Title
University Scholar Series: Sally Ashton
Files
Download USS_Sally_Ashton_Flier.pdf (2.0 MB)
Description
Making Sense of Contemporary Poetry
On February 27, 2013 Sally Ashton spoke in the University Scholar Series hosted by Provost Ellen Junn at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. Sally Ashton is currently the Santa Clara County Poet Laureate, lecturer in the English and Creative Writing Departments at SJSU, and Editor-in-Chief of DMQ Review, an online journal featuring poetry and art. As Poet Laureate, and as a poet and teacher, she has spent the past several years familiarizing people with poetry and making a case for its place in their lives. Ashton talks about these experiences and discuss "how a poem means," her own writing, and how someone might come to enjoy contemporary poetry.
Date of Event
Spring 2-27-2013
Keywords
Poetry appreciation, Poets laureate, California, Santa Clara County.
Disciplines
English Language and Literature
Recommended Citation
Ashton, Sally, "University Scholar Series: Sally Ashton" (2013). University Scholar Series. 1.
https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/uss/1
Comments
1 streaming video file (58 min.) : digital, sound, color. Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.