Author: Anthony Echols On September 27, through September 28 Eastern Michigan University was presented with two amazing guess speakers, Amy Carroll, and Daniel Borzutzky. My immediate response of there reading or rather the immediate word that came to mind was inspiration. Although, their podium inside of Eastern’s auditorium isn’t exactly the definition of immediacy, both…
“The Performance of Becoming Human” BathHouse Review – Daniel Borzutzky
Author: Jarrod Saum This is definitely the weirdest bathhouse event I have been to since my tenure at Eastern Michigan University; and not weird with a negative connotation, or any connotation, just simply different. Immediately as Daniel Borzutzky took the stage on Wednesday the 27th for his reading, I realize that he’s not like other…
“Being Language” BathHouse Review – Daniel Borzutzky and Amy Sara Carroll
Author: Krysta Blankenship Daniel Borzutzky and Amy Sara Carroll’s works intertwine in a way that allows them to support each other, and this was especially apparent in the BathHouse Readings on September 27th and 28th in the Student Center Auditorium. On the first day, Borzutzky read a few pieces from his work, The Performance of…
BathHouse Review – Daniel Borzutzky and Amy Sara Carroll
Author: Alasin Maynard Within the Student Center Auditorium, we had interesting performances by Daniel Borzutzky and Amy Sara Carrol. I read Borzutzky’s book, The Performance of Becoming Human, and hearing the poems out loud was a lot different than reading it. When he was reading “The Private World,” there were times when his tone became…
BathHouse Review – Daniel Borzutzky and Amy Sara Carroll
Author: Alex Johnston Daniel Borzutzky dove head first into his readings on Tuesday September 28th at Eastern Michigan University, leading with a powerful piece full of nauseating imagery. “They beat us, they loved us, they paid us”. You could feel the confusion of the imprisoned not only through the content but through Daniel’s voice and…
BathHouse Review: Daniel Borzutsky and Amy Sara Carroll
Author: Sam McClure On September 28th, I attended a discussion panel with poets Daniel Borzutzky and Amy Sara Carroll. The theme of both of their presentations was Bor/der/i/za/tion. Daniel Borzutsky began his presentation by reading poetry while a Speedy Gonzales short played on the screen. The short featured the titular cartoon mouse attempting to steal…
BathHouse Reading Series – Daniel Borzutzky and Amy Sara Carroll
DANIEL BORZUTZKY and AMY SARA CARROLL READING: September 27, 2016 at 4:30 pm “BOR/DER/I/ZA/TION” (Conversation): September 28, 2016 at 2 pm BOTH EVENTS WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE STUDENT CENTER AUDITORIUM Daniel Borzutzky Daniel Borzutzky grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, of Chilean heritage. He has published books and chapbooks including The Performance of Becoming Human (2016), In…
Upcoming Rodrigo Toscano Events
Rodrigo Toscano’s newest book of poetry, Explosion Rocks Springfield, is due out from Fence Books in the spring. His previous books include Deck of Deeds, Collapsible Poetics Theater, To Leveling Swerve, Platform, Partisans, andThe Disparities. His poetry has appeared in numerous anthologies, including Voices Without Borders, Diasporic Avant-Gardes, Imagined Theatres, In the Criminal’s Cabinet, Earth…
The Cave Lecture by Clayton Eshleman
Tuesday February 16, 6:30pm Halle Library Auditorium Poet and emeritus of EMU’s English Department Clayton Eshleman will talk about his exploration of the Ice Age caves in Southern France, among them Lascaux. His lecture will include slides of cave art and poems he wrote in response.
January 20th & 21st!
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