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Kwame Dawes

April 1st, 4 pm

ARTS 106

 

Kwame Dawes was born in Ghana, and spent most of his childhood in Jamaica. As a poet, he is profoundly influenced by the rhythms and textures of that lush place, citing in a recent interview his "spiritual, intellectual, and emotional engagement with reggae music." His book Bob Marley: Lyrical Genius remains the most authoritative study of the lyrics of Bob Marley. Dawes is also the author of twelve collections of poetry and a recently-published novel, She’s Gone.  He is director of the Calabash International Literary Festival, held in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica, and Distinguished Poet-in-Residence at the University of South Carolina.

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Gerald Stern & Andre Dubus III

February 19th, 6 pm

Founders Room, Mead Hall

 

Gerald Stern is the author of numerous books of poetry, most recently Everything is Burning. Among his many honors are the Lamont Prize, the National Book Award, a Guggenheim fellowship, three NEA awards, a fellowship from the Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Ruth Lilly Prize.  He lives in New Jersey and continues to write both poetry and prose.

 

Andre Dubus III worked as a bounty hunter, private investigator, carpenter, bartender, actor, and teacher, before finding his calling as a writer.  The Cage Keeper and Other Stories was published in 1989, followed in 1993 by his first novel, Bluesman.  House of Sand and Fog was a finalist for the National Book Award in 1999.  He teaches at Tufts University, and at Emerson College’s MFA in Writing program.

 

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The Tempest
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Dan Lapenta (CLA Faculty)
February 27-March 1 2008 at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre
Synopsis
An exiled duke turned magus sets in motion and then struggles to maintain a plan that will regain his dukedom and secure his daughter's future in the face of on-going conspiracies and his own impulse simply for revenge, finally to achieve a bittersweet victory by gaining his objectives but also, in effect, losing his daughter and trusted spirit to their new lives apart from him.

Little Shop of Horrors
by Howard Ashman & Alan Menken
Directed by Liz Reiss (CLA '08)
April 9-12, 2008 at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre
Synopsis
Little Shop of Horrors, written by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, is a musical about the unexpected turn of events that occurs when Seymour, a clerk in the flower store, raises a strange little plant named Audrey II.

Speakers & events of interest to English Majors -- Fall 2003

  • A Child's Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas 
    • A New Jersey Shakespeare Festival Presentation
    • December 2-28, 2003  --The Main Stage at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre 
  • Harold Pinter's "The Dumb Waiter," directed by Elizabeth Green (CLA '05) and Jason Roger's "Apples," directed by Leigh Morlock (CLA '04).
    • The Theatre Arts Department and Drew University Dramatic Society (DUDS) 2003-2004 production season.
      • November 5-8, 2003. 8:00 p.m. Dorothy Young Center for the Arts, Black Box Theatre.
        • Admission:  $6.00 on Wed., Fri. & Sat., $5.00 on Thur., 
          or see up to 15 productions for $25.00 Subscription
        • For tickets call (973) 408-3030 from 5:00-7:00pm Tuesday-Saturday of the performance week.
        • Read more on the website
           
  • Writers Reading at Drew Series: Poetry by Betsy Barbato; fiction by Adam Cheney; poetry by Janet Gibbs; and drama by Tim Dugan.  Come hear and support some of Drew's own finest writers!
    • Sponsored by the Caspersen School of Graduate Studies Arts & Letters Program
      • Wednesday, November 5, 2003 7:00 p.m..  Wendel Room, Mead Hall
      • Free and open to all--Light refreshments will be served
  • Communications Career Night: Hear Drew Alumni talk about their careers in radio, television, publishing, advertising, and journalism. Learn how they got their jobs, why they love those jobs, and how you can imagine and achieve your career goals as well.
    • Sponsored by the English Department, the Career Center, and the Office of Alumni Affairs.
      • Wednesday, October 29, 2003 7:30 p.m..  UC 107
      • Free and open to all--Light refreshments will be served


