Salgado Maranhão is one of the best known and most beloved contemporary poets in Brazil. In addition to his nine books of poetry, he has composed songs for many top Brazilian musical groups. Blood of the Sun is his first book available in English translation. Together with his English language translator Alexis Levitin, Salgado Maranhão will visit the UT campus next Tuesday night (November 20th, at 7 p.m.) to read from and discuss his new book. This will be a rare opportunity to see an internationally recognized poet in the intimate venue of the Joynes Reading Room at UT.

Paul LaFarge is author of several acclaimed books, including his most recent novel Luminous Airplanes, which exists as a physical text as well as a companion online text that continues to evolve. LaFarge will visit the Joynes Reading Room Wednesday night, November 28th at 7 p.m. to discuss his work.

Both of these events are free and open to everybody. The Joynes Room has purchased a small quantity of books by Maranhao and LaFarge which we will give away to honors students who plan to attend these events. Students may claim a free book (while supplies last) in person at the front desk of the Joynes Reading Room (CRD 007).