On Monday evening, April 23, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Springfield’s Barnes & Noble Bookstore will host an event, “Remembering Michael Burns: A Reading from ‘Night of the Grizzly.’” Free and open to the public, the evening will begin with music by renowned local folk musician, Julie Henigan. Clark Closser, Missouri State University emeritus professor of English, will give a … [Read more...] about Missouri State University English Faculty, Public Library and Barnes & Noble join in remembering poet Michael Burns
If you missed the Spring 2012 Soul of a Poet Reading featuring authors Mara Cohen-Ioannides and Michael Pulley, you can watch it now. The event was hosted by the Missouri State University English Department at the Library Center branch of the Springfield-Greene County Library on March 13th at 7:00 p.m. Watch the video now. … [Read more...] about Spring 2012 Soul of a Poet Reading featuring authors Mara Cohen-Ioannides and Michael Pulley
Springfield, Missouri—March 27, 2012—D. Leigh Henson, professor emeritus of English at Missouri State University, is pleased to announce that he recently accepted the invitation of the Society of Midland Authors to join its ranks. Membership is by invitation only from the Society’s Board of Directors. Henson taught technical communication in MSU’s English Department for … [Read more...] about Missouri State University Professor Emeritus of English invited to join prominent literary society
This Friday evening, March 2nd, former Missouri Poet Laureate Walter Bargen and our own Lee Busby will be reading in the PSU Theater at 7 PM ~ a very special night of poetry that should not be missed!! Please visit the PawPrints Bookstore in the PSU to purchase books from both of these authors. Each poet will also be selling and signing books after the reading Friday … [Read more...] about Poetry reading by former Missouri Poet Laureate Walter Bargen and our own Lee Busby
On Friday, October 7th, 2011, the English Department at Missouri State University held its First Friday Artwalk Creative Writing Showcase at the Park Central Branch Library located at 128 Park Central Square in Springfield, Missouri. This first-time event featured faculty, alumni, and student writers in the areas of fiction and poetry. W.D. Blackmon, Jane Hoogestraat, Jen … [Read more...] about First Friday Artwalk Creative Writing Showcase