Othello by William Shakespeare 

    • A New Jersey Shakespeare Festival Presentation
    • October 28-November 23, 2003  --The Main Stage at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre 
  • William Saroyan's "Hello Out There," directed by Amanda Michales (CLA '05) and Tim Sawicki's "Amphibians," directed by Jessica Leto (CLA '05)
    • The Theatre Arts Department and Drew University Dramatic Society (DUDS) 2003-2004 production season.
      • October 15-19, 2003. 8:00 p.m. F.M.Kirby Shakespeare Theatre.
        • Admission:  $6.00 on Wed., Fri. & Sat., $5.00 on Thur., 
          or see up to 15 productions for $25.00 Subscription
        • For tickets call (973) 408-3030 from 5:00-7:00pm Tuesday-Saturday of the performance week.
        • Read more on the website
  • Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot," directed by Rosemary McLaughlin.
    • The Theatre Arts Department and Drew University Dramatic Society (DUDS) 2003-2004 production season.
      • October 8-11, 2003. 8:00 p.m. Dorothy Young Center for the Arts, Black Box Theatre.
        • Admission:  $6.00 on Wed., Fri. & Sat., $5.00 on Thur., 
          or see up to 15 productions for $25.00 Subscription
        • For tickets call (973) 408-3030 from 5:00-7:00pm Tuesday-Saturday of the performance week.
        • Read more on the website
  • Richard Falk: will give the keynote address for the conference: "An American Empire? Globalization, War,and Religion." Emeritus Professor of International Law at Princeton University, Falk has contributed frequently to The Nation (especially since 9/11) and is the author of books on globalization, terrorism, and religion. (Please note that Edward Said, who was originally scheduled to give this address, is unable to attend for health reasons.)
    • Sponsored by the Theological School, with the co-sponsorship of The Caspersen School of Graduate Studies of Drew University, The College of Liberal Arts of Drew University, The Hispanic Institute of Theology of Drew University, and The Center for Process Studies, Claremont, California
       
      • Thursday, September 25, 2003. 8 p.m.  UC 107
      •  Free to Drew Faculty, Staff, and Students--but you MUST register for this event. See the website below for more details; Non-Drew Students $5-$20; General Public $15-$50; (prices vary based on lectures attended) View registration information.
  • Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
    • A New Jersey Shakespeare Festival Presentation
    • September 2-28, 2003  --The Main Stage at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre 

Watch this space for a list of English Dept. sponsored events and events of interest to students of English @ Drew.   See also the Drew Student Activities Calendar.

  • "Untitled" A Poetry Reading by the students in Drew's Spring 2003 Poetry Workshops, followed by an open mike. 
    • A reading sponsored by the English Department, organized by Loren Kleinman
      • Wednesday, April 30, 20037:30-10:45 p.m. in the Space
      • admission is free, light refreshments will be served. 

  • Writers Reading at Drew Series: Fiction by Huey Alcaro; poetry and fiction by Greg Ryan.  Come hear and support some of Drew's own finest writers!
    • Sponsored by the Caspersen School of Graduate Studies Arts & Letters Program
      • Wednesday, April 16, 2003 7:00 p.m..  Wendel Room, Mead Hall
      • Free and open to all--Light refreshments will be served
  • Olga Sedakova: The leading woman poet in Russia, will read and discuss her work at the Annual Dobro Slovo Society Meeting.
    • Sponsored by the Russian Department and the Dobro Slovo Society
  • Geraldine Smith-Wright, "The Harlem Renaissance Revisited." Prof. Smith-Wright teaches in the English Department of Drew University and gives this talk as part of Hum 14; "Self and Society in the Modern Age."
    • Sponsored by the Humanities Program
      • Monday, April 14, 2003 1:15-2:10.  Arts 106
      • Free and open to all
  • Tim Russert. The moderator of NBC's Meet the Press, Russert has made the longest running program in the history of television the most-watched Sunday morning interview program in America.

 

  • Barbara Hochman, "Visual Power in Uncle Tom's Cabin 1850-1890: Illustrations in History." Prof. Hochman teaches literature at Ben Gurion University in Israel.  She has published widely on nineteenth- and twentieth-century American literature including her most recent book, Getting at the Author: Reimagining Books and Reading in the age of American realism (U. Massachusetts Press)
    • Sponsored by the graduate program in Modern History and Literature 
      • Friday, March 28, 2003.  5:00 p.m. -- LC 28 
      • Free and open to all
  • Sandi Wisenberg.  Author of the book of essays, Holocaust Girls: History, Memory and Other Obsessions, and the short story collection The Sweetheart Is In will read from and discuss her work.
    • Sponsored by the English Department, Womyns Concerns, and Hillel </