VenueUniversity of Pittsburgh - W.W. Posvar Hall 

Date04/11/2013 

Time7:30 PM - 9:00 PM  

Event TypeReading 

GenrePoetry 

SponsorDept. of History and the Humanities Center, University of Pittsburgh 

Cost $0.00
 

Description and Reader Names: Readings and conversation with poet Martín Espada and historian Marcus Rediker
Moderated by Sam Hazo

Martín Espada teaches poetry at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is the prize-winning author of numerous volumes of poetry, most recently The Trouble Ball: Poems (W.W. Norton, 2012).

Marcus Rediker teaches history at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the prize-winning author of numerous volumes of history, most recently The Amistad Rebellion: An Atlantic Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom (Viking-Penguin, 2012).

Primary Contact PersonEileen Weiner 

Primary Contact Emaileweiner100@gmail.com 

Telephone412 526 3670 

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Is this an open mic event? No 

Is this a book signing? Yes 

Will author's books be for sale? Yes 

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CityPittsburgh  

StatePA 

Zip15206 

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AuthorEileen Weiner 

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Short bio: I regularly review books (mostly literary fiction)for the PP-G. I am currently working as an assistant and event organizer (readings, symposia and conferences, films, etc. for historian/author/activist Marcus Rediker (U of Pittsburgh.)