Maya Sloan's Book Release Party in OKC Tuesday, June 22

I wrote an article about Maya Sloan for OKIE Mag this month, and, in case you are interested, I've posted it at my new blog that I haven't posted anything else to yet.

There are a bunch of links there, too, but for now, you might be interested in watching this book trailer for Maya's new novel High Before Homeroom.

I also suggest you watch this video, which includes footage of Maya reading from her novel:

Maya's book release party is this Tuesday at 7pm at the very Barnes and Noble on May Ave. that she used to frequent as a tormented teen. I think it's going to be a lot of fun, and it's a good opportunity to meet her before she gets all snooty and Hollywood on us.

Visiting Poet (March 29th)

Jenny Yang Cropp

will read from her work

March 29

@

7 pm


CETES Conference Room B

This is what she looks like:

She is a Lawton native, a former Cameron student and the author of the chapbook, Hanging the Moon (RockSaw Press, 2010).

Click on these links to read her work at Poetry Southeast, Boxcar Poetry Review, and Superstition Review.

Her poems have also appeared in Hayden's Ferry Review, Ecotone, Eclipse and others. In 2009, her work was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She received her MFA from Minnesota State University-Mankato and is currently pursuing a PhD in creative writing at the University of South Dakota where she also works as the circulation manager and an editorial assistant for South Dakota Review.

So. . . wow!

February 12th Cameron Visiting Writer

Author, Anis Shivani, will be reading from his collection,

ANATOLIA AND OTHER STORIES

@ Cameron University

in CETES Conference Room B

Friday, February 12

@ 7 pm

Here's a picture of Shivani that you can click on to get to his website:



Here's a bit about ANATOLIA AND OTHER STORIES:

In these stories of novelistic breadth, Shivani takes the measure of the fallout from globalization as well as its advantages, exploring cultures old and new to gauge their ultimate resiliencies. An undocumented Indian worker in Dubai, an Issei man in a California internment camp, a persecuted minority novelist in contemporary Tehran, and a loyal-to-the-core Jewish trader in the Ottoman empire are the kinds of sympathetic characters who bridge place and individuality in this powerful collection. These stories make us confront the hardest intellectual challenges of the emerging world, without losing narrative urgency, concision, and lyrical power.

These readings are usually very intimate and enjoyable. Afterward, the authors often invite questions from the audience. It's a great way to spend a few hours on a Friday. See you there!

"Riding the Curl of Light: Poems to Love."

John Graves Morris will give his traditional Valentine's Day reading
in the beautiful Leslie Powell Gallery
@ 620 Southwest D Ave.
on Friday, February 13th, at 7pm.

There will be wine and other refreshments.

And there will be love.