English

While it’s expected that a professor of English can discuss the finer points of Shakespeare, it’s not always a given that they can do so in a manner that is easily understood and engenders excitement and interest. Grinnell’s John Garrison is one of those who can — and does.

The Writers@Grinnell series continues with two award winning poets, Sandra Lim and Gabrielle Calvocoressi, on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at 8 p.m. in Rosenfield Center, Room 101.

An Evening of Poetry & Translation with award winning poet Hao Phan on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at 8 p.m. in HSSC A1231.

Writers@Grinnell kicks off the spring line-up with DeafBlind poet, essayist, historian, translator, and actor, John Lee Clark, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, at 8 p.m.; Rosenfield Center, Room 101.

Writers@Grinnell welcomes artful activist, multi-genre writer, scholar, teacher, and practicing optimist, DJ Savarese, on Thurs., Dec. 8, 2022 at 5 p.m. at the Pioneer Bookstore.

Grinnell’s Immersive Experiences Lab uses modern technology to bring the past to life — and bring life to the past.

Innovative and award-winning artist, writer, and curator, Riva Lehrer, joins Writers@Grinnell on Thurs., Oct. 27, 2022; 8 p.m.; Grinnell College Museum of Art.

Writers@Grinnell welcomes stand-up comedian, TV writer, and fiction writer Amy Silverberg, Tues. Nov. 1, 8 p.m., Rosenfield Center, Room 101.

For the first time ever, Grinnell College will host a performance poet on campus for a weeklong residency by the inimitable and indefatigable jessica Care moore and culminate in a Friday night poetry slam with her students, in Rosenfield Center, Room 101.

Grinnell College student-turned-bestselling-novelist, Sequoia Nagamatsu ’04 returns to campus! Tues. Oct. 11, 2022, 8 p.m.