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Poetry Reading October 28 at Manhattanville Examines Gay Student’s Suicide
Suzanne Parker to read from her book, "Viral," at Manhattanville College on Friday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. Poems probe gay student's suicide.
Award-winning poet Suzanne Parker will read from her collection of poems, "Viral," at Manhattanville College on Friday, October 28 at 7 p.m. in Reid Castle. Parker's poems examine, with bold empathy, the death of Rutgers University student Tyler Clementer, who took his own life following his roommate’s use of a webcam and the Internet to secretly show Tyler’s private moments with another man. Six years ago the suicide generated headlines across the nation.
Parker is widely published and admired as a poet, with her latest work, Feed, winning the 2016 Tupelo Press Sunken Garden Chapbook Award. "Viral" was a Lambda Literary Award finalist.
The Parker reading marks the second of three engaging “Meet the Writers” events, sponsored by Manhattanville’s MFA in creative writing program (www.mville.edu/admissions/graduate-admissions/mfa-creative-writing.com). The first was a reading by Edwidge Danticat, on September 30. The last will be on Nov. 21, a reading by Kate Daloz, author of “We Are As Gods: Back to the Land in the 1970s on the Quest for a New America.”
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“These free readings offer insights into the thinking and talent of some of our nation’s most gifted emerging writers,” said Lori Soderlind, the MFA in creative writing program’s director. “We welcome the public to attend, learn and participate in dynamic Q&A sessions.”
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Manhattanville College (www.manhattanville.edu) is an independent, co-educational liberal arts institution dedicated to academic excellence and social and civic action. Manhattanville prepares students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community. Located just 30 minutes from New York City, Manhattanville serves 1,800 undergraduate students and 1,100 graduate students from more than 45 countries and 40 states. Founded in 1841, the College offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate areas of study in the arts and sciences, education business, creative writing, as well as continuing and executive education programs.
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