Posted 2:14 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2015
An award-winning writer who is an Iraq War Veteran and former NATO peacekeeper will speak April 14.
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Brian Turner, author of “My Life as a Foreign Country,” will give readings and speak Tuesday, April 14.[/caption]
An award-winning writer who is an Iraq War Veteran and former NATO peacekeeper will speak at UW-L.
Brian Turner, whose recent memoir “My Life as a Foreign Country” has garnered critical acclaim, will speak and give a reading from 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, in 1309 Centennial Hall. Admission is free; a book signing will follow his presentation.
Turner has also authored two books of poetry, “Here, Bullet” and “Phantom Noise,” featured in the documentary film “Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience,” which was nominated for an Academy Award. His poem "The Hurt Locker" inspired the idea for Kathryn Bigelow's film of the same name.
Turner's other awards include a USA Hillcrest Fellowship in Literature, a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship, the Amy Lowell Traveling Fellowship, a US-Japan Friendship Commission Fellowship, the Poets' Prize, and a fellowship from the Lannan Foundation. His memoir addresses human-rights issues from the points of view of people whose stories are often ignored or marginalized.
Along with his presentation, Turner will visit a creative writing class from 2:15-3:40 p.m. in 142 Wimberly Hall, and a creative nonfiction class from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in 117 Wimberly Hall. All events are free and open to the public.
Turner’s visit is sponsored by the Department of English, The Campus Seminar and Performance Series Advisory Board, Murphy Library, and the Institute for Social Justice.
Brian Turner, author of “My Life as a Foreign Country,” will give readings and speak Tuesday, April 14.[/caption]
An award-winning writer who is an Iraq War Veteran and former NATO peacekeeper will speak at UW-L.
Brian Turner, whose recent memoir “My Life as a Foreign Country” has garnered critical acclaim, will speak and give a reading from 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, in 1309 Centennial Hall. Admission is free; a book signing will follow his presentation.
Turner has also authored two books of poetry, “Here, Bullet” and “Phantom Noise,” featured in the documentary film “Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience,” which was nominated for an Academy Award. His poem "The Hurt Locker" inspired the idea for Kathryn Bigelow's film of the same name.
Turner's other awards include a USA Hillcrest Fellowship in Literature, a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship, the Amy Lowell Traveling Fellowship, a US-Japan Friendship Commission Fellowship, the Poets' Prize, and a fellowship from the Lannan Foundation. His memoir addresses human-rights issues from the points of view of people whose stories are often ignored or marginalized.
Along with his presentation, Turner will visit a creative writing class from 2:15-3:40 p.m. in 142 Wimberly Hall, and a creative nonfiction class from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in 117 Wimberly Hall. All events are free and open to the public.
Turner’s visit is sponsored by the Department of English, The Campus Seminar and Performance Series Advisory Board, Murphy Library, and the Institute for Social Justice.