Visiting Writers Series Presents Ilya Kaminsky

Thursday, March 21, 2019 7:30 PM EDT
Fenwick Library, Reading Room

Ilya Kaminsky is the author of Dancing In Odessa, which won the Whiting Writer's Award, the American Academy of Arts and Letters' Metcalf Award, the Dorset Prize, the Ruth Lilly Fellowship given annually by Poetry magazine. Dancing In Odessa was also named Best Poetry Book of the Year by ForeWord Magazine. Poems from his new manuscript, Deaf Republic, were awarded Poetry magazine's Levinson Prize and the Pushcart Prize. Kaminsky was also awarded Lannan Foundation's Literary Fellowship. His anthology of 20th-century poetry in translation, Ecco Anthology of International Poetry, was published by Harper Collins in March. He teaches English and Comparative Literature at San Diego State University.

Note for English 699 Students: The visiting writers class will be from 1pm-4pm in Robinson B 434.

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