![]() ![]() She also has published dozens of poems, essays and articles, many of which have been anthologized. Pratt is the author of more than a dozen award-winning or critically acclaimed books, including “The Dirt She Ate: Selected and New Poems” (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2003) and “Crime Against Nature” (Firebrand Books, 1990). ![]() Known for her groundbreaking work in women’s studies, Pratt retired earlier this year from Syracuse, where she helped establish the LGBT Studies Program, and held faculty positions in the Writing Program and Department of Women’s and Gender Studies. In turn, Martha’s precise and meditative language has addressed some of the most pressing social issues of our day, such as racism, immigration and eugenics.” “Minnie Bruce’s poetry shows us how theoretical and creative insights are most powerful when they are embedded within, and speak to, lived realities of everyday life. Minnie Bruce Pratt (1946- ), one of Alabama‘s best-known contemporary poets, is also widely recognized as an essayist, political activist, and university educator. “This is a special opportunity for the campus community,” says Vivian May, director of the Humanities Center and associate professor of women’s and gender studies. The reading is co-sponsored by the DWC and the Humanities Center, the latter of which is based in the College of Arts and Sciences. For more information, call the Syracuse University Humanities Center or visit. at the DWC (340 Montgomery St., Syracuse). Also part of the Visiting Author Reading Series of the YMCA Arts Branch’s Downtown Writers Center (DWC), the event is Thursday, Nov. ![]()
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