Visiting Writers

2011-2012

• Dean Bakopoulos, Thursday, September 8, 2011
• Nell Regan, Poet, Thursday, Sepetember 13, 2011
• Ed Pavlic, Thursday, September 29, 2011
• Susanne Antonetta, Thursday, October 6, 2011
• Bruce Whiteman, Thursday, October 27, 2011
• Jeff Porter, Friday, October 28, 2011
• Jane Bernstein, Thursday, November 3, 2011
• Charlotte Glynn, Friday, November 4, 2011
• Grinnell Review, Thursday, December 8, 2011

SPRING

• Marty Dobrow, Thursday, February 16, 2012
• Kevin Brockmeier, Friday, February 24, 2012
• Jennifer Finney Boylan, Thursday, April 5, 2012
• Mark Doty, Thursday, April 12, 2012
• In Acting Shakespeare, April 18 & 19, 2012
• Ralph Savarese and Mike Cavanagh, Thursday, April 26, 2012
• Grinnell Review, Thursday, May 10, 2012

2010-11

• Curtis Sittenfeld, Thursday, September 16, 2010
• Barry Lopez, Wednesday, September 29, 2010
• Patricia Hampl, Thursday, October 7, 2010
• Rebecca Skloot, Thursday, October 28, 2010  EVENT CANCELLED
• J. Harley McIlrath, Thursday, November 11, 2010
• Grinnell Review Reading, Thursday, December 9, 2010

SPRING

• David Campbell, Mark Montgomery, Ralph Savarese, Ira Strauber, ,“Papa PhD: Men in the Academy Write About Fatherhood”, Thursday, January 27, 2011, JRC 101
• Richard Kenney, Friday, February 4, 2011, JRC 101 8:00 PM
• Yusef Komunyakaa, Convocation, Thursday, 11:00 A.M., February 17, 2011, JRC 101 Event Cancelled
• Dorothy Allison, Thursday, February 24, 2011, JRC 101
• Zakes Mda, Thursday, March 3, 2011, FAULCONER GALLERY Event Cancelled
• Ilya Kaminsky & Gary Shteyngart, Thursday, April 7, 2011 *Interdisciplinary Event* FAULCONER GALLERY Kaminsky at 4:15 PM and Shteyngart at 8:00 PM
• Yusef Komunyakaa, Convocation, Thursday, April 28, 2011, 11:00 a.m. JRC 101
• Grinnell Review Reading, Thursday, May 12, 2011, Rosenfield Center 101

• 2009-10

FALL

• David Campbell (Grinnell faculty, literary nonfiction) and Josh Emmons (Grinnell faculty, fiction), Thr., Sept. 10.
• Floyd Skloot (memoir, poetry), Thr., Sept. 17
• Mary Helen Stefaniak (fiction), Thr., Oct. 29
• Mary Swander (poetry), Mon., Nov. 9

SPRING

• Deborah Ager (poetry), Thr., Feb. 11
• Kesho Scott (Grinnell faculty) and George Barlow (Grinnell faculty, poetry), Thr., Feb. 25
• Leslie Marmon Silko (fiction), Thr., Mar. 11
• Edward P. Jones (fiction), Apr. 8
• Edward Hirsch '72, (poetry), April 19
• Terri Witek (poetry) and Cyriaco Lopez (art), Apr. 22
• Paul Harding (fiction), May 6

Note: for detailed information on the current year's visiting writers, including reading times and links to additional information, see the Current Readings page.

2008-09

FALL

• John Domini (poetry, fiction, poetry), Thr., Sept. 11. Photos: Carolyn Jacobson introducing John Domini | Domini 1 | Domini 2
• Adrienne Rich (poetry), Thr., Sept. 25 Photos: Book Signing 1 | Book Signing 2 | Book Signing 3 | Book Signing 4 | Book Signing 5 | Book Signing 6 | Book Signing 7 | Book Signing 8 | Heather Lobban-Viravong introducting Adrienne Rich | Adrienne Rich 1 | Adrienne Rich 2 | Adrienne Rich 3 | Audience exiting |
• Stephen Kuusisto (teaching a short course, poetry), Jim Crenner (poetry), and David Weiss (poetry), Thr., Oct 2. Photos: Stephen Kuusisto 1 | Stephen Kuusisto 2 | Jim Crenner 1 | Jim Crenner 2 | David Weiss 1 | David Weiss 2 | David Weiss 3 |
• David Mura '74 (fiction), Mon., Oct. 6 (in conjunction with the Faulconer Gallery). Photos: Khanh Ho introduces David Mura | David Mura 1 | David Mura 2 | David Mura 3
• Francisco Aragon (poetry), Thr., Oct. 9 Photos: Francisco Aragon 1 | Francisco Aragon 2 | Francisco Aragon 3 | Francisco Aragon 4
• Montserrat Fontes (fiction), Thr., Nov. 6 Photos: Montserrat Fontes 1 | Montserrat Fontes 2 | Montserrat Fontes 3
• Matt Brennan '77 (poetry), Thr., Nov. 13 Photos: Mike Cavanagh introducing Matt Brennan | Brennan 1 | Brennan 2 | Brennan 3

