Writer Popular nature essayist Barry Lopez and Native American activist Sherman Alexie head up an eclectic list of writers, poets and classical interpreters who will deliver this semester s Lowell Lectures as part of the Boston College Humanities Series.
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Doty, who uses the death of his companion as the subject of many of his writings, is considered by many to be the greatest American confessional poet since Robert Lowell, according to Doherty. Lombardo, a professor of classical studies at the University of Kansas, is known for his dramatic reading performances of the works of Homer, Doherty said. The lecture by Alexie will be his only appearance in the Boston area this year, Doherty said. He is not unlike Elie Wiesel in his efforts to make the Indian statement one that is heard by all Americans.