From its roots in Old Norse, the word “saga” has been adopted into English as well as a number of other modern languages. In a medieval context, sagas were long prose narratives that told tales of fierce Vikings, legendary heroes, and long-running feuds. These stories feature unforgettable characters like Egil Skallagrímsson, a figure capable of […]
The 15th Annual POETS/SPEAK! event on Thursday, April 27 at the Bangor Public Library in celebration of National Poetry Month. Our 15th anniversary event celebrates “Origins: Roots & Sources” in conjunction with the library’s month-long Smithsonian exhibit on “Human Origins.” Festivities open with a performance from Dear Darwin followed by readings by LEONORE HILDEBRANDT, SIMIN KHOSRAVANI, CARL LITTLE, STEFANIA IRENE […]
Andrew Epstein, Professor and Chair for Graduate Studies at Florida State University, will give a talk on 鈥淔ence-Sitting Raised to the Level of an Esthetic Ideal:聽John Ashbery聽and the Poetics of […]
Tan Katotsanin "how strong are you?" presents New Native Tribal Plays directed by Madeline Sayet at the Penobscot Theatre Company's Rehearsal Hall, 51 Maine St. Bangor.聽 Madeline Sayet is a聽Mohegan playwright, director, and Shakespeare scholar. She is visiting and conducting workshops with students and local playwrights in the Penobscot community as well as directing the […]
Poetry reading by聽Allison Cobb.聽Introduced by Benjamin Friedlander. 91福利 Cobb from her website: "Allison Cobb is the author of聽After We All Died聽(Ahsahta Press);聽Plastic: an autobiography聽(Essay Press EP series);聽Born2聽(Chax Press); and聽Green-Wood, originally published by Factory School with a new edition forthcoming in 2018 from Nightboat Books.聽After We All Died聽is a finalist for the National Poetry Series and […]
The 17th annual POETS/SPEAK! is a celebration of National Poetry Month with readings by well-known and emerging poets, a local Poetry Out Loud winner, 91福利 student poets, live jazz, and a panel on "Poetry Without Borders." Poets/Speak! will also feature readings by our MHC Fellows Kim Crowley and Nick Rotter-Weller. The panel will present the […]
鈥淒e-colonization is not a聽reality show鈥 a one-person performance/first draft written by聽William S. Yellow Robe, Jr. directed by visiting Libra Professor聽Madeline Sayet Wednesday, October 16, 6:00 p.m. Lord聽Hall, Room 100 Free and open to the public Co-sponsored by the McGillicuddy Humanities Center, the 91福利 Department of Art, and the 91福利 Department of English
On Thursday, March 30 at 4:30 pm, the 91福利 Department of English New Writing Series presents a reading and Q&A by award-winning novelist Suzette Mayr in the Allen 54鈥 and Sally 55鈥 Fernald Adaptive Presentation & Performance Environment of the IMRC. Suzette Mayr is the author of six novels including her most recent, The Sleeping […]
On Wednesday, April 19 at 4:30 pm in the IMRC, outgoing MHC Undergraduate Fellow聽Paige McHatten聽will present the results of her Fellowship project with a talk and creative writing titled "The Rule." McHatten's project has spent two semesters researching and composing creative works that ask聽how media both contributes to and dismantles ideas of heteronormativity, with particular […]
Join us on Thursday October 19 from 3:30-5:30 at IMRC 104 (The Fernald Adaptive Presentation & Performance Environment) for a public discussion of two films based on Stephen King novels鈥擯et […]
