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Community Programs
- The Open Book
- Visit The Open Book Page
The Open Book, sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences and hosted by Elise Blackwell, is a literary series, public course, and community read all in one. The 2012 visiting writers are, in order of appearance: Colum McCann, Luis Alberto Urrea, Ann Patchett, Jeffrey Eugenides, and Ian McEwan. All events are free and open to the public. Please visit The Open Book website for full details.
- The Fall Literary Festival
- Visit The Fall Literary Festival Page
Jointly sponsored by the English department and the Thomas Cooper Library, the Fall Literary Festival features nationally- and internationally-acclaimed writers who read from their work to an audience of students, faculty, staff, and the general community.
- The S.C. Poetry Initiative
- Visit Poetry Initiative Site
Housed in the English department and headed up by Professor Kwame Dawes, the Poetry Initiative is a statewide organization that works with libraries, museums, schools, and other organizations to promote and celebrate the reading, writing, and performing of poetry.
- Split P Soup
- Visit Split P Soup Page
Led by a team of faculty and graduate students in the English Department, Split P Soup takes a passion for poetry and for the discovery of learning through poetry to schools around the state of South Carolina.
