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4/1/2015 AcclaimedPa.poettoserveasMSUwriter­in­residence(MississippiStateUniversity)
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AcclaimedPa.poettoserveasMSUwriter­in­
residence
STARKVILLE,Miss.­­Nationalaward­winning
poetTerranceHayesvisitsMississippiState
nextweek[Feb.9­13]asthewriter­in­residence
withtheCollegeofArtsandSciences'Institute
fortheHumanities.
AUniversityofPittsburghEnglishprofessor,he
isawinneroftheMacArthurFellowship,aswell
astheWhitingWritersAwardandNational
EndowmentfortheArts,UnitedStatesArtists
ZellandGuggenheimfellowships.
Hayeswillreadfromhispoetryduringa7p.m.
Tuesday[Feb.10]program.Takingplaceinin
McCoolHall'sTaylorAuditorium,theeventis
freeandopentoall.
Heistheauthoroffivebooksofpoetry,
including"Lighthead,"winnerofa2010National
BookAward.
4/1/2015 AcclaimedPa.poettoserveasMSUwriter­in­residence(MississippiStateUniversity)
http://www.msstate.edu/web/media/detail.php?id=7060 2/2
AgraduateofPittsburghandCokerCollegein
hisnativeSouthCarolina,HayesalsowasafinalistfortheNationalBookCriticsCircleAward,andhisworksare
two­timeselectionsforthePushcartPrizeanthologyandhaveappearedinseveneditionsof"TheBestAmerican
Poetry."Otherhonoredworksinclude"WindinaBox;HipLogic,"winneroftheNationalPoetrySeries,and
"MuscularMusic,"winneroftheKateTuftsDiscoveryAward.
Hislatestrelease,"HowtoBeDrawn,"isscheduledforpublicationlaterthisyear.Formorebiographical
information,visitwww.writing.pitt.edu/people/faculty/terrance­hayes.
WhileatMSU,Hayeswillholdofficehours,meetwithacreativewritingclassandbepartofaninformaldiscussion
withstudentsintheAfricanAmericanStudiesprogram.
"TerranceHayesisoneofthemostinnovative,engagingandcriticallyacclaimedpoetswritingtoday,"said
associateprofessorCatherinePierceofMSU'sEnglishdepartment.
Pierce,whodirectsthedepartment'screativewritingprogram,saidHayes'"sharp,formallyinventive,sometimes
funny,alwayspowerfulpoemstouchoneverythingfromfamilytoracetopopculturetohistory,andhearinghim
readhisworkisathrill."
WilliamAnthonyHay,InstitutefortheHumanitiesdirector,saidthewriter­in­residenceprogramisbeginningits
secondyear.ItandrelatedinitiativeswerecreatedtoprovideMSUstudentswithadditionalopportunitiestolearn
fromleadingfiguresintheirrespectivefields,theassociateprofessorofhistoryadded.
HesaidpubliceventslikeHayes'poetryreadingalsoenabletheinstituteto"reachouttothewidercampus"and
provideanotherwayof"highlightingMississippiState'sengagementwiththehumanities."
FormoreinformationaboutHayes'visit,contacttheinstituteatwhay@history.msstate.edu.Theinstitute'swebsiteis
www.ih.msstate.edu.
TheCollegeofArtsandSciencesisMSU'slargestacademicunitandisfoundonlineatwww.cas.msstate.edu.For
additionalinformationonthecollege,humanitiesinstitute,Englishdepartmentorotherentities,contact
communicationdirectorKarynBrownat662­325­7952orkbrown@deanas.msstate.edu.
MSUisMississippi'sflagshipresearchuniversityandisfoundatwww.msstate.edu,facebook.com/msstate,
instagram.com/msstateandtwitter.com/msstate.
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