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"American Poetry as Experienced by a Professor and Literary Editor": Presentation and Poetry Reading by Bradley Strahan

Bradley Strahan

Bradley Strahan is a poet, critic, professor of literature, and translator.  For 12 years he taught poetry at Georgetown University, and is former Fulbright Professor of Poetry and American Culture. He is the director of Visions International Arts, a non-profit arts group, and publisher of Visions-International Poetry Book series.  Since 1976, his work has attracted a worldwide following and has been widely translated.  His work includes several books of poetry and over 500 poems in anthologies and journals worldwide.  He has lectured and read his work in America, Europe and Asia.  For over 20 years he sponsored a series of international poetry readings at Rock Creek Gallery and other locations. He is recipient of many awards for his poetry, including first prize, Poetry Society of Virginia.  Brad Strahan is currently a Fellow at the "Vertalershuis/Translator's House" in Leuven, Belgium.

Wednesday, September 27, 2006
16:00 – 18:00

At the Prague Woodrow Wilson Center
Tržiště 13, Prague 1, 1st floor

Please confirm your attendance at tel. 257 022 019
or cuchnovakx@state.gov

The presentation and discsussion will be in English only