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Readings

  • Author of “The Room Where I was Born,” Brian Teare February 7, 2019 at 8:15 pm – 8:15 pm Green Drawing Room, Main Teare’s first collection of poetry, The Room Where I Was Born, was awarded the Brittingham Prize and the 2004 Thom Gunn Award for Gay Poetry. Since then, he has published The Empty Form Goes All the Way to Heaven, Companion Grasses, Pleasure, and Sight Map. His newest work, Doomstead Days, is forthcoming in April. His work…
  • Q&A with the Author, Brian Teare February 8, 2019 at 11:00 am – 11:00 am Hollins Room, Wyndham Robertson Library Teare’s first collection of poetry, The Room Where I Was Born, was awarded the Brittingham Prize and the 2004 Thom Gunn Award for Gay Poetry. Since then, he has published The Empty Form Goes All the Way to Heaven, Companion Grasses, Pleasure, and Sight Map. His newest work, Doomstead Days, is forthcoming in April. His work…

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