College of Southern Maryland -- Connections Literary Series

Meet some of the most engaging and interesting authors in literature today as they read from and reflect on their works. Unless otherwise noted, all readings are $2 and take place on the campuses of CSM. All readings begin at 7:30 p.m.

Wayne Karlin is an award-winning writer, editor, and translator who has published nine books. Maxine Hong Kingston has called his most recent novel, Marble Mountain, a “vital book” which brings the reader on a “journey of understanding and possible forgiveness."

Marble Mountain reads like a detective story as the protagonist, Kiet Hallam, an adopted daughter of African American and Vietnamese descent, searches for her true identity. Set in both America and Vietnam, and written from the perspective of both Americans and Vietnamese affected by the war, Marble Mountain explores the lasting damages of war to the soldiers who fought on both sides, to their families, and to the displaced and wounded children born during their parents' conflict.

Kiet and her adoptive father, Alex Hallam-a Vietnam veteran working out his own tormented past through his passion for sculpting-travel to Vietnam. There, at Marble Mountain, a formation near Danang that is famous for its stone carvers and cave shrines, both will find the unresolved secrets of the past that connected them to each other even before Kiet was born.

Friday, April 3, 2009

7:30 pm

La Plata Campus, BI-113

Maryland Poet Laureate, MICHAEL S. GLASER

CSM Professor, Poet, NEAL DWYER

Reading from their works

Michael S. Glaser was named Poet Laureate of Maryland in August, 2004. He is a Professor Emeritus at St. Mary’s College of Maryland where he served as both a professor and an administrator for over 35 years. He is an award-winning poet whose works include A Lover’s Eye, In the Men’s Room and Other Poems, and his most recent collection, Remembering Eden.

For more information:

Finishing Line Press

Author Bio

Wikipedia

“YouTube” Video

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CSM Professor, Poet, NEAL DWYER

Neal Dwyer’s poems have appeared in national and international journals, anthologies and literary reviews. His work was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2003. With the Calvert County Literary Council, he led poetry workshops for detention center inmates. He is Editor of CSM’s Connections literary magazine.

Poems by Neal Dwyer

Calvert County Literary Council

Connections Magazine Cover

Friday, May 1, 2009
7:30 pm
La Plata Campus
BI Building, Room 103
Free

“Connections” Literary Magazine Publication Reading

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

Connections Literary Readings