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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><b>Contact:</b> Richard G.
Carlson, Events Coordinator<br>
Yale Bookstore<br>
(203) 777-8440 (Ext. 165)<br>
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</font><div align="center"><font size=5><b>Cathleen Calbert Reads Her
Poetry<br>
At The Yale Bookstore on April 24<br>
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What:</b> Cathleen Calbert reading poems from her collection, <i>Sleeping
with a Famous Poet, </i>followed by Open Mic Poetry Readings<br>
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<b>When:</b> Thursday, April 24, 2008 at 6:00 pm<br>
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<b>Where: </b>The Yale Bookstore, 77 Broadway, New Haven, CT<br>
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<div align="center"><b>APRIL IS NATIONAL POETRY MONTH. CELEBRATE IT AT
THE YALE BOOKSTORE.<br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times">About Poetry Night:</b> Each month
The Yale Bookstore hosts a Thursday Poetry Night.. One or more featured
poets read from their work after which there is an Open Mic during which
audience members may read original poetry or favorite poems by others.
Poetry Nights will start at 6:00 p.m. and close no later than 8:30 p.m.
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<b>About The Featured Poet: Cathleen Calbert</b> is the author of three
books of poetry: <i>Lessons in Space </i>(University of Florida Press),
<i>Bad Judgment </i>(Sarabande Books), and <i>Sleeping with a Famous Poet
</i>(CustomWords). Her poetry and fiction have appeared in numerous
publications, including <i>Feminist Studies, Fiction, The Hudson Review,
Ms. Magazine, The New Republic, The Paris Review, Poetry, Ploughshares,
The Southern Review, TriQuarterly</i>, and <i>The Women’s Review of
Books</i>. She was awarded The Nation Discovery Prize in 1991, the Gordon
Barber Memorial Award from the Poetry Society of America in 1994, the
MacLeod-Grobe in 1996 and the Bullis-Kizer Award in 1998, both from
Poetry Northwest, and a Pushcart Prize in 2001. Of her poetry, former
Poet Laureate of the United States Robert Pinsky wrote: "Cathleen
Calbert's <i>Lessons in Space </i>is a wonderful, truly distinctive
debut. These poems are richly narrative in a way that has the formal and
imaginative dash of real poetry, enlivened by a fresh, untamable
spirit." Denise Duhamel says of her most recent collection:
"Cathleen Calbert's <i>Sleeping with a Famous Poet </i>is a glorious
romp of a book. She explores male and female relationships--through
post-confessional modes, myth, and pop cultures--with hilarity and
poignancy. Calbert's poems are sassy, sexy, smart, and full of pizzazz.
Her formal innovations include poems that zigzag down the page, soap
opera-inspired rhyming couplets, and an astounding re-imagining of Sei
Shonagon's <i>The Pillow Book</i>. Her energy is dizzying. Her voice is
enthralling. The poems in <i>Sleeping with a Famous Poet </i>burst from
the page." Currently, Cathleen Calbert is a Professor of English and
Director of Creative Writing at Rhode Island College.<br>
</font><b>About the Yale Bookstore:<br>
</b>The Yale Bookstore, a Barnes and Noble College Bookstore is located
at 77 Broadway at York Square, New Haven, CT, 06511, (203) 777-8440,
<a href="http://www.yalebookstore.com" eudora="autourl">
www.yalebookstore.com</a>. All events are free and open to the public.
The bookstore offers a wide selection of bestsellers, titles by Yale and
local authors, Yale course books and emblematic merchandise, dorm
supplies, gifts, stationery and Clinique products. The Yale Bookstore
Cafe proudly brews Starbucks Coffee.<br>
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