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Forrest Gander reading from ‘Twice Again’ at the Visiting Writers Forum.

Forrest Gander explores ecological and personal loss in Visiting Writers forum

Mary Murphy and Mary Murphy | October 27, 2021

On Oct. 19, Southern Miss students and faculty gathered to hear Pulitzer Prize winning poet Forrest Gander in the first of the University of Southern Mississippi’s 2021-2022 Visiting Writers series. The...

Photo by Marissa Haas.

Senior combats dark times with poetry

Kaylyn Jones and Kaylyn Jones | February 11, 2020
Taraja Gibbs is a senior elementary education with an emphasis in English. She is a rising poet with a desire to be a new voice raising awareness of societal issues and mental illness.
Visiting Writer Series wraps up for semester

Visiting Writer Series wraps up for semester

Benjamin Roark and Benjamin Roark | November 29, 2018

The Visiting Writer Series held the semester’s final event Thursday, Nov. 15, in the International Building. Southern Miss’s English Department welcomed poet Hanif Abdurraqib to share a selection from...

Visiting Writers Series feature poet Ada Limón

Visiting Writers Series feature poet Ada Limón

Jack McCallum and Jack McCallum | September 26, 2018

Ada Limón read 10 selections from her latest poetry collection “The Carrying” for the English Department’s Visiting Writers Series on Sept. 19. The Series has brought a diverse group of writers...

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