Topic:
“Work and Days: A Poetry Reading”
Introduction/Moderator:
Graham Spanier/Patty Satalia
Location:
Penn Stater
Bio: Robin Becker’s seven books of poems include Giacometti’s Dog (1990), All-American Girl (Lambda Literary Award winner, 1996), The Horse Fair (2000) and Domain of Perfect Affection (2006) all in the Pitt Poetry Series. The Frick Art & Historical Center in Pittsburgh printed Venetian Blue, a chapbook of ekphrastic poems. She has received fellowships from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Bunting Institute at Harvard University. Liberal Arts Research Professor of English at Penn State, Becker serves as Contributing and Poetry Editor for the Women’s Review of Books; her column on the contemporary poetry scene, “Field Notes,” appears regularly. During the 2010-2011 academic year, Becker serves as the Penn State Laureate.