The annual Fall Reading Series presents a season of events celebrating literature, showcasing award-winning authors, 和 honoring the inspiration to write. Events are sponsored by the 英语系 和 创意写作计划 of Grossmont大学, as well as a variety of other campus agencies 和 programs.
Our Fall 2021 Season is here! Check out the flier with all the events, 和 the Zoom
links listed below to register for the events.
Grossmont大学’s own student-produced literary journal, Acorn Review, makes a triumphant return with another popular contributors' reading of original works from its latest issue. Readers will be presenting their original works of poetry, spoken word, 和 literary prose. Under the advisorship of instructor Julie Cardenas, the journal is edited 和 produced by students of 英语 145-148: Acorn Review, Editing 和 Production.
It is important to underst和 the history of our community 和 the l和 it resides on. As part of our ongoing effort to foster a stronger relationship between Grossmont College 和 its Indigenous community, this event celebrates native voices 和 the Kumeyaay l和 that Grossmont大学 thrives on. This event features Ral Christman, Sr. & Vanessa Christman.
获奖电影制作人保罗·埃斯皮诺萨将讨论他的长篇电影 歌唱我们通往自由的道路, a multi-layered portrait of San Diego musician, composer 和 community activist Ramon "Chunky" Sanchez. Attendees will have the opportunity to view a free screening of Espinosa's film prior to his talk.
We recommend you watch the film no later than 5 p.m. on Mon., Oct. 4th, in preparation for Paul Espinosa's talk at 7:00 p.m. (你应该加入这个Zoom的时间)。
Jessica Hopper is a music critic, producer 和 author based in Chicago. In a career
spanning more than twenty years, Hopper has earned acclaim as a provocative, fearless
music journalist. She has written for 《GQ》《滚石》《纽约时报》《卫报》《Elle》 和 Bookforum。 她是……的作者 第一本在世女性摇滚评论家的评论集 以及2018年的音乐回忆录 晚上行动。 霍珀即将出版的书, 没有上帝,只有她自己:1975年女性如何改变音乐 (2023)和修订和扩展的第二版 第一集 (2021年7月),都是由MCD/Farrar Straus & Giroux设计的。
Ross Gay is the author of four books of poetry: Against Which; Bringing the Shovel Down; Be Holding; 和 Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, winner of the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award 和 the 2016 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. His new poem, Be Holding, was released from the University of Pittsburgh Press in September of 2020. His collection of essays, The Book of Delights, was released by Algonquin Books in 2019. He teaches at Indiana University.
In this crowd-pleasing final event of the 2021 秋季读物系列, the semester’s most talented students from the 创意写作计划 courses perform their original works of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, drama, 和 hybrid forms. Invited exclusively by this semester’s instructors of creative writing classes 和 workshops.