Sherley Anne Williams Writing Residency with Robin Coste Lewis
Co-sponsored by the Black Studies Project and the New Writing Series
Join BSP and the New Writing Series in welcoming renowned poet Robin Coste Lewis to UCSD's campus. Robin Coste Lewis's residency marks the inaugural run of the Sherley Anne Williams Writing Residency. The residency was named in honor of the late UCSD professor and internationally acclaimed poet/novelist Sherley Anne Williams (1944-1999), who authored, among a number of publications, the novel Dessa Rose and a book of poems titled The Peacock Poems.
Robin Coste Lewis visits UCSD on the heels of her recent publication To the Realization of Perfect Helplessness, recently awarded the PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry (2023). During this residency, Lewis will offer a keynote reading from her recent publication (May 17); engage undergraduates on experimental writing modes (May 18); and participate in a moderated discussion on her use of image, text, and archive, of which she has made special use in To the Realization of Perfect Helplessness (May 22).
Come and join this celebration of black poetic writing this spring 2023.
May 17 | Keynote Reading | 5:00PM (PST) | PEB 721
May 18 | Undergraduate Event | 9:00AM (PST) | PEB 201
May 22 | Image, Text, Archive | 2:00PM (PST) | PEB 721
Free Events | Please RSVP by May 12 at bit.ly/sawresidency2023
*Special RSVP for May 18 undergraduate event only required at bit.ly/undergrad-sawresidency2023
Event Details
RSVP by Friday, May 12 at bit.ly/sawresidency2023
Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 5:00PM to 7:00PM - A Reading by Robin Coste Lewis - PEB 721
Winner of the National Book Award for Poetry (2015) for Voyage of the Sable Venus and the PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry (2023) for To the Realization of Perfect Helplessness. Reception and book signing to follow.
Thursday, May 18, 2023, 9:00AM to 11:00AM - Undergraduate Event - PEB 201
Calling all undergraduates to a conversation with Robin Coste Lewis, where she will be discussing experimental writing modes. Light breakfast will be served from 9:00AM-9:30AM. Special rsvp required at bit.ly/undergrad-sawresidency2023.
Friday, May 22, 2023, 2:00PM-4:00PM - Image, Text, Archive - PEB 721
A moderated discussion with Robin Coste Lewis. Boxed lunch will be provided.
Check out some of Robin Coste Lewis's poetry with the Poetry Foundation, and catch up with some of the energy To the Realization is churning with this piece in the New Yorker by staff writer Hilton Als. Copies of some of Lewis's poetry will be available for purchase during the May 17 reading event.
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