Category: Events
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Hispanic Heritage Month: Paulo Coelho
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Read More: Hispanic Heritage Month: Paulo CoelhoBecause we got a late start for Hispanic Heritage Month, (it actually started September 15), we are going to spend this whole week, the final week of this particular celebration, featuring Hispanic authors, scholars, educators, and speakers. Next week we’ll get back to celebrating LGBT and Philipino American History. Paul…
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Hispanic Heritage Month: Julia Alvarez
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Read More: Hispanic Heritage Month: Julia AlvarezBecause we got a late start for Hispanic Heritage Month, (it actually started September 15), we are going to spend this whole week, the final week of this particular celebration, featuring Hispanic authors, scholars, educators, and speakers. Next week we’ll get back to celebrating LGBT and Philipino American History. Julia Alvarez…
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Hispanic Heritage Month: Gabriel García Márquez
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Read More: Hispanic Heritage Month: Gabriel García MárquezCSU English’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage month would be amiss if we did not mention Gabriel García Márquez. In and outside of the literary world, Márquez is an impressive figure. Márquez was born in 1927 in a coastal Colombian village, where he lived with his maternal grandparents until he left…
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Filipino American History Month: Carlos Bulosan
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Read More: Filipino American History Month: Carlos Bulosan“The human heart is bigger than the world.” ~Carlos Bulosan Carlos Bulosan was born in 1911 in the Philippines, although his actual year of birth is uncertain. He left the Philippines for America, arriving in Seattle around the age of 16/17. His goal was to escape the poverty and economic turmoil…
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LGBT History Month: Federico Garcia Lorca
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Read More: LGBT History Month: Federico Garcia LorcaFederico Garcia Lorca was born in 1889 in Spain. Throughout his life, he worked as a playwright, a theatre director, and a poet. He gained recognition when he joined Generation of ‘27, a group predominantly comprised of Spanish poets who wanted to share their avant-garde poetry and art with people.…
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October Celebrations: Filipino-American, Hispanic, and LGBT History Month(s)
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Read More: October Celebrations: Filipino-American, Hispanic, and LGBT History Month(s)Spring semester of 2017 we ran a series of features on the blog. We celebrated Black History Month (February), Women’s History Month (March), and National Poetry Month (April). For Black History Month, we focused in particular on the role of African Americans in literature. All month long, we featured African…
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Rekindle the Classics: Beloved
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Read More: Rekindle the Classics: Beloved~from Michaela Hayes Recently, representatives from the CSU English department and the Poudre Valley Public library gathered to lead a discussion on Toni Morrison’s acclaimed novel Beloved. The discussion was the first of the season for the Fort Collins book club appropriately named “Rekindle the Classics.” Rekindle the Classics was…
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"The Last Panther" by Todd Mitchell, a Q&A
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Read More: "The Last Panther" by Todd Mitchell, a Q&AA powerful tale. ~Kirkus Told in vivid, heartbreaking detail and filled with strong, developed characters, this novel tackles an important theme in a compelling way. In Kiri, young readers will find a protagonist who, although at times afraid, finds the courage to do what she believes to be right. ~Booklist…
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Events around Fort Collins, August edition
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Read More: Events around Fort Collins, August edition~From intern Katie Haggstrom The beginning of August means that fall classes start in less than three weeks. But there are still plenty of literary events happening around Fort Collins, both before and after school starts. From Fort Collins own Comic Con to a release party for English Professor Todd Mitchell’s…
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Events around Fort Collins, July edition
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Read More: Events around Fort Collins, July edition~From intern Katie Haggstrom July is usually celebrated with fireworks and Independence Day events. But that doesn’t mean that the literary world comes to a halt, especially in the Fort Collins area. There are some amazing literature-related events happening this month, including the release of a new book from English…