天美影视传媒

Pence to Deliver Hamner Lecture

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Posted on September 13, 2017

Alice Jackson

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Dr. Charlotte Pence, the new director of the Stokes Center for Creative Writing at the 天美影视传媒, will deliver the 15th Annual Eugenie L. Hamner Lecture for the Graduate Program in English, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 14, in the University Faculty Club.

Pence will discuss her first book of poems, 鈥淢any Small Fires,鈥� a 2015 Foreword Reviews Poetry Book of the Year and a finalist for the 2016 Eric Hoffer Book Award. The book explores her father鈥檚 chronic homelessness while simultaneously detailing the physiological changes that enabled humans to form cities, communities and households.

Pence joined the department of English faculty in August. As director of the Stokes Center she leads two full-time and three affiliated faculty members in teaching a variety of writing genres, including poetry, creative nonfiction, fiction, creative writing, contemporary publishing, Southern culture and history, and screenwriting.

鈥淧rofessor Pence has already, in a very short time, brought inspirational leadership to the Stokes Center,鈥� said Dr. Steve Trout, chair of English. 鈥淪he is exactly the kind of artist and academic that we need at the helm of this major initiative.鈥�

The Stokes Center for Creative Writing is funded by donations from Dr. Steven H. Stokes, chair pro tempore emeritus of the Board of Trustees, and his wife, Angelia Stokes. In addition to supporting faculty, the Stokes Center enhances the English department by sponsoring readings, lectures, forums, community projects and other events that are free and open to the public. It also supports students through its undergraduate and graduate awards in poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction. Additionally, it funds visits by national, regional and local writers throughout the year.

Pence is also the author of two award-winning poetry chapbooks and the editor of 鈥淭he Poetics of American Song Lyrics.鈥� Her poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction have recently been published in 鈥淗arvard Review,鈥� 鈥淪ewanee Review,鈥� 鈥淪outhern Review,鈥�  and 鈥淏revity.鈥�

For more information on Pence鈥檚 work, visit .

 

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