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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
- Terri Witek (poetry) and Cyriaco Lopez (art), Apr. 22
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 1 |
- Stephen Kuusisto (teaching a short course, poetry), Jim Crenner
(poetry), and David Weiss (poetry), Thr., Oct 2.
Photos: Stephen Kuusisto 1 |
Stephen Kuusisto 2 |
Stephen Kuusisto 3 |
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
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)
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