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<b>Distinguished Writers Series At Wesleyan University<br>
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On<b> Wednesday January 28, at 7:30 p.m.</b>, four noted young writers;
Alexander Chee, Paul LaFarge, John Vincent, and Elizabeth Willis will
inaugurate the Distinguished Writers-Russell House Prose and Poetry
Series. Alexander Chee's first novel, <i>Edinburgh</i>, received the
Lambda Literary Award and was named a best book of 2001 by <i>Publisher's
Weekly</i>. His essays and poetry have been widely published and
anthologized. In 2003 he received a Whiting WritersAward. Paul LaFarge is
the author of two novels, <i>The Artist of the Missing</i>, which
received a California Book Award, and <i>Haussmann, or The Distinction,
</i>highly praised by the <i>New York Times.</i> His stories have
appeared in <i>Conjunctions, STORY, McSweeney's</i> and other journals,
and he recently received a Guggenheim fellowship.<br>
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John Vincent is a poet and critic. His poetry manuscript <i>Kafka On The
Beach</i> was a finalist for the Paris Review Prize. His poems have
appeared in <i>Cream City Review, American</i> <i>Poetry Review</i>, and
are included in the anthology, <i>New Gay Poets.</i> His most recent book
is <i>Queer Lyrics: Difficulty and Closure in American Poetry</i>.
Elizabeth Willis's collection of poetry, <i>The Human Abstract,</i> won
the National Poetry Series award. Her poems are widely published here and
abroad and have appeared in recent issues of<i> American Poetry Review,
The Baffler, Chicago Review, Conjunctions,</i> and <i>Triquarterly.</i>
Her new collection, <i>Turneresque,</i> was published in 2003.<br>
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Support for this reading is provided by the Wesleyan Writing Program and
the Russell House Prose and Poetry Series.<br>
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<b>Please note the early time of this program. </b>A reception and book
signing will follow the reading. The Russell House, which was named a
National Historic Landmark in 2001, is located on the campus of Wesleyan
University, at 350 High Street in Middletown, CT. Readings take place in
an intimate parlor setting and seating is very limited. For directions or
more information, please call Nancy Albert at 860-685-2280.<br>
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</b>THIS EVENT IS FREE OF CHARGE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.</blockquote>
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Nancy Kuhl<br>
Assistant Curator, The Yale Collection of American Literature<br>
The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library<br>
Yale University<br>
121 Wall Street<br>
P.O. Box 208240<br>
New Haven, CT 06520-8240<br>
Phone: 203.432.2966 <br>
Fax: 203.432.4047</html>