Writers on Writing: Eileen Tabios

Monday, November 2, 2015, 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Photo of Eileen Tabios holding a dog
Eileen Tabios reads from and discusses her collection of poems, prose and visual poetry, The Light Sang As It Left Your Eyes: Our Autobiography (Marsh Hawk Press). Free.
Location: 
Humanities Building, Humanities Auditorium
Sponsor: 
Creative Writing Department
Contact: 
Creative Writing Department
Phone: 
415-338-1891
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Tabios has written 19 poetry collections an art essay collection, a poetry essay/interview anthology and a short-story collection. In her poetry, she has crafted a body of work that is unique for melding ekphrasis with transcolonialism, and her poems have been translated into Spanish, Italian, Tagalog and Japanese.

The Creative Writing Department opens its Writers on Writing course to the public on Mondays this semester. Taught by Robert Glück, the course features faculty and visiting writers reading from their works and discussing their creative process.