Poet Howell on March 27 in Hutchinson

Christopher Howell noted poet, editor and educator will be in Hutchinson on Thursday, March 27^th, for two events. At 1:10pm he will be joining Bill Sheldon’s “Introduction to Creative Writing” class in room 216, Lockman Hall on the HCC campus. Anyone interested is welcome to attend. That evening at 7:00pm Howell will give a reading at the Hutchinson Art Center, 405 N. Washington Street; this event is free and open to the public.

Howell is the author of eight volumes of poetry the most recent being the award winning Light’s Ladder. Since 1975 he has served as the director and principal editor for Lynx House Press. Howell is also editor of Willow Springs literary journal, senior editor of the Eastern Washington University Press, and on the faculty of the Master of Fine Arts Program in Creative Writing at Eastern Washington University.

Christopher Howell has been the recipient of three Pushcart Prizes, two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships, and a Vachel Lindsay Prize among other honors.

Commenting on Howell’s work two time National Book Award winner Albert Goldbarth has said “I wish I could describe this new book of Christopher Howell’s. But…these poems are always topsyturvying our expectations…with every turn of the page---and yet are connected, too: by deep thought worn lightly, and by large vision writ in small details.”

These programs are sponsored by Hutchinson Community College and the Hutchinson/Reno Arts and Humanities Council for more information please contact Daniel Spees, HCC, 620/665-3435, or Mark Rassette at HRAH, 620/662-1280, hrah@cox.net. Books will be available for purchase at the events.

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