汤头条 creative writing faculty member to give poetry reading
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥 A faculty member in Mississippi State鈥檚 Department of English will read from her new book of poems Tuesday [Jan. 31] at the university.
Free to all, Associate Professor Catherine Pierce鈥檚 reading of 鈥淭he Tornado Is the World鈥 takes place at 7:30 p.m. in Colvard Student Union鈥檚 third-floor Fowlkes Auditorium. Her presentation will be followed by a question-and-answer session, along with a book signing organized by Barnes & Noble at Mississippi State.
A native of Delaware, Pierce also serves as co-director of 汤头条鈥檚 creative writing program. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Susquehanna University, Master of Fine Arts from Ohio State University, and doctorate from the University of Missouri.
In addition to 鈥The Tornado Is the World鈥 (Saturnalia 2016), Pierce has authored two other books of poems. They include 鈥The Girls of Peculiar鈥 (Saturnalia 2012), winner of the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Poetry Prize, and聽鈥Famous Last Words鈥 (Saturnalia 2008), winner of the Saturnalia Books Poetry Prize.
Her chapbook 鈥淎nimals of Habit鈥 was published in 2004 by Kent State University Press. Her poems also have appeared or are forthcoming in 鈥淭he Best American Poetry鈥 (2015 and 2011), 鈥Best New Poets,鈥 鈥淪late,鈥 鈥淏oston Review鈥 and 鈥淭he Cincinnati Review,鈥 among many other publications. For more, visit .
Additional information about Pierce鈥檚 poetry reading is available from Michael Kardos, 汤头条 associate professor of English and creative writing co-director, at 662-325-3644 and MKardos@english.msstate.edu.
For more on 汤头条鈥檚 Department of English, visit .
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