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War poet to read and discuss work Tuesday
Soldier-poet Brian Turner will speak on campus Tuesday as a guest of UIndy’s Kellogg Writers Series.
Turner is an Army veteran whose debut book of poems, Here, Bullet, was inspired by his experiences as an infantry team leader in Iraq. The collection was a New York Times “Editor’s Choice” selection and won the 2005 Beatrice Hawley Award, the 2006 Pen Center USA “Best in the West” award and the 2007 Poets’ Prize, among other honors.
His second collection of poems, 2010’s Phantom Noise, explores issues faced by returning veterans and their communities. The book was among the contenders for the 2010 T. S. Eliot Prize in Poetry.
Turner will read and discuss his work at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Good Hall’s Recital Hall.
Posted: February 20th, 2012 under Arts, Campus News, Staff News, Student news, The College of Arts & Sciences.