All events are hosted by WAMFEST Artist in Residence Wesley Stace, who will also be performing alongside musician/author Kristin Hersh on April 4th. WAMFEST would not be possible without the extraordinary generosity of Bob and Patricia Pures. For more information about our sponsors, please click here.
Wednesday, April 4 @ 2 pm in Hartman Lounge: ”Crooked Walks in Space: A Conversation and Performance with Celebrated Rock Star and Author Kristin Hersh and the Greatest Poet of His Generation, Tom Sleigh”
Thursday, April 5 @ 2 pm in Hartman Lounge: “A Reading and Conversation with Serving House Books Award Winners P.K. Harmon and Barbara Froman ”
Tuesday, April 17 @ 5:30 pm in Hartman Lounge: ”A Conversation with Heralded Author Michael Gray on ‘Bob Dylan and the Poetry of the Blues’”
Wednesday, April 18 @ 3 pm in the Bottle Hill Room (Campus Ctr): “A Reading with the Poet Laureate of South Africa Keorapetse ‘Willie’ Kgositsile, Incredibly Influential Poet and Author David Henderson and Celebrated Author Jeffery Renard Allen”
All events are free. Non-students are strongly encouraged to make reservations by emailing wamfest@comcast.net. Learn more about the performers here.