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A Reading and Conversation in Celebration of Daphne Marlatt (Doctor of Letters, honoris causa)
May 21 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Please join the UBC Department of English Language & Literatures in celebrating Daphne Marlatt on the occasion of the awarding of an Honourary Degree (Doctor of Letters, honoris causa). We are thrilled to be able to recognize the career of this distinguished poet, critic, public intellectual, and teacher with an intimate conversation and reading in BUTO. Let’s welcome this 1964 alumna home!
Event: “A Reading and Conversation in Celebration of Daphne Marlatt. ” May 21 from 5:00-6:15 (Buchanan Tower 323).
Following a reading from her latest chapbook, Laura Moss and Miranda Burgess will join Daphne Marlatt in conversation about her ground-breaking work, her life in literature, and her poetic legacy.
(Note that the degree conferral will be on May 20th at 1:30 pm and this department celebration will be on Thursday May 21 at 5:00 pm.)
This event can be attended in-person only. Please be sure to register using the link below. This event is open to everyone.
