Bart Edelman returns to Hofstra University for a reading from his new book, This Body Is Never at Rest: Selected Poems 1993 – 2023, published by Meadowlark Press. His literary works are archived in the University’s Special Collections. This reading of Edelman’s poetry and the breadth of his work allows the audience to hear how Hofstra has been a pivotal and integral part of his development as a writer with roots that have taken shape here on campus – and beyond.
Edelman received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Hofstra and was fortunate to study with Frank Lambasa, Leo Gurko, Stanley Brodwin, and William Hull. Collections of his work include Crossing the Hackensack, Under Damaris’ Dress, The Alphabet of Love, The Gentle Man, The Last Mojito, The Geographer’s Wife, and Whistling to Trick the Wind. He has taught at Kingsborough Community College of the City University of New York, Santa Monica College, West Los Angeles College, Long Beach City College, UCLA, and Glendale College. Most recently, he was appointed to the Affiliate Faculty in the MFA program at Antioch University, Los Angeles. Edelman served as Poet-in-Residence at Monroe College of the State University of New York.
He currently lives in Pasadena, California.
Seating is capped at 40 guests.
Admission is free.
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