Director: Dr. Biljana D. Obradovic

We received from the National Endowment for the Arts a grant of $15,000, matched by Xavier University, for a reading series, fall semester 2002-December 2003. But, as one of the readers cancelled, the series was extended till January 2004.

From time to time please check our website in progress:
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Readers:

Fall 2002

• Bruce Weigl 17-20 September, 2002
Ethelbert Miller 15-18 October, 2002
• Hilda Raz Nov. 13-15, 2002

Spring 2003

• Agymah Kwadwo Kamau 11-14 February, 2003
• Henry Taylor March 18-21, 2003

Fall 2003

• Marcia Southwick October 15-16, 2003
• Lenard Duane Moore November 12-13, 2003

Past Visiting Writers

Xavier University's Literary Reading Series has included: Biljana D. Obradovic, Patricia A. Ward, Michele Pichon, Gregory Donovan, Reginald McKnight, Nikky Finney, Jerry McGuire, Toi Derricotte, Gloria Wade-Gayles, Niyi Osundare, Joel Dailey, Allison Joseph, Xiaobin Yang, Michael Harper, Philip Dacey, Mark Whittaker, Maxine Cassin, Terrance Hayes, Lupenga Mphande, Leo Luke Marcello, Patrice Melnick, Christopher Chambers, Richard Collins, John Gery, Amiri Baraka, and many others as well as Calalloo (Creative Writing Outreach to HBCUs on campus visit with writers, 20 students participated in the workshops).