Irving Feldman, Poet and National Book Award Finalist, to Speak at Write Thing Reading Series
Irving Feldman will speak at Medaille College’s Write Thing Reading Series on Thursday, February 21 at 7 p.m. at the Library at Huber Hall.In a career spanning nearly half a century, Irving Feldman’s collections of poetry have included Beautiful False Things: Poems (Grove Press, 2000); All of Us Here (1986), a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award; Leaping Clear (1976) and The Pripet Marshes (1965), both finalists for the National Book Award; and Works and Days (1961). The Life and Letters (1994) was a finalist for the Poets’ Prize. Feldman is the recipient of a National Institute of Arts and Letters award as well as fellowships from the Academy of American Poets, the Guggenheim Foundation, the Ingram Merrill Foundation, and a MacArthur Foundation “genius grant.” Since 1964 he has been on the faculty of the State University of New York at Buffalo, where he is currently Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English.
This event is free and open to the public; refreshments are occasionally served. For more information, contact Ted Pelton, Ph.D., associate professor of English and director of creative writing, tpelton@medaille.edu.
Medaille College’s Write Thing Reading Series is the premiere visiting artist series among Buffalo’s educational institutions. Each semester, Medaille invites from 3 to 6 published poets and fiction writers to campus for readings. Students at Medaille have the unique chance to meet up close and personal with Pulitzer Prize winners, National Book Award finalists, Guggenheim Fellowship recipients, and some of the most renowned international writers of today - as well as up-and-coming younger writers.
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