Charles Simic, chancellor of the American Academy of Poets, to read at Vassar College, October 3

Poet Charles Simic, author of "Walking the Black Cat," will deliver the annual Elizabeth Bishop Poetry Reading on Thursday, October 3, at 6 p.m in the Blanche Brumback Spitzer Auditorium, Eleanor Butler Sanders Hall, Vassar College.

The reading, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Department of English.

As the author of more that 60 books, in both the U.S. and abroad, Simic was a 2002 recipient of an American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellowship. He has secured many prestigious awards including the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry in 1990 for his book "The World Doesn't End," a MacArthur Foundation grant in 1988-89, and the distinction of being a finalist for the National Book Award in poetry in 1996.

Simic is currently a professor of English at University of New Hampshire.

The Elizabeth Bishop Poetry Series is made possible through a gift from Priscilla H. Rockwell and H.P. Davis Rockwell, and additionally through the Helen Forster Novy '28 Fund for Visiting Scholars.

For additional information, please call the Office of Campus Activities at (845) 437-5370. Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Cathy Jennings at (845) 437-5370, as far in advance as possible to request appropriate and reasonable accommodations.

Vassar College is a highly selective, coeducational, independent, residential liberal arts college founded in 1861.

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations or information on accessibility should contact Campus Activities Office at (845) 437-5370. Without sufficient notice, appropriate space and/or assistance may not be available.

Vassar College is a highly selective, coeducational, independent, residential liberal arts college founded in 1861.

This article was posted on Thursday, October 3rd, 2002.