Central College Robin Martin Writers Reading The Geisler Library Writers Reading Series was established in 1987 to promote an appreciation of books and their authors. The series features locally, nationally and internationally known writers reading and discussing their works whether fiction or nonfiction. Past guests have included such writers as Jorie Graham, William Mathews, Karen Swenson, Edward Hirsch, Ellen Bryant Voigt and Robert Hellenga, as well as Central College faculty and students. In cooperation with the Central College Book Store, copies of authors' works are made available for purchase.
Readings are free and open to the public.
Walter Cannon, Central College Professor of English, reads his new and selected poems. Barbara Robinette Moss, winner of the William Faulkner Creative Writing Award, reads from her stunning memoir Change Me into Zeus's Daughter . Robert Dana, distinguished Iowa poet and winner of the Delmore Schwartz Memorial Award, reads from his new collection Summer. Donald Caswell, Kansas City poet, teacher, newspaper writer, and currently the director of communications for the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers, reads from his new collection, 3-Legged Dog . Keith Ratzlaff, award-winning poet and member of the Central College English faculty, reads from new work.