Nevada State Poet Laureate Reading

The Blue Sage Writer's Guild and the Marydean Martin Writers' Project invite you to join us on Wednesday, November 12th at 7pm in the auditorium of the Kasner Academic Building for a free poetry reading by Nevada State Poet Laureate Shaun T. Griffin.  He was appointed to this role on May 1, 2024, and will serve through April 30, 2026. The reception begins at 6:00 pm and doors open at 6:30 pm.

Griffin was awarded the Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts in 1995. In 2004, he received the Mike O’Callaghan Humanitarian Award, named after the former Nevada Governor, for all his impactful work. He was also awarded the Rosemary McMillan Lifetime Achievement in Art Award in 2006 by Sierra Arts Foundation and was inducted into the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame in 2014.
 

This event is made possible in part by Nevada State University's Office for the Arts, the Marydean Martin Writers’ Project, the Humanities Department, Blue Sage Writer's Guild, and the Nevada Arts Council, a state agency, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, and the state of Nevada.

For questions, contact Dr. Adriana Varga at adriana.varga@nevadastate.edu or the Office for the Arts at TheArts@nevadastate.edu or 702.992.2380.

Poetry Reading, KAB Auditorium - Open to the Public

7:00-8:00 pm

Doors open at 6:30 pm
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Reception, KAB Rotunda - Open to the Public

6:00 -7:00 pm

Light refreshments. Creative Writing and Arts Activities.

Poetry Workshop, LAS 129 - Open to NSU Students Only

5:00 - 6:00 pm

For more information about the workshop for NSU students, please visit the Events Calendar.

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