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EVENT NEWS / March 13, 2009

Poet Lyn Hejinian to Give Reading March 20 as Part of Boise State University's MFA Reading Series

Poet Lyn Hejinian will give a reading at 7:30 p.m. March 20 in the Student Union Bishop Barnwell Room on the Boise State University campus. Hejinian’s appearance is part of the MFA Reading Series and is free and open to the public.

Her first book of poetry, “My Life,” has been reprinted five times since 1980. Her recent works include “Saga/Circus,” “A Border Comedy,” “Slowly,” “The Beginner” and “The Fatalist.” A collection of her essays, “The Language of Inquiry,” was published in 2000. In 2007, Hejinian was elected a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets. She teaches at the University of California-Berkeley.

Free and open to the public, the MFA Reading Series brings nationally renowned authors and poets to the Boise State campus. Past speakers include Rick Bass, Chris Offutt, Rae Armantrout, Alice Notley, Michael Palmer, Joy Williams, Anthony Doerr, Denis Johnson, Richard Bausch and Nathaniel Mackey. For more information, contact Jacob Powers at 426-2669 or jacobpowers@boisestate.edu.
 
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Media Contact: Julie Hahn, University Communications, (208) 426-5540, juliehahn@boisestate.edu
 
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Last reviewed on Friday, March 13, 2009