Thursday, October 16
Paisley Rekdal, poetry and nonfiction reading
Johnston Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Rekdal is the author of a book of essays, “The Night My Mother Met Bruce Lee”; the photo-text memoir “Intimate”; and four books of poetry: “A Crash of Rhinos,” “Six Girls Without Pants,” “The Invention of the Kaleidoscope” and “Animal Eye.” She is recipient of numerous awards including Fulbright, Guggenheim and NEA fellowships, two Pushcart Prizes, the University of Georgia Press’ Contemporary Poetry Series Award, and inclusion in the Best American Poetry series (2012 and 2013).