Roy to read from new poetry book Lucinda Roy, who is an associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences, the Gloria D. Smith professor of black studies, and associate professor of English, will sign her new book of poetry, The Humming Birds , Thursday, Oct. 19, from noon to 2 p.m. at Volume II Bookstore. At 5 p.m., Roy will read from the book in Squires Colonial Hall. A reception will be held after the reading in the Black Cultural Center, Squires. Roy is the author of another book of poetry, Wailing the Dead to Sleep , and the winner of the Baxter Hathaway Prize from Epoch. Her work has appeared in The American Poetry Review , the New Orleans Review , Callaloo , and many other journals in the United States, England, and Jamaica.
All events are open to the public at no charge.