Notices

Poet Fanny Howe to read September 16
Poet Fanny Howe, who will be the Richard L. Thomas Professor of Creative Writing at Kenyon during the spring semester, will read from her work at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 16, in Peirce Hall Lounge.

Howe was the recipient of the 2001 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize for her Selected Poems. She also has won awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Poetry Foundation, the California Council for the Arts, and the Village Voice. Her recent collections of poetry include Forged, Q, One Crossed Out, O'Clock, and The End. She has written several novels and short-story collections, books for young adults, and a collection of literary essays.

Howe's reading is sponsored by the Thomas Professorship.

Speaking of Politics: Kenyon alumni and faculty come together to discuss the 2004 presidential race
Given that no Republican presidential candidate from Abraham Lincoln to George W. Bush has won the election without winning Ohio, it's only fitting that Kenyon alumni and professors converge in Gambier to make their predictions and analyze the 2004 presidential race. On Thursday, September 23, at 4:15 p.m. in Peirce Hall Lounge, two faculty experts and two alumni political pundits will participate in a panel discussion, followed by questions from community members.

Panelists will include Sam Barone '72, former head of the Knox County Democratic Party and former congressional assistant to Democratic Congressman Gene Branstool; Assistant Professor of Political Science Pamela Camerra-Rowe; Professor Emeritus of Political Science Harry M. Clor; and Judy Hoffman '73, chief elections counsel for the state of Ohio. Distinguished Professor of History Roy Wortman will introduce the panelists, and Professor of Political Science John Elliott will serve as moderator.

The event is sponsored by the departments of history and political science and the Kenyon Community Development Fund.