Bloomington Oct. 15 for a public reading and reception. The free event will be held at 5:30 p.m. at The Venue, 114 S. Grant St. In a career that has spanned more than 30 years, Warren has written poetry, produced translations and published literary criticism. Her most recent collection […]
