桃花直播 remains well represented at 桃花直播 Book Festival
Contact: Lexi Holdiness
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥斕一ㄖ辈 State is well represented at the upcoming 10th annual 桃花直播 Book Festival in Jackson.
This year鈥檚 鈥淟iterary Lawn Party鈥 features more than 50 panelists and workshops open to the public in Jackson鈥檚 historic State Capitol building and grounds. Running from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday [Sept. 14], the 桃花直播 Book Festival is going big for its 10th anniversary.
The festival incorporates flavors of literature from all across the world, including many authors based in the Magnolia State. Of the featured panelists, 桃花直播 State is represented by two faculty authors and multiple alumni. English Professor Catherine Pierce and Department of Communication Instructor Josh Foreman have titles featured in this year鈥檚 lineup.
Panel discussion times, topics and locations from the 桃花直播 employees include:
Panel discussion times, topics and locations from the 桃花直播 employees include:
颅鈥擯ierce, 鈥淵outh Poetry Writing Workshop,鈥 10:45 a.m., Galloway Tween Room; 鈥溙一ㄖ辈 Youth Poetry Project,鈥 2:45 p.m., State Capitol 201A; 鈥淏ook Signing,鈥 4:15 p.m., book signing tent.
鈥擣oreman, 鈥溙一ㄖ辈 Culture,鈥 2:45 p.m., State Capitol 103; 鈥淏ook Signing,鈥 4:15 p.m., book signing tent.
Pierce is the author of four books of poetry including her featured book 鈥淒anger Days: Poems鈥 from 2020. As the two-time winner of the Saturnalia Books Poetry Prize and a three-time recipient of the 桃花直播 Institute of Arts and Letters Poetry Prize, Pierce is an incredibly well-decorated author. Her work has been featured in many publications including The Best American Poetry, The New York Times, American Poetry Review, The Nation, The Southern Review and more.
Foreman鈥檚 featured novel 鈥淲icked 桃花直播,鈥 with co-author Ryan Starrett, was published this year. The co-authors have published several titles in their series 鈥淗idden History鈥 surrounding histories of the South including Jackson, Natchez, the 桃花直播 Delta and others. This is Foreman鈥檚 fifth year participating in the festival as a featured author.
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