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MEDIA CONTACT: Department of English (585) 275-4092 or Helene Snihur hsnihur@rochester.edu
585.275.7800
October 3, 2006
EVENT: A reading by poet Ralph Black as part of The Plutzik Reading Series
TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17, in the Welles-Brown Room in Rush Rhees Library on the University of Rochester's River Campus
ADMISSION: Free and open to the public
Note: Parking is available on University lots after 7 p.m. weeknights
Black, an assistant professor at the State University of New York at Brockport and co-director of the Brockport Writers Forum, published his collection of poems, Turning over the Earth, in 2000. He received his bachelor of arts from the University of Oregon and his master of fine arts degree and doctorate from New York University. His poems have appeared in Carolina Quarterly, Orion, Georgia Review, Gettysburg Review, Indiana Review, and Chelsea. He is a recipient of the Chelsea Poetry Award and the Academy of American Poets Prize. His work was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2002.
The Plutzik Reading Series is one of the country's oldest and most prestigious literary reading programs and was established to honor the work of Hyam Plutzik, a distinguished poet and Deane Professor of Poetry and Rhetoric at the University. The series has featured more than 175 noted writers, including Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony Hecht, Elizabeth Bishop, and Galway Kinnell. The Plutzik Series is administered by the Department of English.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact (585) 275-4092
About the University of Rochester
The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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