These programs continue a Spertus tradition of sharing the work of both established and new writers, but with a twist. In one of the few silver linings of the COVID era, the online format means authors can participate from afar and we can open our programmatic doors to those who wouldn’t be able to join us in person.
Peter Cole
January 2022 | Alex & Klara Tulsky Presentation on the Jewish Future Peter Cole joined us from New Haven, CT (where he teaches at Yale) in January for a conversation with Spertus President and CEO Dr. Dean P. Bell. Members of the public joined Spertus students, faculty, and alumni in the online audience. Cole is a poet, translator, and professor whose accolades include an American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature, a Guggenheim Fellowship, the National Jewish Book Award for Poetry, and a MacArthur Fellowship. “Cole is one of the most creative intellectual forces today,” said Bell. Their conversation was wide-ranging, from Cole’s first job (janitor at a Holiday Inn) and first library card (to the library at Brown University) to the influence of medieval Spanish poets and the sources of Cole’s creativity. Made possible with sponsorships from Bernstein and Oppenheimer.
John & Joan Gilchristt
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