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University Forum: Close Calls wih Nonsense: Reaing New Poetry

Profs. Stephen Burt, Department of English, Harvard University, and Donald Revell, Department of English, UNLV

Prof. Stephen Burt is the author or editor of two recent books, Close Calls with Nonsense: Reading New Poetry and Something Understood: Essays and Poetry for Helen Vendler, and also of the collections Popular Music and Parallel Play. Among the most intelligent and enthusiastic poet-critics to come along in a generation, Stephen Burt is also noted for his ability to make postmodern verse approachable. This evening he joins Don Revell in a brief reading from their own and others' work before discussing relevant issues of form, content, and difficulty in American poetry now. Co-sponsored by the Harvard University Department of English.

Magic of the Major

For all College of Liberal Arts Undergraduate majors.

A Poetry Reading

Prof. Claudia Keelan, Department of English, UNLV

Poet Claudia Keelan reads this evening from her new book Missing Her. Speaking of the central long poem, “Everybody's Autobiography,” Cole Swenson has said that it “achieves a masterful fusion of political history, personal responsibility, and communal grief,” and of the book as a whole that it is a “deep-feeling collection not afraid to look loss in the face.” Prof. Keelan has been the recipient of the Cleveland State Poetry Prize, the Beatrice Hawley Award from Alice James Books, and the Jerome Shestack Award from the American Poetry Review, among other honors.

Welcome Undergraduate English Major luncheon

Open to all Undergraduate English majors.

Nevada Day

University is closed.

Vegas Valley Book Festival

Featured participants include UNLV English faculty members Doug Unger, Donald Revell, Claudia Keelan, and John Irsfeld, current MFA student Leah Bailly, and alumni Constance Ford, Josh Kryah, and Vu Tran. Details and a full schedule of events are available from the Vegas Valley Book Festival website.

An Evening with Kay Ryan

Kay Ryan, poet laureate of the United States, gives the opening keynote for the Vegas Valley Book Festival. Co-sponsored by the city of Las Vegas Office of Cultural Affairs, Black Mountain Institute and Nevada Humanities.

The Sin City Sonneteer Spectacle

A literary pageant — on wheels — with stops every 30 minutes at select art galleries and bars downtown throughout November's First Friday. Hosted by Jarret Keane and UNLV English faculty member Claudia Keelan. Performers include UNLV English faculty member Donald Revell. For details, see the Vegas Valley Book Festival website.

City of Second Chances

A Vegas Valley Book Festival panel featuring Cheryll Glotfelty, John L. Smith, and UNLV English faculty member Doug Unger.

Poetry in the Courtyard

A Vegas Valley Book Festival presentation featuring Claudia Keelan, Donald Revell, and others.

Restless City

A Vegas Valley Book Festival reading and panel discussion on the collaborative serial e-noval Restless City, featuring a reading of the final chapter by Vu Tran, and a panel discussion to follow with co-authors H. Lee Barnes, John Irsfeld, Brain Rouff, Leah Bailly, John L. Smith, Constance Ford, and Vu Tran.

Closing Keynote by E.L. Doctorow

E.L. Doctorow, renowned American author, presents the closing keynote address for the Vegas Valley Book Festival. Presented by Black Mountain Institute, Las Vegas-Clark County Library District, the City of Las Vegas and Nevada Humanities.

Veteran's Day

University is closed.

English Department Meeting

Thanksgiving holiday

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Study Week

Final Exams

Semester Ends

Commencement

Spring semester begins

Martin Luther King Day

University is closed.

Martha Nussbaum (Reception)

KVBC Literary Lecture Studies Series presents Martha Nussbaum delivering "Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs Liberal Education" Reception in the Blasco Events Center of the UNLV Foundation Building.

Open to UNLV Campus community and the general public.

Martha Nussbaum: “Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs Liberal Education”

KVBC Literary Lecture Studies Series presents Martha Nussbaum.

Open to UNLV Campus Community and the general public.

Far West Popular Culture and American Culture Associations 22^nd annual conference

• Conference website
• 2010 Call For Papers
• 2010 Conference Registration Form

Established in 1988 as a regional division of the national Popular Culture and American Culture Associations, FWPCA and FWACA foster study of all aspects of popular culture worldwide as well as all aspects of American culture. At our conferences held yearly in Las Vegas, we welcome papers in these areas from interested scholars in all disciplines. This multidisciplinary approach makes for a lively exchange of ideas in a most collegial atmosphere.

The FWPCA and FWACA cordially invite you to their 22^nd Annual Meeting. Papers on all aspects of Popular Culture worldwide and American Culture as well as readings by creative writers are welcome ... [Call For Papers]

Sponsored by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Spring Break

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