The Weber State University English student was spending his summer break studying literature and philosophy at Cambridge University in England. The phrase, which captured the dying artist's love for light and color, became embedded in Christensen's mind. After pondering it for more than a year, the aspiring writer put his feelings into words. Christensen will share his poem on the greatness of humanity with more than 150 students from nearly 40 colleges and universities across the country during the 14th-annual National Undergraduate Literature Conference. Sponsored by the English department, the conference gives students the opportunity to present critical and creative papers to an audience of their peers.
Writing is a joyful, but painful process of creating order out of chaos.
This conference is a great opportunity for me to get feedback on my work from some of the country's finest amateur writers. Additionally, students will have the chance to hear readings and lectures from nationally known authors Carlos Fuentes, Susan Richards Shreve and David Lee. The public also is invited to attend their free addresses. R.I. The former Mexican ambassador was born in Panama in 1928. Shreve is an English professor at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., where she founded a master of fine arts program.