Rachel May’s Creative Writing/Nonfiction class was honored and delighted to visit with M. NourbeSe Philip via Skype, to talk about her book Zong!. Philip is…
On Wednesday, March 26, the URI community was delighted to welcome Afaa Michael Weaver and to celebrate his recent award of the Kingsley Tufts prize.…
Last week, poet Julia Lisella visited Peter Covino’s poetry class to talk about her work. She read from her book, Terrain, and chapbook, Love Song…
University or Rhode Island English faculty, Josie Sigler, and fellow writer Janaya Kizzie will be reading on Saturday, February 22nd, at 6 pm at Ada…
The staff of the Ocean State Review will be in Seattle, WA this year! We will be representing our fine literary journal from the University…
Peter Covino’s graduate poetry workshop celebrated a semester of writing, reading, and revision (repeat) with a reading at the Wickford Arts Association. Students’ printed chapbooks…
We’re delighted to announce that we’ve nominated the following for the Pushcart Prize: William Olsen – “I Stop and Look Back Awhile” Patricia Smith –…
Books on the Square hosted poets Peter Covino, URI Professor, founder of Barrow Street, and author of The Right Place to Jump, and James Tolan,…
In November 2013, Mary Cappello brought essayist David Lazar to campus to share and celebrate his latest book, Occasional Desire in our Read/Write Series. Earlier…
David Lazar, essayist, editor and educator, read from his new collection of essays, Occasional Desire as part of this semester’s Read/Write Series at the University of…