Events
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Tea and Conversation: Alice Elliott Dark
Join UCLA English for the Grace M. Hunt Memorial English Reading Room Writers Series: Tea and Conversation with Alice Elliott Dark This event is followed by a reading at the Hammer Museum at 7:30pm. Visit the Hammer Museum for full details. Both events are free and open to the public. Questions about the event? Contact...
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Some Favorite Writers: Alice Elliott Dark
The award-winning writer Alice Elliott Dark reads from her work, including her most recent novel Fellowship Point. Dark is also the author of the novel Think of England and two collections of short stories, In The Gloaming and Naked to the Waist. Readings are followed by a discussion with author and UCLA professor Mona Simpson,...
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Hammer Poetry Series: Robert Pinsky
Celebrated poet Robert Pinsky reads from his work, including his new memoir, Jersey Breaks: Becoming an American Poet, which offers a candid, engaging, and wry self-portrait and a unique reflection of American culture. Pinsky served as Poet Laureate to the Library of Congress from 1997 to 2000. He is the author of 19 books, most...
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Professor Jennifer Smith Book Launch
Join UCLA English for this remote event to celebrate the publication of Professor Jennifer Smith’s translation of The Book of Faith by Reginald Pecock (UCLA-CMRS, 2020). Saturday, February 18, 2023 9:00am to 10:00am PST / 12:00pm to 1:00pm EST Zoom Link: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/94335688131 Organizer: Arvind Thomas, UCLA Feel free to contact Arvind Thomas, +1-310-307-9132; email: arvindthomas@g.ucla.edu, if...
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Anti-Muslim Racism, Palestine, and White Supremacy
The Racial Violence Hub invites you to join our 2023 round table event "Anti-Muslim Racism, Palestine, and White Supremacy" on Tuesday, February 21st from 12-2 pm PST. In-person in Kaplan Hall 193 or online. Click here to join the livestream. Panelists: • Dr. Sherene H. Razack, UCLA, Gender Studies Penny Kanner Endowed Chair, author of...
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Hammer Poetry Series: Vijay Seshadri
Join us for an evening with poet Vijay Seshadri, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning 3 Sections. Seshadri is also the author of That Was Now, This Is Then, The Long Meadow, and Wild Kingdom. His poems, essays, and reviews have appeared in publications and anthologies including The Nation, The New Yorker, The Paris Review, Ploughshares,...