ESU Hosts Prize-Winning Poet D. Nurkse, March 24

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On March 24 at 4 p.m. in Lower Dansbury, East Stroudsburg University will welcome prize-winning poet D. Nurkse.

Nurkse is the author of 10 collections of poetry. He is the recipient of a Literature Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Guggenheim fellowship in poetry, two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships, two New York Foundation for the Arts fellowships, the Whiting Writers Award and prizes from the Poetry Foundation and the Tanne Foundation. His work has been translated into French, Russian, Italian, Estonian and other languages.

“The reading is an opportunity to hear a contemporary writer’s work and question him about his process and influences,” Jan Selving, assistant professor of English, said.

Nurkse has also written on human rights and was elected to the board of Amnesty International –USA for a 2007-2010 term. He has taught poetry at Rikers Island Correctional Facility, as well as at MFA programs at Rutgers, Brooklyn College and Stonecoast. He currently teaches at Sarah Lawrence College.

This event is open to the public and it is free of charge. For more information contact Jan Selving at 570-422-3071 or jselving@esu.edu.