In the last few weeks, everyone at Virginia Tech has, of
course, been in the thoughts of all of us here at SIUC. In
honor of the victims of those tragic events, their families,
and to the entire Virginia Tech community, the English
Department here in Carbondale is sponsoring a reading of works
by the creative writing faculty at Virginia Tech: “From SIUC to
VT with Love.”
This reading will be held on Thursday, May 3rd from 4-5 pm in
the Mississippi Room at the SIUC Student Center. We hope to raise
money for the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund, which will be used to
cover expenses including assistance to victims and their
families, grief counseling, memorials, communication expenses,
and comfort expenses.
Furthermore, with the unusual emphasis that these tragic events
have placed on creative writing, the purpose of this reading is
to present the writing of VT’s faculty – poets and prose
writers who are dedicated to the art of teaching and to the
power of the word.
SIUC faculty and creative writing graduate students will read
from the work of Nikki Giovanni, Lucinda Roy, Ed Falco, Fred
D’Aguiar, Katherine Soniat, Bob Hicok, and Jeff Mann. This
reading is free and open to the public.
Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund
