POETRY & LITERATURE
Harry Ransom Lecture: United States Poet Laureate W. S. Merwin
April 25, 2011
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In celebration of National Poetry Month, W. S. Merwin, Pulitzer Prize–winning poet, essayist, translator, and current United States Poet Laureate, reads from his work on Monday, April 25, at 7 p.m. at the Harry Ransom Center. A book signing follows.
This program will be webcast live at www.hrc.utexas.edu/webcast.
Members of the Harry Ransom Center receive complimentary parking and priority entry at this program. Doors open at 6:20 p.m. for members and at 6:30 p.m. for the general public. Members must present their membership cards for priority entrance; one seat per membership card. Members arriving after 6:30 p.m. will join the general queue. Complimentary parking for members is available at the University Co-op garage at 23rd and San Antonio streets.
The Harry Ransom Lectures honor former University of Texas Chancellor Harry Huntt Ransom and highlight the Ransom Center’s vital role in the University’s intellectual and cultural life. The program brings internationally renowned writers, artists, and scholars to Austin for public events and conversations with University students. The lectures are made possible by the generous support of the University Co-op.
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April 25, 2011Times:
7:00PM-8:00PM
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