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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 6, 2004

Contact: Eric Gerber
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egerber@uh.edu

In his famous poem “The Waste Land,” T. S. Eliot declared that “April is the cruelest month.” But, ironically enough, April is also National Poetry Month. In honor of that distinction, the University of Houston’s “Poetry & Prose” series is presenting an “Open Mic” program at 6 p.m., Wednesday, April 14.

The event is free and open to the public. It will take place in the newly opened Honors College Commons area of the M.D. Anderson Library. All aspiring poets are invited to read their works.

The featured reader and guest host will be Kathleen Lee, visiting assistant professor in the Creative Writing Program. She is the author of the short story collection “Travel Among Men.” Her journalistic work has appeared in “Best American Travel Writing 2001 and 2002.”

The Poetry & Prose series is a presentation of the Creative Writing Program and the UH Libraries.

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