April 23 is an important day in literature: in 1616, both William Shakespeare and Miguel Cervantes died on that date. In 1995 the United Nations named April 23 as World Book Day, and throughout the world the day is set aside to promote reading, publishing and the protection of intellectual property through copyright. To celebrate … Continued

Writers in the Library features award-winning creative writing students on April 16 Students in UT’s Creative Writing Program compete annually for the John C. Hodges Graduate Writing Prizes in fiction and poetry. This year’s award-winning students will read at Writers in the Library at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 16, in the John C. Hodges … Continued

Rocker poet to read March 26 At nearly seven feet tall, Keith Flynn’s mere presence commands a room. And with poetry as passionate and energetic as Jerry Lee Lewis’s piano playing, his reading at Writers in the Library on March 26th is an event that should not be missed. The reading will begin at 7 … Continued

Linda and Jeff Daniel Marion will read from their works Acclaimed Knoxville husband-and-wife poets Jeff Daniel and Linda Marion will read at Writers in the Library on Wednesday, March 7 beginning at 7 p.m. in the Lindsay Young Auditorium of Hodges Library. The event is free and open to the public. Jeff Daniel Marion was … Continued

Kallet will read from Last Love Poems of Paul Eluard and selections from her own work Marilyn Kallet will read poems of surrealist French poet Paul Eluard and selections from her own work on Monday, February 12 at 7 p.m. A reception, featuring chocolate, will be held immediately after the reading. The event is free … Continued

Sampson is UT Department of English Writer in Residence for Spring 2007 Poet and UT English Department writer-in-residence Dennis Sampson will help the UT Libraries ring in the new year by kicking off the 2007 Writers in the Library series on January 29. The performance will begin at 7 p.m. in the Lindsay Young Auditorium … Continued

Knoxville artist Roger Smith to perform Monday, December 4 Writers in the Library will feature Roger Smith’s Hip-History theater on Monday, December 4 at 7 p.m. in the Hodges Library Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. Hip History Theater is an evening that includes Smith’s performance of original prose readings, a … Continued

Renowned poet will read on Monday, November 6 at 7 p.m. Yusef Komunyakaa will read at Writers in the Library on Monday, November 6 at 7 p.m. in the Lindsay Young Auditorium of Hodges Library. Senior Distinguished Poet at New York University, Komunyakaa has published numerous collections of poetry and won the 1994 Pulitzer Prize … Continued

Authors will read from the Guild’s new anthology, Low Explosions. On Monday, October 23, Writers in the Library welcomes Knoxville Writers Guild authors reading from their latest anthology, Low Explosions: Writings on the Body. Low Explosions is the seventh anthology collection from the Knoxville Writers Guild. From size and shape to skin color, pregnancy, aging, … Continued

Vivian Shipley to read on Wednesday, October 18 7 p.m. at Hodges Library Likely to slam Martha Stewart or commune with Sylvia Plath, poet Vivian Shipley is renowned for her intense imagery, vivid and gripping in its reality. Born in Chicago and raised in Kentucky, Shipley has taught at Southern Connecticut State University since 1969. … Continued