The Department of English at Ohio Wesleyan University and The Carpenter Lecture Series, In Conjunction with The Ross Art Museum, presents Ilya Kaminsky, author of the award-winning poetry collection the Deaf Republic, named a New York Times Notable Book for 2019 and a finalist for the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Book Award, and the PEN/Jean Stein Award, among others. Kaminsky himself was named “one of 12 artists that changed the world” by the BBC. He is also the author of Dancing In Odessa and a co-editor and co-translator of many other books, including Ecco Anthology of International Poetry and Dark Elderberry Branch: Poems of Marina Tsvetaeva.
Join Kaminsky for a reading followed by a Q&A and book signing with artist James Stewart at the Ross Art Museum. Books will be available for sale and signing. This event is free and open to the public.
OWU Sponsoring Organization/Office: English Department
Contact: Beth Fedoush at bmfedoush@owu.edu