Ofstad Series Welcomes Author for Poetry Reading

 
As part of the Ofstad Visiting Scholar Program, prize-winning author Dr. Janet Sylvester will read selections of her work at 7 p.m. Oct. 17 in Ophelia Parrish 2210.
 
Sylvester will share from her earlier books of poetry, “That Mulberry Wine,” “And Not to Break” and “The Mark of Flesh.” She will also read selections from her book-in-progress, “Color-Wheel.”
 
Currently the associate director of the low-residency undergraduate program at Goddard College in Vermont, Sylvester has taught creative and expository writing at Harvard University, Old Dominion University, Ohio University and Endicott College, among others. From Oct. 14-18, she will teach a creative writing course at Truman. “At the Edge: Hybrid Writing,” will explore newer literary forms such as the lyric essay, prose poetry and flash fiction.
 
Sylvester’s poems have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, including Best American Poetry, Pushcart Prize XXVIII, Colorado Review, Triquarterly and Boulevard Harvard Review. In 2018, her work was nominated for the 2018 Rome Prize at the American Academy in Rome.
 
This event is free and open to the public.