BEGIN:VCALENDAR X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago PRODID:-//University of Iowa//Events 1.0//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240328T210425Z DTSTART:20231029T160000 DTEND:20231029T170000 SUMMARY:IWP Reading at Prairie Lights Books DESCRIPTION:Join us for the International Writing Program's Prairie Lights Reading Series this Sunday to hear readings by two 2023 Fall Residency writers and one University of Iowa MFA student.\n\nArtur Domosɫawski (non-fiction\, journalist\; Poland) has among his titles Gorączka latynoamerykańska [Latin American Fever]\, Śmierć w Amazonii [Death in the Amazonas]\, the essay collection Wykluczeni [The Outcasts] and two biographies: Ryszard Kapuściński: A Life\, for which he was voted “Journalist of the Year” for 2010\, and Wygnaniec. 21 scen z życia Zygmunta Baumana [The Exile. 21 Scenes from the Life of Zygmunt Bauman]\, the winner of the 2022 “Juliusz” prize for best biography. His writing has appeared in The New York Times\, El País\, Letras Libres\, Etiqueta Negra\, Words Without Borders\, The Baffler\, and elsewhere\; his work has been frequently awarded\, and widely translated. His participation is courtesy of the Paul Engle Fund.\n\nReetta Pekkanen (poet\; Finland) has published the collections Pieniä kovia nuppuja [Small Hard Buds] (2014)\, Kärhi [Tendril] (2019)\, Salakuljetuksia [Smugglings] (2021) and Katkaistut tulppaanit [Cut Tulips] (2023). Her poetry focuses on themes of personal and environmental loss\, nonhuman perspectives\, and natural semiotics. Among her awards are the Kalevi Jäntti Prize\, the Katri Vala Prize and the Silja Hiidenheimo Memorial Stipend\; she is a member of the poetry publishing cooperative Poesia. Her participation was made possible by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. \n\nJack Rockwell is a literary translator\, writer and editor. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Chicago Review of Books\, Hopscotch Translation\, Latin American Literature Today\, Rust + Moth\, and more. He is currently an MFA candidate at the Iowa Translation Workshop\, where he is Editor-in-Chief of Exchanges: A Journal of Literary Translation. \n\n\nhttps://events.uiowa.edu/79148 LOCATION:Prairie Lights Books\, 2nd Floor\, 15 South Dubuque Street\, Iowa City\, IA 52240 UID:edu.uiowa.events-prod-79148 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Join us for the International Writing Program's Prairie Lights Reading Series this Sunday to hear readings by two 2023 Fall Residency writers and one University of Iowa MFA student.
\n\nArtur Domosɫawski (non-fiction\, journalist\; Poland) has among his titles Gorączka latynoamerykańska [Latin American Fever]\, Śmierć w Amazonii [Death in the Amazonas]\, the essay collection Wykluczeni [The Outcasts] and two biographies: Ryszard Kapuściński: A Life\, for which he was voted “Journalist of the Year” for 2010\, and Wygnaniec. 21 scen z życia Zygmunta Baumana [The Exile. 21 Scenes from the Life of Zygmunt Bauman]\, the winner of the 2022 “Juliusz” prize for best biography. His writing has appeared in The New York Times\, El País\, Letras Libres\, Etiqueta Negra\, Words Without Borders\, The Baffler\, and elsewhere\; his work has been frequently awarded\, and widely translated. His participation is courtesy of the Paul Engle Fund.
\n\nReetta Pekkanen (poet\; Finland) has published the collections Pieniä kovia nuppuja [Small Hard Buds] (2014)\, Kärhi [Tendril] (2019)\, Salakuljetuksia [Smugglings] (2021) and Katkaistut tulppaanit [Cut Tulips] (2023). Her poetry focuses on themes of personal and environmental loss\, nonhuman perspectives\, and natural semiotics. Among her awards are the Kalevi Jäntti Prize\, the Katri Vala Prize and the Silja Hiidenheimo Memorial Stipend\; she is a member of the poetry publishing cooperative Poesia. Her participation was made possible by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.
\n\nJack Rockwell is a literary translator\, writer and editor. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Chicago Review of Books\, Hopscotch Translation\, Latin American Literature Today\, Rust + Moth\, and more. He is currently an MFA candidate at the Iowa Translation Workshop\, where he is Editor-in-Chief of Exchanges: A Journal of Literary Translation.
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