Poet Singer-Songwriter Tom House to Launch Series on September 25 The University of Tennessee Writers in the Library series has an exciting slate of readers for its Fall 2006 season. The first reading of the season will be held on Monday, September 25 and feature Tom House, a Nashville-based poet and singer-songwriter. “If there’s a … Continued

Morris will direct Writers in the Library series for third year UT Libraries is pleased to announce that RB Morris will continue as the Jack E. Reese Writer in Residence for the 2006-2007 academic year. This is Morris’ third year in residence at the UT Libraries. “It has been a great and unexpected honor to … Continued

Author John Wranovics to speak Monday, April 17 at the University Club John Wranovics, author of Chaplin and Agee: The Untold Story of the Tramp, the Writer, and the Lost Screenplay, will discuss his book at Writers in the Library on Monday, April 17 at 7 pm. The event will be held at the University … Continued

Two poets with Knoxville roots, Charles Morris and Marianne Worthington, will read from their works on Monday, March 13 at Writers in the Library. The reading begins at 7 PM and is free and open to the public. Marianne Worthington was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee, and has lived in southeastern Kentucky since 1990, … Continued

Country rock musician Steve Earle will display some of his alternate talents — writer, poet, playwright — as the first reader in the spring Writers in the Library series. Earle will entertain us at 7pm on Monday, January 30, 2006, in the Hodges Library auditorium on the University of Tennessee campus.

Award-winning Tennessee poets Jeff Hardin and Charlotte Pence to read on Monday, October 17 Tennessee poets Jeff Hardin and Charlotte Pence will read their works at Writers in the Library on Monday, October 17 at 7 p.m. in the Lindsay Young Auditorium of the John C. Hodges Library. The event is free and open to … Continued

Knoxville Author Jack Rentfro will speak at the final Writers in the Library event for 2005 on Monday, December 5. The event will begin at 7 p.m. in the Lindsay Young Auditorium of the John C. Hodges Library and is free and open to the public. Rentfro is editor and author of Cumberland Avenue Revisited: … Continued

RB Morris, UT Libraries’ Jack Reese Writer in Residence, will perform as part of the Writers in the Library series on November 7. The event will begin at 7 p.m. in the Lindsay Young Auditorium of the John C. Hodges Library and is free and open to the public. Morris began his tenure as writer … Continued

Libraries honored to remember Reese as artist, teacher and library supporter When UT Libraries Writer in Residence RB Morris introduces the first reading of Writers in the Library this year, he’ll have a new title: the Jack E. Reese Writer in Residence. Former UT Chancellor Jack E. Reese was an active supporter of the UT … Continued