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November 2, 2005

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NEW CREATIVE WRITING STUDENTS INTRODUCED
AT UH’S POETRY & PROSE READING SERIES

The University of Houston’s Creative Writing Program (CWP) will show off some of its latest student finds during the upcoming edition of UH’s Poetry & Prose Reading Series.

Four incoming CWP students were selected by the program’s faculty to read their works during the event, which begins at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 9, in the M.D. Anderson Library’s Honors College Commons.

“This is our way of introducing these new students to the community,” said J. Kastely, director of CWP. “We select two poets and two fiction writers to offer a sample of the quality and interests of the students who are arriving at this university.

Scheduled readers are poets Paul Otremba and Brian Nicolet and fiction writers Sophie Rosenblum and Mike Jones.

Each year, CWP faculty members select four new students for the November edition of Poetry & Prose. Students are selected based on the variety of their writing styles to effectively represent CWP’s wide range of talent.

“This is one of the best Poetry & Prose readings for people to enjoy because of these students’ level of energy and excitement,” Kastely said.

The Poetry & Prose Reading Series is held three times a semester and is coordinated by UH Libraries with cooperation from CWP and The Honors College. All readings are free and open to the public.

For more information on CWP, visit http://www.class.uh.edu/cwp/.

WHAT: Poetry & Prose Reading Series
WHEN: 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 9
WHERE: Honors College Commons
M.D. Anderson Library
Entrance 1
WHO: University of Houston

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