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Food for Thought is a casual philosophical lunch chat run by students

Join us on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024 on the Science Quad for the fifth annual Film Fest of International Shorts, hosted by the Bucknell Language Council and featuring films from around the world. Chairs and snacks provided. Hope to see you there!Rain date: Tuesday Sept. 24.

Poetry ReadingV.A. SmithThursday, September 26, 7pm, Bucknell HallVA Smith's work has appeared or is forthcoming in several anthologies and in dozens of literary journals, among them Southern Review, Calyx, Crab Creek Review, West Trade Review and Quartet. A frequent Pushcart and Best of the Net nominee, her first two books are Biking Through the Stone Age and American Daughters (Kelsay Books, 2022 and 2023). A former Liberal Arts Teaching Excellence awardee at Penn State University, and a Professor of Teaching in The Department of English, VA gigs now as a staff member at River Heron Review, writes, bikes, and home chefs. Learn more about Virginia's work at vasmithpoetry.com, or on Instagram and YouTube @vasmithpoetry.

Sojka Poet-in-ResidenceDanez SmithPoetry and Q&A: Tuesday October 8 , 7pm, Bucknell HallCraft Talk & Workshop: Thursday, October 10, 12pm, Hildreth-Mirza Great RoomDanez Smith is the author of three collections including Homie and Don't Call Us Dead. They have won the Forward Prize for Best Collection, the Minnesota Book Award in Poetry, the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry, the Kate Tufts Discovery Award, and have been a finalist for the NAACP Image Award in Poetry, the National Book Critic Circle Award, and the National Book Award. Danez's poetry and prose has been featured in Vanity Fair, The New York Times, The New Yorker, GQ, Best American Poetry and on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Danez is a member of the Dark Noise Collective. Former co-host of the Webby nominated podcast VS (Versus), they are the recipient of fellowships from the Poetry Foundation, Princeton, United States Artists, the McKnight Foundation, the Montalvo Arts Center, Cave Canem, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Danez has been featured as part of Forbes' annual 30 Under 30 list and is the winner of a Pushcart Prize. They live in Minneapolis near their people.

Sojka Poet-in-ResidenceDanez SmithPoetry and Q&A: Tuesday October 8 , 7pm, Bucknell HallCraft Talk & Workshop: Thursday, October 10, 12pm, Hildreth-Mirza Great RoomDanez Smith is the author of three collections including Homie and Don't Call Us Dead. They have won the Forward Prize for Best Collection, the Minnesota Book Award in Poetry, the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry, the Kate Tufts Discovery Award, and have been a finalist for the NAACP Image Award in Poetry, the National Book Critic Circle Award, and the National Book Award. Danez's poetry and prose has been featured in Vanity Fair, The New York Times, The New Yorker, GQ, Best American Poetry and on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Danez is a member of the Dark Noise Collective. Former co-host of the Webby nominated podcast VS (Versus), they are the recipient of fellowships from the Poetry Foundation, Princeton, United States Artists, the McKnight Foundation, the Montalvo Arts Center, Cave Canem, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Danez has been featured as part of Forbes' annual 30 Under 30 list and is the winner of a Pushcart Prize. They live in Minneapolis near their people.