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THE YALE READING SERIES<br><br>
Elizabeth Alexander, John Guare, Claire Messud<br><br>
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The Department of English and the Writing Concentration are proud to
present the first of an annual series of joint readings called The Yale
Reading Series. The aim of the series is to bring back to the campus Yale
graduates who have gone on to distinguished careers as writers. This
first reading will feature poet Elizabeth Alexander, playwright John
Guare, and novelist Claire Messud. Their reading will take place on
Monday, April 16, at 5pm, in St. Anthony’s Hall, 483 College Street. For
over three centuries, from Jonathan Edwards to Thornton Wilder, from
James Fenimore Cooper to Mark Strand, Yale has trained writers who have
become an essential part of the country’s literary heritage. This new
series seeks to celebrate that contribution. Elizabeth Alexander, who
graduated from Yale College in 1984, is the author of five collections of
poems, including <i>American Sublime</i>, and a verse play, <i>Diva
Studies</i>. John Guare graduated from the Yale School of Drama in
1963. Since 1949 his plays have been produced, among the best known
of them are <i>The House of Blue Leaves</i>, <i>Lydie Breeze</i>, and
<i>Six Degrees of Separation</i>. Claire Messud, a 1987 graduate of Yale
College, has written <i>When the World Was Steady</i>, <i>The Last
Life</i>, and the 2006 bestselling novel <i>The Emperor’s Children.</i>
The reading is free and open to the public.<br><br>
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Susan Bianconi<br>
Associate Editor<br>
The Yale Review<br>
P. O. Box 208243<br>
New Haven, CT 06520-8243<br>
203/432-0499 <br>
203/432-0510, fax<br>
susan.bianconi@yale.edu </blockquote>
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