10 May 2006

THE POETRY CENTER presents Anne Carson<br />Monday, May 15<br />4:00 pm @ Humanities Auditorium <br />HUM 133, SFSU, free<br /><br />Presented in association with Modern Greek Studies Program SFSU <br /><br />Poet, essayist, and renowned translator from Ancient Greek Anne Carson is the celebrated author of numerous works, from her innovative early classical study Eros the Bittersweet, through recent works including The Beauty of the Husband, Men in the Off Hours, and, most recently, Decreation: Poetry, Essays, Opera, she has been presenting a unique hybrid work, ranging intellectually from the archaic to the stunningly contemporary. Ms. Carson’s translations of the complete works of Sappho were published as If Not Winter: Fragments of Sappho. Anne Carson is currently scholar in residence at the Getty Foundation in Los Angeles.

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At 10 May, 2006 11:09, Anonymous Anonymous said...

She's totally nuts. I saw her read once, and she never looked up from the page. Also, she had on black nail polish (chipped) and wouldn't talk to anyone as she signed books.

That's all a part of why I love her.

 

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