OXFORD, Miss. – David St. John, noted American poet, shares his writings
in a free, public reading at 7 p.m. Thursday (Nov. 5) in the Overby
Center Auditorium at the University of Mississippi.
St. John
is part of the 2009-2010 Grisham Visiting Writers Series. He is the
author of nine collections of poetry, as well as a volume of essays. His
honors include fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and
the Guggenheim Foundation. St. John teaches at the University of Southern
California.
A recent
article in “Ploughshares” describes St. John’s work as
possessing “a distinctive, elegant, sensual voice. Like most poets,
he writes about love and loss, but he manages to do so in a profound and
philosophical way. Still, his humor and wit, his love of word play, are
always present, too.”
For more
information or for assistance related to a disability, call
662-915-7439.