On the 2nd day of February (Tuesday), featured reader Lara Glenum will read from her poetry at 7pm at the Columns Hotel. In addition to having published two books of poetry, The Hounds of No and Maximum Gaga, Glenum is also the co-editor of Gurlesque. She is a translator of the Czech language, received a Fulbright Fellowship to Prague and her translation of Vladmir Holan has received an NEA translation fellowship. Additionally, Glenum’s critical research includes women Modernists, the historical avant-garde, gender and the grotesque, and the gothic. Glenum teaches creative writing in LSU’s MFA program and holds the chair of Writing Advisory Board on WILA (Women in the Literary Arts, also co-directed by past featured reader Cate Marvin).
Arrive early to get a seat and enjoy the Columns’ happy hour. Student readers to follow.