Utah State Department of English Presents Pulitzer Prize-Winning

Utah State Department of English Presents Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet Gary Snyder and Ken Brewer

On Thursday, Dec. 4, Gary Snyder, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet who has come to occupy international standing as a representative for the rights and lives of the unvoiced in society, will participate in a reading at 7 p.m. in the Eccles Conference Center in conjunction with the Box Creative Writing Award. Snyder's writing and thought have done much to introduce concepts such as stewardship, reinhabitation, bioregion and watershed in both poetic discourse and public policy, illuminating the intertwining strands of literary form, social responsibility, ethical conduct and cultural inclusiveness. Utah Poet Laureate Ken Brewer will be featured in a panel discussion prior to Snyder's presentation at 3 p.m. in the Tippetts Gallery. Following the discussion,For more information contact Marina Hall at 797-3858.