Friday, March 7, 2008
College of Southern Maryland La Plata Campus
BI Building, room 113
Tickets: $2.00 (on sale at door)

Poet Aracelis Girmay
reading from Teeth

Stunning, highly original poems that celebrate the richness of the author's multicultural heritage. Teeth explores loves, wars, wild hope, defiance, and the spirit of creativity in a daring use of language and syntax. Behind this language one senses a powerful, inventive woman who is not afraid to tackle any subject, including rape, genocide, and love, always sustained by an optimistic voice, assuring us that in the end justice will triumph and love will persevere.

"The poetry of Aracelis Girmay is so strong, so brave, so lyrical, so fiery, so joyful, that the usual superlatives fail. I think of Sandra Cisneros and her words of praise for another writer, Denise Chávez: 'I love this book so much, it sounds like I’m lying.' Exactly." --Martín Espada

For more on Aracelis Girmay: www.curbstone.org

Student Resources

• Bill Moyers Journal web site
• Wisconsin Public Radio's "Here on Earth" with Jean Feraca
• Study Guide (PDF, 10.7 KB)
• Interview with the author

 

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Friday, April 11, 2008
College of Southern Maryland Leonardtown Campus
Building A Auditorium
Tickets: $2.00 (on sale at door)

Marc Leepson
discussing his new book,
Desperate Engagement: How a Little-Known Civil War Battle Saved Washington, DC

Marc Leepson is a journalist, historian and the author of six books, most recently Desperate Engagement, the story of the Civil War Battle of Monocacy and Confederate General Jubal Early’s subsequent march on Washington.

"Leepson’s arguments are persuasive…. Desperate Engagementwill (of course) be of interest to Civil War buffs, whose numbers remain legion nearly a century and a half after the war’s end, and to many other readers as well. Wondering about what might have been is a game more than a study of history, but it is an instructive, useful game that deepens our understanding of history’s uncertain, unpredictable path." — Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World

For more on Marc Leepson: www.marcleepson.com

Student Resources

• Study Guide (PDF, 12 Kb)

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Friday, May 2, 2008
College of Southern Maryland Prince Frederick Campus
Room 119
Free

“Connections” Literary Magazine Publication Reading

Local authors and artists read from and discuss their works featured in the spring 2008 issue.

• ¡Saludos! Spanish Club
• Innovative Teaching Center
• Languages and Literature Department
• CSM College Store
• Global Initiatives Committee
• Café des Artistes