Events Archive - The Neustadt Prize

Wednesday, November 8th 12:00 pm

Readings and Book Signings by the 2018 Neustadt Prize Jury – Poetry

Venue: Beaird Lounge - Oklahoma Memorial Union
Categories: Author Readings, Book Signing

Major Jackson, Ladan Osman, Sasha Pimentel, and Mahtem Shiferraw read from their poetry and sign books. Refreshments provided, and the OU Bookstore will be selling the authors’ books for anyone to purchase!

Wednesday, November 8th 1:30 pm

Celebrating the Work of Marilyn Nelson – A Roundtable Discussion and Book Signing

Venue: Beaird Lounge - Oklahoma Memorial Union
Categories: Roundtable Discussion

Jeanette Davidson (University of Oklahoma) and Karlos Hill (University of Oklahoma) discuss the work of 2017 NSK Prize winner Marilyn Nelson, moderated by Daniel Simon. Marilyn Nelson will be on hand to sign books. The OU Bookstore will be selling Nelson’s books…

Wednesday, November 8th 4:30 pm

Readings and Book Signings by the 2018 Neustadt Prize Jury – Prose

Venue: Beaird Lounge - Oklahoma Memorial Union
Categories: Author Readings, Book Signing

Alisa Ganieva, Adnan Mahmutović, Dipika Mukherjee, Achy Obejas, and Zia Haider Rahman read from their prose and sign books. Refreshments provided, and the OU Bookstore will be selling the authors’ books for anyone to purchase!

Thursday, November 9th 6:30 pm

Neustadt Night at the Museum – A Reception and Celebration

Venue: Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art
Categories: Award Announcement, Music, Opening Night Reception

Join WLT for hors d’oeuvres, drinks, and music at OU’s renowned Fred Jones museum, where the name of the 2018 Neustadt Prize winner will be announced to the world. Be the first to hear the news! Located in the Sandy…

Friday, November 10th 11:00 am

“The Power of Words” – A World-Premiere Dance Performance

Venue: Rupel J. Jones Fine Arts Center
Categories: Dance, Poetry

Students from OU’s Contemporary Dance Oklahoma ensemble perform adaptations of poems from How I Discovered Poetry, Marilyn Nelson’s powerful Civil Rights–era memoir in poetry, with music and original choreography by Austin Hartel and Roxanne Lyst.

Friday, November 10th 12:00 pm

“Bowled Over: A Life in Poems” – Marilyn Nelson Delivers the NSK Keynote

Venue: Rupel J. Jones Fine Arts Center
Categories: Keynote

Join NSK Prize laureate Marilyn Nelson for her marquee talk at the University of Oklahoma, during which she will reflect on the writer’s life. Followed by a Q&A with the audience. In the Elsie C. Brackett Theatre at the Rupel…

Events

Readings and Book Signings by the 2018 Neustadt Prize Jury – Poetry

Celebrating the Work of Marilyn Nelson – A Roundtable Discussion and Book Signing

Readings and Book Signings by the 2018 Neustadt Prize Jury – Prose

Neustadt Night at the Museum – A Reception and Celebration

“The Power of Words” – A World-Premiere Dance Performance

“Bowled Over: A Life in Poems” – Marilyn Nelson Delivers the NSK Keynote

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