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Poetry Reading and Lecture by David Ferry
The English Department at Wheaton College hosts a 4 p.m. lecture and 7:30 p.m. poetry reading by renowned translator and American poet David Ferry on Tuesday, October 1.
In the 4 p.m. lecture, titled "Experiencing Translation,” Ferry will talk about how his career as translator of classical literature relates to his work as a poet. His translations include some of the world's major works of poetry and are known for their fluency and grace.
In addition to his translations, Ferry is also a prize-winning poet and author of six books of poems. In 2011, he was awarded the $100,000 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize for lifetime achievement.
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At 7:30 p.m. Ferry will read from his most recent books of poetry including On This Side of the River: Selected Poems (Waywiser Press, 2012), and Bewilderment: New Poems and Translations (University Of Chicago Press, 2012), which won the National Book Award for Poetry. Ferry is professor emeritus of English at Wellesley College.
Free and open to the public, both events take place in room 339 of Blanchard Hall. For more information, call 630.752.5051.