SPRING

• Jeff Porter (nonfiction memoir and radio art), Thr., Jan. 29
• Russell Leong (fiction), Thr., Feb. 19
• Quincy Troupe (poetry), Thr., Apr. 2
• Michael Hofmann (poetry), Fri., Apr. 3
• V. V. Ganeshananthan (fiction) and Saadi Simawe (fiction, Grinnell faculty), Thr., Apr. 9
• Adina Hoffman (biography), Sun., Apr. 12
• VInce Gotera (poetry), Thr., Apr. 30

2007-08

FALL

• Rick Wirick (nonfiction, poetry) Photos: Rick Wirick 1 | Rick Wirick 2 | Rick Wirick 3
• Kevin Kopelson (nonfiction)
• Marvin Bell (poetry) Photos: Marvin Bell 1 | Marvin Bell 2 | Marvin Bell 3 | Marvin Bell 4 | Marvin Bell 5
• Peter Cole (translation) Photos: Peter Cole 1 | Peter Cole 2 | Peter Cole 3 | Peter Cole 4 | Peter Cole 5
• Judith Tannenbaum (nonfiction, poetry) Photos: Introducing Juith Tannenbaum | Judith Tannenbaum 1 | Judith Tannenbaum 2 | Judith Tannenbaum 3 | Judith Tannenbaum 4
• Tessa Rumsey (poetry, taught a short course)
• Amy Scattergood (poetry, nonfiction) Photos: Introducing Amy Scattergood | Amy Scattergood 1 | Amy Scattergood 2 | Amy Scattergood 3

SPRING

• Josh Elder (nonfiction)
• Paget Powell (fiction)
• F. D. Reeve (poetry)
• Steve Andrews (nonfiction, Grinnell Faculty) and Harley McIlrath (fiction, Grinnell Staff)
• Ana Castillo (poeryt, fiction, nonfiction)
• Steven Kuusisto (nonfiction) and Kenny Fries (nonfiction, poetry)--taught a non-fiction short course

2006-07

FALL

• Elizabeth Graver (novelist)
• Brian Strause (novelist) -- Grinnell Class of 1990
• Francine Prose (novelist, essayist)
• Terri Witek (poet)
• Page Coulter (poet)
• Eugene Gloria (poet)
• Molly Peacock (poet)

SPRING

• David Campbell (nonfiction) -- Grinnell faculty
• Geri Doran (poet)
• Stephen Kuusisto (nonfiction)
• Marvin Bell (poet) -- taught a short course
• Lan Samantha Chang (fiction)
• John Edgar Wideman (fiction)
• Ralph Savarese (nonfiction) -- Grinnell faculty

2005-06

FALL

• Kevin Brockmeier (novelist) -- taught a short course
• William Logan (poet, critic)
• Margot Livesey (novelist)
• Marilyn Chin (poet)

SPRING

• Dan O'Brien (nonfiction)
• Dominic Smith (novelist)
• Joy Castro (nonfiction)
• Marilynne Robinson (novelist)
• Rebecca Wee (poet)
• Willard Spiegelman (nonfiction)
• Ed Hirsch (poet) -- Grinnell Class of 1972
• Emily Wilson (poet) -- taught a short course

2004-05

FALL

• Slimane Benaissa (novelist)
• Steven Sidor (novelist) -- Grinnell Class of 1990
• Debra Marquart (poet, essayist, fiction writer)

SPRING

• James Hynes (novelist) -- taught a short course
• Pete Fromm (novelist)
• W.S. Merwin (poet)

2003-04

FALL

• Taha Muhammad Ali (poet)
• Michael Hoffman (poet)
• Erick Pankey and Jennifer Atkinson (poets)
• Daniel Beachy-Quick (poet)
• Elizabeth McCracken (poet)
• David Lynn (fiction writer, editor)

SPRING

• Robert Hass and Brenda Hillman (poets) -- taught a short course
• Margaret McMullan (novelist) -- Class of 1982
• Christopher Merrill (poet)
• Kevin Brockmeier (fiction)
• Judith Mitchell (fiction)
• Robert Olen Butler (fiction)

2002-03

FALL

• Erika Krouse (novelist) -- Grinnell Class of 1991
• Derek Walcott (novelist)
• May-Lee Chai (novelist) -- Grinnell Class of 1989
• F.D. Reeve (novelist and poet)
• Chris Offutt (novelist) -- taught a short course
• David Mura (poet) -- Grinnell Class of 1974
• Alex Parsons (novelist)

SPRING

• Sheryl St. Germaine (poet)
• Cole Swensen (poet) -- taught a short course
• David Heath (journalist) -- Grinnell Class of 1981
• Kevin Brockmeier (novelist)
• Ellen Bryant Voigt (poet)