Join us for a reading and conversation with Fred D'Aguiar, Marissa López, and Gabriela Valenzuela about D'Aguiar's new book. The poems in For the Unnamed tell the story of the unnamed Black jockey who, in 1852, rode the winning steed in the race between Pio Pico's Sarco and Jose Sepulveda's Black Swan in Los Angeles....
Join UCLA English for a poetry reading and conversation with Gazan poet Yahya Ashour. Yahya Ashour, born in Gaza City on April 22nd, 1998, is a touring poet and awarded author. He's a 2022 honorary fellow in writing at the University of Iowa. His recent poetry e-book, titled “A Gaza of Siege & Genocide,” was...
The English Graduate Union Presents The Spring Athenaeum Wednesday, June 5th at 4:00pm - 6:00pm Featuring Miranda Hoegberg and Uri McMillan, with Louise Hornby as respondent. Please join us in Kaplan 193 for scholarship, refreshments, & conversation. The Athenaeum brings together one dissertation-stage graduate student and one faculty member to present their research, providing a...
Join us for the Grace M. Hunt Memorial English Reading Room Writers Series: A Reading with Student Authors Students in the Creative Writing Program will read from work written during spring quarter. A reception will follow the event. Questions about the event? Email: englishevents@ucla.edu
Conference organized by Joseph Bristow, University of California, Los Angeles The conference is free to attend with advance registration, and will be held in-person at the Clark Library and livestreamed on the Center’s YouTube Channel. In-person registration will close on Monday, June 3 at 5:00 p.m. Seating is limited at the Clark Library; walk-in registrants...
The English and Writing Programs Honors and Awards Reception will take place at the UCLA Faculty Club on Friday, June 7 at 5:00pm to 7:00pm. Questions about the event? Contact Marta Wallien, Programs and Media Manager mwallien@english.ucla.edu
Conference organized by Joseph Bristow, University of California, Los Angeles The conference is free to attend with advance registration, and will be held in-person at the Clark Library and livestreamed on the Center’s YouTube Channel. In-person registration will close on Monday, June 3 at 5:00 p.m. Seating is limited at the Clark Library; walk-in registrants...